Weird game issue

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Avatar of GogglesLDG

I while I was playing, my opponent sends the blunder emoji in chat, and then is confused why I haven't moved, as it turns out they said they moved but I was waiting for them to move on my screen, so we were in a softlock scenario, except when the game ended I gained elo, I'm confused why it wasn't working, plus it sadly led my opponent to think i was a Tricheur or cheater in English.

Avatar of JosephReidNZ

@GogglesLDG That sounds like a game sync issue, where your screen and your opponent’s screen were showing different states of the game. Basically, the server may have registered something differently from what either player saw locally.

It is definitely not proof of cheating from either side, just an annoying technical glitch. The best thing to do is include the game link, time it happened, device, browser or app version, and whether you were on Wi-Fi or mobile data. Since this is in the Feedback club, that info would help staff or devs track it down.

Also, “tricheur” means cheater in French, so they were probably just frustrated and confused too. Hopefully it was just a one-off desync bug.

@JosephReidNZ

Avatar of Cornfed

I set things to disable any chat during a game....it's a bit silly unless perhaps you are playing a friend.

Avatar of Martin_Stahl

Which game?

Avatar of GogglesLDG

https://www.chess.com/game/live/168290628830?move=0