Rematch Crybabies

What's with all the people around here who lose their minds when an opponent declines a rematch?  I get that it's frustrating to lose and the desire for a second chance, but there's no explicit or implicit rule that a rematch has to be accepted.  I can't believe how many players call foul or--worse yet--accuse opponents of "cheating" when they decline a follow-up game.

I often play a game or two during my lunch break at work.  If I've got 20 minutes to spare, I'll play a 10 minute live game.  Win or lose, if I don't play a second game against the same opponent, it's typically because I don't have time.  But even it's because I simply don't want to, that's not cheating.  And I don't feel that it's unsportsmanlike.

Anyone care to respectfully disagree?  I'd love to have someone explain this phenomenon to me.

This horse has been beaten too much.  Welcome to Internet chess.

I'm happy to grant rematches if I don't have something on the stove, or I don't need to go poopy, or Melissa isn't over here ordering me to stop playing chess and pay attention to her. 

Yet here you are, reading and responding to the post.  Also, I was playing on this site six years before you joined, so maybe I should be welcoming you.

FBloggs much?

Funny, like your profile pic!

Correct there are no rules ordering you when to accept, or request a rematch. I like when I lose and my opponent sends rematch request, I win game 2, no rematch. 

I suspect anying behaving this way did not lose their mind because you dwcline the rematch, but long before. jus sayin 

Ah, the classic chess.com rematch debate. I've received personal messages calling me a coward for not accepting rematch requests. You have no obligation to accept a rematch request, and the people who complain about your decision to reject one are just salty.

I have run across too many unhappy and ignorant people while playing online chess.  There are no rules against declining rematches.  People are just people, sadly.  

I don't understand it either.  Sometimes I'll accept, sometimes I won't, and I owe you nothing!

Then, of course, many of these rematch crybabies are a-holes!  I just faced one.  I do something really stupid and hang my Queen, and so I resign.  He asks for a rematch, and I accept (since I can't mention names, just look at my history for someone that played 2 games against me the night of July 18th).  What happens?  He hangs a piece after 7.dxe5 dxe5 8.Qxd8 Rxd8 9.Bg5 Re8 10.Nd5 in the King's Indian by playing the stupid 10...Na6 instead of taking the Knight.

What does the moron do?  After 11.Nxf6+, he plays 11...Bxf6 and offers a draw, I take the Bishop, he then intentionally hangs another piece and offers a draw, I take, and he offers another piece and offers a draw, and after giving him an ear full, he disconnects.  I of course win, but this coming right after a game that I resign after stupidly hanging my Queen, this bird brain from the Canary Islands (fitting, isn't it) decides to pull this BS?

And people wonder why many of us don't accept rematches.  JESUS CHRIST why did you either create or evolve this many morons into the world?

   ---   Good points.

Yeah I just had a guy I played today. I beat him once by mating him. The next game he beat me on time, though I was ahead. At that point I decided I was better than him, but he was faster. So I declined his rematch. He didn't pitch a fit, but sometimes there are valid reasons to decline. Nobody likes to lose a won game to time. when that happens I curse at my computer as a cathartic measure. When a guy beats me because I blunder or do 4 premoves ahead and watch my Queen get decapitated I yell at the computer again, but know it's my own fault. When I lose because my opponent simply outplayed me I don't get upset. I simply whisper "good job" to the screen. Then there are the rare games where you are losing miserably, but the opponent fails to see a mate threat and you mate him in spite being down several pieces. On those occasions I let out a "YES!", but don't don't accept a rematch request. Knowing I got lucky I don't want to give the opponent the opportunity to cut me to pieces the next game. The nice thing about bullet is draws are never accepted. You 3 repeat it and force it or somebody loses on time. Another nice thing about bullet is nobody has time to whine. You are playing another game before they can say "but..."

I don't like when they request more than 2 rematches, especially if the players are the type that take FOREVER to move lol

I agree. A lot players are sore losers and hoping for revenge. Sometime I just feel like play another opponent, unless you are title player I always accept a rematch. You play junk opening you NEVER get a rematch or you don't resign when you are dead lost, no rematch.

And remember, if you win 3 games, they'll expect 4 rematches so..

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