Chess is a board game played by two players. The board consists of 64 squares. The chess pieces are divided into two sets. Each sets has 16 pieces: one king, one queen, two rooks, two bishops, two knights, and eight pawns. Usually one set of chess pieces is white and the other set is black. The player's goal is to move his pieces to the opponent’s territory and ultimately captures the opponent's king.
Chess is played all over the world. Some players even feel addicted to it. This article will tell you how to block chess.com on Windows, Mac, iOS, and Android devices. Help you quit chess addiction.
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Chess is one of the most popular intellectual games in the world today. To win at chess, you need to plan strategies, weigh all your options, take fast decisions, and change your strategy quickly as the situation changes. It has been shown to develop spatial imagination and abstract thinking, improve creativity, prevent Alzheimer's and dementia, etc.
However, there are some negative effects of playing chess. Chess can lead the player to addiction. The more time you spend on chess.com, the less time you have for socializing, physical activity, work, and sleep. Kids may secretly play it in class. What’s more, chess is not safe for children. Players are able to communicate freely with strangers in the forums. And kids may be exposed to inappropriate content during communications.
If you feel you are addicted to chess, or think that playing too much chess is bad for your children, you can block chess.com on computer with Cisdem AppCrypt-an easy-to-use website blocker and app locker tool for Mac and Windows users. It enables you to block chess.com permanently on your computer (requiring you to enter the password to unblock). It also helps block chess.com at certain times, such as working hours, study time.
1. Download and install Cisdem AppCrypt on your computer.
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2. Set a password when you first launch it. Click Submit.
3. Click the lock icon on your Mac menu bar/Windows taskbar. Choose Open Main Window.
4. Enter the password to access the main window.
5. On Mac computer: Go to the Web Block tab. Enter chess.com into the URL field. Click Add.
On Windows computer: A window will pop up asking you to add extensions to different browsers that you want to apply the blocking to. Click Install next to the browser and add extension as prompts.
Then go back to the Web Block tab. Add chess.com to the block list.
Now chess.com is blocked on your computer.
To unblock it, click the lock icon on the menu bar/taskbar. Then choose Disable Web Block or Quit to temporarily stop the blocking. Or you can access this tool then remove chess.com directly from the block list. All of these steps require the password.
Block chess.com at certain times: Playing excessive amounts of chess is bad for both mental and physical health. It’s important to control the time spent on playing chess. Cisdem AppCrypt provides a Schedule feature that helps you to set time limits for chess.com and control your chess addiction. Go to the Web Block tab. Select chess.com from the block list. Click the clock icon next to it. Enable Custom Schedule. Then set the time you want to limit access to chess.com.
Block other popular games sites on computer: Many games sites are designed to be addictive, or distract us from work. You can block all popular games sites on computer easily using this tool. Go to the Web block tab. Click Import. Choose Games sites from the drop down menu. You can click the Schedule button on the top tool bar and then set a general schedule for all blocked sites in the block list.
Here is a way to block chess.com on Windows PC free-using hosts file. Hosts file is a text file used by operating systems to map domain names to IP addresses. You can block access to a specific website on your computer by editing the hosts file and mapping the domain name to your local IP. Below are steps:
1. Open Notepad on your PC and run as administrator.
2. Click File > Open.
3. Type “C:/Windows/System32/Drivers/etc/hosts” in the address bar. Press Enter.
4. Change the file type from Text Documents to All Files in the upper right of the window.
5. Double-click hosts to open it.
6. To block access to chess.com, append a line to the bottom of the file.
Enter 127.0.0.1 www.chess.com
Then 127.0.0.1 chess.com
7. Click File > Save.
Then close Notepad and restart your browser. Chess.com will be blocked.
Screen Time is a set of built-in settings on Apple devices that help monitor your app usage, control your screen time, limit access to adult websites, and more. To restrict access to chess.com via Screen Time, you first need to activate the Limit Adult Websites feature and then add chess.com to the Restricted list. But this may affect your normal use. If you don't mind this, follow these steps to block Chess on your Mac or iPhone using Screen Time:
1. Open System Settings on your Mac.
2. Click Screen Time.
3. Scroll down the window. Click Content & Privacy. Turn it on.
4. Select Web Content and choose Limit Adult Websites.
5. Click the Customize button.
6. Add chess.com to the Restricted list and click Done.
7. Click Done again to save your settings.
Now chess.com is blocked on Safari on your Mac.
1. Open your iPhone. Go to Settings.
2. Find Screen Time and turn it on.
3. Click Content & Privacy Restrictions.
4. Click Web Content.
5. Select Limit Adult Websites from the WEB CONTENT section.
6. Then you can tap Add Websites under NEVER ALLOW to add chess.com to the block list.
Block Chess app on iPhone with Screen Time: Chess app is available on iPhone and Android phone. Some players like to play chess on the app. It is easier to forget about time when playing chess on mobile phones. Fortunately, you can set time limit for Chess app in Screen Time on your iPhone. Click Screen Time > App Limits. Click Add Limit. Then search for Chess app and select it. Click Add > Next. Set the usage time to 1 min for every day. Then enable “Block at End of Limit” at the bottom.
Android doesn’t provide a built-in web filtering. You can block chess.com on Chrome, Opera, Firefox, and other popular browsers on Android phone with BlockSite app.
1. Download and install BlockSite from Google Play Store.
2. Launch it. Click Turn on when the app asks for permission to access data.
3. Tap the Create button in the lower-right corner.
4. Go to the Add Sites/Apps tab. Type chess.com into the top web address box, then tap the plus icon.
5. Tap Done.
Chess.com should now be blocked on your Android phone. If you have the Chess app installed on your phone, you can also use BlockSite to block it permanently or by schedule depending on your needs.
Do you feel like you are addicted to chess? People with chess addiction will spend a lot of time playing chess and lose interest in other activities. Here are some tips to help you control chess addiction.
1. Make a plan: You can make a reasonable plan and specify the time to play chess every day. Blocking chess.com during work hours, social time, bedtime, etc. This will prevent you from spending too much time on playing chess every day.
2. Develop other hobbies: You can find other hobbies, such as sports, reading, etc. This will distract you from getting too obsessed with chess.
3. Ask for help from others: If you have a chess addiction and cannot control yourself, ask help from others, like your family, friends, teachers, or a psychologist.
Rosa has worked in Mac software industry for more than eight years. She believes that the purpose of software is to make life better and work more productively. In addition to writing, Rosa is also an avid runner.
