Expected move times

I just finished my first online (turn-based) game.  I set it up at 24 hours per move, and the game lasted 52 moves spread over 3 days.  My opponent moved very quickly (usually within 10 minutes), and my moves averaged about an hour each.  About halfway through, my opponent asked if I could move a little faster.  I didn't mind since it was politely done, but what IS the expected average move times for such games?  I don’t want to run out of opponents because people feel I play too slowly.

Lol, some people drag out their games for months. If you're usually playing within 24 hours nobody should complain.

Asking your opponent to move faster is rude. Fortunately, it does not happen when your opponents are all over 1900.

Like Peter-Pepper said, he didn't mind since it was polite. And it's not like it matters how long you take, as long as you move within the 24-hour time limit. But you and your opponent should work out whether you want quick moves and a short game, or slow moves, and a long game.

I might switch to the 48-hour option, that should filter out the people who expect moves in minutes rather than hours.

Peter-Pepper: It is very rare to come across someone that asks you to move faster in correspondence chess, frankly the concept of doing so is ridiculous, if they want quick games they should play live chess

You should keep playing 24h games if that is what you would prefer

Exactly.

I labeled this photo "immaturity on display" in my review, "Correspondence Chess on the iPhone." With such manners, I assume that my opponent is twelve years old.

 

Lol, he said faster twice. ;-)