I think a lot of it that some people don't want their opponents to figure out their openings. Sadly, most people are here for rating points and not practice. You pick up more rating points if you don't continue playing the same person again and again and again.
why dont most chess players on chess.com want to rematch
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Justs99171 wrote:
I think a lot of it that some people don't want their opponents to figure out their openings. Sadly, most people are here for rating points and not practice. You pick up more rating points if you don't continue playing the same person again and again and again.
What ??
At my rating, there is no point trying to figure out my openings, I am not that good.
I am here to enjoy playing chess, not for points or anything else.
i think most people are here for the same reason.
I rarely rematch, usually because I have to do some work; make the dinner; go sit on the loo; go shopping; walk the dog; have a cigarette; or just plain can't be bothered.
If you're here to play and not to gain rating points, obviously what I said wasn't aimed at you.
Justs99171 wrote:
If you're here to play and not to gain rating points, obviously what I said wasn't aimed at you.
Playing chess is what I come here for. I do not desire rating points for their own sake. You cannot exchange them for bottles of wine for instance, or can you ?
Sometimes I just cant be bothered giving a rematch .. sometimes I get annoyed if I don't get a rematch but I know its all in vain..
Don't get a rematch .. get a life ;)
I have found that on chess.com that players generally don't rematch compared to on lichess where players will often rematch multiple times.
Perhaps this is a function of the number of players utilising chess.com that you can get another quality opponent so quickly; however, the difference is striking.
sahirab wrote:
I have found that on chess.com that players generally don't rematch compared to on lichess where players will often rematch multiple times.
Perhaps this is a function of the number of players utilising chess.com that you can get another quality opponent so quickly; however, the difference is striking.
lichess.org is for more serious players.
Contrary to popular chess.com belief, rematches are for people wanting to learn; not for people looking for redemption. Rematches are not about ego or a failure to accept defeat, and it takes an egotistical person to see a rematch in such a manner. Obviously, if someone is beating me every game, I have a lot to learn from them. Most of the time, the person wanting a rematch just wants to play both colors. Beyond that, maybe they just want another look at their opponent's opening, or they want to try a different opening against the same opponent.
If you play the same person 20 blitz games in a row, obviously you're going to be repeating the same variations of the same openings numerous times. Learning requires repetition.
Apr 19, 2020
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#29
This thread started 2014
Rematch Threads before 2014 - #178
Rematch Threads since 2014 - #574
Total responses of why a rematch is not given - #342,786
Trivia - Rematch Threads accusing people of running/cowards 97%
Number of members who reported they accept all rematch offers - 8
Why ??? Perhaps a visit to the shrink Doctor.
Apr 19, 2020
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#30
Whenever I get rematch requests, it’s usually because I cheesed a win or a draw. I don’t accept those because I’m thinking, “phew! Didn’t lose that round lol”.
Ive only seen one guy who rematches me when he won, he was around 100 points higher than me. We played 5 games and I lost them all. From those games I realized I needed better endgame technique, but I don’t usually accept rematches, especially from lower rated players (like 50 points or more lower). It gets mentally taxing for me.
SNUDOO wrote:
Whenever I get rematch requests, it’s usually because I cheesed a win or a draw. I don’t accept those because I’m thinking, “phew! Didn’t lose that round lol”.
Ive only seen one guy who rematches me when he won, he was around 100 points higher than me. We played 5 games and I lost them all. From those games I realized I needed better endgame technique, but I don’t usually accept rematches, especially from lower rated players (like 50 points or more lower). It gets mentally taxing for me.
You pretty much hit the nail on the head. You don't rematch when you should have lost, because you don't want to lose the next. You don't rematch when you don't want to risk losing rating points.
I rematch after winning most of the time.
I usually hit rematch whether I win or lose.
If someone tried to swindle me or dragged out a lost game, I won't rematch; some of the time.
Chess.com doesn't consider avoidance of a rematch to be poor sportsmanship.
Chess.com doesn't have the right to redefine poor sportsmanship.
Avoiding a rematch is poor sportsmanship.
I've been muted for posting "coward" on someone's wall.
