What does mean, when a player refuse to rematch ?

It means "break is over , have to go back to work "

It means. "I already beat you , why to play again ? "

It means. "Why to play to this dude agai it takes forever to make a move !!"

It means " Im sleepy "

How have they not made a sticky post on this topic so that it isn't made weekly (or even more often)?

And is it a non-U.S. thing? Because I've never heard someone personally complain that they didn't get a rematch at something.

To the OP: It isn't unfair. It isn't rude and it isn't required. No one has to rematch you, ever.

When it comes to live chess I would pretty much never rematch anyone, win or loss (at least not right after the game, maybe some other week). I play to play against different people and to play for certain amounts of time.

I'm more concerned about you and why you would would ask such a question.

Second time you use the same words. There are thouthands reasons for a player not accepting a rematch........ But for YOU it means running away.

If that's what it means for you.... then why create ANOTHER thread asking the same question..... This forum is full of topics about the same. 

I don't accept rematches and I don't ask for them Win or Lose......not becasue I am afraid.. not because I think Im better than anyone...not because I have something else to do..... It's just because I don't Want to and if you get mad its your problem. I dont owe you anything.

It means " your rating is tooo low "

It means you started the game asking for s/a/l

It means you chat instead of move

It means you have a "boring style " of play

It means this guy is a Sicilian defense player

It means "you play like my little sister "

"One game , rematch ,( in case equality final match). at this step the winer will get rated point."

Makes sense !!! At least 2 games - black and white - perfectly logical. 

Great idea !!! Make it mandatory but only for 10 min and less games.

I agree with what others are saying. The world does not revolve around you. There are so many reasons one could come up with, that asking "What does it mean?" is only able to create very specific, yet irrelevant to your game, answers or generic self-deductable answers.

What does it mean when someone refuses a rematch? It means nothing really. Some say that if you "lose as white." then you must be inferior at chess. Not true! When I get rematches, if I notice it, and don't click "new game" too quickly, I accept because I have won at least 2/3 or more times because I learn how to play the other players game. (This is on live chess. On online, if I wish to play with a friend whose rating is clearly 400+ points away from mine, I will clearly loose 5 out of 5 games.) In fact, my last rematch I was playing white, and lost quickly in the middle-game. I played black the next two times, and won both of them!

One important thing is, you cannot call someone "running away" from a rematch. A lot have folks have posted on this forum that they somehow think that folks who loose, and want a rematch are "beneath them" and are a waste of their time. I think that some people take things way to seriously if they are going to create a rating frenzy. On live chess, I understand that people are out to increase their rating. I, too, want this, so I set up so only people 100 points below, and any above to play me. However, most times I play someone right next to my rating, which is good.

If you are playing someone next to your rating, and you win the first game, and they offer a rematch, and you won, so they are somehow "beneath you."  why do you reject? If you are so sure that their rating just magically got to the same level as yours and you will win any game against them, take the free rating points! I bet your underestimation of that player's skill will be your downfall. (of course, I ignore the opening book for most cases, giving me and insteresting game, so I suppose when all of my opening are different, the games will be different as well.)

Obviously, the latter only applies to those who are still confident that anyone who loses as white to them is clearly a member of a seperate species, and "not worthy" of playing them at chess.

However, by simple refusal to rematch, there is, again, absolutely no way to deduce why the refused the rematch. It means nothing. Even if there is some strange possibilities, such as they actually are running away, or they actually are chess power-maniacs, who have clearly let the result of one game go to their head, it is unwise to assume these possibilities just because they seem phychologically convenient.

Rematches are an interesting system of chess.com. I never offer rematches, but will accept them if I notice that a rematch is being offered, and have the spare time (I am a busy person.). It is always nice to play someone who continually start with the same first few moves, so I can ask myself "when he does this, what will I do next time." or "He is going to try to move this knight out to c3. Having a pawn on c6 will block its movement since I already traded my b knight for a bishop." I really can see frustration from constant refusals, (A reason I don't offer rematches, but I never did in the first place; I just tried to learn from others mistakes.) but getting mad at your opponent, and concluding "He must be running away." is hardly worthwhile, or true to yourself.

if u like rematches, play tournaments

I accept only one rematch challenge; It is not my intention to play a match with a single person.

i usually take a break from my studies and play a game ... most of the times i can't accept any rematches since i don't have the time for that . even when i play online i play some active games now and when ill finish them ill take a break from chess and be on my studies , sorry but no rematches , i just can't.

It could mean any number of things.  People refuse to play a 2nd game because they don't want to, something else is more important now, they feel over/undermatched, they won/lost, they don't like you, etc.

People often get upset when you won't play them a second game if they lost the first one.  I usually will play them again (and again), but I am not required to...

It's legal, so don't sweat it.  We all win/lose.  Turn the page and play someone else - this is why you are on a chess site, isn't it?  Not to have personal grudge matches with single opponents.

And obvious.Dont you have more important things to think about Daneshvar?

When I refuse to rematch it means one of the following: 

1) the game is rated, therefore I need a serious rest

2) I could be drunk

3) I probably am quite drunk

4) I'm drunk and therefore barely capable of playing chess

5) I'm ready for any rematch mofos'!!! Bring it on!!!

People may know your opening or strategy after a match, so in the rematch they will use a counterstrategy.

People that get bent out of shape when they don't get a requested rematch more often than not just have a chip on their shoulder...their egos tell them that they lost through luck or accident, and that they should get another chance to prove their superiority.  It's the height of arrogance to get beaten by someone, and then to assume you are still better than them and that they are "running away" from facing you.

It's also a sign of narcissism.  Thinking that the other person could not possibly have any legitimate reason for not accepting the rematch, but that it is all about snubbing them somehow...

The indignant rematchers should be grateful: more often than not you would just lose a second time and your ego would have to just take the full blow instead of pretending the opponent "ran away" from you ;).

Why this attitude that you're "entitled" to a rematch?

There have been other postings regarding this issue.

There is NOTHING written anywhere that if you play someone, that they are obligated to play you another game.

Why do you feel that someone MUST play another game with you?

Sa_Daneshvar wrote:

Just because Rated points are become a kind of money.

I'll have to use my rating points at the grocery next visit. Hell, if I win a lot of games I may be able to make a mortgage payment.

Same here. I occasionally rematch people, but usually I either don't have time or I want to play a different time control or different person. It's nothing personal.

In my case, I don't rematch simply because I am tired and I generally don't have the stamina for another game. There is nothing personal at all. I rarely get offers for rematch because I play slow time controls. All of that said, I'll still always thank the opponent for the game no matter what.

i have an even better approach to not losing rating points: don't play!
if you play at all (rematching or not) you might lose, but i can guarantee that you won't lose if you don't play. try it!

also i dunno which tournaments op is talking about, at least in my area most tournaments are swiss where you don't even play everyone, let alone with both white and black - obviously totally unfair, just how are these things even rated?