My opponent gets black, and 80% of the time they quit

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NickGerz143
I don’t remember it being this bad. It’s like people have learned an opening as white after watching some YouTuber, and are now scared to play as black.

I think it’s time chess.com started punishing these time wasters.
Caramel00101

Report them as stalling/Quitting Games

CPSqueeb

Are we talking abandoning the game before their first move? I've seen this as well - but it's a small percentage.

One of the things that I've come to appreciate is that chess.com attracts a huge variety of ages and cultures and chess etiquette is not something that a young kid has necessarily yet learned. I cut those guys some slack. What I (still) can't stand is those people who disconnect rather than resign - as they leave you hanging while they can go off and do whatever they want.

BlueHen86
NickGerz143 wrote:
I don’t remember it being this bad. It’s like people have learned an opening as white after watching some YouTuber, and are now scared to play as black.
I think it’s time chess.com started punishing these time wasters.

If they do it to often they get a warning and if they continue I think they get a brief time out.