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unsportmanship by not offering white

although I think this site has more gentlemen than say for instance chess.com I still see many ungentlemanly behaviours by not offering the opponent white in the second game. sad to see even top-rated players do this. you are only bluffing yourself if you play your majority games as white because in the real world it's 50/50. So if you are one that does this ungentlemanly behaviour, your rating is less than you think. The ideal challenge is 2 games each player white and each player black. I'm considering to start blocking these players because I don't want to play cheaters. One good thing at least is that there are very few verbal abusers, and that is a sign of good quality players.
I never rematch regardless of the color played. "Ideal challenge" is 2 games? How so ??? Why ??? If a player wants to set their seek as White or Black only, that is their prerogative. He won't be quick paired but the challenge is posted for players to accept if they so choose.
Good luck and good chess. Try getting over this notion you are owed a rematch if you played Black. Insinuating players are ungentlemanly is childish. I review all my games right after the conclusion, need a short break before the next game. That's the real world for many players.

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