Etiquette at the end of a game "Good Game"

What happened to a quick GG or Good Game at the end of games? I win and I lose but I respect all players and their gameplay.  I always say "Good Game" or GG after a game but most of the time my opponent ignores the acknowledgment and leaves the game. 

I agree, I would like a Post Mortem to discuss the game. A post analysis is a learning opportunity.

Even "friendly" analysis after an OTB tournament game can be a little tense. Egos flare up, people get stubborn, don't want to hear advice, or give "advice" condescendingly, even without meaning to. You mention top GMs, but those aren't always so friendly either.

Add online anonymity to the mix and, well, lol.

I'd like it too, but it'd never work with strangers. Join (or even make) a group I guess. Get some friends even if they're just people you know from this website. You guys can agree to a friendly analysis afterwards.

Anonymity on an online forum is the bane of internet opinion. However this Chess community is comprised of those who want to play with others who respect the game and respect each other. Do you not calculate an opening when you are first matched against another player? Do you not formulate backup plans during midgames? Do you not plan defenses as the game progresses. 

Ronaldo scored 3 goals against Espana and at the the end of the match everyone congratulated eachother.

I just wish at the end of games we can congratulate each other.

I post gg only when I think my opponent played realy well. So it's a compliment I make occasionally. But at the beginning of every game I always write: Good Luck. But alas, some players thing it's meant sarcastically. Which it is not, I mean it when I say it. 

i only say gg after i win. because then i know for sure the game was good. otherwise i dont feel good. usually i qualify it with something like "really loved the ending" when i win suddenly. my 2 cents

When I joined Chess.com I always kept my chat option on because I wanted to write "Thanks for the game" after every game because I like being polite and create the possibility of discussing the game afterwards. Unfortunately I found out quick enough that most of my opponents were not interested in the niceties of sportsmanship but instead opted for hurling insults and participating in childish behavior. It was certainly a disappointment when I realized it would be better if I simply turned my chat option off.

If you lose or draw a game, saying "good game" may make sense. If you win the game, you'd better be sure that both sides played well before saying "good game". 

Words have meaning. 

If you want to be polite after a game you won, say "thanks for the game", or if in the middle of a tournament, "good luck in the rest of the tournament".  Don't say "good game" unless your opponent played well.

I know a nice guy at my club who says the same as you do here, so no offense, but I think this is a generational thing.

Sure "gg" can be (and has been) used offensively, but if said after the game is over, with no taunts or anything like that added, it's a pretty boilerplate way of showing respect in all sorts of games online.

So if someone takes "gg" badly I have to think they're either unaware of this custom, or they're far too sensitive.

You may be right that believing words have meaning is "a generational thing".

Nowadays, I think just offering your hand no matter the result is what you should do.

I use "good game" at both the beginning and the end of the game.

I do not wish him good luck at the start. I do not have a desire that he has good luck in a game against me, I do hope he plays well, hence "Good Game"

This is online chess not OTB. While playing online chess I come for a quick game and move on. I'll say good game with a player who played exceptionally well, but that's about it. In comparison with OTB chess I will always congratulate and have some post modem analysis. 

I almost never comment on blitz games. I will say good game or thanx for the game on daily ones. Sometimes when they destroy me I am more thanx for the game since I did not play well.

Occasionally I will say well played or tell them that did something I thought was great. Always after the game. 

CoffeeAnd420.....what a sad and bitter outlook on life! May you find all the happiness you deserve!

Idioms and formalities predate your generation just a bit.

Now repeat after me, in your best grumpy old man voice:

"I don't like things that are different!"

Cheers to the betterment of all.