"The Art of Strategy - III"

What a quick reaction! It hadn't even been a few hours, and Alex saw the post and immediately replied. Well, you have to... But he couldn't manage to answer (((......)))) within 2 months, indicating approximately when he would be available to play. That's not really replying; it requires some thought... The situation where Alex gave up in advance, didn't want to play against strong players until the very end, lost in the game, and was already resigned to defeat, happened to me personally twice in different tournaments. I also saw this in reports against other players, for example, Will. If this isn't whining and an attempt to "sandbag," then I don't know what whining and sandbagging are. Age doesn't excuse such behavior. My rudeness, however, is also not excusable. I was wrong in my manner, but definitely right in substance. I will ask the judges to automatically assign an ODD (Over/Under Difference) when playing against Alex in the future.

P.S. I think many would be willing to describe Alex in a similar way, perhaps without the rudeness.