This was after having curbed worse behavior.
Am I a poor sport? Yes.
Am I a poor sport for declining rematches? No! Obviously not, because I accept most rematches.
Why am I a poor sport?
Well, if someone else is allowed to be, why can't I behave badly?
Apparently, chess.com only advocates poor sportsmanship so long as it involves declining a rematch, or condescending someone. You can insult anyone here all day long, so long as it doesn't involve profanity or name calling.
Just like in an old school basketball game, the retaliator is punished and the perpetrator gets away with it.
The people running this place are as fake as a Jr. High preppy girl club.
I tried explaining to some moderator, in a circular argument, in which he/she was being super obstinate, that all of this so called "unsportman like conduct" was in retaliation to poor sportsmanship, which chess.com actually supports, defends, and seemingly advocates.
Just to think they could fix it all if they divided everyone, at the start of entering live chess mode, into pro-rematch and anti-rematch groups.
I've made numerous suggestions and it all fell on deaf ears.
Apr 19, 2020
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Justs99171 wrote:
SNUDOO wrote:
Whenever I get rematch requests, it’s usually because I cheesed a win or a draw. I don’t accept those because I’m thinking, “phew! Didn’t lose that round lol”.
Ive only seen one guy who rematches me when he won, he was around 100 points higher than me. We played 5 games and I lost them all. From those games I realized I needed better endgame technique, but I don’t usually accept rematches, especially from lower rated players (like 50 points or more lower). It gets mentally taxing for me.
You pretty much hit the nail on the head. You don't rematch when you should have lost, because you don't want to lose the next. You don't rematch when you don't want to risk losing rating points.
I rematch after winning most of the time.
I usually hit rematch whether I win or lose.
If someone tried to swindle me or dragged out a lost game, I won't rematch; some of the time.
Chess.com doesn't consider avoidance of a rematch to be poor sportsmanship.
Chess.com doesn't have the right to redefine poor sportsmanship.
Avoiding a rematch is poor sportsmanship.
I've been muted for posting "coward" on someone's wall.
This was after having curbed worse behavior.
Am I a poor sport? Yes.
Am I a poor sport for declining rematches? No! Obviously not, because I accept most rematches.
Why am I a poor sport?
Well, if someone else is allowed to be, why can't I behave badly?
Apparently, chess.com only advocates poor sportsmanship so long as it involves declining a rematch, or condescending someone. You can insult anyone here all day long, so long as it doesn't involve profanity or name calling.
Just like in an old school basketball game, the retaliator is punished and the perpetrator gets away with it.
The people running this place are as fake as a Jr. High preppy girl club.
I tried explaining to some moderator, in a circular argument, in which he/she was being super obstinate, that all of this so called "unsportman like conduct" was in retaliation to poor sportsmanship, which chess.com actually supports, defends, and seemingly advocates.
Just to think they could fix it all if they divided everyone, at the start of entering live chess mode, into pro-rematch and anti-rematch groups.
I've made numerous suggestions and it all fell on deaf ears.
Yeah, I never request rematches unless someone else requests them. Even then I usually don't accept; it just isn't really a thing I do, because I feel like what happened, happened. I welcome a chance to play higher rated players, and don't mind bullying lower rated people for points once in a while (just in arenas, ok??). After a swindle, I don't rematch. I usually just forget what happened, and do my best in the next game. Then I go over them all with the chess.com engine. That's just how i do things.
Apr 19, 2020
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#33
I never accept rematches, because I always lose the second game(even if I lost the first game)
I sometimes offer and/or accept rematches, but when I don't it's generally because I want to spend some time analyzing the game I just played. In fact, even if I rematch I try only to do it once... then I only have two games to go back and analyze. Otherwise my mind gets all in a mess!
Everyone, ignore #37
Attorney: huh?
Thanks 
And LOL
I know for me... I play online games for the most part and generally set limits at 3 days per.... some people literally take 3 full days to make their move which turns a game into a 2 month commitment. I generally will not rematch those. If I find someone is timely regardless of the original outcome I will certainly take the rematch