STalling / abandoning

Have you guys ever had a situation where it feels like someone is just trying to wear the clock down? Play one opening move then leave you waiting for ages. Then another move then wait. They haven't abandonded the game, but seem to want you to abandon it. What's the point?

Yeah @easyleesie, totally been there—and it’s super annoying 😩

Some players do this to try and frustrate you into resigning or abandoning the game, especially in longer time controls. It’s not against the rules to use all their time, but when it's clearly intentional stalling like that, it’s just bad sportsmanship.

If it happens a lot, definitely consider reporting it—Chess.com does review behavior patterns like this, especially if it's repeated across games. And in the meantime, if you're waiting for someone to move and it’s clear they’re stalling, you can just minimise the tab or move on to another game. No need to let it ruin your vibe!

It’s a shame some folks play that way, but luckily, most players just want a good match. You're not alone in being frustrated by it!

This app needs to get rid of the vacation [removed -- MS] I routinely get stuck in months long games because some clown is on vacation. Latest one after one move.

With games that can last months, even without vacation, there are times when members will need vacation.

There have been previous suggestions to allow no vacation challenges/seeks. If anything happens, that is most likely. The site won't remove it completely.

I’m in the midst of a player stalling on me right now.

She took a move I wouldn’t myself (hard to say whether it’s part of a plan or a miss or mistake) and immediately went on a month-long vacation from daily games.

Today she was playing blitz and bullet while holding me and dozens of others on pause for what is now 22 days.

Report or not? I don’t have a lot of experience playing real people, only lately. This strikes me as poor sportsmanship at the very least.

Report it. This is not cool. But whatever, don't abandon the game. Make sure she loses.

I did report her after I told her I knew she was playing other games.

She finally moved and immediately went on “vacation” again.

She had another account message me. Nice guy 🙄

Actually it’s an alt account. Her other account called me a b… and blocked me.

I blocked both.

If she had a legitimate need to take time off it would have been nice of her to say so/explain and apologize. But catching her playing other games while keeping you and others on hold would make that difficult if not impossible. People are so gaslight-able any more. You handled it well.

I usually just watch JoJo's or something in a minimised tab while playing. It mostly prevents this from affecting me too much.

Yeah, I’m kind of over this. It’s unfortunate that it happens so frequently to so many (and that this platform doesn’t take action to stop it).

If you’re losing, going AWOL won’t help. I do pay enough attention to respond if she comes back.

one tiem somebody was all losing and stalled 4 mins i reported immediatley was that a correct thing to do?

sorry about spelling

im typing fast

I once had a person with no pieces except king just not make a move for the remaining 21 minutes of the game. Eventually I had to go do other stuff and had to resign. (they wouldn't accept a draw)

Hay foros en español ?

Did you report that, Danish? That really should not be allowed. That's a win.

Hola Wilberfranco. No se. Tal ves escribes a "support".

Oh, ok. I didn't report it then, but I'll keep it in mind for next time, thanks!

Oh yeah