26 Mar 09
Originally posted by Proper KnobThis has happened to me and there is not much that can be done except simply play it through until you win. What I have noticed is, sometimes players do this when neither player has any chance of progressing in a tournament but it is the last game of the first round. This behaviour can delay progress for all other entrants to the next round for months or even more than a year.
I have a bee in my bonnet and i need to get it off my chest, it doesn't happen very often so please bare with me.
In the 2009 Championship i have two games left against a certain player, amongst others, in which both games i have a considerable material advantage. If i was in his position i would've resigned a while ago, so would a lot of other playe ...[text shortened]... e timeout win. Is it me or is that just ridiculous??
Rant over, and i feel better.
26 Mar 09
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Originally posted by Proper KnobConditional moves should be played within 1 minute of you programming them in. So it´s fairly amazing he´d manage that. You could have tryed anticipating one move ahead from much earlier and programming responses to his most likely moves in, thereby halving the rate at which your time dropped per move.
I tried. I just didn't have enough time in the bank. I put myself on vacation, he just didn't move, waited till it was over and claimed the win.
In the game where i was two moves from checkmate, i stayed up, put on some conditional moves. He moved, waited for the conditional move, then moved again and then claimed the win when my time ran out a few minutes after it happenned.
Never come across anyone like it??!!!
26 Mar 09
Originally posted by pijunI don't want to pick on just you, since there are others in the thread who have said essentially the same thing, but in my opinion, this is the antithesis of how a correspondence chess championship ought to work.
that's part of the 0/60 time controls you get. He's just being smart and will win on time. This is how chess works
A true 'site championship' should provide enough time to allow for a high quality of play. Instead, we get a time control that promotes 'winning' by living in a favorable time zone compared to your opponent.
Maybe it could be renamed the 'site clock management championship' to reflect the reduced focus on actually winning by better play on the board.
26 Mar 09
Originally posted by SwissGambitthat's also why I'm not taking part in the championships.
I don't want to pick on just you, since there are others in the thread who have said essentially the same thing, but in my opinion, this is the antithesis of how a correspondence chess championship ought to work.
A true 'site championship' should provide enough time to allow for a high quality of play. Instead, we get a time control that promotes 'win ...[text shortened]... ampionship' to reflect the reduced focus on actually winning by better play on the board.