playing against the computer
live chess is not currently up while we make some fixes.
as for not being able to use play against the computer even though java is installed... that is really weird. we have tens of thousands of people per day who use it :) i would have to know more about your computer setup to understand. what browser, what additional web security, etc.
I've tried in vain to play the computer. Is there a way to fix this short of installing another browser? I use explorer and don't really want to install another. HELP!