"Opponent played well"-BS

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America_de_Cali

I have to admit it's pretty triggering to recieve the phrase "Your opponent played well" in the analysis of a game you just ended. tongue.png

What I dislike about it is that it implies that there is nothing you could've done to win, which is nonsense. Especially when you're used to have a  higher rating and you have gone into a slump and play way below par. You even notice that you make mistakes you normally don't do. And still according to the analysis it's not you playing bad, it's the opponent playing well. 

What do you guys think?

stiggling
America_de_Cali wrote:

What do you guys think?

I think a message that says "you played poorly" would "trigger" other people who would write forum posts about how it's annoying and then asking us what we think.

IMKeto
America_de_Cali wrote:

I have to admit it's pretty triggering to recieve the phrase "Your opponent played well" in the analysis of a game you just ended.

What I dislike about it is that it implies that there is nothing you could've done to win, which is nonsense. Especially when you're used to have a  higher rating and you have gone into a slump and play way below par. You even notice that you make mistakes you normally don't do. And still according to the analysis it's not you playing bad, it's the opponent playing well. 

What do you guys think?

 

 

I  think you would fit right in living in The People Republic of California.

LM_player
If a quote like that makes you angry, I don’t know what to tell you. :/
Acroduster

That is a polite way of saying that you blew it. 

forked_again

Don't argue with machines.

nighteyes1234
IMBacon wrote:
America_de_Cali wrote:

I have to admit it's pretty triggering to recieve the phrase "Your opponent played well" in the analysis of a game you just ended.

I  think you would fit right in living in The People Republic of California.

 

California would like the chess.com phrase with more ethereal wording....you'll have to take my word for it. You are entilted and special and played good and everyone gets a participation award. On the hand, what should the phrase be? You played like a bag of <umm....garbage?>..... then hope you like death threats. I dont know why there is even a phrase. For all I know it gets translated by google into 'may you fry in hell' and goes viral.

America_de_Cali

Well as I said it's not a constructive critisism or analysis. I think the point of playing chess is to try and improve. The other analysis are fine I think. 

I wouldn't expect phrases like "you suck" but maybe commenting on how many blunders or mistakes you've made and how you've managed the time things like that. 

There certainly are better explanations for a defeat than "your opponent played well", especially at the level that most guys on here are at including me. We can always improve on things that's my point. 

forked_again

The point of the ending comment is to make a more interactive experience.  No matter what is said, someone won't like it.  And if you take away the comment completely, people will complain that it was removed.  It's not there to teach you something.  Go into engine analysis for that.