Etiquette around offering rematch

It's considered a bit rude to ask for a rematch against someone you don't know and just beaten, otherwise it's okay.

I agree with #9 and I don't see how anything positive can possibly come from continuing this thread.

I think it might be rude if you've just beaten someone much below your rating quite bad, and it's clear there is no match. Otherwise, I might rematch, even if I won, because I enjoyed the game. So, just common sense is OK :) To think someone will want a rematch only because they lost (and then what, you continue to rematch until you win and then leave? I had some guys like that) is really quite narrow minded

#9 If we stopped you would have missed my brilliant opinion here ;)

Interested in other peoples' opinions. Personally, I am a bullet binger - I hate playing one game and moving on. So for me it's just logical that if I want to carry on I'll offer a rematch. If the opponent doesn't, they say no thanks and I'll say 'thank you, bye!'

LOL I don't know why Unihedron is getting touchy about it :D I'm not 'worried' about the occasional troll abuse (although there is a fair amount of it on lichess, so it is less 'occasional' than it should be) but it does need highlighting.

With this particular player, I've ended up in quite a conversation by message afterwards. I think he might even be starting to feel ashamed of himself, especially as I've pointed out how ungentlemanly it is not to apologise for one's actions when one is in the wrong.

Yes, I'm rehabilitating trolls :D

I've always thought rematch offer by the loser is okay. By the winner if you've had some chat - "interesting game, play again?"

In fact, there is no rule - written or unwritten. I'm not asking to do someone's girlfriend, I'm asking if they'd like to play again.

I've never been aware of any rules about who can ask for a rematch. Though personally I seldom ask anyone for a rematch unless maybe it was an especially interesting game. People who've lost do sometimes seem to feel they're entitled to a rematch though.

It's a bit different in OTB friendly games though. People seem to assume you'll play a few games together.

If there's any etiquette it would probably be "don't challenge people that you are hopelessly outclassed by". But the thing is people that are hopelessly outclassed are often not able to tell that they are, so in practice everyone has to be fairly chilled about that.

Just to put in my two cents: IMHO it's an old and very polite tradition in any games that the winner offers a rematch.

Best regards, karl

I offer a rematch if I want to.
I don't offer a rematch if I don't want to.
Opponent feelings about that are irrelevant.

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Exactly!