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Bughouse chess please!

And a partner chat system must also be coded in but that isn't too difficult because there is already 1 on 1 chat in regular chess games.

Also after partner chat system is coded there also needs to be a bunch of shortcut buttons with icons representing messages. So say if a partner needs a queen to checkmate their opponent or if they want a knight to win material all they have to do is press the knight or queen icon in a tiny menu bar(size adjustable with mouse) with all the signals they want to send to their partner and the partner will see a system message on their chat display saying that their partner needs such and such.

The purpose of this icon/messaging system is so users don't have to type "I need a queen" or I need a knight, rather they can do a quick click on an icon. This is critical for bughouse as most bughouse time controls are 3-5 minutes and stalling is a crucial tactic.
Well, lichess is open-source so if those requesting the feature would develop, thoroughly explain, and test it, and if the current server configuration(s) can handle it, and if bughouse players are generally well-behaved... in that case it would sound like a good idea to me.
I would also welcome Bughouse on Lichess - and I see big potential in this. Actually there is only one free chess server which allows to play bug, and it attracts very good players up to grandmaster level.

But alas this site seems to have difficulties in development and is much less comfortable than Lichess. I am convinced that a server site with modern graphics and programming could really take over bughouse chess in the internet very fast.

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