Should games like this be allowed?

Go to open invites, if its till there, and look at a player named Durs game. It is mate in 1 and whoever accpets that game is screwed. Should this be allowed?

Does it really matter? As far as I know set piece games don't affect ones win/loss record, so the player is just wasting his own time.

everybody can see the position at which the game starts, so why not. If youi accept the game, you also accept the position. Second thing is that games that don't start from the normal position are all not rated. Only in tournaments these games are rated.

Originally posted by dyl
Does it really matter? As far as I know set piece games don't affect ones win/loss record, so the player is just wasting his own time.

Originally posted by tejo
Non rated games [b]do affect your win/loss record, so I think set piece games are too, but I am not sure about this.[/b]

Point taken Tejo

Originally posted by tejo
Non rated games [b]do affect your win/loss record, so I think set piece games are too, but I am not sure about this.[/b]

Set piece games do not affect your won/loss record, nor do they affect your rating. I have played several of them.

Maybe "ian93" will take it?

Originally posted by DreamlaX
Non-rated games affect your win/loss record, but set games don't (to my understanding).

Originally posted by Natural Science
Set piece games do affect your win-loss record. I have played several with ElvenDreamGirl to help her with different endgame themes, and I vividly remember them changing my win-loss record. Not that I mind; my primary reason for being here is to continually improve my chess, not my win-loss totals.