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#15 Finally, somebody gets it :)

"@Chestnut: So if your opponent leaves the game, you sit there and wait for your own time to run out so you lose, rather than make a move and wait for your opponents clock to run down so you win?" Don…

"Why would your opponent adding time to your clock matter when they leave the game?" Because they walked-off, instead of resigning. Therefore, they added two more minutes to the time I had to wait to …

I just had an "Anonymous" player pull a new asshole tactic out of the rage walk-off playbook. Not only did he walk-off, but he added two full minutes of time on my clock before he left. So, now not ju…

#74 "...when we see that there is no way for the losing side to win, it begins to make sense that playing such a game out is rude." Generally agree. When I see that I have no possibility of winning (a…

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I understand the concept of "sandbagging" from a golf perspective (i.e. by making your handicap rating make you appear to be a less strong player than you actually are, which you can later exploit to …

#30 "In blitz, I often find myselve in a lost position. Is it ethical to play on because my opponent will lose on time? Maybe it is part of the game to take into account the clock, but I beleive ratin…

This is one of my pet peeves, as well. Also, the random shuffling around of pieces that accomplishes next to nothing.

[RosanneRosannaDanna] Nevermind [RosanneRosannaDanna] D'oh