24 Aug '09 10:08>
Hi,
I think that a player should not be able to claim a win on time if their last move was made whilst on vacation.
The reasoning is that if you are on vacation you are (supposedly) not going to be able to respond within the normal time limits. If you are playing regularly enough to burn your opponents time-bank you are not really on a vacation from chess, and are quite possibly using your vacation time as a strategic weapon.
(This just happened to me - my own fault because I somehow set my own vacation incorrectly. No problems with opponents, I would have claimed the wins myself... I just think it should not be allowed)
I think that a player should not be able to claim a win on time if their last move was made whilst on vacation.
The reasoning is that if you are on vacation you are (supposedly) not going to be able to respond within the normal time limits. If you are playing regularly enough to burn your opponents time-bank you are not really on a vacation from chess, and are quite possibly using your vacation time as a strategic weapon.
(This just happened to me - my own fault because I somehow set my own vacation incorrectly. No problems with opponents, I would have claimed the wins myself... I just think it should not be allowed)