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Why One Game/Move At A Time ...?
Posted: Sat Sep 14, 2019 2:35 pm
by abiodun
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Greetings All !
Even though it's only just some of my opponents who do this, still I'm wondering ......
Why do some opponents play just one game at-a-time, in a Two Game Match ...???
Does anyone else experience this here with your opponents ...???
Maybe I'm missing something ...???
Re: Why One Game/Move At A Time ...?
Posted: Sat Sep 14, 2019 3:24 pm
by gcohen
It has happened to me too.
My answer: It is best not to worry
too much about the murky mental byways of chessplayers.
Re: Why One Game/Move At A Time ...?
Posted: Sat Sep 14, 2019 3:37 pm
by abiodun
Well Stated GCohen ! ..... You raised a Big Chuckle from me !
Re: Why One Game/Move At A Time ...?
Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2019 5:51 am
by jumpnmustang
I have seen this a few times in the recent times playing. I figure it's from the list being too long and it places recently moved "Rather than" lowest time. And some people can't get through the mounds of games they commit to.
I like to wonder why some people play super weird moves consistently even as high as 2500. An example: I have one game where due to my unorthdox opening they slip a pawn. But some of them pretend it was a gambit. Is the weirdness a fad? Are they literally slipping the material? Is it a known gambit?
Re: Why One Game/Move At A Time ...?
Posted: Thu Sep 19, 2019 12:58 am
by abiodun
jumpnmustang wrote: ↑Wed Sep 18, 2019 5:51 am
........ I figure it's from the list being too long and it places recently moved "Rather than" lowest time. And some people can't get through the mounds of games they commit to.
Thanks Mustang ...... I think maybe you've got something there ...I didn't think about that ! I suppose that not every player here enjoys the luxury that I do, in being retired and able to make chess moves at any time of day or night, regardless of my current game load ! 
I like to wonder why some people play super weird moves consistently even as high as 2500. An example: I have one game where due to my unorthdox opening they slip a pawn. But some of them pretend it was a gambit. Is the weirdness a fad? Are they literally slipping the material? Is it a known gambit?
My only response to this would be to refer you back to GCohen's remark [above] concerning the "murky mentalities" of some chess players. Thanks for responding !
Re: Why One Game/Move At A Time ...?
Posted: Thu Sep 19, 2019 7:43 am
by gmiller
jumpnmustang wrote: ↑Wed Sep 18, 2019 5:51 am
I figure it's from the list being too long and it places recently moved "Rather than" lowest time.
The list on the home page is sorted by the least amount of time left, so if they're not moving in a game it will eventually make it to the top of that list. The list displayed after you make a move is just sorted by the game ID.
Re: Why One Game/Move At A Time ...?
Posted: Wed Sep 25, 2019 5:31 am
by jumpnmustang
Wouldn't it be a weakness though to assume everyone looks at the home page?
gmiller wrote: ↑Thu Sep 19, 2019 7:43 am
jumpnmustang wrote: ↑Wed Sep 18, 2019 5:51 am
I figure it's from the list being too long and it places recently moved "Rather than" lowest time.
The list on the home page is sorted by the least amount of time left, so if they're not moving in a game it will eventually make it to the top of that list. The list displayed after you make a move is just sorted by the game ID.