i am pretty new at this but something occurred to me that i was hoping to get clarification for from the community.

It seems that when im playing highly experienced players- and i am able to get the tail of them, they all of a sudden take days to make a move.

if i havent gotten the tail, it seems that moves are only a day or less.

its happening all too often to be coincidence.

in fact, i am wondering how exactly the timeout for moves works.

i.e. if its more than 5 days since my last move, do i get automatically moved?...even if i have waited for that entire time for my opponent to move?..

example: i make a move and get the tail. My opponent takes the full 5 days and either makes a move at the last minute, or lets it auto move.

in either case, i dont have time to move before its been 5 days since my last move.

do i get auto moved too?

if i do, then i can see that this is a way for someone to get a favourable result after being tailed..or at least improve the chances.

is this how it works?

if it isnt, any comment on why the delays after getting a tailing position? (as i said, it only seems to occur with very experienced players)...

cheers,
tim