Originally posted by Riddle2007The phrase 'one sitting" is probably part of the problem in the context of correspondence chess played with people around the world in many time zones. The answer is possbily to either play blitz with long time controls or set games with 1 day timeout without time bank?
This happen a hell lot of times. I post an open invite with the notice "finish at one sitting please". And the moment they accept it, they will go offline and only return the next day.
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Originally posted by Riddle2007you're certainly right, last night I had my own little open invite adventure, and after more than 6 tries of trying to play against a stronger 1600 (or up) opponent, I concluded people do these kind of things on purpose, just to sabotage.
This happen a hell lot of times. I post an open invite with the notice "finish at one sitting please". And the moment they accept it, they will go offline and only return the next day.
I've found that one sitting isn't realistic to expect from open invites. On occasions where you find a fast mover, just challenge him when you need a fast game. It's understandable, these games aren't supposed to be played fast. However, you should at least be able to make a couple moves after accepting the invite. The player who accepts and does not make a single move is very annoying, and I usually just trash it.
Originally posted by diskamylI think under Advanced Options you can set it so only those meeting your requirements can select the game
you're certainly right, last night I had my own little open invite adventure, and after more than 6 tries of trying to play against a stronger 1600 (or up) opponent, I concluded people do these kind of things on purpose, just to sabotage.
Originally posted by Riddle2007i recommend using Blitz (it's on the menu bar now), all those games will finish in one sitting
This happen a hell lot of times. I post an open invite with the notice "finish at one sitting please". And the moment they accept it, they will go offline and only return the next day.