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Question about Sportsmanship

I recently played a game and had a forced mate in two. My opponent, rather than taking the forced move, decided to wait out the six remaining minutes and ultimately lost on time.

What do you guys do when this happens? Do you guys think I should report the player for trolling or something? Or should I just accept it as part of online chess and get over it?
If you haven't already, turn on notifications by clicking the lock symbol in the address bar. If someone starts sandbagging and you have the game won and you don't really need to think anymore, just go browse the web. If he comes back to play a move, you will be notified. No big deal honestly. Some people can't take the ego bruising chess can give. Just feel sorry for them and move on. (this is assuming you're on a pc.)
Report and block him.

[jk] As tpr would point out that he played too fast and had 6 useless minutes which caused him to lose. Maybe he was just trying to avoid the banal comment.

Seriously, try to avoid being discouraged by these bad sports and enjoy the game.
@LyricalBallads98

I always try to make a point of not forgetting that some things are irrefutable "facts" while others are more "speculative" in nature.
You had a forced mate and your opponent's clock ran out: that is an irrefutable fact.
Your opponent "deciding to wait" though possible and perhaps even probable, is mere speculation on your part.
Any number of other explanations may apply.
If you want to give the guy the benefit of the doubt but can't be bothered, why not simply block him?
If you have corroborating evidence that shores up your feeling that he was sandbagging, perhaps you might usefully report him as well.

If there is one thing that life has taught me, it is that we are often a bit too quick to judge and, once having judged, disinclined to reconsider our initial judgment though it may prove to be misguided or overly harsh. This is not to say I condone juvenile or reprehensible behaviours or displays, quite the contrary. But being in the habit of keeping a level head and not being too quick to judge when more facts would contribute to an enlightened decision can't help but make the watering hole a nicer place to be.
Good advice everyone, thanks. @Behilit especially, I didn't know you could do that, I think I'll just do that next time this happens.
I've had similar situations quite often, I just report and block them so they will never be able to play with me again.

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