Bad Sportsmanship

So lemme get this straight; you're playing a 3-minute bullet game, and are complaining that your opponent tried to run you off the clock?

It's blitz and it's poor sportsmanship.

welcome to the world of online chess.

So is starting a thread just to whine about a specific opponent by name.  Certainly you're aware of that?  You've been around here quite a while, twice as long as I have.

this used to bother me too; people are stupid- just put an increment and your opponents will stop when they see they cant cheese you.

I just played through the game and dont see any bad sportsmanship.  If youre complaining about the number of moves, and your opponent trying to win on time that is not bad sportsmanship.  If this does indeed bother you then i would suggest not playing chess because you obviously dont understand what a "timed" game is.

Personally I would firebomb his mailbox. Find out when Google Earth's satellite is passing over his house and if you get perfect timing it will look really cool.

You can't really do anything as it is within the rules of the game.

I suggest that you either play longer games, or play games with increment.

IMO, it is also frustrating, but it seems that is normal tactics in fast games.

In my experience these people are not afraid of wasting indefinite amounts of time, the increment might mean that there is never an option other than walking away and letting them win.

No, the increment would make such tactics(winning on time in drawn positions) pointless, because you can draw the game by 50 moves rule.

you are complaining about some one trying to win a game by time.Thats poor SPORTMANSHIP in it self.

the game was dead drawn at move 47 and it was rubbish for black to play for a win on time in such a position.  I would look for karma to come and bite him in the you know where.

Why do people set up or accept games with time controls set so that time is specifically made to be a major factor, and then bitch when an opponent plays well with that time control?  Hypocritical whiners.

it,s rubbish to play within the rules and try to win, what game are u playing.

Trying to win ON TIME is part of the game.

@Cystem: Right-o.

If you don't want to be run off on time, don't play non-increment, or bullet games. If you agree to those conditions, then you agree to having them used against you.

You have the tool to defend yourself against this sort of thing: the increment. Use it.

When I join a correspondence tournament, it is entirely within my rights to move in the last 30 seconds of the time control for every move, and in many cases I can use all of my vacation as well. Sure it holds up the tournament by a month or two, causing everyone to forget about it and wonder why the hell they have all these new games later on, but it is permitted by the rules, and there is a miniscule chance my opponent might lose as a result of my tactic. Does that make it ok?

Even if there is no specific rule or agreement to bar douchery, it is not acceptable behavior.

Well we are chessplayers.

 If somebody is THAT desparate to win, perhaps they deserve more pity than blame.  I wouldn't feel any sense of accomplishment winning by stupid tricks rather than skill. People need to get lives.