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rilke
04-Sep-12, 07:06

A game since Jan,3 2012

I want to delete the team's name and myself out of the team; but I have to wait
for one game that started since January,3,2012 with 32 moves only.
This is absurd for a game to take 8 months. I need the GK 's permission to remove as soon as possible and to delete the team's name. The outcome of this game has no importance anymore for anyone.

mlazar
04-Sep-12, 07:29

relax..

I've got one going on 9 years now...

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tactical_abyss
04-Sep-12, 09:16

You generally get what you pay for in team games.Settings of 5 days can easily take 8 months,if there is only one move per 5 days combined with summer vacation T.O's and more.
And thats not adding in non move weekends(2 more days every week) where you clock stops and is the case many times!
And be glad it was only 32 moves!An average game takes usually more than 32 moves...closer to 50-60 moves.My calculations show it should have finished in 5 to 6 months,if there were no conditional moves,one move per 5 days played and perhaps a little vacation T.O's.But if one move average was made per week and no or very little moves on the weekend...thats one
move week x 32 moves=32 weeks= 7.2 months!So thats what had to happen.Apparently,there had to be some team delay in that game,with either T.O's and/or approx one move per week taken approx to add a few weeks equaling 8 months.

Thats only one of the 5 reasons I do not join teams.I only play 2 or 3 day settings 99% of the time.mlazars game has like 14 days per move,which can easily take years to finish!No way would I even dream of taking a game with 14 days per move,even if it was a hundred games and I knew I would win every one to place my rating on the top of the GK rating list!To me even 4 days is way too long.I need to finish a game before my will kicks in,or my beard grows down to my feet 5 feet below my chin!

rilke
04-Sep-12, 10:38

unfair rule

I believe is an unfair rule for the captains. This rule should be removed or modified.
Players postpone games on high numbers of occasions with no justified reasons on the same game. GK should look carefully on this rule.

Thank you guys for your posts.

tactical_abyss
04-Sep-12, 10:52

I admire teams and even team captains more.Captains can put up with alot of things I would not even attempt to cope with.Thats why I would never make it as a captain.And I always need to pick and choose exactly when and what players I will challenge,so I would be turning down most,if not all team games.As to postponements,fair or not,there is never any way to prove "justified reasons"or even the need to be justified as long as the amount of time-outs per days is covered under the rules.Again,if I had a team,I would call it the "Lightning Movers"!And ALL games would have a 2 day time limit setting max!Then I would hand select only those team members that had less than 10 hours average move time and no time-outs on their profile to be considered for the lightning movers!But then,i'm not into teams,so this is just theoretical!

rilke,
good luck!

rilke
04-Sep-12, 11:02

thank you

I appreciate your i put i_have_ arrived.

The irony is : this Jan,3,2012 game doesn't have any effect on my team ( which is no longer active for more than 6 months ). This is unbelievable.

Gameknot.com
04-Sep-12, 11:03

It is not an arbitrary rule that we have imposed on the teams, it's just the way it is — both teams have to exist at the time when each team match is finished, so that the other team gets the correct credit (both as far as the team's rating is concerned and the standing on the Team Ladder, as both are relative to the opposing team's standing). Same reason you cannot close your account if you still have active games. Think of it as not being able to get out of a car or a bus until it comes to a complete stop — it's not technically a rule, it's just not going to be good for anyone if you are allowed to.

Regarding the game postponements: while it would be ideal if everyone was available to play their chess games every single day, 365 days per year, without exception, alas that's not how the world works. Postponements are part of any chess game that takes more than 10 minutes to finish. We do have several limitations in place to prevent the abuse of the game postponements. Please refer to the FAQ article #15 for more info: gameknot.com

kingdawar
05-Sep-12, 05:34

Patience... everything that has a beginning has an end, even if it is not today or tomorrow

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