AGREE OR DISAGREE: Request for rematch is an attempt at...

"rubbing it in"???

I always refuse a rematch regardless if I win or lose... Why? Because

1. The guy is so upset at losing he's more likely to use a chess engine to help him with the next game...

2. If I lost genuinely, then there's something about that guy's techninque that is just hostile towards my style of play...

We can't read our opponent's mind, so we can't know the answer to your question. I say don't assume anything. In fact, in my opinion, it's a rather nice gesture to offer a rematch after you win, risking the chance that you could have a terrible game to replace your excellent win. Again though, as above, don't assume anything.

As far as rematch etiquette goes: it doesn't exist. There is nothing inherently wrong with not offering a rematch, since when you play a game you agree to the terms of that game; you don't agree to some sort of three game match. Just like how one shouldn't complain about their opponent taking forever on their move if you made it a two hour game -- he's only doing the wise thing.

Disagree. I don't usually do rematches either, but I don't think any of the stuff in your original post.

I rarely ask for a rematch unless I found the game or the player interesting.

Revenge or trying to take advantage in some way do not enter into it.

Shouldn't the losing party of the first game be the only one asking for the rematch?

Why would the winner ask the loser for one?

Two games does give a balance in color.

 Lol

i always ask for a rematch and always accept - to balance the colour difference unless i have to go any1 that think rematches means anything else are silly

I typically don't ask for a rematch, but I recently played a game that was so good with another player that we both agreed to play again.  Even though I ended up losing, I thoroughly enjoyed the game.  So I didn't hesitate to go again.

gg is arrogance.

Not typing gg is arrogance.

Simple really.  Just follow those tips and you should be fine.

LOL

Personally I think "gg" is just a way of acknowledging your opponent's existence. Like shaking hands or saying "thank you" for playing. I play football once a week and I always thank my opponents, shake their hands and say something equivalent to "good game" after the match, whether my team won, lost, played well or played terribly.

Similarly, I always go for a "gg" after any live chess game - except maybe if my opponent blundered really badly to lose, or lost in about 10 moves - precisely because I don't want them to think I'm rubbing it in.

Sounds like a rating thing. have we forgotten why we took up chess in the first place? Chess is FUN. Just as in golf,chess is a battle of self dicipline that we have chosen for ourselves. I think playing purelly for the numbers in either can detract from the pure enjoyment we can recieve from our sport.

I don't know what that means, as far as relating to my comment.

I don't usually do rematches online, because I want my total number of games played to somewhat mirror the total amount of different people I've played. So, if I played a 1000 games here, I think that I played close to a 1000 different people. So if I win 600 games, I like to think that I won close to 600 different people! I think that's neat!

Fear of what? Losing or winning a chess game?! I've lost thousands of games to thousands of different people. The electric bill scares me, not losing a chess game

Hilarious!

I think how much signifigance you read into something so trivial says more.

this is all poppycock

I believe "gg" is simply being gracious and the request for a re-match is an offer of another game. Why read so much into something so simple?

The OP is surely in jest.