Should Have Moved On Without a Word

I ALWAYS say “Good game, thanks!” win, lose or draw –- embarrassingly, brilliantly(?) or luckily. But I must issue a public apology to ****t*m* for winning by checkmate with 0:03.2 left on my clock and 7:40 showing on his in a 15|0 live game, then trying to be a good (as it turns out sour) sport by reaching out for a virtual handshake. The hard lesson learned: shut up or apologize straightaway when you get lucky (to which, alas, I must attribute every one of my wins in part or in whole). Poor post-game etiquette on my part? Looks like. Lucky? Obviously.  Cheater? Now that stings.

POST-GAME CHAT:

Torctimes: Good game, thanks!

****t*m*: idiot

****t*m*: don’t even say gg

****t*m*: you lucky

****t*m*: or u cheated

Torctimes: absolutely always lucky, neverr (sic) cheated

****t*m*: cuz am turning you in

****t*m*: and you will be kicked out

He showed poor sportmanship.  You were fine.

I like getting a GG after a game but stopped initiating the GG when most people didn't respond.

So he ran away from reality and decided you cheated -- he wont be improving his game any time soon.  In those situations you have to admit you lost because you were careless and learn from it...

Yeah I don't ever say "gg" ... or say anything actually unless they say something first.  If they say gg or good game I'll say it too.  The only time I'll talk first is if we've played for longer than 2 hours without saying a word, before I leave I'll say "thanks for the games."

when winners say 'gg' it is usually taken mistakenly by the losers as adding salt to injuries. let the losers say it, as to acknowledge their defeat in a humble way.

agreed. i usually don't talk unless spoken to first. then i'll respond with "gg". if we played a few games against each other with no talking at all i'll sometimes say "thanks for the games".

hmm...

That guy just sounds like an idiot don't worry about it mate.

Theres no way of getting lucky in chess. If your opponent has 3 seconds left on the clock, all you have to do is avoid checkmate. If you can't, well that's no ones fault but your own.

It's kind of annoying when people don't respond. If I say "Good luck" before the first move, I usually don't get a respond. Same goes after the game. "Thanks for the game" doesn't apparently deserve any respond. This makes the opponent seem like a total jerk.

What a jerk-of!!!!  They say there's an idiot born every 8 seconds...... That player confirms the saying may be true..... LOL! Jerk!!!

You did fine.  That, sir, is what we like to call a "sore loser".

I like the last line. Being friendly, but still poking the bear with a stick kinda thing to say. That's how you should handle these situations

Give us his name and we can report him.

that other fellow is just a chump mate

He was way out of line. I usually do not chat but will respond to the "good luck" or gg--even when I lose by a blunder I never take offense at gg instead I interpret as thanks for the game--You should definitely block him as I have done for people who have chatted in a similar manner. People like this do not make it as fun to play chess.

Report him for what? Sure the guy was a jerk, but, this is the internet, if staff got rid of folks just for being a jerk, there would be a whole lot fewer people on this site, and especially in the forums.

I usually remember to shoot a gg to my opponent regardless of the result. Nearly all of my opponenets either respond graciously or don't respond at all. Either is fine with me. I can usually shrug off the few who respond inappropriately.

i would say gg win or lose,since ienjoyed the game,but that player would not last long playing face to face with that chtp on his shoulder.

I'm never really sure what to write... Once upon a time, I used to say "good luck" at the beginning of the game. But I figured it could be construed as me suggesting that they would need luck on their side. I finally settled on a simple:

"Have a good game" to start

"Thank you for the game" to finish

The finish is important, it's non-committal, it says nothing about whether or not the game was good or bad (and honestly, it may NOT have been a good game, but you still appreciated having someone to play against, right?)

(regarding OP's experience, I think it's clear the fellow has impulse issues, which will probably go away when he hits puberty)

I normally say Good game, at the end sometimes not.