Hello,
My suggestion is an additional option to make available. Particularly, the option would be useful for the quicker time controls. The problem is that you can get into a winning position where the losing player really “should” resign. I’ve been on both ends of this.
The “Plus 4 or More” option would let the player in the winning position have the option to accepted a “Forced Resignation” if the computer evaluated the position as “Plus 4 or More.” This is way the losing player can’t just swing the Queen around and try to throw in enough checks to make the winning position lose on time.
Obviously amateur players often can have greater swings in their games. So, for them the “Plus 8 is Mate” option would do the same. If the engine evaluates the position as more than 8 up for the winning position, then the winning player would see an option to “Accept Forced Resignation” or “Reject Forced Resignation.”
This would eliminate the games where someone who “morally” should win ends up losing rating points for the BS swindle moves based on time controls. Also both players would consent if they opt in to this setting. It could also be a different rating category because basically the idea is to get into a winning position that you know you would win if you just had the right amount of time to play it out.
My suggestion is an additional option to make available. Particularly, the option would be useful for the quicker time controls. The problem is that you can get into a winning position where the losing player really “should” resign. I’ve been on both ends of this.
The “Plus 4 or More” option would let the player in the winning position have the option to accepted a “Forced Resignation” if the computer evaluated the position as “Plus 4 or More.” This is way the losing player can’t just swing the Queen around and try to throw in enough checks to make the winning position lose on time.
Obviously amateur players often can have greater swings in their games. So, for them the “Plus 8 is Mate” option would do the same. If the engine evaluates the position as more than 8 up for the winning position, then the winning player would see an option to “Accept Forced Resignation” or “Reject Forced Resignation.”
This would eliminate the games where someone who “morally” should win ends up losing rating points for the BS swindle moves based on time controls. Also both players would consent if they opt in to this setting. It could also be a different rating category because basically the idea is to get into a winning position that you know you would win if you just had the right amount of time to play it out.
