Manually claim the win in a Daily game
💡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 control when to do this. You can choose to give your opponent an extra hour, day, or even a week.
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.
📚 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?