Wait till the first time you allow a game to progress after you could timeout an opponent but didn't. The situation is reversed and your opponent times you out immediately you will learn the benefits of timeout and being nice to people.
Originally posted by actuals How long should I wait before claiming time out win?
What I consider "unfair" is not playing a move within the agreed time limit. For someone to complain about being timed out is funny, considering they are the ones not honouring the agreement.
It depends on the opponent - if it was a team mate or someone I had been having a nice friendly conversation with then I would probably wait longer then if it was a tough opponent in a tournament or league where the win is of more benefit then mere rating points.
Although, like people here have been saying, this is correspondence chess where time really should not be an issue at all and for someone to lose a game in such a way is unecessary for anything above 3 days a move.
I only time out for short (e.g. a couple of days) delays when I think I am winning as I then assume the opponent has lost interest etc. Did not take a time out against an opponent who was winning recently and, surprise, surprise, he won. :-(
No regrets though (other than my moves obviously), it is about the games for me and he was an opponent I had played already and was happy to play again.
Is it considered "unfair" claiming time out win?
23 Jan '10 12:35
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