Again, I have been experiencing network problems that cause me to lose games and it started looking as if my opponent's time counted down to 0.00 seconds, but then it would display the red 'reconnect' sign on the lower left and then update with my clock counting down to 0.00! It did it again and it even displayed a message that I was being warned to not just let my time run out but instead of resigning, but it looked like my opponent's clock had gone to 0.00 seconds first and I never had a chance to resign even if I wanted to (but I wanted to play on). With these problems before, I noticed that if I followed my game on Lichess along on my desktop with my Smartphone, I could see what was going on. In my Bullet 1-0 game lichess.org/aYermOZqCqn0 with flexsr78, my opponent played 16. Qd7 (as seen on my Smartphone), but on my desktop display, I could only see my opponent's time run down to 0.00 seconds. Then it displayed the 'reconnect' red sign and then it updated the screen to show that I had lost on time (from 9 seconds to zero) even though I gave a check. I could see the problem is my desktop version often loses sync and doesn't realize my opponent has actually made a move. I think even if I were to refresh, Lichess still would not realize on my end that my opponent had made a move.
unlucky, but there's nothing lichess could have done differently. Just play some games and get your game completion rate up and you'll be fine
This is a recurring issue although none of the developers have figured out how to reproduce it.
I also lost numerous games because of bad internet. Internet in Bulgaria where I live is complete bulls***! I would plead that if mods watch the games, to see if the player is still online. Well, I guess this has been done to prevent rage quitting, but you must make this site appealing and attractive to people who can't afford outstanding internet connection too. Know that such isn't available in relatively poor countries.
If needed, every next time my connection breaks down I'll list the game and report it, because your prowess and appeal, as well as your results mustn't depend on the quality of your internet connection. I want to eliminate all factors that are not skill of the player or attention to the position and can influence the results.
If needed, every next time my connection breaks down I'll list the game and report it, because your prowess and appeal, as well as your results mustn't depend on the quality of your internet connection. I want to eliminate all factors that are not skill of the player or attention to the position and can influence the results.
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