Etiquette: reacting to opponent's OTB blunder

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Crazychessplaya

Is it rude to smile when your opponent makes a blunder in an over-the-board game? I tried to look indifferent when my adversary dropped a rook in an otherwise equal ending, but deep inside, I felt like Bluto in 3:10-3:11 in the clip below:

Bartleby73

completely depends on the circumstances. If it is a kid or a close friend, you can offer to take that move back. In a tournament or against a stranger, you don't do that, of course. Even though you think it is a blunder you act as if it is a deeply tactical thought through move, contemplate on your possibilities and then take the piece. Who knows, maybe it is actually a trap?

Always keep your pokerface. That's polite and professional.

finalunpurez

I usually think about a minute or two to make sure that there is no traps then i capture the blundered piece. 

Bartleby73

on that note, I dislike winning because of a blunder. I feel that a blunder can destroy an exciting game. So  I rather have it taken back and forgotten about.

Crazychessplaya

The blunder in the game I played was pretty obvious. The guy played 29...Qg5?? and lost the rook to 30.f4.

 

bobbyDK

It is never rude to smile. laugh like Bluto would be rude.
we aren't emotionless robots. we have prepared us for a hard fight and suddenly your opponent makes a losing blunder early.
who can blame one for smiling.

Like a game I played. I couldn't help smiling.