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1st July 2008, 04:02am
#1
by broze
Bath England
Member Since: Nov 2007
Member Points: 745

I keep winning games on time and it is very annoying because it doesn't help my chess and feels very hollow.  I have deselected the "auto-win by time" option in Settings but I still win games on time and I have won my last twolike this, the option would be very helpful if it works!!  Is anyone else having this problem?

1st July 2008, 04:17am
#2
by shakje
Tyne and Wear, UK Scotland
Member Since: Aug 2007
Member Points: 996
Silly question, but did you click save at the bottom after unchecking it?
1st July 2008, 05:31am
#3
by broze
Bath England
Member Since: Nov 2007
Member Points: 745
Yeah I did, and I know I did because the box is still unchecked when I return to it.
3rd July 2008, 09:38am
#4
by erik
Mountain View, CA United States
Member Since: May 2007
Member Points: 10114
tournament games are NOT affected. otherwise people could stall tournaments indefinitely :)
3rd July 2008, 09:45am
#5
by broze
Bath England
Member Since: Nov 2007
Member Points: 745
Ah, that makes a lot of sense, thank you.  Still, very annoying when your best win could be on time, I almost feel like resigning.
3rd July 2008, 09:58am
#6
by BirdBrain
KY United States
Member Since: Apr 2008
Member Points: 1806
Just try to deal with it :-).  I fully understand, but don't let petty things like that get to you.  Be satisfied in knowing that you saw the game to the end, and your opponent missed what you found!  Think about Steinitz and Von Bardelben, or how you say his name (don't remember) when he ran out of the room, and Steinitz then demonstrated the mate in 10 I believe.  A win is a win.
13th August 2008, 01:42pm
#7
by broze
Bath England
Member Since: Nov 2007
Member Points: 745

Surely though eric (and team) a better way to operate this for tournaments would be to pause the game for a bit- say until the group finishes or the round of the tourney- and then claim the win on time??

 
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