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Post by perseus on Apr 10, 2006 14:50:41 GMT -5
Why do players Forfeit?
It is rarely possible to ask. I know just on one occasion that it was because my opponents computer broke down. He had a rating much lower than his standard of play.
On another occasion, the opponent decided to go on an extended holiday.
If I start a game I feel obliged to finish it. The same applies to tournaments. I have got a feeling that some of them are going to outlast my computer though.
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Post by reyn on Apr 10, 2006 20:00:44 GMT -5
In no particular order: - sickness (self or family member)
- death (self or family member)
- boredom (found something else to do)
- rudeness (doesn't care)
- over-loaded with work
- spouse upset at internet time vs. personal time
- technical problems of various kinds, other than computer
- feels addicted to internet and told by someone to not use
- over-loaded with various games, probably due to entering too many tournaments
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Post by perseus on Apr 11, 2006 4:17:13 GMT -5
I had a gas leak and my home could have blown up! That didn't stop me. Actually, there was a lot of waiting around for the repair man to arrive, and then things went wrong with the repair. About all I could do was play chess.
The same applied to sickness and injury. Although with the sickness I missed a few days and the standard went down and I lost a few games I should not have.
Computer problems are the killer. But computers are much more reliable than they were in the UK (they were dreadful).
Overload with games, I can understand. I would blame mistakes by others on the number of games they play. I could not find the time for more than eight or so.
OTB 40 moves in 120 minutes is 3 minutes a move. 20 games is an hour session. 8 games is half an hour a day which is quite a lot. Don't watch television any more.
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Post by perseus on Apr 17, 2006 6:05:13 GMT -5
I expect some players take on too many games and then they cannot find time to complete them. If I played more than about eight at one time, I would have the same trouble.
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Post by Gritty on Apr 20, 2006 11:52:08 GMT -5
Like you, I feel obliged, and can't imagoine forfeiting. I feel bad if I've left a game for a few days, let alone allowing a forfeit.
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Post by beck15 on Apr 30, 2006 5:26:05 GMT -5
the last time i forfeited a game was because there was a very massive scale agitations going on in my country and i couldn't go online because a curfew was imposed everyday for more than two weeks and i don't have a net connection at home, talk about being bored!!
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Post by The Ancient Brit on Apr 30, 2006 6:38:20 GMT -5
Beck 15,
It is difficult to top the explanation you have given as a reason for forfeiting a game. At least you were only bored for I imagine things could have been far worse.
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Post by beck15 on May 1, 2006 6:12:55 GMT -5
TAB, you got me wrong. the situation was - there was a very massive agitations going on in the country and as a result, a curfew was imposed everyday for more than two weeks hence i could not get out of the house. all i could do was sit there in my house watching TV day after day, and the sad part was - i didn't have a net connection at home to get online so that i could play at stan's. that's why i was almost bored to death, that's why i had to forfeit my games.
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Post by perseus on May 2, 2006 6:54:05 GMT -5
What is going on in Nepal? From someone on the spot?
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Post by savin on May 2, 2006 8:21:56 GMT -5
Perseus, Not sure where you are based. But in the UK we have been seeing alot of stuff about Nepal lately. Thee BBC has a number of current news items on their new government, the rebels, the people and the general state of things in Nepal. Here is a link to the BBC's Asia news page and you will see that for a small country there are a lot of headlines on Nepal today. news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/default.stmYou will even see a link about the new cabinet on the BBC's home page for news, which is quite incredible for aq small country and is a good indiocation to the level of stuff going on their. To Beck15 Be safe. Chess is important but not worth breaking curfew. news.bbc.co.uk/ |
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Post by perseus on May 2, 2006 17:07:16 GMT -5
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Post by beck15 on May 3, 2006 5:29:50 GMT -5
Savin, thx 4 the advice, but it's come a little late, i think. i did break curfew - twice, and the second time i could hear gunshots and somebody was rushed to the hospital with a bullet wound on the back of the head. i'm sure i could have won an olympic gold on a sprint event on that one ;D the situation here on Nepal has finally become stable - for now. it was achieved at the expense of lives of 19 brave men but it also remains to be seen if this stability is lasting cos the present stablility excludes the maoists from the equation. the parliament has been reinstated but that has not helped the monarch's popularity much. the maoists want to scrap the reinstated parliament and go for an election of contitutional assembly, and the motion for the same has been passed in the parliament. now all we can do is wait and see, but also it is important that we not lose our awareness. the atmosphere here nowadays is that of anticipation, and i personally feel that maoists should give up violence and enter mainstream of politics if they want to win people's confidence. and i quote-- 'Let the rebel leadership educate its cadres as to the requirements of free society where ideas rather than the threat of violence will open up the path to above-ground politics' and yes, i hate any form of extremism - let the maoists be warned!!! p.s. people, wish me luck - due to the aforementioned circumstances, my exams were postponed and now it's going to start 12 days hence. i feel my appetite vanishing...  |
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Post by beck15 on May 7, 2006 4:40:11 GMT -5
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