A player wins by forfeit and automatically scores one point (7.1)
handbook.fide.com/chapter/OnlineChessRegulations ̈
It's also applies OTB (Article 10: Points 10.1)
handbook.fide.com/chapter/E012023Then we have default time, which is how long a player can be late to a game without being forfeited. (6.7)
This feature would be useful in the Lichess Swiss team.
A forfeit is an infringement to the Laws of chess (4.8.1 )
If both players are guilty of something, then it would be zero points for both of them. (11.8)
Forfeits are decided by the arbiters. So, the score should be given by Lichess and not by us picking what we want as result point when someone forfeits their game. (11.7)
The numbers in brackets are there as a reference ... the words might not be exact to the references.
Average Rating of Opponents (AROC) ... All forfeits and byes are to be cut from the calculation...
handbook.fide.com/chapter/TieBreakRegulationsPre2022Maybe the forfeit games could have an analyse algorithm made-up to make the call of a win or a draw. Just like the given values for inaccuracies, mistakes and blunders. The game gets analysed when one player forfeits ... as long as it meets the minimum number of moves to be server analysed.
On lichess, is a forfeited game considered useless for tie-breaking purposes? If it is not counted, than the opponents chances of getting first prize may have dropped to 2nd place because a player forfeits the end games.
If a move was made, then a player that gets a winning point, should expect a rating change. How much depends on the Lichess arbiter. Maybe the rating change could be similar to a draw, but not lose points, because you did not forfeit the game. The opponent did. So the opponent should be getting the loss.
Next time don't press the draw button. The draw button is a bug that should not be there when a player forfeits a game.