Author: Francesco Di Tolla
Date: 07:40:56 01/15/04
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>I have been on the receiving end of it, so here is what I can report. You are up >2 pieces or more, your opponent has about 10 seconds left, you have like 80% of >the time control left. > >They take 80% of the time control, and should have long since timed out, but >they don't time out, there clock stands still. > >Only somehow they "sent" the move to the host computer, their timer is not >advancing, but yours is, only you do not see it! > >Somehow they simulate network throughput lag, delaying the decrementing of your >timer, and not showing their own move. > >The result? You used up all of YOUR OWN TIME, they made the worst move on the >board, and your flag falls! > >These rat bastards should be chained to a steam pipe in hell. I don't know if I have ever seen something like this, a few times I could not explain how my time was running much faser then that of my opponent when I had more thatn 60 seconds against say 10 to 20 and still managed to loose. But something like all the time going down while I was waiting to do my move never happenend to me. I have actually noticed sometime that when my opponent got a difficult position he started having what appeard to be network lag. Sometimes the have save the game soemtimes not, butcould be an impression only. At 3 0 you do'nt spend much looking into this you play on. regards Franz
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