townesquare wrote:
So it is not him using his vacation time to avoid losing to you.
Well, had this only happened once I would agree with you.
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Frankly I wouldn't care and keep playing other games; in the end you'll win anyway so, even though it could be vacation abuse, why being in a hurry to finish that game?
Oct 27, 2008
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BR,
I empathize with you. It is sad that poor sportsmanship is common in online chess (less on this site). I can't stand it either. Not everyone has the same integrity as you do. It sounds like he is getting you upset and that's exactly what he wants to do. Of course he should resign and try to win his honor back in a rematch, but instead he plays cowardly games. I guess this is the price you pay for playing chess from the comfort of your home. Of course opponents can't hide on real otb games and I believe many people, like this guy, don't have the courage to play face to face. Don't forget that he is suffering from the spanking more that you are. I don't think they are worth your time and energy. Don't sweat the points, just try to think of them as money in the your savings account (not 401K).
Play Well!
KB
It is sad that poor sportsmanship is common in online chess (less on this site).
Hello, KB! I agree that this site has less poor sportsmanship than others. Also, I am happy to report that the game has been adjudicated by Erik. I appreciate his efforts to rectify the situation. Also, I appreciate everyone's comments.
You've supposedly already won the game. What's to complain about? All you have to do is wait a little while for your rating to go up.
chapo60 wrote:
if enough of us on the receiving end complain that this "automatic vacation" feature (that is unique to chess.com's premium players)
chapo60, thank you for your post. I agree that if the administrators of this site are alerted each time this situation occurs, then they will be better able to determine what, if anything, can be done to help reduce the future occurrences.
ok bullrock, I looked at your opponent. Its not your game that is forcing him to go into vacation time. It is his other games where he only has a few minutes causing that, and some of those games are very early in the game. So it is not him using his vacation time to avoid losing to you. So I wouldn't worry about. You've got the game won with 18 others in progress :)