happyjuggler0: Yes, it is ridiculous, but no one was forced to play in such conditions.

MadMonkey: If you want really quick FC tournament from the start, you should set starting time to say, 2 days or so. It depends on time bonus per move.

thisbeme: You have PM to fencer. Its same as in OTB game when you call referee and in correspondence chess when you write to tournament director.

Of course, there is benefit. If you are trying to win you have more time to do it if defender wont claim the rule. In OTB game I claimed 3fold repetition in very bad position, so my opponents' chances to win were very good - but you are right, my chances to win were tiny:)

thisbeme: I think players play lost games not because achievement, but because lack of chess etiquette. They are mostly beginners and they play until end and they hadnt occasion to learn it as we both had. I agree with you, it is anoying, but we can do nothing with it. Even more annoying it is in positions which are mathematically lost like often happens in backgammon or dice poker.

Even on ICCF server can play beginners and rules has count with every possibility. You can try to ask someone from ICCF:)

I disagree with you also in case of 3fold repetition (and also 50 moves rule). Such programs shouldnt be allowed. It is responsibility of every player to watch for for such situation and when this occure to inform referee. Referee on BK is Fencer and he can claim game as draw if you tell him (and you are right:). And he did it quite quick in my game. In OTB game you havnt such program, have you?

This is not OTB game. Playing on BK or similiar server is like playing correspondence chess on ICCF webserver. And there is time exceeding counted as forfeit - look at point 6.f http://www.iccf.com/rules/2009/PRWebserver2009.pdf

Thom27: http://brainking.cz/en/Brains

I Am The Best: thanks for answer. May be, may be not. This is question of demand elasticity and there are only three ways how to prove it - persuade fencer, set up your own site or pay marketing researche. And I think all of them are unpenetrable.

I did not match other prices on other sites, but I would say this site belongs to cheaper ones. Even in global economics depends on country of origin and price of work is here much lower than in US.

I Am The Best: You did not answer my question. How price would be fair for you? Why do you think there are different prices for different countries?

This is mostly turn-based site. Its everyone responsibility to play with such time limit, which can not endanger their games. Is 30 minutes really such differnece? You only forfeit your games sooner... And if someone is willing to play 3hrs per game, then one day with stopped time should be neouhgh to finish game.

Life is not fair, you had know it...

I Am The Best: and what would be a fair price for you?

pedestrian:Just a notice. Knight fight is a bit special. I would say black is slight better. 60% wins for white is just because lots of people dont know how to play properly.

I dont think there is some way how to cheat.

Grim Reaper: problems in Matrix:)

Jason: I know, but I will prolong it next year:)

BK was recomende to me by someone on IYT with nick "thissitesux" so I dont know how person I have refer:)

ZOMBIE: GIMME YOUR BRAIN

Fencer: So we now know why is Fencer so bussy - he is clicking on google banner

Princess Alison: you are welcome

Princess Alison: No its not strange, I deleted it myself. I wrote it, and accidentaly posted before considering my words. When I saw Fencer's replay I deleted it. But is true, I think you are right:) Hope itll be solved soon.

Fencer: It's interesting scale. Because I needn't extra days, I can accept it

I think there could be two possibilities:
first, a bit more expensive - to buy extra days
second, cheaper, transfer unused days from last year.
And of course, there must be limit.