Talkchess forum is inaccessible from India

[pkumar]

Any attempt to access Talkchess results in this message:

Forbidden
You don't have permission to access /forum3/viewtopic.php on this server.

It was accessible till yesterday.

[Gerd Isenberg]

Same for me from Germany.

[Rebel]

And France

And The Netherlands

[Mythbuster]

Sam Hull says some IP ranges have been blocked by the forum hosts to prevent hacking.

It seems they are blocking the rest of the world ...

[thorstenczub]

The situation is a disaster.
In the moment the whole forum is down because of Christmas shopping.

They should better rename it in anemic chess forum for 4 of 10 lucky readers.

[lucasart]

The situation is a disaster.

What disaster ? Has anyone died of talkchess withdrawal syndrome ?

Talkchess is full of garbage now, and Open-Chess is a fine replacement. Technically superior, and with fewer active members, which results in a higher signal/noise ratio.

[Hood]

and Poland