Game abandonment

As of today, 11.6% of my 5 minute blitz wins in the last 7 days came from people abandoning the game. I reported every one of them. Clicking on the resign button indicates a touch of class. I guess more than a few people don't have it.

*tries to control laughter*

I agree. It's poor sportsmanship when people choose to abandon a game when they're in a losing position. It's also inconsiderate to the other person who is sitting there waiting for the opponent to move. Think about how you might feel if someone did that to you. Thankfully not everyone does this, but too many do.

i find myself wondering what you find amusing here. I must be missing the joke...

sound like the school principal

Well, I haven't myself played since long the this year now, but I can see a pattern people follow-up doing things evenly, for example many people playing weak moves at a certain level evenly line-wise and I could say it on the basis of my past experience and it seems and comes a bit surprising to me. Thanks

What a surprise.

It's annoying, but over a longer period that number should be lower. If you play enough people you will eventually run into bad tempered or childish persons.

Chess.com should monitor repeat offenders, but if they only did it one or two times, I don't see the big deal. And it could just be lost connection.

By the time you figure it out, it'll be too late.

Sad. The rush to make a "clever" remark for a brief moment of self indulgence reveals your true nature.

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that also sounds like something a school principal would say haha

To be frank, and clarify, players at a certain level making mistakes which they're not making at the same level and line-wise many players. Thanks

You're showing your age, or rather, lack of it.

Well, if you’re missing the joke, it’s probably hidden somewhere behind the mountain of self-importance this guy piled onto a blitz game. Imagine being so pressed over people not giving him a ‘classy’ button click as they leave. Comedy gold. I mean, he's out here clutching his pearls over online chess manners, acting like people owe him a farewell parade for every 5 min game. Who knew blitz was so serious that we all needed to bring our best manners? Next thing, he'll be setting up an online petition demanding that we bow before resigning. Picture him with his notebook, jotting down every ‘disrespectful’ game abandonment like he's solving some grand mystery - only to end up with proof that, shockingly, some people just… log off. The real joke? Thinking anyone cares that much. Absolute goldmine of comedy right here.

His reports for people abandoning his games would have got flushed down the chess.com toilets after a staff member printed his reports on a A4 sized paper and wiped his behind with it.