I believe early resigns when the situation unclear should not be allowed since there is no legitimate reason for that to happen. Either this or doing so automatically makes the game unrelated.
do you mind winning? and they have the right to resign maybe they think (Like me) Resigning is a move.
I assume you meant unrated. Defining "unclear" would be too hard, if the window is too big people would start resigning early if they feel danger ahead or if they didn't like how the opening went. There is already a system in place to handle sandbaggers/boosters.
So what is the effect you want from this (and what is the issue now)?
Consider a tournament, everyone would quit games they knew they would lose against higher rated opponents. The one with the highest rating would get 0 points because every opponent would resign early?
So what is the effect you want from this (and what is the issue now)?
Consider a tournament, everyone would quit games they knew they would lose against higher rated opponents. The one with the highest rating would get 0 points because every opponent would resign early?
#3 I add the word unclear since in some variants an early blunder even in move 1 guarantees loss.
Such as in atomic 1.Nf3 e5?? is a loss and someone who resigns after accidentally clicking e5 is unlikely to be sandbagging. On the other hand, it is unreasonable to resign after 1.e3 e4 in regular chess.
Such as in atomic 1.Nf3 e5?? is a loss and someone who resigns after accidentally clicking e5 is unlikely to be sandbagging. On the other hand, it is unreasonable to resign after 1.e3 e4 in regular chess.
Moderators will not mark players who resign reasonably, while if a user resigns on the first move - even if it's e5 - for many times with sandbagging intent, this is a clear offense that deserves punishment more than taking away the ability to resign.
#5 The issue is that sandbagging intent is hard to prove. I agree that clicking e6 occasionally is justified especially since it is so close to f6. I did it in my first atomic game using my closed account and resigned after realizing how deadly the move was and was...immediately downgraded to around 1100.
Oops I made a mistake in my post 1.Nf3 e6?? is deadly not sure about e5 though it is likely to be bad.
Oops I made a mistake in my post 1.Nf3 e6?? is deadly not sure about e5 though it is likely to be bad.
Off topic, but e5 for black in atomic is not a bad move. (I know for a fact Unihedron uses it. :)
Yeah, it's certainly not the best move, but it's not necessarily bad unless playing against the top players.
#7 #8 Thank you very much for letting me know..:-)
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