Chess app bug: randomly drawn game?

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Avatar of vipchicken

Playing on my android chess app, I was having a good game and it randomly just drew the game. I never asked for a draw and never accepted an offer. Bit odd?

Avatar of notmtwain

You should post the game score.

Draws can happen without your agreement if a position is repeated three times and your opponent makes the claim for a draw. They can also happen if the game has gone 50 moves without a pawn move or capture. Again, a claim has to be made.  (On chess.com, pushing the "draw" button in these situations is the way to claim.)

Are you sure it wasn't one of these situations?

Avatar of vipchicken

This was my game. I don't think I met any of the conditions you described.

Avatar of notmtwain
vipchicken wrote:

This was my game. I don't think I met any of the conditions you described.

You're right.  Strangely enough, you had another draw by agreement with the same player when he was clearly winning:

 Was that an unintended draw too?

Avatar of vipchicken

The other draw against that player was agreed by both of us to "even up" what had happened here. He seemed confused about it, too. The second draw was definitely consensual.

Avatar of coolcurrent

@vipchiken is right, chess.com draws game randomely

Avatar of Mi_Amigo

@vipchikcken it has happened to me too.... but in my laptop