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Aria
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Display 100 games per page (instead of 25)
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Side-by-side layout in Olga Viewer
Low bandwidth mode (hide avatars, photos, etc.)
Hide menu at the top of the screen
Child-safe mode (aka "Quiet Mode")
Don't display openings in search results
Longer list of players on homepage
Display newest kibitzes on top
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Show small photos of players with search results
Use figurine notation (♔ ♖ ♘ etc.) where possible
Games open in new browser windows