I always decline rematches because I like to take a deeper look at the game afterwards. And playing one game right after the other is often a bad idea,
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It is not disrespectful, there are a million reasons why 1 would decline
The only reason you send a rematch request after a decisive game is because you want to feed your ego. If you have won before, there is a sadistic touch to it. On the other hand, if you lost, you want to prove to yourself that you're not a bad player. And because I don't want to fall for that parasitic nonsense, I don't need it. I'm here for chess.
Only if the game was drawn is it even appropriate for me to send a rematch request. That's the right etiquette.
Oct 1, 2023
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#65
SuperHardcoreWetback wrote:
What a surprise. Here are some bad sports commenting this thread now. Instead of having an intelligent, expletive-free discussion about the topic, they throw insults to try to defend their poor sportsmanship but it's not working.
I think you chose your username to get a rise out of people.
SuperHardcoreWetback wrote:
People who refuse to play ONE rematch are bad sports. After I win a game, I am ALWAYS happy to play AT LEAST ONE rematch if a person asks me for a rematch. But unfortunately, there are A LOT of bad sports who are not willing to show you the same courtesy. When you ask for ONE rematch, they quickly disappear like a thief in the night. They can make whatever excuses they want ("It's my right to decline a rematch" etc.) but the bottom line is, they're a bad sport and the real reason they run away from you is because they know you're a better player than them and they're afraid of losing. Any chess player who is worth his salt will never be afraid of playing ONE rematch.
I disagree. When people offer me a rematch, I give them a downvote in sportsmanship. I like to play different people and that's more than fine. It's not a mark of bad sportsmanship to play a different player. It's bad sportsmanship to demand I owe you one.
Oct 1, 2023
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#69
I seldom rematch. I never ask for one, and I usually don't accept. That's my prerogative.
If anything, the bad sports are the people complaining on the forums that they didn't get a rematch.
Oct 1, 2023
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#70
SuperHardcoreWetback wrote:
People who refuse to play ONE rematch are bad sports. After I win a game, I am ALWAYS happy to play AT LEAST ONE rematch if a person asks me for a rematch. But unfortunately, there are A LOT of bad sports who are not willing to show you the same courtesy. When you ask for ONE rematch, they quickly disappear like a thief in the night. They can make whatever excuses they want ("It's my right to decline a rematch" etc.) but the bottom line is, they're a bad sport and the real reason they run away from you is because they know you're a better player than them and they're afraid of losing. Any chess player who is worth his salt will never be afraid of playing ONE rematch.
ok so does it matter?
Oct 1, 2023
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#71
SuperHardcoreWetback wrote:
People who refuse to play ONE rematch are bad sports. After I win a game, I am ALWAYS happy to play AT LEAST ONE rematch if a person asks me for a rematch. But unfortunately, there are A LOT of bad sports who are not willing to show you the same courtesy. When you ask for ONE rematch, they quickly disappear like a thief in the night. They can make whatever excuses they want ("It's my right to decline a rematch" etc.) but the bottom line is, they're a bad sport and the real reason they run away from you is because they know you're a better player than them and they're afraid of losing. Any chess player who is worth his salt will never be afraid of playing ONE rematch.
why do they have to do rematch?
I pretty much always accept rematches. I sometimes ask for one if I was winning but made a one off blunder.
But for most of us chess is a HOBBY. People have real life responsibilities. Perhaps someone didn't rematch you because they were about to go work night shift at a hospital. Or help their 6 children with homework.
Oct 1, 2023
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#73
The OP's response to a perceived slight is so out of proportion to the slight, that I doubt he is as chivalrous as he claims. That aside, as long as my opponent doesn't give me reason to think they are a jerk I will almost always grant a rematch request if I won as white; if I played black and won, granting a rematch depends upon whether or not I feel like playing another game.
Bro who cares
So much butthurt. Maybe take up another hobby if chess aggravates you this much.
Without knowing the reason why the player is declining the rematch, I do not believe it is anyone's right to accuse them of being a disrespectful player.