The option to resign or offer a draw

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23rd September 2007, 07:29am

by adeshmukh
KOLKATA India

Member Since: Aug 2007
Member Points: 106

I noticed that the option to resign or offer a draw is available only when it is your opponent's turn to make a move. Shouldn't this option be available when it is your move too? Can someone explain the logic?

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23rd September 2007, 07:41am

by Patzer24
United States

Member Since: Jun 2007
Member Points: 11477

Hmm, for me I can offer a draw or resign while it is my move in my online games.

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23rd September 2007, 07:43am

by Phelps
Chapel Hill, NC United States

Member Since: Aug 2007
Member Points: 44

I've noticed the same thing. But...... some of my opponents seem to have resigned or offered draws when it was their move. So my suspicion is that this is somehow related to my browser, and some people do see the resign/draw buttons when it's their move. I'm running Firefox, maybe this is somehow what is causing it. Is this true? Anybody see these buttons when it's your move? What browser are you running?

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23rd September 2007, 07:47am

by Phelps
Chapel Hill, NC United States

Member Since: Aug 2007
Member Points: 44

Aha! I just figured it out. I use NoScript to suppress JavaScript on most sites (but allow it for chess.com). But if I disable NoScript (allowing all scripts), then I do see the Resign/Draw button when it's my. Apparently it's generated from some site other than chess.com when it's my move.

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23rd September 2007, 07:54am

by adeshmukh
KOLKATA India

Member Since: Aug 2007
Member Points: 106

Thanks. So its a problem with the browser and not chess.com.

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23rd September 2007, 07:57am

by Phelps
Chapel Hill, NC United States

Member Since: Aug 2007
Member Points: 44

That's right. You're probably using NoScript (or some comparable program) to suppress dangerous scripting sites. That's what suppresses the draw/resign button when it's your turn.

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23rd September 2007, 03:11pm

by erik
Mountain View, CA United States

Member Since: May 2007
Member Points: 10123

very interesting! you should allow all *.chess.com since we use stuff like blog.chess.com and mail.chess.com and static.chess.com, etc.

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23rd September 2007, 03:34pm

by adeshmukh
KOLKATA India

Member Since: Aug 2007
Member Points: 106

Thanks. I don't suppress any site deliberately but I guess that's what's happening. Don't know enough to fix the problem so I'll just live with it. It is not life threatening :-)

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23rd September 2007, 03:42pm

by Phelps
Chapel Hill, NC United States

Member Since: Aug 2007
Member Points: 44

Actually, I may be wrong here. If it's your move, the big "Submit Move" button just makes the Draw/Resign buttons move down so that you don't notice them unless you scroll the screen up. Even with NoScript in effect, I see them now, if I scroll.

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23rd September 2007, 04:01pm

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by adeshmukh
KOLKATA India

Member Since: Aug 2007
Member Points: 106

Yes, you are right! it was that simple, really! I scrolled down and found the options on my turn too.

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