This setting applies only to Daily games and does not affect tournament games.
If you prefer not to have your Daily game end automatically when your opponent runs out of time, perhaps because you’re playing with a forgetful friend or you simply don’t like games ending early, here’s what you can do:
Hover over Settings in the left side menu and click All Settings
Select Daily Chess from your settings menu
Toggle off the Automatically claim victory when time runs out! option
Click Save to apply the changes:
Once this setting is disabled, you will no longer automatically win when your opponent runs out of time. Instead, you will see a checkbox with the option to Claim Win.
Clicking on Claim Win will end the game, just as if your opponent ran out of time, but you get to choose when to do this. If you want to give your opponent an extra hour, day, or week, you can decide when to claim the win.
If you want to know how to give your opponent more time in a Live game, check out this article: Can I give my opponent more time?
Until you click Claim Win the game will be paused, waiting for your opponent to make their move.
If your opponent doesn't make a move within 60 days, they will still lose by timeout, regardless of the setting. This prevents indefinitely paused games in case both players leave Chess.com.