I resigned all my games.

~~Gizmo28~~

Only Chess

02 Jan 07

~~Gizmo28~~

Cyberspace

Joined: 06 Nov 06
Moves: 1476

02 Jan 07

I'd resign all my games not once but twice and my rating dropped 100+. reason: my opponents are too slow. any advice on how to find fast players?

huckleberryhound

Devout Agnostic.

DZ-015

Joined: 12 Oct 05
Moves: 42584

02 Jan 07

1/na games setup.

~~Gizmo28~~

Cyberspace

Joined: 06 Nov 06
Moves: 1476

02 Jan 07

Originally posted by huckleberryhound
1/na games setup.

That will take probably a few weeks to finish. It will be great though if all my opponents are as fast as you. Our last match lasted only a few days.

Very Rusty

Treat Everyone Equal

Halifax, Nova Scotia

Joined: 04 Oct 06
Moves: 640214

02 Jan 07

Originally posted by Gizmo28
I'd resign all my games not once but twice and my rating dropped 100+. reason: my opponents are too slow. any advice on how to find fast players?

Perhaps change your profile also, you say you play 4 slow and 2 fast, might have to do with the slow games?

~~Gizmo28~~

Cyberspace

Joined: 06 Nov 06
Moves: 1476

02 Jan 07

Originally posted by Very Rusty
Perhaps change your profile also, you say you play 4 slow and 2 fast, might have to do with the slow games?

Right. I ought to have wrote: 6 fast games, no slow play.

lausey

Milton Keynes, UK

Joined: 28 Jul 04
Moves: 81605

02 Jan 07

This site isn't ideal if you want fast play. Go to Playchess or ICC. 🙂

nonnymoose

Average Guy

Chicago, IL

Joined: 29 Nov 04
Moves: 80174

02 Jan 07

Subscribe -- stop free loading and it won't matter.

Nonny

Very Rusty

Treat Everyone Equal

Halifax, Nova Scotia

Joined: 04 Oct 06
Moves: 640214

02 Jan 07

Originally posted by nonnymoose
Subscribe -- stop free loading and it won't matter.

Nonny

Very Subtle 🙄

kmac27

washington

Joined: 18 Dec 05
Moves: 47023

02 Jan 07

when i wasn't a subscriber as i met people who played down to the last minute i just put them on my ignore list. then you wont play them again. although its a slow process.

Maxwell Smart

Under Cover

Joined: 25 Feb 04
Moves: 28912

02 Jan 07

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"I can't believe how slowly people play on this Correspondence site!" 🙄

Very Rusty

Treat Everyone Equal

Halifax, Nova Scotia

Joined: 04 Oct 06
Moves: 640214

02 Jan 07

Originally posted by kmac27
when i wasn't a subscriber as i met people who played down to the last minute i just put them on my ignore list. then you wont play them again. although its a slow process.

There is an ignore list feature, or you just did this on your own?

Pavlo87

U.S.A.

Joined: 19 Feb 05
Moves: 3455

02 Jan 07

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Originally posted by Gizmo28
I'd resign all my games not once but twice and my rating dropped 100+. reason: my opponents are too slow. any advice on how to find fast players?

What do you consider a slow player? And what is fast?
in your opinion

-- Paul

FabianFnas

Joined: 11 Nov 05
Moves: 43938

02 Jan 07

Originally posted by Gizmo28
I'd resign all my games not once but twice and my rating dropped 100+. reason: my opponents are too slow. any advice on how to find fast players?

When I find anyone to challenge, I study their profile and their public games. If I want a fast game I choose only those that play fast.
If they have finished lots of games in the latest week even if they don't have many concurrent games going, then they're fast.
If they have a lot of timed-out games, they're not.
If you find a game that is played fast then both players are fast players. Challenge them both.

Their profile and public games give a lot of clues whether they play fast or not.

stevetodd

Joined: 26 Nov 03
Moves: 11918

02 Jan 07

Originally posted by lausey
This site isn't ideal if you want fast play. Go to Playchess or ICC. 🙂

Yes but I think he means if he specifically requests a fast game, I too sometimes like to play quickish games too (probably a couple of hours to a finish or maybe if just 2 or 3 sessions to a finish, maybe the answer is to start up a clan for quick players but non subscribers would not be able to join

Dragon Fire

Lord of all beasts

searching for truth

Joined: 06 Jun 06
Moves: 30390

02 Jan 07

Just search the Players List for current fast movers and challenge them.

Sometimes I feel like a fast game, sometimes you want a good game. Its easy, search out the right opponents.