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harpvocal

I would love to turn off the comments, all comments. They're inane. They just come up all the time and they're not the least bit helpful. They're annoying and stupid. How do I turn it off?

Martin_Stahl
harpvocal wrote:

I would love to turn off the comments, all comments. They're inane. They just come up all the time and they're not the least bit helpful. They're annoying and stupid. How do I turn it off?

 

I don't believe that can be turned off.

justbefair

Why do you even run the report if you don't like the comments?

harpvocal

So I can replay the game.

 

justbefair
harpvocal wrote:

So I can replay the game.

 

You can replay the game without running the report.  Every game is stored to your archive after you play and you can just open it and replay it,   You can run the engine at any point you want if there is some move you have trouble with.

You didn't give any examples of the comments you find inane.   Perhaps I know what you are talking about. 

Moves that are called excellent or good that lose pieces.  This comes from the decision to change the move evaluation descriptions a year or two ago.  A "blunder" used to be a move that cost you 2 points of material.  Many people pointed out that there were times when this description was not correct.  People lose material in a sacrifice that is not repaid until several moves later.  Describing such moves as blunders was a mistake.  So chess.com looked at it and thought that a "Blunder" should be a move that materially worsens your winning chances and now that's what it means. 

All moves below "Best" worsen your winning chances.  Excellent and Good Moves do as well.  It is confusing to describe a move as "Excellent" or "Good" when you are losing a piece.  If you are already losing, it may not make a big difference to your ultimate winning chances, but describing the loss of a piece that way can be confusing. 

  https://support.chess.com/article/2965-how-are-moves-classified-what-is-a-blunder-or-brilliant-and-etc

Perhaps if you posted the game and move number the next time you run a report, someone here could help you understand the comments. 

birdbrain22

Agree with you entirely, harpvocal - the comments in the review are banal and irritating.
Thanks for the solution, justbefair. It works but does mean a few extra clicks.
Would be nice if the comments could be deactivated.