unable to claim a win

When I play in live chess, if the opponent abandons, why is there no option to claim a win?

Because they might just have a network problem and be able to reconnect.  If the opponent is gone for a few minutes the game will automatically give you the win.  Plus their clock will continue to run.

the ipad app does not give you win. i sat waiting for my opponent, one "vedwarde11" for 13 minutes- ran the clock down from 13 to 0 did my opponent, but the app did not give me a win.

Yes, but the painful part is I was sitting there for 13 minutes in a 15/10 game. I wish the iPad app would give me the win in a 5 minute no-activity timeout, for example.

I meant to say the iPad app did not give it sooner. On playchess.com, you can claim a win on disconnection after a few minutes. I think 5 minutes should be fair in a 15/10.

I think it does have like a 3 to 5 min activity you'll get the Win my question to you is why the hell you playing a 15 min game..lol the max I been playing is 3 mini guess it's preference though