Cowards who always decline rematches should read this

The role of rematches

Rematches can be extremely valuable. They give you a chance to see how you improve over time and test your skills against the same opponents. If you keep declining rematches, you’re missing out on some important learning opportunities. Plus, if you only want to play rematches when you feel confident, you might end up in a bubble where you’re only facing players you can beat.

It leads to inflated ratings. How?

Avoiding losses: By saying no to rematches, you’re avoiding the risk of losing. Sure, it feels great to rack up wins, but those victories might not reflect your actual skill level.

False sense of skill: An inflated rating can trick you into thinking you’re better than you are. This can lead to some serious underestimating of your opponents in future matches and might hinder your strategy development.

What’s the big deal?

Misleading reputation: In the chess world, your rating is often what people see first. An inflated rating can give a misleading impression of your abilities, leading to mismatched games (that's why you sometimes people lose to a player 600elo lower, then cry about how they must have cheated)

The common excuses:

'I analyze all of my games after' ... Even bullet players I see use this excuse. Very funny

'I only have time for 1 game' ... Yeah yeah, we can see on your account you played multiple games after

'I like to always play a new opponent each game' .... Well this post is directly aimed at you.

'I only rematch if the game was close' ... Poor excuse as majority of your games should be close in your rating range

Everyone who always decline rematches are very timid at heart.... but I strongly suggest that you get out of your comfort zone and start facing your fears.

To the cowards in all rating range .... from 200 to 2700+

I bet that if you decide to respond to this post, you'll attack me instead of addressing the valuable points I made.