I picked up on this bit of conversation in one of my tournaments. It expresses the frustration many of us have AND VERY WELL AT THAT. It also was replyed to by a player who nailed it on the head and backed it up and you flat cannot argue, and Win, against this type of documentation, and defined rules or guidelines.
I would like to know what you think? Please note that vacation time has saved my rear end twice this week alone, but that does not make it any more fun or faster for you. Please read these quotes and then respond to this question, or one of your own choosing.
What do you think we can do to speed things up, yet being fair also, to improve our tempo and quality of games in my tournaments?
Quotes by:
fernalater
Big D Fernalater
London, Canada
And:
Martin_Stahl
Martin Stahl
Joplin, MO, United States
And:
Chess.com.
Big D Fernalater
fernalater
"any thoughts on how we can improve our games with regard to time abuse by opponents? I am of the view that when a player visits the site while on vacation and refuses to make a move that they incur a time penalty - right now I experiencing the situation of a player refusing to play out holding everyone in the tournament hostage - " {SIC} Keven T.D.
Well said, by someone who has beaten the snot out of me more than 8 times.
Martin_Stahl
"There are a ton of topics on this. Vacation mode for Daily games does not mean they have to avoid the site. A player may not have time to dedicate to a bunch of Daily games but still have time to read some forums, do some tactics, play a few games of blitz, etc.
The site has a pretty specific definition of what constitutes vacation abuse."
Vacation abuse occurs when players use vacation time simply to prolong games that are completely and hopelessly lost.
Please use vacation time in an honest manner, when you are unable to move for an extended period.
Chess.com has the right to adjudicate any game in which we feel one of the players is using vacation time to intentionally delay a game when in a lost position. Abusing vacation time may also result in a warning and/or account closure.
Please note that we have taken some measures to discourage frivolous use of vacation time, including implementing a one-day minimum on vacation duration:
All vacation times will consume a minimum of 24 hours.
If you are only on vacation for 5 minutes, 24 hours will be deducted from your remaining vacation time.
If you are on vacation for 23 hours, 24 hours will be deducted.
But if you are on vacation for 25 hours, then it is 25 hours (not 48) that will be used.
If you are confident that one of your opponents is abusing vacation, please contact us.
(Hint: If your opponent has a significant number of games going on apart from the one(s) with you, he or she is probably not being abusive.. Remember: they can't move in any of their games as long as they are on vacation.)"
keywords: vacation abuse abusing delay delays lost already
Dear FCC Chess Combatants,
I picked up on this bit of conversation in one of my tournaments. It expresses the frustration many of us have AND VERY WELL AT THAT. It also was replyed to by a player who nailed it on the head and backed it up and you flat cannot argue, and Win, against this type of documentation, and defined rules or guidelines.
I would like to know what you think? Please note that vacation time has saved my rear end twice this week alone, but that does not make it any more fun or faster for you. Please read these quotes and then respond to this question, or one of your own choosing.
What do you think we can do to speed things up, yet being fair also, to improve our tempo and quality of games in my tournaments?
Quotes by:
fernalater
Big D Fernalater
London, Canada
And:
Martin_Stahl
Martin Stahl
Joplin, MO, United States
And:
Chess.com.
Big D Fernalater
fernalater
"any thoughts on how we can improve our games with regard to time abuse by opponents? I am of the view that when a player visits the site while on vacation and refuses to make a move that they incur a time penalty - right now I experiencing the situation of a player refusing to play out holding everyone in the tournament hostage - " {SIC} Keven T.D.
Well said, by someone who has beaten the snot out of me more than 8 times.
Martin_Stahl
"There are a ton of topics on this. Vacation mode for Daily games does not mean they have to avoid the site. A player may not have time to dedicate to a bunch of Daily games but still have time to read some forums, do some tactics, play a few games of blitz, etc.
The site has a pretty specific definition of what constitutes vacation abuse."
https://support.chess.com/customer/en/portal/articles/1444860-what-is-vacation-abuse-
Chess.com.
" What is vacation abuse?
Vacation abuse occurs when players use vacation time simply to prolong games that are completely and hopelessly lost.
Please use vacation time in an honest manner, when you are unable to move for an extended period.
Chess.com has the right to adjudicate any game in which we feel one of the players is using vacation time to intentionally delay a game when in a lost position. Abusing vacation time may also result in a warning and/or account closure.
Please note that we have taken some measures to discourage frivolous use of vacation time, including implementing a one-day minimum on vacation duration:
If you are confident that one of your opponents is abusing vacation, please contact us.
(Hint: If your opponent has a significant number of games going on apart from the one(s) with you, he or she is probably not being abusive.. Remember: they can't move in any of their games as long as they are on vacation.)"
keywords: vacation abuse abusing delay delays lost already