I don't understand. It's not against the rules to use all of the time allotted in a time-control game, so what is the point of "reporting?" What rules have been broken to report? Wouldn't an easier solution be to play games with shorter time controls?
How often do you come across stallers & what to do?
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jackchilders wrote:
I don't understand. It's not against the rules to use all of the time allotted in a time-control game, so what is the point of "reporting?" What rules have been broken to report? Wouldn't an easier solution be to play games with shorter time controls?
If someone is clearly lost, just letting the clock run is unsportsmanlike.
Mar 15, 2020
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Well, I shouldn't even be commenting, because I only play daily games, so I don't have an iron in this fire. But this comes across as a little whiny to me. What were you going to do if the game were close and your opponent were using all of his 60 minutes? Presumably you wouldn't be able to use your phone in that situation either. I'm not sure why anyone would want a 60 minute time control. If you want that much time to make a move, why not switch to daily chess? That way you can make your move and come back to it later.
Mar 15, 2020
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I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again, to those who think that stalling is not abusive—that there’s nothing wrong with it—what’s your opinion then on naming these people on these forums? If you truly believe there’s nothing wrong with it, then you should have no problem with naming them. That way people who don’t want to put up with stalling can block them. This is the main reason I play one minute games. And by the way, when you report people, “stalling” is one of the options to choose to report on. So apparently the moderators agree that this is a reportable offense.
Yahoo used to have a 10 minutes maximum per move rule.
I've been telling chess.com to institute that since forever.
long_quach wrote:
Yahoo used to have a 10 minutes maximum per move rule.
I've been telling chess.com to institute that since forever.
Like Britney Spears, I did it again.
https://www.chess.com/forum/view/site-feedback/10-minutes-maxium-rule
long_quach wrote:
Like Britney Spears, I did it again.
https://www.chess.com/forum/view/site-feedback/10-minutes-maxium-rule
I did it before.
https://www.chess.com/forum/view/suggestions/40-minutes#comment-33241678
anat743 wrote:
chesstenor2018 wrote:
I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again, to those who think that stalling is not abusive—that there’s nothing wrong with it—what’s your opinion then on naming these people on these forums? If you truly believe there’s nothing wrong with it, then you should have no problem with naming them. That way people who don’t want to put up with stalling can block them. This is the main reason I play one minute games. And by the way, when you report people, “stalling” is one of the options to choose to report on. So apparently the moderators agree that this is a reportable offense.
correct
Incorrect.
The problem is not with people. It's with the "institutions". Yahoo solved this before there was Yahoo Chess. The programmers anticipated this and programmed in the 10 minutes maximal per move rule. They solved it BEFORE it was ever a problem.
anat743 wrote:
long_quach wrote:
anat743 wrote:
chesstenor2018 wrote:
I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again, to those who think that stalling is not abusive—that there’s nothing wrong with it—what’s your opinion then on naming these people on these forums? If you truly believe there’s nothing wrong with it, then you should have no problem with naming them. That way people who don’t want to put up with stalling can block them. This is the main reason I play one minute games. And by the way, when you report people, “stalling” is one of the options to choose to report on. So apparently the moderators agree that this is a reportable offense.
correct
Incorrect.
The problem is not with people. It's with the "institutions". Yahoo solved this before there was Yahoo Chess. The programmers anticipated this and programmed in the 10 minutes maximal per move rule. They solved it BEFORE it was ever a problem.
Sorry i misread his post
No you did not. You read it perfectly.
Basketball learned from chess and solved the stalling problem before most of us were born.
https://www.chess.com/forum/view/general/things-i-learned-from-chess#comment-46663080
We should learn from the student that learned from us, because we are afflicted with amnesia.
jackchilders wrote:
I don't understand. It's not against the rules to use all of the time allotted in a time-control game, so what is the point of "reporting?" What rules have been broken to report? Wouldn't an easier solution be to play games with shorter time controls?
Surely you understand the difference between using all your time and deliberately sitting there refusing to move until your clock runs out. In the second case, you have actually stopped playing, or thinking. You are only "using" your time as a spiteful gesture. It violates the basic tenets of good sportsmanship.
I usually buy something, when I come across a staller.
My question is related but specific to 1 day games (probably the other formats as well); what is a reasoning behind this ability to take a holiday and freeze the game? Surely if you opt into playing a one day game that is the time allotted to it?? I’ve been going with a single one day game for over 2 days... if I wanted to play a 2 or 10 day game that is what I would have opted in for.
Mar 16, 2020
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long_quach wrote:
Yahoo used to have a 10 minutes maximum per move rule.
I've been telling chess.com to institute that since forever.
That is idiotic! If you have 60 minutes for the game, there is no rule against using 20 or 30 minutes for a single move. I have done it myself on other sites, like when I used to play the 45 5 on Sundays at ICC a couple of decades ago.
If Black has 1 legal move, and he has 38 minutes left, and it is mate in 1 for White, yes, Black is being a douche bag and his account should be suspended for 3 months from playing anything longer than G/5.
However, if Black has 38 minutes in a complicated position (endgames can be complicated) and he wants to spend 27 of those 38 remaining minutes, sit down, shut up, wait the 27 minutes, and deal with it or else quit playing G/60.
Mar 16, 2020
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ThrillerFan wrote:
long_quach wrote:
Yahoo used to have a 10 minutes maximum per move rule.
I've been telling chess.com to institute that since forever.
That is idiotic! If you have 60 minutes for the game, there is no rule against using 20 or 30 minutes for a single move. I have done it myself on other sites, like when I used to play the 45 5 on Sundays at ICC a couple of decades ago.
If Black has 1 legal move, and he has 38 minutes left, and it is mate in 1 for White, yes, Black is being a douche bag and his account should be suspended for 3 months from playing anything longer than G/5.
However, if Black has 38 minutes in a complicated position (endgames can be complicated) and he wants to spend 27 of those 38 remaining minutes, sit down, shut up, wait the 27 minutes, and deal with it or else quit playing G/60.
As I recall, it was an option in Yahoo chess. You could uncheck a box if you didn't want to play with the 10 minute thing.
Mar 16, 2020
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#18
finnintrov wrote:
Just got a staller who let me wait for 35 min to get my win. He is not my first but they sure are annoying.
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Do higher elo players do less of this Șhȋt?
Do higher elo players do less of this Șhȋt?
Higher elo players tend not to play 60 minute games online.
(And a big F U to chess.com for red bannering me for quoting someone else's dirty language)
Ladies and sirs, it is perfectly legal to use up your allotted time in a live chess game...
There are no official rules governing time-controls as far as the game of chess is concerned - that is all decided by the event hosts/federations/etc.
Do you report them? (does reporting even work)
Do you wait with them or resign the game so you can use your device?
Do higher elo players do less of this?
Yes, you should report. Yes, reporting works.
Look at how many accounts were closed last month for abuse. (see the monthly report)
You are playing a sixty minute time control. Why? Do you or your opponents routinely use most of the time? No. Well, then, why sign up for such slow controls? A lot of people who use those controls have bad connections and need the extra time to reconnect.