I think that you'll catch a lot of opinions on this one, so mine is that you play on. I don't think that makes you a jerk. They signed up to play the match. If they don't want to play it, they can resign. My two cents.
MM
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Oct 24, 2010
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Well, it depends to some extent on what your expectation is if you play on. If he's like me, playing when he's not very interested, he'll be playing well below his optimum level. He may even get fed up enough of playing to resign or time out.
Oct 24, 2010
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#4
I had something similar happen to me one time. I asked chess.com if there is any official policy on things like this, and was told that as long as the two players agree to such a deal, chess.com would not interfere. My advice to you is to play on. If your opponent is tired of playing online anyway, two losses by time/forfeit should not matter to him. He won't lose any rating points if he doesn't make any moves. Neither will you gain any, either. I don't know what will happen to ratings if you do agree to the draws. Play on!
Oct 24, 2010
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#5
I agree you could quite reasonably ask him to time out if he doesn't want to play, and point out he won't even suffer rating point loss.
Been around chess.com for over year but I'm relatively new to the group and playing in the match vs. Team Dalmatia. First time it's ever happened to me that my opponent is requesting that we agree to 2 draws before he's made his first move --- says he's tired of playing online. My immediate reaction is to refuse and play on. Since this is a team match I thought I'd should check with my mates and see if there is some established protocol for the ENMs? He is rated about 125 points higher than I am.
-mike