Take a look at this bullet game:
http://en.lichess.org/qT9YM8KwRwUCIt's clearly a draw, but with less than 1.5 seconds left it takes too much time to press the claim draw button after a repetition, so I lost on time. If there were a key I could press, such as the D key, then I would have enough time.
Or, maybe have it auto-claim draws when you are in time trouble. This is similar to how it auto-promotes pawns to a queen when you are in time trouble.
Auto-draw on threefold repetition is available - you can enable it in Preferences - always, or when time is less than 30 seconds, so it solves your problem
I should add that, in regards to the linked game, I (as white) can easily make many moves in 1.5 seconds to hold the drawn position. However, there is not enough time to move AND press the Draw button after every move. Furthermore, there is too much cognitive stress to keep track of repetitions and only press the Draw button after a repetition, and even if a repetition is recognized then pressing the Draw button would still probably cause a time out.
The quality of Bullet games would be improved if games such as this one ended in a draw instead of technical loss.
mCoombes314 - Wow, I didn't know this. Awesome, thanks!
That's funny, because it turns out I have this setting already turned on in my preferences, but I lost by trying to press the Draw button when a repetition hadn't occurred yet.
Pro-tip: move Kg1<-->Kh1, these moves are always safe. The opponent can try to come to f1 or f2 to prevent you from going to Kg1, but in that case you are simply taking the pawn in 2 moves (Kh2, Kxh3). Or he can try to push the pawn and you'll take it unless it's protected, in which case it's a stalemate.
That's a solid tip. Thank you. I will remember that.
