Can we STOP people from STALLING?

I can't stop them

At this point these are the last two games in the section...  aargh...  I suppose I shouldn't mind - if he gains a bunch of points while stalling us all, the wins will be worth more...  hope he doesn't tank a bunch of games...  again, aargh...

That happens :/

I block the stallers, we should all do that then eventually they'll never get a game....

Good idea, but I don’t know if this will reach everyone and everyone would block them. But I like what you’re thinking, although naturally the best choice is to report them as well.

Stalling. Please read the first message on this thread

@HiramHolliday is a troll. Down vote their posts and report accordingly. Hopefully it will be gone soon.

Just do what I do; block everyone and accept games from no one.

Problem. Solved.

Tom

start a second game if they stall

Good idea

I've learned not to let it annoy me. People only stall if they're seriously butthurt because you've destroyed them with your chess skills. I view it as a backhanded compliment.

I played a master the other day. I did an attack on my castle which looked like forced mate in 3. I did a long think and found a way out. Nothing was said during the game, but I feared he thought I was stalling. If I failed to find an escape, it would look that way. I found it though. After the game, he told me he had not considered that move.

If you don't like stallers but do like longer gamee, I think the best bet is longer increments and shorter start times. Maybe 7/20 instead of 15/10. Maybe even delays instead of increments. 7/10/10 start, delay, increment. Delays will train people to not blitz out the first 10 moves of a long game.

Good idea, I’ll take that on board.

I forgot to put time on and been waiting for 30 min this should be game abandoned easy. Ridiculous

What does 7/10/10 mean ? 7 minutes 10 sec increment and 10 sec forced between each move ?

In before @hiramholliday barges in with "Their game to do with as they wish."

Just about everyone of my last 10 or so games I won, the opponent abandons instead of resigning.

I also had 3 players do so as soon as their scholars mate failed.

Last game the opponent was down to king and queen, and I pinned the queen. Opponent let the timer run down to 15s from 2+ mins before moving hoping I had left the screen or something.