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Hi I'm playing somebody and after a good game with lots of prices left on the board I've gotten into a position where next move will be check mate without a prior check. I think my opponent has realised this and is now just letting the whole 5 day clock just run down. I really don't get this behaviour. It's so annoying.
I don't think he will move. He is just going to lose on time eventually but why drag it out. It's just being a sore loser.
It happens, deal with it, and move on.
My advice is play faster time controls, clearly you do not have the patients to play correspondence chess.
May 2, 2016
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Losing can hurt. My guess is he'll resign or move once the initial annoyance and disappointment has worn off. If he actually does let a 5 day clock run all the way down, then he is indeed spiteful and a "sore loser". Maybe check his wall to see if other players have left any comments about similar behaviour?
May 2, 2016
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andyquibler wrote:
It's not a question of patience. The OP stated he believes his opponent will let the clock run down, and therefore lose on time rather than by checkmate. That would indeed be childish and unsporting.
If on the other hand the opponent doesn't move or resign immediately but a few days later, say because he doesn't log in all that often (which for someone who plays 5 days per move is quite plausible), it's not an issue. I'm currently in the OP's exact situation in one of my own games, and don't regard my opponent's conduct as in any way unreasonable.
My advice is play faster time controls, clearly you do not have the patients to play correspondence chess.
GiftedLoser wrote:
andyquibler wrote:
My advice is play faster time controls, clearly you do not have the patients to play correspondence chess.
It's not a question of patience. The OP stated he believes his opponent will let the clock run down, and therefore lose on time rather than by checkmate. That would indeed be childish and unsporting. If on the other hand the opponent doesn't move or resign immediately but a few days later, say because he doesn't log in all that often (which for someone who plays 5 days per move is quite plausible), it's not an issue. I'm currently in the OP's exact situation in one of my own games, and don't regard my opponent's conduct as in any way unreasonable.
No. When you start the game you have the option to use all of your time and lose (Grischuk style) or to make 100 moves in a minute (Anand style) who the hell are you to tell someone when to think and when not to think? Even if he wants to use all of his time one move before checkmate that is his right and a part of the rules.
So yes it has e-v-e-r-y-t-h-i-n-g to do with patience.
May 2, 2016
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I,d just send him a smiley face with an lol alongside ,hed think hes a laughing stock ,maybe even a clock face for good measure ,Why worry youve won the match !
May 2, 2016
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andyquibler wrote:
So yes it has e-v-e-r-y-t-h-i-n-g to do with patients.
Actually, it has nothing whatsoever to do with 'patients'. Get a spell checker!
patience my mistake takes nothing away from my point.
May 2, 2016
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"No. When you start the game you have the option to use all of your time and lose (Grischuk style) or to make 100 moves in a minute (Anand style) who the hell are you to tell someone when to think and when not to think? Even if he wants to use all of his time one move before checkmate that is his right and a part of the rules."
Um, is that not exactly what I said? I even gave an example of a game of my own where my opponent has no way of avoiding mate on the next move, yet I have no problem with the fact he hasn't resigned or moved yet, a day into his time. If he chooses not to play until 2 days, 23 hours and 59 minutes into his time, that's fine. If on the other hand he just lets his clock completely run out in order to avoid being checkmated, that IS petty and unsportsmanlike behaviour.
My dear, but sportsmanlike behavior is subjective. My advice to you is to let these things go or consider not playing chess online.
it frustrates me too, but it is their choice to wait, plus you don't know that he is letting the time run down, what if his house burned down and his computer is destroyed (this is only an example)
he was moving in other games but hey ho, i won in the end