orjanbre wrote:
Best Accept the draw or they will Just turn on the engine and beat you anyways 👍thats the Sad truth anyways .
TURN ON THE ENGINE ?BUT THATS CHEATING
Is refusing to accept a draw because of a misclick bad sportmanship?
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I don't think its unsporting, but my conscience makes me feel a little guilty by winning on the basis of an obvious mouse error.
Dec 17, 2023
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#24
I still recall a game that i made an obvious misclick. My opponent ( much better than I ) realized it as such and offered a draw. I humbly accepted. We played one more and he waxed me pretty good.
whiteknight1968 wrote:
I don't think its unsporting, but my conscience makes me feel a little guilty by winning on the basis of an obvious mouse error.
Sometimes the "obvious" error isn't obvious until the move is made or until someone touches the piece and only then (after touching the piece) he realizes he screwed up and then decides to play on his opponent's conscience to unmake the blunder. Tournament rules are very strict and if a blunder is made it is on the one who makes the blunder. People who complain about the rules being "unfair" should take on a different game. No one will become succssful in tournament play if they can't think before they move. One helpful rule in OTB tournaments I was taught is write down the move you plan on making before you ever touch a piece.
Dec 17, 2023
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#26
premio53 wrote:
One helpful rule in OTB tournaments I was taught is write down the move you plan on making before you ever touch a piece.
Now illegal.
I was also taught that way, but they changed the rules (in the '90s?) to make that illegal.
If I am a stronger player I'll allow an undo (other sites) if the mistake was obvious. However I do find when I do that people abuse it and take backs get ignored, unless clearly a misclick again.
However, in saying this that's just my personal habit... now.. if someone "misclicks" or "mouseslips"... if they're higher rated and I was losing prior to it yes I would take the draw. Again personal preference here.
However, you should never feel guilty for punishing those who make errors, as Chess is a game of war and you need to remember the hard truth, that others out there may not be so forgiving to you if you have the accident
blueemu wrote:
premio53 wrote:
One helpful rule in OTB tournaments I was taught is write down the move you plan on making before you ever touch a piece.
Now illegal.
I was also taught that way, but they changed the rules (in the '90s?) to make that illegal.
Is that FIDE or USCF rules? If the USCF changed it I'm not surprised since I haven't played in OTB tournaments since the 90's. I don't know the logic of not allowing someone to write down a move before making it though.
Dec 17, 2023
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#29
premio53 wrote:
blueemu wrote:
premio53 wrote:
One helpful rule in OTB tournaments I was taught is write down the move you plan on making before you ever touch a piece.
Now illegal.
I was also taught that way, but they changed the rules (in the '90s?) to make that illegal.
Is that FIDE or USCF rules? If the USCF changed it I'm not surprised since I haven't played in OTB tournaments since the 90's. I don't know the logic of not allowing someone to write down a move before making it though.
FIDE.
Dec 18, 2023
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#30
How can you know that it was really a "misclick" and not just a stupid blinder that the opponent saw as soon as they made it?
TheChessInfinity wrote:
blueemu wrote:
You are not required to accept draws caused by misclicks, medical emergencies, floods, hurricanes, bubonic plague, giant meteor impact, or alien invasions.
If Godzilla attacks, however, all ongoing chess games should be declared a draw.
GODZILLA IS FAKE
That's true
Dec 22, 2023
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#32
I could give draw if it was very early and kinda obviously a castling error. But the only time recently anything came up was diffrent. I am so tired of bullet punks in Rapids and tired of patzer openings. Some guy comes in we play e4e5. Then he stops like he sees its a girl about 150 under. He plays Wayward Queen. Oy vey. Again?! I knew how to defend that. A couple moves later he slips n hangs his queen on h file. Wants draw. No way! Play patzer opening at your fingers own risk. At least he resigned after i took Q and didnt try to blitz me.
Dec 22, 2023
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#33
Of COURSE it is. I had the situation happen and my opponent didn't give the piece back. He then was banned from fair play, and I got my points back(TYSM!).
Does this answer your question? I didn't even accuse him of violating fair play.
premio53 wrote:
I was playing in a tournament in Alabama back in the 80's against my best friend and he moved the wrong piece and instantly asked me if he could take back the move. I said "Jim, this is a tournament game!" When playing against him while preparing for tournaments with the touch rule in place he would constantly ask to take back moves or touch a piece and try to move something else. It became very annoying. Chess is a game where one must actually follow the rules and when the rules are broken it is on you and no one else.
Years ago I read of an incident where a GM (don't remember his name) accidently touched a piece and nonchalantly started stirring his coffee with the piece he touched before placing it back on the board. It didn't work.
lol it was his tea
https://www.chess.com/forum/view/chess-players/how-viktor-korchnoi-escaped-the-touch-move-rule-unknown-stories
To be honest the touch move rule doesnt make much sense.
it's not really a measure of who should win or not when someone misclicks and blunders but if they're losing already don't accept lol, btw most of those misclickers just stall afterwards
Nope if you feel bad except draw ,if you don'tnfeel bad don't except draw I mean what if someone missclicked over the board
bobby_max wrote:
You should accept a draw if it's a very obvious misclick. In fact, you should offer a draw if you spot this without waiting to be asked. It's called being a decent human being.
Decent human being will not expect others to cover for his sloppiness.
my guy trying to trick u bruv you have absolutely and i mean absolutely no reason to accept draws when you are winning cos why yes???? it does not makes sense and if the other guy says you have bad sportsmanship because of that first he's dumb second hes dumb third he's clearly got a case of brain rot
personally i think people who offer draws when they are losing are jerks so yeah
have a good day mate
I have had games where people make misclicks. It is best to accept them even though you are winning?
I usually don't but someone recently then accused me of bad sportsmanship. I don't think so, but I want to hear other opinions.
1 time a misclick made me go from winning position to losing position