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Curious if another player can make your connection look like you are disconnected on the site?

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PantheraSnowLeopard

I can have 100% full internet connection, but all of a sudden I show as not connected, but I'm really still online and  connected!!!  I think their is some hinky, highly suspicious behaviors by some people, that I won't mention by name. How can I show as disconnected on a live game, but still currently watch the countdown, but  I can't unfreeze my game that I'm winning? Let's just say that some other players have access to the website for some reason?? and they abuse their website powers, and deliberately stall your live games by preventing you from being able to make a move...ALL while your time is running out!! Isn't it high time chess.com look into this problem? 

justbefair
PantheraSnowLeopard wrote:

I can have 100% full internet connection, but all of a sudden I show as not connected, but I'm really still online and connected!!! I think their is some hinky, highly suspicious behaviors by some people, that I won't mention by name. How can I show as disconnected on a live game, but still currently watch the countdown, but I can't unfreeze my game that I'm winning? Let's just say that some other players have access to the website for some reason?? and they abuse their website powers, and deliberately stall your live games by preventing you from being able to make a move...ALL while your time is running out!! Isn't it high time chess.com look into this problem?

Every player maintains their connection directly with the server, which acts as a broker between the players for moves and or chat.

There is no direct connection between players.

Therefore, players cannot interfere with each other.

https://support.chess.com/en/articles/9010617-why-can-t-i-connect-to-chess-com-when-other-sites-are-working-fine

PantheraSnowLeopard

That doesn't specifically answer my concerns. Some alien of the 4th kind is stopping you from making a move?? but not keeping you from watching the time clock run out when you can't move any of your pueces??? So I guess that answer means the powers that be, or someone with access to the site can't interfere with someone's ability to move their pieces? Come on now, even I know a player can be stopped from writing or playing all together- so its not a big leap to realize you can be stopped during a live game. Something is happening, and its not my internet connection malfunctioning.

noconda

I kind of agree. This has happened to me multiple times over the past year or two. I've always thought it just my paranoia or conspiracy theorist peaking out. Lol. Sometimes, I can overcome it by closing the app and reconnecting quickly. It will, sometimes, reconnect me back to my live game.

BaphometsChess
Idk I don’t think so
BaphometsChess
Or I just haven’t found that option
littledevilfromflint1
I’ve had the exact experience many times. I’m winning and I’m suddenly frozen from moving while I watch my time ticking away. Then, my jerk-opponent wins the game by timeout. It’s a form of cheating and the game needs to be fixed. I’ve read enough to know this is manipulation by the other player. I’m done with chess.com if this cheating cannot be stopped and soon.
mercatorproject

Happened to me also. About a week ago was the last occurrence. The third time I have experienced it from memory.

RubberSoul54
I hate it when that happens too, but I don’t think it has anything to do with your opponent. Blame it on your Broadband company. I have been able to reconnect too, by frantically walking around the house on a few occasions.
mercatorproject
RubberSoul54 wrote:
I hate it when that happens too, but I don’t think it has anything to do with your opponent. Blame it on your Broadband company. I have been able to reconnect too, by frantically walking around the house on a few occasions.

Pray tell me how you do it for next tine!

DaTrueSliverwolf
Happens to me. I just move on
mercatorproject
DaTrueSliverwolf wrote:
Happens to me. I just move on

So do I. Not much option really unless that walk around the house somehow works.