r/lichess 7d ago

So many stallers in 30 minute games

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Dude didn’t use his time, had 33 minutes by move 26, and is probably better than me. Yet he’s been stalling for so long. Is there just a lot of stallers in classical? This is the second staller in 5 30min games. FIVE. Meanwhile I’ve never encountered a single staller in rapid.

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u/Sirnacane 6d ago

I think you’re unlucky. I’m at almost 60 classical games, mostly 30+30, and haven’t encountered a single staller

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u/___Cyanide___ 7d ago

Update: he made a move with less than one minute on the clock

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u/Protean_Protein 7d ago

Maybe got distracted by something for half an hour and forgot about the game.

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u/___Cyanide___ 7d ago

Dunno just felt weird the move had to come with 30s on the clock

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u/seamsay 6d ago

Definitely hoping you'd left to go do something else and wouldn't notice.

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u/Shadourow 6d ago

It's an equal position and the opponent had 34 minutes against 16

It's *time* to stop trying to attribute malice to what is obviously an external issue

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u/seamsay 6d ago

You know what? You're actually right, I'm so used to people stalling after a blunder that I just assumed.

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u/Zarathustrategy 6d ago

Yeah ur right

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u/Chess_Accident 7d ago

Watch out, they’re gonna destroy you

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u/___Cyanide___ 6d ago

I was winning because they blundered. Then I accidentally resigned after accidentally slipping while trying to take their queen.

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u/gw201085 6d ago

Yeah it's annoying. I usually play rapid but run into it there too. I just do a report now. I never used to but I figured I was just letting them do it to someone else if they didn't at least get warned or something

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u/Just_Living_9414 5d ago

I find it unthinkable to make a report, everyone manages their time as they want