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scottrenz

I can understand that resigning after only 3 moves may warrant having no affect on ratings, but a checkmate in 3 moves ought to count. Otherwise you are forcing me not to make the checkmate and hope the opportunity still exists on the next move. This is hardly conducive to playing my best chess.

erik
interesting point... we may be able to fix this. thank you for the suggestion!
millerthesmurf

what if u resign in less than 3 moves u dnt lose rating points??

 


erik
nope. a game finished in less than 3 moves is hardly a determination of one's chess skills.
RWBal
Moot point - If you are choosing opponents that can be mated in 3 moves, your game will never improve..
scottrenz

Actually, resigning after only a few moves should also count as far as ratings since they may have spotted you are about to mate them. It should only be time outs that don't count toward ratings after only a few moves unless a mate was eminent.

 


calvinhobbesliker
what if they resign on porpose or run out of time on porpose because you're a good player
scottrenz

You tell me. What if they do? How often does someone resign by mistake? Does it not ask if you really meant to do it before it accepts your resignation? I should hope that they resigned on purpose.

 


baletfine
I agree!
Spamsam
Yo man, exactly how did you on three moves????? i know...... im nooooob!!!!!!!
scottrenz
You do it in three moves.
bbrryan

scottrenz yo beat me in last and

jason1

scoot i only bet u once but i stil learniong

TheGrobe
RWBal wrote:
Moot point - If you are choosing opponents that can be mated in 3 moves, your game will never improve..

If your opponent plays into fools mate then he's likely not rated very high in the first place and your rating will adjust accordingly.  Checkmates should be rated irrespective of the game's duration.

R0YAL

yer granny