Slow live games have always been hard to find online. There used to be a couple slow chess groups on here but idk if they're still around. I'm just coming back after a 2 year break.
Sportsmanship rating check?
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Oct 6, 2019
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EQZ420 wrote:
Slow live games have always been hard to find online. There used to be a couple slow chess groups on here but idk if they're still around. I'm just coming back after a 2 year break.
It may have gotten really bad recently. There' slow groups but I have a terrible schedule so I can't always make it to a pre-assigned time game. Uuugh. I hate anything less than 60 min / game games b/c I don't think that quick. But I'm suspicious that I've been flagged for taking 15-20 mins at what I perceive as critical points in some games.
Oct 6, 2019
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AWSmith61 wrote:
EQZ420 wrote:
Slow live games have always been hard to find online. There used to be a couple slow chess groups on here but idk if they're still around. I'm just coming back after a 2 year break.
It may have gotten really bad recently. There' slow groups but I have a terrible schedule so I can't always make it to a pre-assigned time game. Uuugh. I hate anything less than 60 min / game games b/c I don't think that quick. But I'm suspicious that I've been flagged for taking 15-20 mins at what I perceive as critical points in some games.
I don't think the up/down sportsmanship process is being used to filter players into that pool. Abandoning games and letting time run out in Live is.
https://support.chess.com/article/627-sportsmanship-policy
In the future they may start using the up/down vote as a factor, but I would bet it likely won't be a heavy weight since there can be a lot of noise in that system (e.g. people that flag poor sports when beaten).
Oct 6, 2019
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thank you for the link. From the link:
"stall to make opponents wait unnecessarily"
Considering how often I get yelled at by opponents for exactly this, I bet that what has happened is:
1. I get in a tight spot in a game.
2. I take "too long" to move.
3. Now I'm flagged as a unsporting player.
Becuase "stalling" and "unecessary" aren't defined, maybe b/c i'm just not that good at chess (I'm sub 1300 here) I'm being flagged b/c in an obviously won or lost position I'm taking too long to move. 8(
This is really sad b/c I enjoy slow chess but i guess "kids today" don't play slow chess so I need to find a new hobby or a new site that doesn't penalize slow chess. Or at least maybe somewhere that defines it better. I really think that's why I can't get a game.
I'm about to give up here on getting in daily chess.
I know that if we get flagged for poor sportsmanship (eg. not resigning lost games, playing "too slow", abandoning games, or getting a thumbs down at the end of a game) then we get put in the poor sportsmanship pool.
I know the admins have seemed to put out a "trust us, we know what we're doing" vibe on this. I have not seen it directly asked (but I will be shocked if I'm the first to ask). I have searched and noone seems to be asking. Maybe these questions are being deleted b/c they offend someone?
I'm asking b/c although I can get a 10 min game quickly, I used to be able to get 60 or 45/45 games all the time. Recently I leave the tab open & wait. Sometimes the audio comes through when a player joins, other times not, and lately when I check back there's still no pairing. Slow chess can't be THAT unpopular? Or am I in a bad sportsmanship pool? Should I not renew & just go with a different service? Are 60 min and 45/45 games hard to come by on competing chess sites?