If Every One Did This???

When I opened chess.com, I noticed I had a chess challenge, I usually only like to play three games at a time because I give each game some thought, and it could take 30mins or more if needed even two or more visits return to the game position?  But the person that challenged me had a rating of 300 points or more below me, so I said what the heck, yes I accept your challenge. I asked the person how they found me and they said by random pick, ok?

After playing with this person about 7 or more moves I went and looked at there chess activity and was shocked!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  They had over 400 games all going on at the same time, and they needed to challenge me  to a game ??????????????   This player I will not name the country nor male or female, but was NOT a premium member at any level, just a individual taking advantage of chess.com. 

So I wonder if every other person did this would that cause a over-load burden on the chess.com system. Even if not, should there be considered a limit how many games one person has going on at the same time??  400 games, WOW! Especially a player really just learning the game??

Agree. I find it intriguing how some players can manage to play hundreds of daily games at one time. If they can do it, cool, but personally I feel like that defeats the point of daily chess - namely, to be able to deeply think through moves and fully extrapolate move lines from positions. It is pretty amazing how people do that, though...

I don't think there should be a limit to the number of games one can play. There are many players (even titled) who play daily like blitz or even bullet (that might only be me). I pay almost no attention in daily and only have have a few games compared to the person you mentioned (at most 35 but usually between 5-10). I can't really manage more than 30 games (occasionally I do but my playing quality goes down a lot), but other people can. I don't see why someone can't play as many games as they want. It does kind of get rid of the point of deeply but it's not a requirement for daily.

Of course. I wasn't saying there should be a limit on daily games, just that in my opinion people shouldn't play that many.

I agree I can't but other people seem to manage it so I don't think there's an issue.

Exactly.

I agree with batman, that there is not much learning going on with that many games, if one really wants to improve their chess game or make friends? Maybe trying to set a record regardless how poorly they play?  Now when I think about it, you wonder if the person you are playing is not taking your game serious, just as they say, pushing wood?

Good argument. There's a certain mental edge I gain when I play games against an opponent who I know has several dozen others going on at the same time. And speaking of record setting, the player who currently holds the #1 position in the Daily Chess leaderboard (@Elroch) has only played about 130 games. This proves that you don't need to play thousands of games to get there and, to me, that's pretty helpful and inspiring since I have the same technique of one or two quality games at a time.

Elroch is one of my favorite people here on chess.com, he can be very helpful when you need some advise, and a all round nice guy to talk to that is type to ! lolo

That's cool that you're friends with him. Cool too that he's a famous but nice guy.

So many famous people are jerks these days... as Calvin in Calvin and Hobbes says, "Heck, we're lucky if they don't end up in jail." Somebody who's popular and nice stands out.

Actually, anybody who's nice stands out these days...

I am currently playing against someone named @sleeper61

Over 1500 current daily chess games

That is a lot of games, but not everyone plays with the aim of study and improvement

So true. 1500 is just crazy though. Wow.

I feel like it could be multiple people in the account

1607 current daily chess games 

I cannot conceive any one playing that many games going on at one time. Only they can maybe explain the reason why if it makes any sense?? So I keep my mouth/typing shut if it's ok with Chess.com It ok with me.  But it was an interesting question I thought??

I don't think it would be an issue if everyone played 400 games. I mean handle over 3 million lives games a day without an issue. We are no where near that for daily. 

If it was a problem for everyone to play 400 games and people were doing it, we'd fix it.  Gotta keep the chess train rolling.