Resignation Gremlin

Not sure if I'm the only one affected by this. I was just about to win a match, moved my piece, submitted. Then the screen showed that I'd resigned. The first time this happened, I though 'oh well' I must have pressed the wrong button and somehow the confirmation pop-up for resigning didn't show up. That was a month back.

And today the gremlin came back. I was just about to win, submitted the coup de grace, and woe betide, I lost points. I'm not playing chess for points or positions, but it would be nice to have credit for winning matches when they are won.

Hi there. This is pretty strange. For starters, maybe you should post the links to the games that were affected.

Good point. I attach the link to the game.

Game 7998341

Originally posted by john6938
Not sure if I'm the only one affected by this. I was just about to win a match, moved my piece, submitted. Then the screen showed that I'd resigned. The first time this happened, I though 'oh well' I must have pressed the wrong button and somehow the confirmation pop-up for resigning didn't show up. That was a month back.

And today the gremlin came ...[text shortened]... s or positions, but it would be nice to have credit for winning matches when they are won.

Originally posted by adramforall
Sound more like a people glitch to me.

Do you have multiple windows open? View more than one game at a time? Use the analyse game screen option as well?

It is easy to confuse screens when you come out the analyse game option and inadvertently click on the resign option in the wrong game by mistake.

At the bottom of any page use, "Send Feedback" and perhaps the powers that be at RHP can help you.

Originally posted by john6938
Zero confusion, my friend. I used to play 100+ games, but currently am keeping my count down to around 30. No analyser needed for that game. I'd been waiting for the opponent to move as the mate was imminent.

I don't take drugs. I'm teetotal and I wasn't playing in the middle of the night in a dream-like trance....not for that game, anyway. There was some kind of glitch, but not at my end.

Hacking by my opponent? I hadn't considered that one.

As for the family issue, I submitted the move myself and immediately after the 'resignation screen' came up. I can't see how anyone else can have done that. Resigning is not a simple click, you have to click, then select and then confirm.

Th glitch is out there and someone else must have experienced it.

In the situation you describe there was simply no opportunity for anyone else to have been involved, so please do the feedback thing. If you're the only one who's ever reported the problem, it may sit on the backburner until it happens again, but it's worth a try.

feedback sent. 🙂

Originally posted by john6938
feedback sent. 🙂

What has happened to me was that I set up a resign, thought better of it found an interesting move and sbmitted and the "really resign?" question came up.

Originally posted by Ponderable
What has happened to me...

Originally posted by skeeter
That's spooky to say the very least. Mate in one and you resign. Make no mistake about this: 'john6938' did resign those games. Two explanations present themselves - your opponent has your email and password details ( highley unlikely ) or you are in the habit of staying logged on and another party is doing the damage. Twice no less.

Methinks the answer lies closer to home .......?? Family conference perhaps...??

skeets