Game abandonment

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

Haha

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

I just think that it's pointless to be bothered by people not resigning. It is annoying but it's always been a part of online chess and will probably always be.

Good point.

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.

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.

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The thing is.... it's not only blitz games that people abandon. It happens in longer chess games too and it happens a lot. Many people seem to do it when they realise they're in a losing position. This means the other player has to wait as the clock counts down before the game is concluded, simply because an opponent is childish and doesn't have the courage to accept losing a game or to resign. In longer chess games, this can mean a significant wait. It's rude and inconsiderate behaviour and it is covered in the rules of fair play on the chess.com website.

No one is asking for a farewell parade - but simply that your opponent respects the time you have available. If you enter a game of chess, play it. Play it until you win, draw, lose, or resign. Abandoning a game means your opponent can't play another game, and s/he may not have much time. It's inconsiderate.

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Exactly this!