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Have you ever felt guilty beating someone rated (much) lower than you? I feel bad in this (ONGOING!!) tournament game...(S)he's probably just inexperienced...I don't particularly enjoy playing lower rated players, but take a look...(ONGOING!!)

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Originally posted by wittywonka
Has you ever felt guilty beating someone rated (much) lower than you?
Nope. 🙂

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I don't really feel guilty, but it's sort of unfulfilling. Not even a challenge, especially when they blunder pieces like that. Of course, I suppose some people would have the same to say about me.

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Originally posted by wittywonka
Have you ever felt guilty beating someone rated (much) lower than you? I feel bad in this (ONGOING!!) tournament game...(S)he's probably just inexperienced...I don't particularly enjoy playing lower rated players, but take a look...(ONGOING!!)

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Yeah, I feel bad when I stomp someone lower than me. There is no real honor in beating someone weaker than you, you know?

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I feel bad when I beat higher rated players 🙁

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Originally posted by wittywonka
Have you ever felt guilty beating someone rated (much) lower than you? I feel bad in this (ONGOING!!) tournament game...(S)he's probably just inexperienced...I don't particularly enjoy playing lower rated players, but take a look...(ONGOING!!)

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Nothing to feel bad about. I'd love to play Kasparovm even though I'm sure he'd beat me, because I'd learn something. I'm pleased if a much better player is willing to play me, even though (s)he's likely to beat me. That's how you get better.

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I was starting to have that feeling once, not too much (there is no mercy in chess) and then the girl started crying...and i felt kinda bad (still beat her badly) when I checkmated her on the 10th move. Oddly enough she was rated about 1400 and (i was 1320 at the time) she seemed to do well for the rest of thr tourny, maybe something happened before the match, or maybe im just too gorgiously distracting to play well against, and she was simply crying cause I was going away... who knows

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Originally posted by e4master
or maybe im just too gorgiously distracting to play well against, and she was simply crying cause I was going away... who knows
Yes...that must've been it...

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i always feel good when i take skulls

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Originally posted by wittywonka
Have you ever felt guilty beating someone rated (much) lower than you? I feel bad in this (ONGOING!!) tournament game...(S)he's probably just inexperienced...I don't particularly enjoy playing lower rated players, but take a look...(ONGOING!!)

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If you feel so bad, why not offer constructive advice or chess improvement sites/books rather than posting a game (ongoing even) that will just embarrass the person.

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I love beating lower rated players. its so nice to see them making poor, pathetic moves you just know arent good ones.

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Originally posted by wittywonka
Have you ever felt guilty beating someone rated (much) lower than you? I feel bad in this (ONGOING!!) tournament game...(S)he's probably just inexperienced...I don't particularly enjoy playing lower rated players, but take a look...(ONGOING!!)

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Not really because in the past I have been guilty of not paying enough attention in this sort of game (i.e. moving too quickly to allocate more time to deal with higher rated opponnets in the same tournament) but sometimes have ended up blundering a piece away then have to spend a ridicleous amount of time planning and scheming my way back into the game. I suppose it's the first rule of chess 'don't under estimate your opponent'.

Edit: although looking at your opponent there is a huge rating difference, so I can imagine it almost feels like you are carrying out an execution.

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I felt guilt when I won once against a 5-6 years old kid...and a couple of times when I defetead some old guy...A couple of times I drew such games just because of the same reason 🙂...especially if they are friendly games it is ok to draw 😉

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Originally posted by Zander 88
I feel bad when I beat higher rated players 🙁
But not as bad as the higher-rated player eh?

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