Today I played 10 anonymous blitz games on Lichess and in every single game my opponent got a losing position and either left the game immediately, or let their time run out without making another move. This has happened in a majority of my games every time I have had the chance to play recently. In fact, it is only in about 5% of games that an opponent resigns when lost, or plays out to the end of the game. I have been involved in many competitive activities in my lifetime, in sports, academics, and gaming, and I never seen such a disgusting display of poor sportsmanship and low character. Why do we tolerate this behavior in our community, especially within a game that holds such prestige.
Lichess and chess.com should take measures to invoke stiff penalties to rid their servers of this behavior. It is tarnishing our game. It is an embarrassment.
My suggestion is to stop playing anonymous games and to move on.
@pwg said in #2:
> My suggestion is to stop playing anonymous games and to move on.
Yes what does the op expect from anonymous play xxx
@litfinish said in #1:
> should take measures to invoke stiff penalties to rid their servers of this behavior
On anonymous games?
Against anonymous players? With no accounts?
Play logged in games, and take advantage of how lichess moderates the behavior of player accounts.
Even if it only happened in anonymous games your responses don't address the question or acknowledge the problem. I was referring to a specific session in the first sentence, but then went on to describe a wider example set. (you will have to read past the first line)
Do you any opinions about the actual problem? Perhaps I have my answer: You all think it is normal to behave this way.
@litfinish said in #1:
> In fact, it is only in about 5% of games that an opponent resigns when lost, or plays out to the end of the game.
You have won 5,896 games on lichess. Thus, 5% - or 295 games - ended in either a checkmate or resignation.
1,015 of these games ended in checkmate. In 3,245 of them, your opponent resigned. The total is 4,260, which is higher than 295, which is how many games you claimed ended in checkmate or resignation.
Based on the fact that the numbers you describe bear no resemblance to your actual experience, I suspect this impression is mostly "in your head" rather than something that actually happens.
@corvusmellori said in #6:
> Based on the fact that the numbers you describe bear no resemblance to your actual experience, I suspect this impression is mostly "in your head" rather than something that actually happens.
I said "Recently" and I wasn't just refering to Lichess. But again, I'm the problem. Quetion answered. You don't care about character or sportmanship.
https://lichess.org/forum/lichess-feedback/anonymous-chess-trolls
@litfinish said in #5:
> Do you any opinions about the actual problem? Perhaps I have my answer: You all think it is normal to behave this way.
Nobody thinks that's normal or good.
Check this under your insights, I can't see the results but you could tell us
https://lichess.org/insights/litfinish/termination/result
For me it's 13% disconnects for victories (ie 7% of total) and 50% of victories end by resignation so your experience doesn't remotely apply.
I would guess that is the explanation for the reaction you're getting. I think your 5% estimate is either wildly off or wildly abnormal.
Just play on your real account then. You are too highly rated to play against random noobs annoynmously. They will quickly realize how outmatched they are and resign. If you are too tired or want to try the bongcloud opening, that is what anonymous games are for.