No, these games will never be erased, it's happened to me too. Just hope and pray that the next live chess will be even more flawless.
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Dec 21, 2009
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#3
The problem is that I cannot play anymore. And I really want to play. In the last 2 days, every 2 games this bug occured. And it was always I who lost (although I was in the strongest position). I really don't know what to do.
Did the game freeze?
Dec 21, 2009
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#6
Almost all these games occured today. The last 12 hours have been quite frustrating for me. Actually, one hour ago that happened again. I could say that almost all losses I had in the last few days occured because of the debug.
What happens? I move... Then, my opponent's clock starts. So, I wait for my opponent's move. However, that will never come. Then, I check my home page and I see that I have lost the game (ABANDONED). I really don't know what to do.
Dec 22, 2009
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#7
Other two defeats today. I will never play LIVE CHESS anymore. I really like this site, but it is frustrating to lose every game because of this.
http://www.chess.com/livechess/game.html?id=4690855
http://www.chess.com/livechess/game.html?id=4746209
Maybe I would have lost these two games anyway. But both games were quite interesting. Basically, every game which lasts more than 15 minutes is subject to this annoying thing. So, unless I win within a couple of minutes, I can't play anymore.
I think I will only use ONLINE CHESS, while I will use other sites for live play.
I have a workaround for that until the problem is fixed. When I start a live match, i keep another window open, say "Win2"; and keep playing in "Win1". If it seems that the opponent is taking more time than needed, I test my connection by typing a <Fullstop> in the chat box and pressing enter. If the <Fullstop> does not reflect in the chatbox, I will know that there is a disconnection. Then I open another the other window "Win2", enter live chess and play on by keeping "Win1" as a backup. I keep testing now and then if there is a disconnection by entering <Fullstop> in the chat box. I chose <Fullstop> because it would not be a distraction to my opponent.
Hope this helps you.
Dec 22, 2009
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#9
Hello, hsbgowd. Thanks for the advice. Your trick seems to work. I was able to finish the games I played. However, I can only play long games (no less than 30 minutes): last game I played I lost at least 12 minutes. Anyway, this is better than nothing. Thanks.
In these days I have lost so many games because of disconnections. In many of the games which were abandoned I had an advantage over my opponent. It is frustrating to have my rating diminished because of this.
http://www.chess.com/livechess/game.html?id=4686595
http://www.chess.com/livechess/game.html?id=4686154
http://www.chess.com/livechess/game.html?id=4673347
http://www.chess.com/livechess/game.html?id=4653727
http://www.chess.com/livechess/game.html?id=4646792
http://www.chess.com/livechess/game.html?id=4590511
http://www.chess.com/livechess/game.html?id=4286551
http://www.chess.com/livechess/game.html?id=4286081
http://www.chess.com/livechess/game.html?id=4014526
http://www.chess.com/livechess/game.html?id=3974928
http://www.chess.com/livechess/game.html?id=3918343
http://www.chess.com/livechess/game.html?id=3918343
As you can see, in many of these games I was in a good position and I could have won. I had no interest to disconnect at all. I didn't try to avoid a defeat. Is it possible to have these games erased from my archive and adjust my rating as if these games had not been played at all? Thanks.