25 Feb 07
If you are a non subscriber and can only play 6 games. It can be very frustrating to play through long enivitable endgame wins with opponents that take ages to move.
Is it a case of tough luck pay the money or should you politely try to encourage your opponent to do the noble deed and fall on his sword?
Generally when I played matches I would play on when really I shouldn't as I am an optimist, so I don't want to be a hypocrite.
25 Feb 07
Originally posted by petrosianpupilIt's all about the timers.
If you are a non subscriber and can only play 6 games. It can be very frustrating to play through long enivitable endgame wins with opponents that take ages to move.
Is it a case of tough luck pay the money or should you politely try to encourage your opponent to do the noble deed and fall on his sword?
Generally when I played matches I would play on when really I shouldn't as I am an optimist, so I don't want to be a hypocrite.
1/7 or 1/14 or quicker.
You can wait 2 weeks for a win right?
Exactly why I don't use longer timers. Game gets boring and to prevent people from stalling for months.
But don't worry, the higher up you go, the less likely people will do this thing, I think.
25 Feb 07
Originally posted by Dragon FireYes I think I will subscribe. When my opponents start losing they make moves ten or ever twenty times slower then before the crucial mistake, so out of 6 games I have 4 games like that. Frustrating, I was even considering to offer them a draw in a winning position if they rating is superior to mine...
If you don't like it subscribe.
The cost is trivial.
25 Feb 07
Originally posted by Dragon FireSo annoying people instead of encouraging people is now the more acceptable way to get subscriptions? I would think that people who enjoy a site would feel more comfortable about it than people who are faced by those who abuse the system.
If you don't like it subscribe.
The cost is trivial.
25 Feb 07
Originally posted by petrosianpupilTry playing with shorter time controls and longer timebanks; 1/28 if necessary.
If you are a non subscriber and can only play 6 games. It can be very frustrating to play through long enivitable endgame wins with opponents that take ages to move.
Is it a case of tough luck pay the money or should you politely try to encourage your opponent to do the noble deed and fall on his sword?
Generally when I played matches I would play on when really I shouldn't as I am an optimist, so I don't want to be a hypocrite.
Obviously there are multiple other sites, although many of them not as good as this one, on which you may play correspondence chess if subscribing is a problem.
25 Feb 07
When I was an unsubscribing member, I chosed the ones to challenge very carefully. I played with those who have a record of moving quickly and those that prefer losing by resignation. It is very frustrating to play with opponents dragging their moves into eternity, never wanting to lose and this when all six of them did that. This is one of the reasons I paid the subscription fee. Life seems better now.
25 Feb 07
Originally posted by abejnoodIt's perfectly acceptable for people to use all their allotted time and to try and fight as long as possible.
So annoying people instead of encouraging people is now the more acceptable way to get subscriptions? I would think that people who enjoy a site would feel more comfortable about it than people who are faced by those who abuse the system.
If you feel you have a won position...prove it.
25 Feb 07
Originally posted by Diet CokeCertainly it's acceptable to. However, when you are slowing down on purpose in order to try to streach the game clearly is not the nicest possible method in order to please someone. The point here is not what can and can't be done, rather the point is that when someone slows down to try to annoy you or lenghten a game when its perfectly feasible for them to play in a much more frequent time, then a possible subscriber may become disheartened and leave rather than pay for something which has upset him. I didn't say anything regarding resigning, I agree that "it's not over 'till its over". I'm just saying that using methods other than talent to try to win a game may not be the best way to encouage subsciptions.
It's perfectly acceptable for people to use all their allotted time and to try and fight as long as possible.
If you feel you have a won position...prove it.
25 Feb 07
Originally posted by abejnoodLike waiting for you to die, or leave?😀
Certainly it's acceptable to. However, when you are slowing down on purpose in order to try to streach the game clearly is not the nicest possible method in order to please someone. The point here is not what can and can't be done, rather the point is that when someone slows down to try to annoy you or lenghten a game when its perfectly feasible for them t ...[text shortened]... other than talent to try to win a game may not be the best way to encouage subsciptions.
25 Feb 07
Originally posted by petrosianpupildont forget...
If you are a non subscriber and can only play 6 games. It can be very frustrating to play through long enivitable endgame wins with opponents that take ages to move.
Is it a case of tough luck pay the money or should you politely try to encourage your opponent to do the noble deed and fall on his sword?
Generally when I played matches I would play on when really I shouldn't as I am an optimist, so I don't want to be a hypocrite.
you, like me, are in the 1300-1400 range...
this means that even in a winnable position, we might screw up...
the opponent is playing the odds that you'll make a mistake...
even if it's a stalemate...
play with, like someone earlier said, either 1/7, 1/14, or 3/7 time controls...