Game Clocks Resetting

I've been in a game since Oct. 23rd!!!  Everytime my opponents time drops to about 20 hours to go, his game clock resets to 2 days 23 hours even when he hasn't moved.  It doesn't occur at the same hour each time.

It's not "Vacation"... I'm told it's not a glitch... What's the criteria for this "auto-reset"?

I'm asking again, because it just happened again... Today is Dec. 7th and I'm still in the same game that started Oct. 23rd.

I'm curious which opponent are you facing in this eternal game?

I had one opponent who let the clock get down to 3 hours before he moved.  It wasn't that he hadn't logged in until then, but he just chose not to move until the last minute.

I looked at his past games and it seemed like quite a few were won on time. 

If this is the game which you are talking about: http://www.chess.com/echess/game.html?id=816231

Then your opponent made their 28th move yesterday. Whenever your opponent makes their move their time will reset to 3 days as it is 3 days per move time control for that game. 

If that is the game he's talking about then the opponent is intentionally running down the clocks on games.  Either that or he's just not moving in a game, despite it being his move and his being logged in, until the last minute. 

I don't think it's cheating, but to me it looks like he's got a lot of games where the opponent timed out and I noticed the same pattern in the game he's playing against me of waiting until time was almost up and then moving.

Heh.  The thing is, he doesn't time out.  His opponents do, which is what strikes me as odd.

In any event, I'm not complaining, I just thought it was an interesting approach.  While some might call it cheating, there is some strategy to making your opponent wait.

I appreciate all of the feedback... MattHelfst your link is the correct one... prior to the 28th move WEEKS passed with no moves AND the game clock kept resetting to 3 days without a move... there has been no timing out in this case... justwrightin probably has it best... the longest game with the least number of moves!

Wolflore wrote:

"If that is the game he's talking about then the opponent is intentionally running down the clocks on games.  Either that or he's just not moving in a game, despite it being his move and his being logged in, until the last minute. 

I don't think it's cheating, but to me it looks like he's got a lot of games where the opponent timed out and I noticed the same pattern in the game he's playing against me of waiting until time was almost up and then moving. "

"Heh.  The thing is, he doesn't time out.  His opponents do, which is what strikes me as odd.

In any event, I'm not complaining, I just thought it was an interesting approach.  While some might call it cheating, there is some strategy to making your opponent wait."

I appreciate there may have been no intent to make accusations but

"the opponent is intentionally running down the clocks on games.  Either that or he's just not moving in a game, despite it being his move and his being logged in,"

    isn't that using up to the agreed time period per move?.

"I just thought it was an interesting approach.  While some might call it cheating, there is some strategy to making your opponent wait."

    isn't that using up to the agreed time period per move?.

At  several sites comments are made regarding players who use up to the agreed time per move, let it go, its the agreed rules of the game. Wether they move in only a handful of their games each log in.Why should anyone move earlier than they wish to suit others.

I am currently playing at another site and my opponent messaged me to ask (or suggest) we finish the game in that session, I messaged him back the time controls.

I only found it interesting because all of the other opponents I've played have moved if they've been logged in and it's been their turn.

I'm sorry if I sounded antagonistic, I just thought it was interesting that the person I'm referring to is playing nearly 80 games simultaneously and only moves in games where he (or she) has less than a day of time left.

It might be something for future opponents of that person to consider before they sign up for 14-day-per-move games with that player. 

I would suspect the reason they are only moving within the last day of their time control is exactly for that reason because they are playing 80 games simultaneously (and possibly more elsewhere).

Maybe, I don't know (but it is what I do sometimes) they log on, study some games make some notes and possibly move in a handful of games (or none) before logging off and coming back to confirm their earlier analysis.

Again, I am playing an opponent at another site who does exactly the same thing, sometimes down to the last hour or 2 (and is playing over 500 games!) I am getting beaten in both games to a stronger player incidentally in that instance.

You should expect a long game if you 'sign up' to a 14 day per move game. You should always allow for the fact that your opponent may take up to the agreed time per move on each and every move, I just don't get it?. Several months long, for a game, sure, without a doubt to be expected.

Although it may not have started this way, I'm not sure now how far short this thread is off bullying. It has to be accepted one apology has been made, but comments such as:

"the opponent is intentionally running down the clocks on games. Either that or he's just not moving in a game, despite it being his move and his being logged in, until the last minute"

"While some might call it cheating, there is some strategy to making your opponent wait"

"He's just taking advantage of the system.  A player with 14 days per move could drag a 35 move game out to a year and four months"

"The person you're playing takes about 14 hours per move.  That is really slow"

My average per move, it appears is currently 22 hours 48 minutes. I log in every day, I move in some games most days, I definately do not move in some games some days. I have no intention of increasing the rate at which I move, my move rate is quicker than the fastest time control [1 day, 24 hours per move] in Online chess at chess.com . Maybe some consideration should be given as to wether we are all playing the most appropriate format of chess for your enjoyment.

Well, apparently I've offended.  For that I'm sorry.

I noticed the same things that the original poster did and had similar feelings of frustration about some of it.  I didn't mean to offend anyone.