Was that rude??

How did he respond? 

He didn't... After two more moves he resigned, that's it :(

Intriquing game.  Perhaps your opponent thought you might make a mistake; hence, there was still a chance of winning.  For example, you had mate at (55.  ... Qe2+), but you moved the rook instead.

Concerning your question -- yes, the "enough" comments were not really appropriate.  Remember that your opponents know the rules; my suggestion is to allow them to resign when they are ready, without prompting, even though you may have a clear advantage.  Sometimes great players make mistakes at the ends of games, throwing away a win and ending in a draw.  Always be gracious and kind toward your friends and opponents!

Dear PianoGuy

I totally understand your point, and I agree it would be rude to ask someone to resign. I would never do that!

I meant "enough passed pawns!", and "enough rooks lurking somewhere waiting to jump on my king". I absolutely didn't mean "enough playing, resign now for God's sake!". I know that great players make mistakes sometimes, and amateurs make mistakes all the time (the great Tigran Petrosian hung a Queen once, as IM Silman demonstrated when he was still here on chess.com), and I don't really like it (I hate it to be honest) when someone resigns and later I find out that I didn't know how to win actually had he not resigned.

I hope he isn't really pissed about it :(

Thank you so much for your time

you could always send him a message to make sure he knows you didn't mean to offend him.

Dear birdbirdbird (my guess is that: you like the Bird Opening!)

Sure thing... I did that and waiting for a reply. I really hope he's not mad at me at the moment.

Thanks a lot for the advice

Yep it was rude :)

So here are some advice to make you improve.

DO NOT talk during the game, turn the chat off or hide it. It only distract you. When game is finished, then you can say enought or good game or whatever you want. But talking during the game only distract you.

START reading good classical chess books - this is what you need to do and limit your playing rapid/blitz. Ofc there is nothing wrong to play from time to time, but you should be focusing on reading on the ruskies ;)

Good luck

Probably it wasn't nice from you, but I like to point to something else: the fact that you needed to exclaim "Enough!" shows that you let your emotions get the best of you. Granted, these were casual games, but to get excited that easy could become a bad habit when you'll play serious chess. Try to be more restrained and control your emotions, not just for the sake of your opponent, but for the sake of your own play.

Dear echecs06

I suppose it's not enough said, since there are new comments ;)

Dear xstagex

I believe you're right that talking distracts one from playing, especially in such a limited time frame. I like to greet my opponents, however, and say a word or two from time to time (nice fork!) or (Oops! didn't see that!) or stuff like that. I'll try to cut it out and keep chatting to the bare minimum of (hello) and (good game).

And actually I'm planning to read:

• Alexander Alekhine - Alexander Alekhine's Best Games
• Bobby Fischer - My 60 Memorable Games
• Aron Nimzowitsch - My System
• Max Euwe - Judgement and Planning in Chess
• Mikhail Botvinnik - One Hundred Selected Games

and whatever I can find, as soon as I have the time. I will graduate in less than a month and hopefully I'll have enough (here's that word again!) time to read them.

As for not playing blitz games, well, what can I say? I would love to play a real game with real board and flesh and blood opponent that lasts for 3 hours, but this happened only once in my life and I don't think it'll happen again anytime soon. We don't have chess federation, we don't have chess clubs, in short: chess is forgotten where I live. So online blitz is all that I have for the time being.

Thanks for stopping by

Dear nebunulpecal

You've just hit the nail on the head. I was emotional at that moment and I think it's due to the continuing pressure of next week exams. Maybe I shouldn't have played this game in the first place? Perhaps. But the fact that I beat a stronger opponent, twice, might also be an indicator that I was in the mood to play. I don't know that's too complicated for me to judge ;) but anyway, I really need to stay calm and focused, rather than thrown off and passionate (which I do most of the time, this was an exception, however) as you have kindly pointed out.

One more thing. I won't get to play serious chess in my whole life. There's no opportunity in my country for playing serious chess, unfortunately.

Thanks for your interest

Personally, I don't agree with chatting (beyond good luck and gg, etc .), since it can be distracting, you might unintentionally insult someone (like you did), and since it isn't proper in OTB. 

Alright jim995, no more chit-chat!

No really, I'm serious about this. It IS distracting and may lead to unpredictable stuff "like the one I posted this thread about", so I think I'll stick to (greetings) and (gg) - although I like to chat a little to people from around the world, but it's important also to focus and play a good game.

Thanks!

Whether or not our comment could be taken as rude, Faysal, your intention was not to offend and you've offered your opponent an explanation which I think is all that politeness requires.  As for chatting, I think the odd light-hearted comment or two during the game and/or an opening greeting really makes the games more enjoyable.  I too get completely absorbed in some games, but don't treat them like death matches as I might if I were really good and were playing an equally good opponent in a live (OTB) match.  

                    E N O U G H  !!    

what happen to the good ole HOGWASH ! ?

Dear TheBlueBishop

As you have noticed it wasn't meant to offend and I hope that my opponent didn't take as an offense. Perhaps he just resigned because he had a completely lost game and less than two minutes on the clock? I hope so...

Dear National Master Rex Blalock

It's a great pleasure to have you commenting on my humble post.

And "ENOUGH"!!! if you say so :)

Thank you all for your nice comments and invaluable advice.

The hogs have been washed ENOUGH!

Awwwwww, the little piggie is taking a bath...or is it a bowl of swine soup?