chess.com abandonement rules are STUPID

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fastra1
Just come on, you step out of the app 1 min to message someone and lose the game????

What kind of RIDICULOUS rule is that??

And then there is NO answer to any complaints.

It’s getting worse by the day here
SixInchSamurai

You can delete the app any time if it makes you suffer

Leto
Why does your opponent should wait forever? Even if you have legit reason to abandon the game for several minutes.
KmBoor

I would assume it has more to do with cheating than anything, no? It’s sketchy to leave mid game. I get emergencies happen, but at that point you should politely resign. My kids broke a glass the other day when I was playing, I simply resigned and went to tend to them. If a text is that important you can’t wait, resign.

fastra1
No one is talking about waiting forever. Your text interpretation skills are terrible.

If you leave for literally 20 seconds it will abandon the game.

20 SECONDS!!! ITS DUMB
fastra1
It’s sketchy to leave middle game????? I’m diabetic, I use my phone to measure glucose levels. I’m supposed to play a 15+10 game —- meaning like 45 minutes — forbidden to check my glucose??

It’s just idiotic this explanation
Zitr0n3

Ill just copy what Martin_Stahl once wrote in another similar post: https://support.chess.com/en/articles/8593801-how-does-game-abandonment-work

Also, just an example.. if you played a one minute game and were away for one minute then ofcourse it will get resigned.

Leto
fastra1, if I start to assess your chess skills (as you did with my interpretation skills) you will become upset. Never do it.
Leto
If you have something to do in the middle of the game - keep phone and do your staff, return. But if you went to another app while playing - well, maybe you started calling Magnus, so program gives you less time:)