that would make stalling more common tho (dealing with a staller rn)
maybe if it sees that your wifi is off or you disconnected it gives you a 3 minute grace period. plenty of time to reconnect on a phone if your on PC or relog online
The server can't see that and the server determines abandonment
oh I didn't know that. I thought the bar indicator at the top left indicated the players connection level but I guess I was wrong. thanks for the clarification.
The strange thing is that if you are in a losing position in long games, and while your opponent is thinking: for example you leave the live screen to check messages,
Chess.com will consider it as leaving the game and you will lose.