Here is my conversation with someone I am playing right now:-----

 

These people drive me up the wall...and his rating is 1021 (not to underestimate him of course).

Here is his following lines and my response, I apologive for the double post.

gaston: dont take forever come on im gonna finish u fast

gaston: u shall find out

gaston: dont let my rating fool u i just started online but i been playin since i was 3.

medievalchess: We shall indeed see. 

 

dont u just hate no it all pricks like that!

well, bad people have bad mouth, waste him on the board, that usualy shuts em up!

hey friend, this guy is strange. I would not say that to anyone because it's a moral issue at first and what if i lost?!!!! it will be much more worse than if I said (goodluck to you too)!!!!

good luck friend and show him who is (medievalchess).

I'll try to watch the game.

I've just seen the game

he's losing. I can't see any good reason for him to be that confident!

and his rating now is less than 1000

Yeah, I know. He is very aggressive, to the point that it is harming him badly.

He said it because, for some people, it is entertaining.  I like playing people like that.  It's good for a chuckle.

I checked the game out.  It looks like you're going to have no trouble finishing him off.  I have a game in progress right now where I turned the chat off, because my opponent was AGGRESSIVELY trying to harrass me into moving faster (despite a 3 day time control).  You've got to wonder, what is with some people? 

He moves quick (like a minute or less), but he is at a stand still right now. I wish I knew what it was with some people. Actually this guy has said he wants to play it fast despite it being 10 days (in case I have something that comes up). He's just going to have to live with it if I take a day to move.

I think it was just meant to be funny. I guess it takes a unique sense of humor to enjoy it.

 Probably best to laugh it off and go your separate ways after your game.

 

Every now and again, I really enjoy a good trash talking game - for some reason it fires up that personal investment. I think the things he was saying are pretty fun - Seraph of Doom? Break your soul? That's hilarious. Also: the 35 move things is so deliberately hyperbolic that it is clearly intended to be funny.

No need to be "driven up the wall", my friend.

I've really enjoyed chatting with people on chess.com, and for the most part, I prefer and interesting conversation running alongside the chess. In fact, I reeeeally hate it when the other person doesn't speak at all; I have half a mind to resign games on this basis even. I'd much prefer a little, light trash talking that gets my personal investment going than stare at a blank chat window everytime.

Gaston gave you a gift, Medievil. You'll realize it afterwards. When you do win (I haven't looked at the game, but base this on other people's comments) you'll realize that it was more fun and satisfying because he "drove you up the wall" to such a degree as you had to go and make a thread about it.

In summa: Relax.