Chessking-134 wrote:
NGl most people leave so they don't get checkmated and don't want to swallow their pride and ego.
I try to imagine why someone would just disconnect if they are losing and it is truly strange behavior. A few things come to mind:
- Connection issues: I had one game where I had been dropped and ChessDotCom said I had abandoned but I hadn't. I messaged the person afterwards explaining I didn't mean to abandon. They were very nice.
- If I didn't care at all about this 'invisible social media person' I'm playing against, I might understand just disconnecting. From my perspective, a loss is a loss no matter how it unfolds.
I'm unsure if ego or pride would have any bearing on my game actions but if they didn't respect the human on the other end, then I guess they wouldn't respect even telling the person (maybe their chat is off). I know there is someone with feelings *usually on the other end.
*I've met a few on line who fail the decency test but it's rare.
NGl most people leave so they don't get checkmated and don't want to swallow their pride and ego.