abort

Usage:abort

The "abort" request is used in two situations during a chess game.

(1) You wish to abort the game for some reason. "Abort" sends a request to your opponent that your game be aborted. Your opponent can accept or decline your offer. If a proposal to abort has been sent to you, then typing "abort" or acceptwill accept the offer.

(2) Your opponent has run out of time and you believe that a problem has occured with the connection to the chess server. Rather than flag your opponent and claim a win on time, you can "abort" the game. (This function is the old courtesyabort command just made easier to use.) If you are both out of time, however, (a) the abort command will be sent as a request, but (b) you can flag and the result will be a draw.

An aborted game is canceled; no changes in ratings occur, the game is not stored, and it is not listed in history or counted as a completed game in your statistics.

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