Trophy Etiquette
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I think its personal preference.. if you want to give one, then you do.. there's no rule that says you have to give a trophy, or return the gesture.
I try to give the tropy based on what they played I would like a tropy everygame but not the same one its gets boring
Personally, I give one if I was impressed with the other person's play, usually higher rated players that I learned something from by playing them. Of course you don't have to, it's just whatever you feel inclined to do.
I don't give trophies. If I'm impressed with a player's game, I'l tell him so.
I've only given one or two. If anyone ever gets one from me, it's because I was really impressed with some aspect of their play, or I made a really stupid blunder and thought I could have w/o without said blunder, (in that case, I gave the "I messed up" one). If I give a trophy, I mean it, it is not a meaningless gesture.
I give Tropies, just because at that moment I feel as though I want to give one. Usually because I've enjoyed the game so much. Other time's I don't have that feeling whatever the game, so I don't give one out.
It might be my anal nature but I always look for some protocol. With everyone operating on a subjective standard it doesn't seem to be equal. It probably isn't important. I was approaching it from a rating system like eBay. Now I see it is more of a trinket.
silentfilmstar13 wrote: I don't give trophies. If I'm impressed with a player's game, I'l tell him so.
I don't usually give trophies, but as a matter of courtesy I thank my opponent for the game, maybe a comment or two, and leave it at that, which is quite adequate.
I like the trophies and I usually give one to my opponent when the game is over. I also give the "fun" trophies once in a while. nice touch
Giving trophies is a nice gesture and fits the image of chess as a gentlemen's game. Of course there is no requirement to pass a trophy, but as I said it is a gesture of respect if you are truely impressed with your opponent's play. That said, for me it seems obvious that I will never give out an "I slipped" trophy or something like that, because that would imply my lucky opponent could never have beaten me otherwise. Such an attitude seems very ungentlemanlike to me and violates the principle "Lose with dignity and win with grace!"
Just my 2 cents, I certainly don't mean to offend anyone who thinks different....
To sum it all up, It's a personal preference. Tropies were usually given in contest or tournaments, so playing a games doesn't really entitle a tropies unless it is given freely by your opponent.
I my self give tropies even if I won the game not to console the loosing opponent but making him feel that he did good or gave an interesting challenge.
I'm not going to give a trophy every single time I play someone, I think that kind of defeats the purpose of giving out trophies in the first place. I usually give them if I get beat by someone who has a lower rating, or if the game or conversation was really unique in some way.
Torkil wrote:
Giving trophies is a nice gesture and fits the image of chess as a gentlemen's game. Of course there is no requirement to pass a trophy, but as I said it is a gesture of respect if you are truely impressed with your opponent's play. That said, for me it seems obvious that I will never give out an "I slipped" trophy or something like that, because that would imply my lucky opponent could never have beaten me otherwise. Such an attitude seems very ungentlemanlike to me and violates the principle "Lose with dignity and win with grace!"
Just my 2 cents, I certainly don't mean to offend anyone who thinks different....
I agree completely. I think the "I slipped" trophy is pretty rude.
Housewrecker wrote: Torkil wrote:
Giving trophies is a nice gesture and fits the image of chess as a gentlemen's game. Of course there is no requirement to pass a trophy, but as I said it is a gesture of respect if you are truely impressed with your opponent's play. That said, for me it seems obvious that I will never give out an "I slipped" trophy or something like that, because that would imply my lucky opponent could never have beaten me otherwise. Such an attitude seems very ungentlemanlike to me and violates the principle "Lose with dignity and win with grace!"
Just my 2 cents, I certainly don't mean to offend anyone who thinks different....
I agree completely. I think the "I slipped" trophy is pretty rude.
I agree with you both a trophy is a gentlemen's concession that you beat me and I concede. It would never do to undermine that persons winning with a tawdry "I slipped trophy." I definitely would not want that done to me.
Ihave only given one so far. I don't think its something one has to do.
Does anybody know what etiquette we are to follow with regard to trophies or what is the general consensus. I noticed that not everyone I play gives one, even after loosing. Just throwing it out there.