Like trysts, I like to play different people. I used to keep track of all the different countries from which I'd played somebody, but I lost count. However, I have chess.com friends who challenge me repeatedly and I always accept. I always have a lot of games in progress so a few more doesn"t matter.
Chess.com should add this to the filters on the interactive map -- you can plot the locations of all of your current opponents, why not all of your past ones as well?
If you don't want to appear rude on chess.com, just lose all of your matches, and fast. You should resign as soon as you give up so much as a space advantage. Then you'll be fine.
If you don't want to appear rude on chess.com, just lose all of your matches, and fast. You should resign as soon as you give up so much as a space advantage. Then you'll be fine.
Are you trying to tell me what to do?
How rude!
I rarely accept rematches, mainly because I either lost horibly or won in a big fasion
I'll request a rematch if the game was really close. That's usually when the opponent refuses one. Go figure.
I only decline a rematch via 2 conditions:
1. If the opponent insults me by making me play out a trivial ending after a tough fight. They've got no business requesting a rematch after pulling that.
2. If I've already given them one.
I'm with FirebrandX on this one. I'll refuse a rematch if I am insulted by my opponent. Chess is an enjoyable pastime and I won't play with someone that hasn't any manners.
But I completely disagree with the opening post points.
I find it the height of arrogance to assume you are so good that your opponent must use an illegal aide to beat you.
The second point is even sillier. If one loses it only means that your opponent played a better game than you did. To say it is hostile to you and infer that that other persons technique is somehow damaging is rediculous.
Both ideas hold that it is impossible for renumueratedfrog to lose a game. He/she NEVER loses?? Nobody wins every game.
I for one would not want to play against them. It would surely be a very disagreeable experience.
If you don't want to appear rude on chess.com, just lose all of your matches, and fast. You should resign as soon as you give up so much as a space advantage. Then you'll be fine.
Are you trying to tell me what to do?
How rude!
Oh, damn it, i forgot that one.
Oh, I just kind-of sweared in resposne to your post, too. Guess I'm just a primo a-hole.
I've come to the conclusion that you're fundamentally a jerk theoreticalboy.
"rubbing it in"???
I always refuse a rematch regardless if I win or lose... Why?
We do not care why. This is just another example of the Sniveling Thread Syndrome (or an STS for those of you into initialisms) which seem to thrive like fungi in these forums. In fact We shall start or own STS with the all purpose, all encompassing title: We hate it when Our opponents ..... >:[
There's no way this thread was created in seriousness.
The OP's point #2 should be the necessary evidence that it's all a joke. Or that he's insane. I'm happy either way.
Or Sexually Transmitted Social-Status (STS).
MyCowsCanFly wrote:
Two games does give a balance in color.
That's awful paranoid. I played lots of rematches, don't think it was ever a problem. If people already seemed annoyed to begin with, don't do it. Have a chat with them, and see what they say. If you have a friendly conversation, all the better and a good motivation to play a few games.
I don't think Chess.Com is the right venue for deciding these issues. As far as I am concerned, any opponent who dares ask for a rematch, along with any opponent who assaults me with their viscious "GG," or who doesn't resign when I think they should, is guitly of a Human Rights Violation and should be arrested and sent to the International Criminal Court at the Hague for trial.
This is no time for halfway measures!
Once again We are confronted with the most blatant form of ism on these boards: SPECIESISM! What about the rights of DRAGONS, not to mention the rights of various and sundry creatures which populate these forums? Except for sniveling trolls which have no rights, human or otherwise. They need to be pistol whipped and then flattened with a heavy rock. But humanely, of course. >:[
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?
Why does it matter who won?
Well it just seems like the winner asking for a rematch could suggest (to the loser) that he/she would like a new game because that person is a easy win.
Kind of like rubbing it in to the loser, but of course if the two got along in the first game well I can understand the winner asking for a rematch.
It depends a lot on the game and the rating difference. If it was already a walkover and the other was ranked much lower, it could be taken the wrong way. Now what if the players were quite evenly matched? Does it matter who offers?
gg is arrogance.
Not typing gg is arrogance.
Simple really. Just follow those tips and you should be fine.
lmao, great post! 
And that's really how chess.com is too
NOT GIVING REMATCHES SHOWS FEAR TO ME
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
where or not you take a rematch in chess or not says a lot about how you lead your life
What is your problem?
I have always accepted rematch offers because I like to play the game and I personally think it's pointless to assume the whats and the whys of the opponent's motives etc. However, when I've started too many games and I have been snowballed with loads of rematches from both the win and the loss side, then I set limits on the number of games that I'm available for until I can finish some games and get back down to a manageable number given my schedule. In the case where the requestor writes and reiterates that they want a rematch, then I send a friend request asking to keep in touch so we can play again when time permits. And that has worked out well so far.
I'm also of the opinion that writing "gg" to the opponent whether you win or lose is just a sign of good sportsmanship and a nod of friendly acknowledgement.
The "Beautiful Game" deserves beautiful manners.
Like trysts, I like to play different people. I used to keep track of all the different countries from which I'd played somebody, but I lost count. However, I have chess.com friends who challenge me repeatedly and I always accept. I always have a lot of games in progress so a few more doesn"t matter. I have also gotten rematch requests from peope who have beaten me, I figure they just want easy rating points.