15 Jan 09
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Originally posted by odoodsdudesHe won't get his points back by beating you in a rematch. Because he's higher rated, he loses many more points by losing to you than he'll gain by beating you.
the reason is ive just beat a player with a higher rating than me and it seems that they want their points back [most likely to aswell] if i dont want to play them just yet , what do i do with the game ?
Personally, I never accept challenges unless the other person PMs me (as it says in my profile). I know it's accepted practice very often and there's nothing really wrong with it, but I consider it ever so slightly rude to challenge someone without also PMing them to say hi and ask for the game.
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15 Jan 09
Originally posted by KorchRematches are definitely normal for blitz, in my experience (on ICC, for instance), but not as much for slower games.
In Playchess it`s considered as norm (of course there are some jerks who runs away after first game, but they are minority). Especially playing blitz/bullet.
15 Jan 09
Originally posted by odoodsdudesI'd take the match. You can obviously beat him. Why not pick up a few more rating points?
the reason is ive just beat a player with a higher rating than me and it seems that they want their points back [most likely to aswell] if i dont want to play them just yet , what do i do with the game ?
15 Jan 09
Originally posted by KorchYou mean 15 minutes each? So the game can last 30 minutes. I don't always have the time or mood to play that long. So I would definitely not consider someone a jerk or unfair if they would not accept a rematch.
It depends what we consider as "much slower". If 60 min games then I agree. If 15 min games then no.
And I also feel like this for shorter time periods. Just find someone else to play.
15 Jan 09
Originally posted by KorchHmmm. I fail to see why you would consider someone who doesn’t want a rematch a jerk. Could be many reasons why they decide not to play. One of them could be that they don’t want to play with a guy who calls anyone who wont play on demand a jerk.
In Playchess it`s considered as norm (of course there are some jerks who runs away after first game, but they are minority). Especially playing blitz/bullet.