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 Joining games when you have no intention of playing
Phil
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sirtgl
13-Dec-05, 05:13
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Been there!
I used to play "quck games" in the past too. The problem was, nobody else wanted to. It is annoying when I expect for a quick game of chess (without the pressure of 10 minutes time limit like in blitz) and the opponent makes a move, and then goes away. I usually just canceled those games. More annoying is to make 3+ moves before leaving, since then the game cannot even be canceled. After a few of these, I got tired of it, and used the Blitz for satisfying my need for quick games. And again after awhile, since I suck at blitz, I buried the dream of playing quick games forever.
Another thing is those players who play quickly until the situation is hopeless for them. I was challenged for two games by a player I don't want to mention here, and the first 30 moves where really quick. I thought "well, this is nice, I'm able to finish two games on the same day I started them". Yeah, right. After 30-something moves the opponent had clearly lost the two games, and he disappeared. The first game ended 3 weeks later but the other is still going on!
So much for quick games.
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astalablasta
17-Dec-05, 10:42
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Time outs
Theres no reason why GK couldnt have games with hourly time out settings. If you sign up to one you best be prepared to finish it....problem solved?
Mark
ps: get a move on in our games Phil, your only going slow because your getting hammered ;]
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class!
Sorry Mark...will do!
PS yes that would solve the problem
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