chess etiquette- rematches

@novaodessa was just trying to prove that you are wrong ;D

In chess clubs rematches make sense for concrete reasons, and indeed it could be the case that you are entitled to a rematch in a match. For instance, in a chess club it could be important to establish who is better, as you would attract more attention and improve your reputation. And the same could apply for chess professionals online, where their reputation is on the line. So an even number of games would at least make sense in that case.

I think people may think it is impolite if the other person declines their rematch because it could be impolite is those very specific instances described above, but it is not applicable IMHO for random online chess games.

At chess clubs and skittles rooms a player loses the game, stands up and goes back in line. So many games later it is his turn to play again. This IS NOT a rematch, but simply a new game. The example is meaningless. Nobody gets to play two games in a row when there are players who have challenged the table. Maybe by prior arrangement, matches are 2/3. Different story.

@mdinnerspace Now you are being silly :) What if there's no one waiting to play on your table? Well, what's the point of arguing, you are right.

If only one player is there to play... well Duh???
Now who is being silly. If I choose to play again I will. Maybe a coffee break is in order. No "etiquette" suggests I am obliged to right away start another game. Maybe I'm expecting a buddy at any moment, maybe you were too good and I was wasting my time. Point is, you're making an assumption a rematch should be given. When it is not you shout "coward". Reason enough to walk out the door. Thinking all players owe you a rematch because you demand one won't get very far.

@chessbaazier You wanted to see if I would accept your rematch? You saw that I accepted it more than once, yet came here to tell me that I did not wait until you accepted my offer. Just to be clear, I was talking about people that leave without accepting rematch after a single game. We had already played several games, we are good.

@mdinnerspace Imagine that you have others players in the room, but no one waiting in line to play against the winner. That's the complicated scenario I had in mind, sorry for not making it clear.
Do you say "please", "thank you" or something like that in your life? You are not obliged to it either.

"Phillip, if you are on a chessclub with several people wainting to play, you are not going to analyse every blitz game with the players you beat."

Are you trying to go for a world record for incorrect assumptions? Yes, I am going to analyze every game I play, win or lose. And no, I'm not just going to play the same guy again. Sorry. YOU might, but why you insist everyone else will do what you want to do, I have absolutely no idea.

No one is questioning what etiquette is, as a term. The question is your assumption that everyone else believes the same behaviors that you desire are part of the chess etiquette. They aren't.

"What if there's no one waiting to play on your table?"

Perhaps here, you can see the massive difference between this hypothetical situation and online chess, where there are, quite literally, thousands of players waiting to play.

Perhaps the OP is related to Magnus. In that case we all owe him a rematch on demand.