intentional disconnects

i see chess.com has same problem ICC has--players who intentionally disconnect in lost or unfavorable positions instead of just resigning.  i've played six games and 3 times 3 different players did the disconnect ploy.

Disconnect??  So they just stop playing? or what?

Hi Guys, my first game here this morn, the guy just came at me positively from the start, i was on backfoot...and defended well...and, then my oppenent disappears, time runs out...i win ! a good tussle then silence, disappointing :(

 If they bothered to reconnect, chances are that it was an unintentional disconnect.  It does happen.

Having seen a cat successfully submit chat messages from a laptop keyboard, I can't rule that out. And "FuFu" is a common cat name. Who was winning, you or the cat?

Fufufufu is used at times in Japanime .. no clue what it means

Personally have a VERY unreliable life/Internet connection .. so at times will disappear for Weeks .. not to avoid Responsability as a player, but likely just Life getting in the way

Since, from what Ish can tell, one can play an unlimited # of games at once, it doesn't ultimately cause too much hassle if someone's an idiot and wants to stall .. just hope they time out and Lose .. if possible, use Conditional Move *granted, easier to do, for free, on GK* to plot the games end .. if the person Isn't just being a jerk, and is having issues on his/her end, then using CM will enable them to make some progress when they are able to get on-line .. and if they are a jerk, then it still speeds things up, as each move they make, simply restarts their own countdown ..

Just the random thoughts of a Drunken Ish

 I would assume that "f" stands for the f word and "u" stands for "you".  Correct me if I am wrong.

Coulbe .. but have seen fufufufu *or it could be just fufufu* in Games/Manga that are "clean" .. so would be Really surprised if this was the case

Not saying things don't slide through, but for it to be SO common would seem unlikely .. that said, people who "don't curse" often use cutesy little "Lol"esque letter chains that, when Actually read out, are rather vulgar .. so who knows

I very often get opponents who abandon the game when it looks like they're losing. Very aggravating.

As the original comment is gone, I'll quote this comment. I believe "fufufufu" is a form of quiet laughter, usually suggesting mischief.

I hate it when my opponent casually quitting because they have the black piece

I think it's about time chess stops being racist and allows black to go first.

/s

So what you still get + rating , its just annoying but it happens. For me sometimes players see my power and they run the other way. Me personally if I see I can't win I resign and move on to the next match or take a break.

I actually like playing black cause usually it gives the opportunity to punish mistakes and usually I have a few sec lead when the attacker gets stonewalled.

I've seen a number of people instantly abort a game when there is a large rating gap.

#13. Nine man's morris if you want a game where black always goes first!

In my case I think they abort cause of political reasons. Rating gap seems like a silly reason because if you climb up you anyways play against higher rated players.

Happens a lot