05 May '04 21:03>
As anyone who is watching would know, a player has risen to the top of the rankings BY TIMING OUT LOST or DRAWN GAMES. The fact that this is within the rules is absurd and should lead to the conclusion that the rules are flawed!
Let us look at an example, let us say we have a 7 day TO + 28 day timebank game… the position is obviously won for you, but you will need maybe 20 moves to maneuver me into a checkmate… if, playing in this person’s style, I move ONLY at the last minute… just WAITING for you to go on vacation… that is 7X20+28 days…. 168 days!!! I can delay the game for nearly half a year in a LOST POSITION!
Perhaps a system similar to what they have on gameknot, and what many other people have proposed is in order. Perhaps it is a point of pride… we pride ourselves in having a different system… let us ask all the users… let us take a poll… let us do away with the timebank and implement a system where sketchy play is NOT rewarded!!!
Let us look at an example, let us say we have a 7 day TO + 28 day timebank game… the position is obviously won for you, but you will need maybe 20 moves to maneuver me into a checkmate… if, playing in this person’s style, I move ONLY at the last minute… just WAITING for you to go on vacation… that is 7X20+28 days…. 168 days!!! I can delay the game for nearly half a year in a LOST POSITION!
Perhaps a system similar to what they have on gameknot, and what many other people have proposed is in order. Perhaps it is a point of pride… we pride ourselves in having a different system… let us ask all the users… let us take a poll… let us do away with the timebank and implement a system where sketchy play is NOT rewarded!!!