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Gamesmanship question

Gamesmanship question

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In one tournament match my oppoent as white has a superior position, but not so good as black. What he started doing is playing game 1 quickly and very, very slowly in game 2. I haven't mailed him yet, but once I realised what he was doing, I stopped moving until he's made both moves as black and white.
Is this normal gamesmanship? What would the tactic be?

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If your opponent is playing within the agreed time controls, then their actions are perfectly legitimate.

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Revenge is a dish best served cold.

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I have to say that when I am in a good possition I generaly spend less time thinking about the moves I'm making. This is probably because I have a good plan in mind or the fact that it's just easier to see a good move when you are winning.

When I am in a bad possition I find it more and more difficult to find a good move and often need to spend a long time working out which is the least bad move

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Originally posted by Weadley
Revenge is a dish best served cold.
Yes. I'm not going to let it get under my skin. I think what he's doing is making sure he's got a won game in the 1st and then he can play for a draw in the 2nd which will decide the group.
He's only got one or two moves, so it's not as if there's a lot of choices.

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I don't think its unsportsmanlike.. he could be thinking that the end of game 1 could be nearer, so he'll finish that one so he can concentrate more on the other game and hope to win it as well. I play games that I'm either in the lead considerably, or losing really bad first, and more often, and the other games that are all clogged up in the centre, I don't play as often.. 'cause it takes more thinking..

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