Requests for rated games with custom color should not be allowed in the lobby

People create games where they play white color in rated games. Obviously, this benefits white. This is a cheat and should be disallowed.

The starting advantage as white is little-to-none, and does not matter in 99.99999999% of games.

U have the right to not click on it! But that might be too complicated to convert.....

>U have the right to not click on it! But that might be too complicated to convert.....
Even if I don't click on it, if somebody else clicks, there would be some unfair points.

@artyom7 said in #4:
> Even if I don't click on it, if somebody else clicks, there would be some unfair points.

Worst case scenario they have an artificially inflated rating. Other than bragging rights, what benefit is having a fake high rating? Not like they are sandbagging for a tournament.

@thetasquared so why allow to artificially inflate rating? It's ready to fix this

Requests for rated games with custom color should be allowed in the lobby. If you want to prepare for a tournament game in that you know you will play white, maybe even playing a new opening, you want to get as much practice in as possible.
My database suggests that the rating falsification should revolve around 33. Maybe, if a person really plays white in all their games, thus not only getting the color advantage but also just becoming a better player with the white pieces, that number could be a bit higher. And don't forget, if a player just sometimes chooses to play white, they will still end up 50/50 black and white in all their games on this site, so their rating will not be inflated.
And at the end of the day, if a player really plays all their games with white, who cares? Their are just like an ecosystem on an island, not changing other ratings too much. As already mentioned, noone is forced to accept their game offers.
As a side note, if you love your rating points, keep in mind that playing a player that only plays white will give you a slight, temporary boost in your rating. If you don't believe that, do the math on your own. If you can't do the math, feel free to hit me up.

Also, and I quote you here @artyom7 , when saying 'this is a cheat and should not be allowed' you probably misinterpreted or don't know the definition of cheat, which is an act of fraudulently deceiving. You can see their color choice right next to their name, thus it's no deceit, thus it's no cheat.

>If you want to prepare for a tournament game in that you know you will play white, maybe even playing a new opening, you want to get as much practice in as possible.
Right. So you should play casual games then, because it's in unfair advantage in a rated game.

>if you love your rating points
This is a personal attack, by the way. Reductio ad personum.

>If you can't do the math, feel free to hit me up.
And this.

>that playing a player that only plays white will give you a slight, temporary boost in your rating
What??? Playing with black all the time will give you a rating boost? No idea what your math is but it conflicts with all known chess statistics.

You make a good point there, they could definitely play casual games. I get why people rather play ranked though, especially if they want to improve, because people tend to play weaker (in the sense of less commitment) in casual games.

I never personally attacked you and since this topic is about chess, I don't care to explain why this is true. If you still feel offended though, I'm sorry.

@artyom7 said in #8:
> Playing with black all the time will give you a rating boost?
I'm not sure how you came to this conclusion, but it's obviously wrong. The statement I made was different, and I'm sure you are capable of spotting the difference if you read it carefully again.