I play correspondence games mostly, so I'd have time to chat as well :) I chat with a real life friend a lot as we play for fun and just keep in touch, because we live far from each other.
apart from that:
Those players I'd chat with pleasure are rarely chatting a lot. We might have a short chat if there is something interesting in the game, but they rather just play the game. I'm too fine with it.
Though most of the chats occurs when opponents picking my games, but they don't even know chess variants are exist. And I don't like those chats:
- Player1: WTF just happened?
- Player1: why do I see a pawn on h6?
- Player1: can you request a traceback ?
+ AroHar: What request and what for?
+ AroHar: Everything's according to the rules.
- Player1: dude, you got 9 pawns on the board
- Player1: how is that as per rules ? :p
- Player1: i will give you a day to think about this!
- Player1: there's a bug in lichess!
+ AroHar: Nope, you haven't checked what game you are playing, that's the only problem.
+ AroHar: It's pretty annoying though, that ppl picking my game, but they don't even know what they're playing
+ AroHar:
lichess.org/variant/crazyhouse- Player1: whoaaaaa. insane !
- Player1: my bad
+ AroHar: Np. At least you haven't called me cheater like some others did. ;-)
- Player1: too much to calculate. have fun though!