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Abort game -> must wait until you can join a new one

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ch0m31

I play a lot of live blitz. I guess there are a few people who think it's hysterical to do the following: do nothing with their first move until the server aborts the game, then join my new game and do it again. 

How about a "time-out" whenever you abort a game, for any reason? I think a one-minute ban before you can play again would effectively mitigate this kind of griefing, without punishing people who abort for legitmate reasons.

notmtwain

This should cheer you up. 

http://www.chess.com/forum/view/general/why-does-chesscom-take-away-the-abort-option

ch0m31

Does that feature only work for opponents that abort manually? There have been times where the same person has timed out on me five or six times in rapid succession.

bigluigi

I have had my server abort the game several times in succession -- no matter who plays white