Originally posted by huckleberryhound
I've played 71 games here
no you haven't , you've played 70.
Unlike you, I prefer to play fewer games at a higher quality level.
no you dont, you play for timeouts, as most of your wins were.
I've also played OTB tournament chess for 15 years.
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You have 3 times as many losses here dit. the only reason you want to have this function is so you can get your timeouts quicker.
no you haven't , you've played 70.
I've played 70 rated games and one set-piece game.
no you dont, you play for timeouts, as most of your wins were.
Time is part of the game, and mercy is for the weak. If you agree to play under a certain time control, you have no right to criticize your opponent for enforcing it.
BDP:
I've also played OTB tournament chess for 15 years.
HBH:
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You wanted to know what game play has to do with me. There's more to the chess world than just this one correspondence site, ya know.
at time of posting this i had wins 165 loses(sic) 153 draws 8
You're right; I misread your profile. Still, having a 1200 rating after all those games is very unimpressive.
BDP:
You could learn a lot about game play from me.
HBH:
like bad math and how to play for timeouts?
My error was a reading error, not math. You could at least get your criticism correct, if you're going to offer it. Note that the math I did was in fact, correct - if you had ~300 losses and ~100 wins, you lost 75% of your games.
My opponents bear full responsibility for timing out. They are the ones who fail to make a move within the agreed span. In several of the games (you're too weak a player to understand, so just take my word for it), my opponents were dead lost and stopped moving. They should EXPECT to be timed out, because we both know they don't plan to move in such a game ever again.
Frankly, I don't really care if the position is won, lost or drawn though; if I want a fast, move-per-day game, then letting someone wait several days to move is completely unacceptable.
There is no such thing as 'playing for timeouts'. I can't do a thing to make my opponent not move.
the only reason you want to have this function is so you can get your timeouts quicker.
I bet higher rated players get bored waiting for you to resign, so they do the only merciful thing: They time you out.