Loss by disconnection when opponent hasn't played

First, let me reassure you, you did not lose the game. Games of 1 or 0 moves are automatically annulled by the system. Due to the system design, the annulment does not appear in the result headline on the game page. But if you go to your game history, you will see that the result for this game says “annulled.” The initial recording of the result, the bogus “win,” seems to be because the system follows the game algorithm—i.e., you disconnected and timed out so you “lose.” It would probably take a lot of work to create a separate algorithm for this specialized, trivial circumstance, and it would serve no good purpose. BTW, most players wait just a couple minutes before leaving, and the proper way to leave a game before moving is to click the “Cancel” button.

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