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If you agree to a game where there are 3 days per move, you cannot complain if someone takes 3 days per move.
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TheCalculatorKid wrote:
If you agree to a game where there are 3 days per move, you cannot complain if someone takes 3 days per move.
The 3 days are there so you have time in the case you have other things to do. However, if you have time and wait just to see that the whole group has to wait for you...well, I don't see the point. Perhaps you can explain me why you do this.
Can't agree with you more.Perhaps they think it is correct and as per procedure that you can make a move on the last day only.About 5 years back had another user name and was higher rated-one Nigerian player-had about 5000 daily games to play and first game in the club match where she was my opponent- she won-second game even where it was forced move for the last 3 moves in end game she waited till the last move -later became a mental case I think-read in her home page_those days it was possible even if it is no friend-her other friends consoling her about this-She was around 2000 then and I was 1800 I think in daily rating..
Aug 5, 2020
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brasileirosim wrote:
TheCalculatorKid wrote:
If you agree to a game where there are 3 days per move, you cannot complain if someone takes 3 days per move.
The 3 days are there so you have time in the case you have other things to do. However, if you have time and wait just to see that the whole group has to wait for you...well, I don't see the point. Perhaps you can explain me why you do this.
If it is three days per move in a tournament, can't they set it up so you play other players and not just one opponent?
Aug 5, 2020
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For example, how about this?
Players:
1 vs. 2, 3 vs. 4, 5 vs. 6
1 vs. 6, 2 vs. 3, 4 vs. 5
1 vs. 3, 4 vs. 6, 2 vs. 5
Now 1 only needs to play 4 and 5 next. Let's say player 2 is holding things up. Fine, 1 will play 5 since 2 is probably holding up 5 as well. 4 can play 1 when 1 finishes one of the games. If 1 has finished playing 3, 4, 5, and 6 then they can be finished if 3 finishes playing 4, 5, and 6, and 4 finishes 5 and 6. Most likely 5 and 6 are already done if that is the first pairing. Once 1, 3, 4, 5, 6 have finished you base the standings from 5 players and disqualify player 2. Tough luck buddy, everyone else finished. The tournament won't be held back because of one player.
Steady on with the unfair speculation. Many people play daily chess because they are busy. I'm 43, I work full time and have a family. I mainly play Daily. I'm in a tournament at the moment (3 day). I've made a number of moves with less than 12 hours on the clock simply because I've been distracted by other priorities in life and work better to a deadline when busy.. I'm certainly not trying to play as slow as possible to bore my opponent. If that is true for me then it will be true for others too. Your opponent has 3 days. You just need to be patient. There is no Machiavellian plot.
Mark, this is okay, and it is a 3 day daily, so we should no complain. But I saw countless players waiting to do their moves but at the same time playing a lot of blitz. If they have time for blitz they should have time to play obvious moves.
Aug 5, 2020
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The first chess.com tournament I joined, back in march I believe, was a big 5 days tournament. My group of 4 has finished months ago, but the slower groups are still stuck in the first round. I guess it will take centuries. I've learned my lesson and now I only join 1 day tournaments, but even in those there are players who take it incredibly slow. I understand that not everyone has lots of time to play, but especially in endgames people could speed things up a bit.
BertDekimpe wrote:
The first chess.com tournament I joined, back in march I believe, was a big 5 days tournament. My group of 4 has finished months ago, but the slower groups are still stuck in the first round. I guess it will take centuries. I've learned my lesson and now I only join 1 day tournaments, but even in those there are players who take it incredibly slow. I understand that not everyone has lots of time to play, but especially in endgames people could speed things up a bit.
Lucky one - if each player in the group decided to go on vacation consecutively after the other one completes his share of vacation you can forget you ever joined such a tournament.
brasileirosim wrote:
Some people playing Daily Chess in a tournament try to play as slow as possible. If they have 3 days to make a move they usually wait until the last hours to play, even in positions where they have a forced move.
I guess they think that they have a bigger chance to win doing so, as some players could die during the tournament or forfeit because they are bored. In a current tournament there is a guy who didn’t finish a single game, and all the other players have to finish only the games against him. Somehow ridiculous.
wow -_- 🤦♂️
Well but maybe they chose 3 days because they log in every three days. It is annoying though very true
chamo2074 wrote:
Well but maybe they chose 3 days because they log in every three days. It is annoying though very true
yeah i agree
BertDekimpe a écrit :
The first chess.com tournament I joined, back in march I believe, was a big 5 days tournament. My group of 4 has finished months ago, but the slower groups are still stuck in the first round. I guess it will take centuries. I've learned my lesson and now I only join 1 day tournaments, but even in those there are players who take it incredibly slow. I understand that not everyone has lots of time to play, but especially in endgames people could speed things up a bit.
Only join one day tournaments "without vacation" in the settings
chamo2074 wrote:
Well but maybe they chose 3 days because they log in every three days. It is annoying though very true
In this case we should not complain, of course. I just feel that some players are using the whole 3 days as a psychological game. It is just not very effective against most players.
GarryCasperov wrote:
They're hoping that you forget to check the game.
Once I was playing a 960 FRC game in a tournament where I went to play tennis and thought I would have enough time afterwards to make my move. I almost lost on time, having only something like 30 minutes to play. Would I lose the game I would destroy my chances to win the tournament (I won it eventually).Only 24 hours can be quite tricky.
Some people playing Daily Chess in a tournament try to play as slow as possible. If they have 3 days to make a move they usually wait until the last hours to play, even in positions where they have a forced move.
I guess they think that they have a bigger chance to win doing so, as some players could die during the tournament or forfeit because they are bored. In a current tournament there is a guy who didn’t finish a single game, and all the other players have to finish only the games against him. Somehow ridiculous.