Rematch

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raduleac

I notice that not many players offer a rematch and I would like to know the chess community's opinion about that.
Sometimes when I lose my partner asks for a rematch thinking that he will gain easy points but after I win he doesn't want to play anymore (sometimes times I lose 4-5 games in raw and when finally I win one my opponent stopped playing), so are players who just hunt points, and I don't talk about this kind of player.
I just want to know the motivation for rejecting a rematch after a pretty equal game.
In my opinion, I'm here to play chess, and if I can play with the same partner for a few rounds, that sounds good. But this work for me and I like to have your opinion on that.

Is ok to accept a rematch or is better to reject it?



Ziryab

There is nothing wrong with accepting a rematch request. Nor is it wrong to ask for a rematch.

What is wrong and appallingly common are threads criticizing the vast majority who refuse all rematches. It is wrong to approach a match with a sense of entitlement that demands a rematch. There are hundreds of threads on this topic.

Your view seems a bit different. I encourage you to seek and accept all the rematch requests that you wish. Please understand, however, that most of the rest of us will neither offer nor accept such requests.

raduleac

I respect the opponent's decision to accept or not a rematch this is not in debate, I just want to know the reason for that decision.

Is just a small curiosity I have happy.png

Ziryab
raduleac wrote:

I respect the opponent's decision to accept or not a rematch this is not in debate, I just want to know the reason for that decision.

Is just a small curiosity I have

As I’ve posted in about 200 other threads, I usually play one game then do something else unless I’m in a tournament. In a tournament, rematches are extremely rare except when the tournament is designed to include a pair of games with each opponent.

raduleac

Could be both ways Hiram. You can be beaten too happy.png.
So what you say is not related to the chess game as is related to the person who plays.
This is a good reason. We are not machines and the feeling has a significant role here.
You should try sometime to have several games with the same partner. One advantage is that after a few games the element of surprise is gone and you are forced to find new ways to achieve the victory.