I'll take a stab; jab. Thanks for the floor, tunatin.
In short: no!
Lol... here goes:
I don't want to play in an important tournament against someone who is going to time out. Period.
I think 10% is too soft myself, besides your time out rate is over 20% ! When I challenge people or am considering accepting a challenge if they have 5% or more time out rate I dont play them. In rated chess time is a BIG part of the game and you have to learn to deal with it just as the other aspects of the game.
Hey Hey Hey. Don't flame him so bad..... Go easy retguvvie98 this is just a chess community site....
He's asking a question, and sure it may be a little silly.....
But a question is a question.
And everyone should be allowed to ask their questions WITHOUT BEING CASTRATED FOR IT. Jeez, if you have nothing positive to say, don't post it if it's completely unoriginal i.e. reiterating the same belief over and over again that it was a stupid question.
And now to be completely hypocritical:
Sorry Pickle1000, love you buddy, but it's a terrible question....
Hey Hey Hey. Don't flame him so bad..... Go easy retguvvie98 this is just a chess community site....
He's asking a question, and sure it may be a little silly.....
But a question is a question.
And everyone should be allowed to ask their questions WITHOUT BEING CASTRATED FOR IT. Jeez, if you have nothing positive to say, don't post it. Reiterating the same belief that it was a stupid question isn't going to get anybody anywhere.
And now to be completely hypocritical:
Sorry Pickle1000, love you buddy, but it's a terrible question....
way too hard on him people :)
10/5 is high in my opinion. if you cant get to your game, use vacation time. and as for adjuticating games, that only makes sense when there is no clear timeout.
thanks for asking!
In that more than 5% timeouts is high and In rated chess time is a BIG part of the game, and in that 3 days per move should be sufficient (with the addition of vacation time to allow for unexpected and planned interruptions) to avoid a timeout especially considering this is the time control that was agreed.
Everyone in this thread so far has completely misunderstood the idea of "Insufficient Losing Chances," even Pickle1000. The rule was created for Sudden Death games so that a player should never have to lose a game on time that he or she would never lose on the board. The USCF rules state, "If a player has under 2 minutes remaining, he may call a TD and request a draw based on the rule of Insufficient Losing Chances. The draw is granted if it is clear that in the position in question, a Class C player (1400-1599) would have no trouble drawing against a Master Class player (2200+)." Of course ideally, there should be a Master Class player present to judge the position, but if not, then a simply time delay of roughly 5 seconds/move can be added to the clock so that either player should not lose on time, provided that he or she can move quickly enough.
However, these rules don't really seem to apply to Online Chess at this site. There really is no clock for Online Chess for crying out loud Pickle1000. Shall we award you a time delay feature of 3 days/move + 2 hours for every move you make?! For one, an average of 3 days/move is a LOT of time to make a move. Even 1 day/move is a LOT if you only have a few games in your queue. If you both agree to time controls, then you should abide by them. Like Erik said, the vacation time is there if you need it. But if you're grossly winning on the board, I'm sure your opponent will be more than happy to accept a draw, especially if you explain your situation.
Of course, "Insufficient Losing Chances" is a USCF rule. I'm not sure if there is a similar type of ruling in the FIDE handbook. So it may not be a universal policy.
Who wouldn't be thrilled to accept a draw as Black in the following position, or something similar to it? Seriously, I would jump at the chance to claim half a point in this position if I was Black!
I think that there is no such a matter in chess as unssuficient losing chances,mostly in a game which is played for a couple of days.Even at the worst variation almost always can be provided a stalamate from the losing side.And 6 games lost is not much to "cry" out for.If your daily activities and job plans are so unpredictable to know when you can join the game again,so,try to play more on your vacations as recommended above from another player.
Since becoming a member I have been incapable of participating in any of the tournaments due to time-out rates. I've timed out 6 of my 25 games and have suffered greatly from it in my rating and my freedoms. However, in these games I had a clear path to victory and was greatly ahead in material and time. In order to make the site more authentic, shouldn't games be able to be submitted to the staff to be analyzed for a draw due to insufficient losing chances. Also, isn't the 10% rate pretty harsh, as a game on this site may take to a month to complete. Thanks for your time.