I never rematch, win or lose. I like to play as many different people as possible.
This site has a bunch of members that don't rematch.
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FischerIsBae wrote:
I never rematch, win or lose. I like to play as many different people as possible.
That is one of the main reasons I normally don't do rematches. I like the variety of different players as I learn more that way.
Ziggy_Zugzwang wrote:
The people complaining about rematches are usually below a certain level. There is a clue about their continuing lowly status in this regard: They are emotionally over engaged, like a poker player who wants to play every hand to be part of the action. The flaw is not with the other player, but seeing a board game as some sort of rite of passage or benchmark of manhood.
ziggy, I cant believe you have stooped so low as to pipe this malarkey, in this inane thread!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This place shot down the NFL thread but let threads as this flourish!!!!!!! Somebody please lock up this rubbish!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yeah, because NFL is all about chess 
This at least has something to do with it.
Dear sir, this thread is sooooooo ridiculous and will never go anywhere!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! PLEASE!!!!!
What I don't understand is why players get so angry about refusal of a rematch request. Its just their frustration at losing a close game and then their re-match request being turned down and thus they didn't get their 'revenge'. Its insane really.
captnding123 wrote:
Ziggy_Zugzwang wrote:
The people complaining about rematches are usually below a certain level. There is a clue about their continuing lowly status in this regard: They are emotionally over engaged, like a poker player who wants to play every hand to be part of the action. The flaw is not with the other player, but seeing a board game as some sort of rite of passage or benchmark of manhood.
ziggy, I cant believe you have stooped so low as to pipe this malarkey, in this inane thread!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I even stooped so low as to enter a limbo dancing competition once !
JayeshSinhaChess wrote:
What I don't understand is why players get so angry about refusal of a rematch request. Its just their frustration at losing a close game and then their re-match request being turned down and thus they didn't get their 'revenge'. Its insane really.
Great to see you posting something new!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ziggy_Zugzwang wrote:
captnding123 wrote:
Ziggy_Zugzwang wrote:
The people complaining about rematches are usually below a certain level. There is a clue about their continuing lowly status in this regard: They are emotionally over engaged, like a poker player who wants to play every hand to be part of the action. The flaw is not with the other player, but seeing a board game as some sort of rite of passage or benchmark of manhood.
ziggy, I cant believe you have stooped so low as to pipe this malarkey, in this inane thread!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I even stooped so low as to enter a limbo dancing competition once !
LOL That's the best post in this thread so far!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Didn't anyone ever tell the OP it isn't safe to play with rematches?
Oct 22, 2017
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#73
JC816 wrote:
This site has a bunch of cowards that don't have the guts to rematch people. This site should have a mandatory one-game rematch. Then you'd see a lot of these cowards leave this site. Especially in blitz chess. They win by one second and are too scared to rematch. Pathetic.
Just say to them you love chess. This should guarantee you a rematch most of the time.
Why should it be best of three?
In tournaments it's best of 1, often. I'd rather not be spoon fed but get an experience of what it would be like if I was in a tournament.
Who becomes world champion can depend on one second win or a lucky move. If you allowed yourself to be one second slower, work on getting two seconds faster. If you had a mouse slip, work on your mouse control. If you didn't see something but had otherwise won the game, then you didn't deserve the win. Learn to see EVERYTHING.
Look over your game to see what went wrong. Do it immediately after. That will perhaps not quince your thirst for vengeance, it may not improve your rating right now. But it will help you in the future, and who knows, in that one game in the tournament it might be YOU winning by 1 second because you chose to learn from mistakes rather then show someone who beat you that you aren't as bad as they thought.
In tournaments it's best of 1, often. I'd rather not be spoon fed but get an experience of what it would be like if I was in a tournament.
Who becomes world champion can depend on one second win or a lucky move. If you allowed yourself to be one second slower, work on getting two seconds faster. If you had a mouse slip, work on your mouse control. If you didn't see something but had otherwise won the game, then you didn't deserve the win. Learn to see EVERYTHING.
Look over your game to see what went wrong. Do it immediately after. That will perhaps not quince your thirst for vengeance, it may not improve your rating right now. But it will help you in the future, and who knows, in that one game in the tournament it might be YOU winning by 1 second because you chose to learn from mistakes rather then show someone who beat you that you aren't as bad as they thought.
king2Q wrote:
JC816 wrote:
This site has a bunch of cowards that don't have the guts to rematch people. This site should have a mandatory one-game rematch. Then you'd see a lot of these cowards leave this site. Especially in blitz chess. They win by one second and are too scared to rematch. Pathetic.
Just say to them you love chess. This should guarantee you a rematch most of the time.
That would be another reason for me to deny his request. I can't stand people who love chess!
LOL
Id say I get more rematch requests when I lose, rather than when I win.
Not too many with a draw.
You know you are going to get a request from some 1000 rated punk who is sloppy attacks from the getgo and then doesnt resign until mate in 1.
Oct 23, 2017
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#79
AhPhoey wrote:
When I played blitz, I played one, then found another opponent, regardless if I won or lost. I don't believe I fall into the category of "coward" - I just like to play many different people. It's everyone's prerogative if they want to play multiple games or not.
If YOU win, and they don't want to play a second game, do you still get TICKED??? I'm guessing not. I'm guessing its only when you lose and are angry, and take a board game personally. Don't do that. It's only a board game.
Only a board game??!!
Only a board game ??!!
Only a board game ??!!!
Only a board game ???!!!
Only a board game ??!!!
Oct 23, 2017
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#80
Love the post using the baby picture. There sure are a lot of tears being shed here for losses. Jeesh. Move on! I don't want to play the same person over and over unless they are a friend, we've had a good conversation in chat or they might want to work on an opening I am interested in learning. Sometimes I just don't have the time and managed to squeeze a game in before moving on to other things in my life, like hiking in the wilderness, spending time with my love, buying groceries, seeing a movie, etc.
"Cowards" you say? Or perhaps they have perfectly good reasons for not having a rematch. I can think of lots of such good reasons. Can you think of any?