Mouse Slip - how to react? - Chess Forums - Page 10

Hardboiledeggs · 2010-07-25T17:40:15-07:00

My question to the greater chess community is, what is the proper etiquette if your opponent has a "mouse slip". I recently played a game where my opponent made a bad move and claimed he had a mouse slip. I would have let it pass but he accused me of taking advantage of him. I considered

BunWithGun6392

Mar 10, 2025

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#181

how i react: i use my hands and my mouth

Crisfher7

Mar 10, 2025

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#182

I don't know

ifronning

Mar 10, 2025

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#183

I had a bad mouse slip in a game, blundering my queen. It was CLEARLY a mouse slip. I asked him for a draw. If he had immediately refused it, I wouldn't have been offended, but he took a long time before deciding, which came across as petty (it's tough to put the situation into words, you had to be there to understand it). It felt really offensive in the moment--which it probably wasn't--but I understand it now. I would probably have done the same thing.

PancakeStealer12345678

Apr 15, 2025

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#184

i just made a mouse slip. i hate it