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Too many people abandoning right away if they are black.

I don't know why but I've had 5 people abandon in a row. I'm not sure if it's cause they don't know how to play vs d4 but it's super annoying. Is there any punishment for them?
3 POSSIBLE CAUSES: 1) OBSERVE THE OPINION'S HISTORY 2) EXPECT TO PLAY WITH ANOTHER COLOR 3) ARE IMBECILES
They'll get timed out (won't be able to join games) if they abandon too many games in a short period. Also, if they're joining "random" games, the system aims to balance they players black and white games, so abandoning black games until they get white will only result in them getting black more often.
I know d4 is the worst, but I still play.
"Also, if they're joining "random" games, the system aims to balance they players black and white games"

Really? This is the first I've heard of this. How, exactly, does it do that? This means random is not really random.
My opponent play black and don't respond my first movement. The clock is stopped! Can i claim for victory?
THE CLOCK BEGINS TO RUN WHEN THE 2 PLAYERS INCIAN. IN THAT CASE IF YOU CAN CLAIM THE VICTORY

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