FICS Question

[AdminX]

Help, I was playing a game at the FICS online yesterday. When my opponent lost connection, the game was stored and adjourned. Today we were both online, so I typed "resume". Now I get, "Your opponents are either not logged in or not available.". This has happened everytime I try to resume our game. Is there anyway to set a 'Claim win on Disconnect' on FICS in my profile so I don't have to go thru this again?

Thanks

[AdminX]

Side note: It seems clear to me that he does not wish to resume our game, because even when he is aviliable he does not accept the resume nor reply to the request.

What a waste of my time being that he was the one who challenged me to this game.

[Ovyron]

I think that you can't claim a "win on Disconnect" unless you have a winning position on the board, and you are able to prove that it's winning.

I have resumed a stored game after 2 years (!) of being adjourned, so I'm keeping my 5 stored games in hope of some day resuming them. If you have too many, you may consider resigning/aborting them, otherwise there's no harm on keeping them, maybe some day your opponent will change his mind and play you.

[skoony]

when on fics type help adjudicate.
it covers all you need to know.
regards
mike

[Mike S.]

when on fics type help adjudicate.
it covers all you need to know.

Basically, yes... btw. these infos are also available from the FICS website, for easier access:

http://www.freechess.org/Help/HelpFiles ... ation.html

One requirement is that the game is 7+ days old. But if an opponent simply escapes from an obvious mate, even immediate adjudication can be requested, from an admin.

There is something else which is interesting to know though: What could happen to an opponent sooner or later, if he often disconnects from games he is about to lose. From the description of "stored":

"Users who have more than 15 stored games are restricted from starting new games."

So, if I take a look at such an opponent's stored games (in his profile), and I notice he was in clear disadvantage in almost all of them, I might consider that I am not in a hurry having our game adjudicated.

[AdminX]

when on fics type help adjudicate.
it covers all you need to know.

Basically, yes... btw. these infos are also available from the FICS website, for easier access:

http://www.freechess.org/Help/HelpFiles ... ation.html

One requirement is that the game is 7+ days old. But if an opponent simply escapes from an obvious mate, even immediate adjudication can be requested, from an admin.

There is something else which is interesting to know though: What could happen to an opponent sooner or later, if he often disconnects from games he is about to lose. From the description of "stored":

"Users who have more than 15 stored games are restricted from starting new games."

So, if I take a look at such an opponent's stored games (in his profile), and I notice he was in clear disadvantage in almost all of them, I might consider that I am not in a hurry having our game adjudicated.

Thanks Mike Schoonover and Mike Scheidl , that info helps me alot. I am also thankful for for comments as well Ulysses P.

[jdart]

There seems to have been an upsurge in this behavior lately on ICC. I don't understand it because you're going to lose the game anyway (if you are clearly losing and it is adjudicated) and if you don't want to resume you can always resign w/o resuming, which would be a lot more courteous to the operator. But disconnect and not resume seems to be a common strategy. I've finally had to require "noescape" for human players because of this.

--Jon

[Mike S.]

I've finally had to require "noescape" for human players because of this.

Yes, that is also a common recommendation for FICS. The problem is that it will reduce the number of possible opponents. I have set the variable in case the opponent requires it, but I didn't put it in my own formula, because for me the number of oppo is already reduced because I like unrated and (big) increments. But for 3+0 or 5+0 rated, it could be more suitable.

As for the 'phenomenon' itself, I wonder if many kids do that. Maybe some just see the anonymous computer in front of them, and forget that there is a human being on the other end of the line. I noticed that it is typical that disconnectors remain 100% silent if I try to make chat contact. I guess some simply don't care for all these 'background' things like adjourned games or whatever...

But also, it happens not too often (yet...).

[Cubeman]

On ICC I just put them on my No-Play list if I think the disconnection was done on purpose and they refuse to resume at a later date.
I assume that if these people make a habit of this and people do the same as what i do then these losers will find that they have fewer players to play against and wonder why .

[Ovyron]

I've finally had to require "noescape" for human players because of this.

Yes, that is also a common recommendation for FICS. The problem is that it will reduce the number of possible opponents. I have set the variable in case the opponent requires it, but I didn't put it in my own formula

I did the same. The funny part is that some of my opponents that have required noescape and play against me, end disconnecting and losing the game due to that! They had obviously an accidental disconnection, but I find weird that they rather lose a game than having it adjourned.