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Topic started by NimzoZugzwang on 1 Aug 2008, 16:02:10
NimzoZugzwang
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1 Aug 2008, 16:02:10
 
Draw called when not appropriate.
On the 34th move of my corr, game with Dredo1 I received a "draw agreed" message. This is wrong. I did not agree to a drw. In fact I sent a move with an "if-then".
 
This is the first time this position has occured, so it is not thr-fold repetition. And We both have pieces left, I have Rook, bishop and he has bishop. So why the draw?
grevillea
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1 Aug 2008, 23:38:10
In reply to NimzoZugzwang
Re: Draw called when not appropriate.
I suspect that you clicked the draw box in error. It has happened to others.
NimzoZugzwang
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2 Aug 2008, 09:48:02
In reply to grevillea
Re: Draw called when not appropriate.
No, I did not. I sent a move and then I get this message. It was not a three-fold. It is hard to accidently click the draw box. It isn't that big target. And it is nowhere near the move function.
AdminBrian
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2 Aug 2008, 21:10:59
In reply to NimzoZugzwang
Re: Draw called when not appropriate.
I am still not exactly sure what would cause a draw to be accepted without both players agreeing (other than an automatic draw, which does not seem to apply here), but we will add some logging capabilities in the future that will track exactly why/how the draw was called.
NimzoZugzwang
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3 Aug 2008, 16:34:17
In reply to AdminBrian
Re: Draw called when not appropriate.
I know it wasn't three-fold repitition because that was the first time in the game that my Rook was on that particular square...And we both had pieces left other than the king...And it was only the 37th move...And I did not go anywgere near the draw button...I made a regular move and it announced that a draw had been agreed upon...I had refused several draw offers and I had no intention of accepting that one...
AdminBrian said:
am still not exactly sure what would cause a draw to be accepted without both players agreeing (other than an automatic draw, which does not seem to apply here), but we will add some logging capabilities in the future that will track exactly why/how the draw was called.
 
SnoopDog176
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3 Aug 2008, 21:07:47
In reply to NimzoZugzwang
Re: Draw called when not appropriate.
nimzo,
did you ask your oppnent ? he may tell you what happened on his end
ElRey
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6 Aug 2008, 15:40:04
In reply to NimzoZugzwang
Re: Draw called when not appropriate.
i played a corr games where i had my opponent's king pinned and was bringing down a pawn to convert to a rook for mate, wnen 2 moves before the mate i got a draw agreed, i know i didn't mark the draw box. i did the same thing, i made an "if-then" move. i figured it was a glitch in the system.