PUBLIC ADVISORY: Due to recent lag in Chess.com, sometimes it takes me up to something like 30 seconds before I can accept or offer a rematch after after a game. It tends to happen more after multiple rematches. So if you want to rematch me, please wait a few. Sending me nasty messages about how I’m refusing rematches because I beat you, is not going to speed up this lag. Surprisingly.

YO! CHESS.COM! Lately THE LAG IS STRONG WITH THIS SITE! ALSO YOUR COOKIE IS WAAAY BIGGER THAN ANY OTHER COOKIE, INCLUDING GOOGLE OR FACEBOOK (the surveillance experts)!!! PLEASE FIX!!!!!!

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Lichess is less buggy but people here are more freaky

If you're wondering why my playing seems better than my rating at times - LAG HERE CAN BE HORRIBLE. I've lost countless games in completely winning positions because Chess.com lagged or disconnected me mid-game. Then I'd try to get my lost rating points back, and of course the lag/disconnect again. That's partly why I typically stick to unrated games.

For newbies out there: saying "good game" doesn't mean the game was good or bad. It's just chess etiquette to indicate we're being good sports, and we enjoyed the game. That's more important than what actual skills you have at a game that has no consequence in everyday life.

Rants, er, PSA time!!!

PSA: Some people are good and honorable here. It's not about winning or losing, it's about being a good sport regardless. If you can't learn manners, you deserve what you get. It's called the Golden Rule.

If you think you should say "good game" only if YOU have a good game, or you prefer to insult your opponent who took the time to play with you... then you should join your local chess club and learn some chess etiquette (you can make some real friends while you're at it).

Or quit chess altogether. I heard tic tac toe is an easy game to be a grandmaster at.

PSA: Avoid @SuperBikeQueen - unless you like hanging with an ugly dude who likes to pretend to be a hot(?) chick. I guess makes him feel better? Loses at waaay below his rating. Then pretends to be a GM and offers "advice" on how you should have won. Somehow those eagle eyes missed all the blunders he made in the actual game. How about that. Another "stable genius" around here. By sheer coincidence, a Trump fanatic. Also, likes to say things like “Most players are weak and run away. Just saying” while blocking me for beating him repeatedly. A true maroon, boys and girls. Avoid this pedo at all costs.

PSA: Don't bother playing with Kurulw who is a whiny little bratwurst from a tiny land mostly known for its pastries and Nazis. If he wins he thinks he's a genius, and if he loses, he accuses you of being "boring", or you're a "fish" (what?). Then he harangues you on DM and blocks you ASAP before you can reply, so that way he can "win", I guess. Talk about SDE! I'm pretty sure his rating is overinflated.

PSA: if you ever get matched with Zeralonde, abort it right away. It's just another whiny crybaby on this app/site. He even calls himself a streamer (WITH THAT FACE THAT HIDEOUS FACE it thinks it should be allowed to stream???). I guess anyone can call themselves a streamer and make an embarrassment of themselves to the global public. Stream your whiny accusations that anyone who beats you is obviously using Alpha Zero, Deep Mind, and Commodore 64's Chess cartridge, all at the same time!

Note also it'll block you so you can't reply back to it, while it keeps trying to harass you with inane messages indicative of irreparable derangement. And is "Zeralonde" a pretentious choice of a name trying, and failing, to evoke some amazing fantasy? No, I heard "Zeralonde" is Middle Elder Dwarven Elvish for "whiny crybaby". Off to Mordor with you, you filthy ugly orc!

Another thing Zeralonde has another account, AlexHolzbach. This is totally against Chess.com rules last I checked. Maybe Chess.com can check Zeralonde/AlexHolzbach.

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