"non movers" when being mated becomes evident

ulysses soul

wanderer

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30 Jan 05

ulysses soul

wanderer

Joined: 25 Jan 05
Moves: 4771

30 Jan 05

i've got a game in hand (915603) where i'm going to mate next move.
but the guy (oscar01) is not moving for a couple of days.
if he so prefers i will have to wait for a time out.

there should be a moderator whom you could call saing: look, my next move, (or two moves) are going to be this and that. and the game should be terminated there with no longer waiting.

i've had a couple like this.

AThousandYoung

1st Dan TKD Kukkiwon

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Joined: 23 Aug 04
Moves: 26751

30 Jan 05

Originally posted by ulysses soul
i've got a game in hand (915603) where i'm going to mate next move.
but the guy (oscar01) is not moving for a couple of days.
if he so prefers i will have to wait for a time out.

there should be a moderator whom you could call saing: look, my next move, (or two moves) are going to be this and that. and the game should be terminated there with no longer waiting.

i've had a couple like this.

This is why there are time limits. Let the game sit until it times out; what do you care? There's no limit on the number of games you can play if you're a member. If you're not a member, fork over the 20 bucks for the year or whatever it is.

Also try using stricter time controls.

Incroyant

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Joined: 22 Sep 04
Moves: 4728

30 Jan 05

I agree with AThousandYoung,
we can't have "Judges" deciding games.

I've waited out a couple of these, guess everyone has.

Russ

RHP Code Monkey

RHP HQ

Joined: 21 Feb 01
Moves: 2450

30 Jan 05

Originally posted by ulysses soul
i've got a game in hand (915603) where i'm going to mate next move.
but the guy (oscar01) is not moving for a couple of days.
if he so prefers i will have to wait for a time out.

there should be a moderator whom you could call saing: look, my next move, (or two moves) are going to be this and that. and the game should be terminated there with no longer waiting.

i've had a couple like this.

Anyone playing within the time constraints of the game is playing by the rules, regardless of how close to a mate they are.

-Russ

Nemesio

Ursulakantor

Pittsburgh, PA

Joined: 05 Mar 02
Moves: 34824

30 Jan 05

Originally posted by Russ
Anyone playing within the time constraints of the game is playing by the rules, regardless of how close to a mate they are.

-Russ

Amen.

Alcra

Lazy Sod

Everywhere

Joined: 12 Oct 04
Moves: 8623

31 Jan 05

Originally posted by Russ
Anyone playing within the time constraints of the game is playing by the rules, regardless of how close to a mate they are.

-Russ

Agreed, also, it may be in the interests of the person being mated to wait. Imagine a situation in which a strong player has been timed out a lot recently, and has a low rating - if the "mated" player waits a bit, the winner's rating will increase, resulting in a fewer points loss.