people abandoning games instead of resigning

Oh so I can't say anything because I'm low-rated? What does rating have to do with rematching? Plus you can repeat your win by not only rematching the same person, but rematching with other opponents. Youbhave zerp sympathy for me? "Oh no, I'm so scared that you have zero sympathy for me" I also have zero sympathy for you with your pathetic argument. I also don't have tactics and gimmicks, I just play and eventually get a winning or losing position.

You can hang out with Stern, since he's just a chesstopcrown alt, ajd he's the one who said that people who don't rematch are scared.

One last thing, I ain't gonna win against you, even once, since I'm not good in blitz

Rematches have nothing to do with the issue of players deliberately abandoning instead of playing on or resigning. I rarely rematch and most of the time when I do the opponent has already started a new game with someone else so when I'm playing a session of rapid or blitz it's easier just to hit the 'new game' button. Your profile suggests you're obsessed with rematches but that has nothing to do with this discussion unless you think an opponent can see in to the future and abandons a game because their crystal ball tells them the opponent will decline a rematch.

Why do you, a person who is far below average rating, who only plays a few times a month, think you have enough data for your opinion to matter?

KerryGM8 wrote:You do not really understand the game of chess do you?
This is not boxing, or ice hockey or football, chess is much more serious, and if you think children (WTF???), angry parents or spouses (again WTF?????????) are any possible excuse for this atrocious and cowardly imbecilic behaviour of losers then, frankly, pal, you do not get chess. if you are losing you must resign - if anything else (like kids choking) you must resign.

Yaktam wrote:

I understand you’re passionate about chess and the etiquette around resigning when the game is clearly lost. But life doesn’t always wait politely in the background while we’re moving the pieces. The whole reason I mentioned a child crying, an unexpected phone call, or an urgent situation is to point out that sometimes people have very real interruptions that require their immediate attention.

It’s not “cowardice” or “imbecilic behavior” if someone takes a few extra minutes or times out because they had something critical to deal with. Sure, if a player knows they are beaten and everything else in life is stable, a polite resignation is the best course. But, it’s also healthy to acknowledge that chess, while serious and important to us, still exists in the real world where things can (and do) happen.

That’s all I was suggesting: to relax and remember there could be many reasons for a delay—reasons more pressing than a single chess game. I’m not devaluing chess; I’m simply saying that sometimes, you never know what’s happening on the other side of the board. And a bit of patience in those rare moments can go a long way.

Why you, a person who doesn't like others opinions, think you opinions are the only thing that matter? Also does low elo have any power to say what I can and cannot say to you? Just admit you hate low elo players and your opinion only matters and other opinions are trash, don't try and make excuses for your argument. Another pathetic pointless comment that doesn't attack my main point.

I like informed opinions. Yours isn't.

Yours ain't even imformed, yours is very misinformed and looks like you got from an attention-seeker. Again, just admit you don't like my opinion and hate low elo chess player, stop making excuses and tell me why you think rematching is important, otherwise, your argument is pointless.

So let me clarify a few things. People at your ELO playing against each other is the same as if Hikaru was playing against you in that the person playing against you could do almost what ever they want and it wouldn't make a difference because your experience is so lacking that everything works.

And you can't even deny it, because as you said, you have no tactics, you have no tricks, all you do is play until you have a winning or losing position. So what I am saying about rematches does not apply to you, because by your own admission, you do not understand the game. You are a living Dunning-Kruger. You don't even know what you don't know.

I also don't believe people who refuse rematches are afraid, that implies uncertainty. They know for a fact they will lose. personally, I have a little more decency. And while I know these words will be completely wasted on you, I don't like winning because you beat yourself. If I didn't beat you with intent, it is a meaningless victory.

Lastly, I don't hate low ELO players. Our worlds rarely touch, so I don't even think about you. What I don't like is people who talk with false confidence, and have barely enough experience to fill a thimble.

Are we done with the smoke screen now? Are you ready to be honest?

Sometimes, my opponent abandons the game. I wish they would fight to the end instead.