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VKheyfets
My opponent just did it a minute ago. It’s not the server rebooting. The timing was too convenient.
Snopes53

It just happened to me too. I was vastly far ahead of an opponent when the game "aborted." I think some people have figured out a hack to get out of losses. 

 

eric0022
Snopes53 wrote:

It just happened to me too. I was vastly far ahead of an opponent when the game "aborted." I think some people have figured out a hack to get out of losses. 

 

 

In the event where there is a server restart, all ongoing games will be halted immediately without possible resumption. This is regardless of whether you are one move away from mate or not.

 

Was there a server restart around the time you were playing that fateful game?

Martin_Stahl
Snopes53 wrote:

It just happened to me too. I was vastly far ahead of an opponent when the game "aborted." I think some people have figured out a hack to get out of losses. 

 

 

There was a scheduled live server restart

Dievas_Senelis

Your opponents did not do it.

It was announced at the bottom of the screen that there was to be a server reboot.  No one hacked anyone.

Snopes53

Dievas - Thank you. I did not notice that. I feel better then. 

 

ChamaraBasnayake

I have just had the same problem. After I killed the oponents queen the game suddenly aborted. I can only assume people know how to abort games without needing to resort to resigning. I dont know how to submit the game for some form of reporting.

Martin_Stahl
ChamaraBasnayake wrote:

I have just had the same problem. After I killed the oponents queen the game suddenly aborted. I can only assume people know how to abort games without needing to resort to resigning. I dont know how to submit the game for some form of reporting.

 

There was a scheduled live server restart. When that happens all ongoing games are aborted. There's nothing to report.

MjSalami

This is still happening in 2023

Saint_Pete

Got me too and I was winning handily. Ugh.

roxxi1995

There was an announcement 10 minutes before the restart warning you about it

Saint_Pete

Doesn't help when I was already in the middle of a game...

NatSol66

Same thing.   Googled problem & this thread at top.  A little over halfway thru, have opponent down couple pieces,  then all of sudden a big end game screen saying game ABORTED.  wth, I didn't quit, I had him on the ropes.   No, no maintenance problem as everything else on site working fine.  I don't know if I received a loss but I do know I didn't receive the win.   Ggggrrr!!!  This is SOO Wrong!!!   But I know it happens & no it's not maintenance 

NatSol66

As long as those in charge refuse to believe there's a problem, the problem will continue & only get worse.  

KING_CHIBOT

NatSol, just click on your username on your home page and scroll down to see if you won/lost/tied the game.

OvenMitt
I just posted elsewhere about this. It happened to me around 11:15 pacific. Was there a server restart around then? I didn’t notice anything about the server.
StumpyBlitzer

https://support.chess.com/article/1331-what-is-a-server-shutdown-when-do-they-happen

Raphael
Rent-A-Camel wrote:

Same here,.. After 20 minutes into the game. Opponent is losing. And suddenly it says game is aborted !!! .. This is the third time it happens in two months. I think all of them were from India. .. I feel very frustrated. 

Wait, whaaat, so, am i indian : O i ever had my game aborted when i was losing against a player

DaHackingDennis2

Bro I was winning the game the it just suddenly abort 

ivicapotocki
Happened to me as well higher ranking opponent was losing big time and all of a sudden game aborted.