Let your opponent undo their last move - Chess Forums

Pashak1989

Mar 17, 2017

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#1

Sometimes you are having a good game and suddenly your opponent makes a move that is clearly a mouse slip and because of that the game is basically over.

I think it would be good if you can offer your opponent to undo their last move so both of you continue with the game.

Some other websites have this function and it is useful.

Would that be possible?

notmtwain

Mar 17, 2017

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#2

Pashak1989 wrote:

Sometimes you are having a good game and suddenly your opponent makes a move that is clearly a mouse slip and because of that the game is basically over.

I think it would be good if you can offer your opponent to undo their last move so both of you continue with the game.

Some other websites have this function and it is useful.

Would that be possible?

As long as the side making the slip is willing to resign the rated game and continue on an unrated basis, there should be no objection.

Pulpofeira

Mar 17, 2017

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#3

Also, you can simply make a random move, he/she takes back, and you move again to reach the position before the slip.

AntonioVivaldiJr

Mar 17, 2017

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#4

Pulpofeira wrote:

Also, you can simply make a random move, he/she takes back, and you move again to reach the position before the slip.

But what if the mouse slip is a pawn move or capture?

LouStule

Mar 17, 2017

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#5

"Mouse slips" don't need to occur. Click the square you want to move to and then click the piece you want to go to that square. The square you click "highlights" so you can definitely double check that is the square you want to move to. "Click and drag" is a recipe for disaster.

Martin_Stahl

Mar 17, 2017

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#6

You can allow takeback in unrated Daily games but I don't believe that is available in Live.

wanmokewan

Mar 17, 2017

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#7

I'm imagining the abuse now. "Loser who declines take backs after an obvious mouse slip."

human-in-training

Mar 17, 2017

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#8

Agree with #2.

If you want to be extra careful about 'mouse-slips', you can choose to engage the 'submit' button function , along with following the advice of #5 -- those two methods combined or on their own are more than enough of a safety.

Yes, i understand that having to go through that extra step of having to press 'submit' eats up some time in Blitz games, but how much time is initiating a mutually agreed upon 'take-back' move going to take?

Is there such a thing as a 'hand-slip' in over-the-board chess that would allow a player to have a 'take-back' move and move a piece other than the one he/she first touched? I don't think so.

What about a 'foot-slip' in soccer that would allow the penalty kicker to have another go at it?

human-in-training

Mar 19, 2017

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#9

Ummm, you'RE dumb -- no one is debating about whether it is technologically possible to create and implement such a function. What we're debating is whether it is necessary or warranted.