07 Oct 09
if you are playing a rated game with a friend that you continually play, and he accidentally moves his queen onto a square were it can be taken, en prise, in the early stages of the game, he mails you and tells you that it was a genuine mistake that transpired during the use of the analysis board and he tried to take it back but it was too late, what would you do? do you give him a chance to recover by playing a 'blank', move so that he can retreat it, do you mercilessly take it knowing that it will lead to a victory and some rating points but a rubbish one sided game, do you offer a draw and start again, what would you do?
07 Oct 09
Originally posted by robbie carrobieI suppose you mean a game here on RHP, right?
if you are playing a rated game with a friend that you continually play, and he accidentally moves his queen onto a square were it can be taken, en prise, in the early stages of the game, he mails you and tells you that it was a genuine mistake that transpired during the use of the analysis board and he tried to take it back but it was too late, what ...[text shortened]... g points but a rubbish one sided game, do you offer a draw and start again, what would you do?
Is it a friendly un-rated game, then - yes.
Is it a friendly rated game, then - I would get the queen, (*) and start a new game where I copy the moves until the fatal position. If he copies too, then we will have the same position again. Let's hipe that he doesn't make the same mistake again.
Is it a tournament game, clan game, siege or anything else where other points then pure rating makes a difference - Yes, I would take it without shame.
(*) But it depends how much friends we are and the difference in rating and such...
07 Oct 09
Originally posted by FabianFnasumm, its a friendly game although rated and i shall not take the queen, but suggest that i move an innocuous move say my rook over one square, my friend can retract his queen, i shall move my piece back and he can start again 🙂
I suppose you mean a game here on RHP, right?
Is it a friendly un-rated game, then - yes.
Is it a friendly rated game, then - I would get the queen, (*) and start a new game where I copy the moves until the fatal position. If he copies too, then we will have the same position again. Let's hipe that he doesn't make the same mistake again.
Is it a tour ...[text shortened]... shame.
(*) But it depends how much friends we are and the difference in rating and such...
07 Oct 09
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Originally posted by robbie carrobieif it's a live game, I remember wormwood had put it very nicely: he sacrifices some attention to moving pieces on their targeted squares for time. it's just another chess sacrifice and if he makes a mistake, you have all the right to "refute" it.
if you are playing a rated game with a friend that you continually play, and he accidentally moves his queen onto a square were it can be taken, en prise, in the early stages of the game, he mails you and tells you that it was a genuine mistake that transpired during the use of the analysis board and he tried to take it back but it was too late, what g points but a rubbish one sided game, do you offer a draw and start again, what would you do?
on a correspondence game though, I think you should just give back the move if you're friends. It in fact happened to me yesterday:
I always analyze my games using chessbase, and I input the game wrongly. 5.h3 looks very natural, right? I made the move, went back to my web browser and immediately hit submit.
only that my opponent had actually played 3...Bc5 and I now look like a complete fool.
07 Oct 09
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Originally posted by robbie carrobiein fact, I had this happened very recently, as it was in the middle of the game I offered to retract it (the way you had just described it here) but he said he needed no mercy 😉
umm, its a friendly game although rated and i shall not take the queen, but suggest that i move an innocuous move
also, my tournament opponent once offered that I took back my blunder (opening) move as he wanted, quote, to have a competitive game and not an easy win, that was very generous of him. I lost anyway
07 Oct 09
Originally posted by robbie carrobieMost of the time games are won and lost on mistakes, no ?
if you are playing a rated game with a friend that you continually play, and he accidentally moves his queen onto a square were it can be taken, en prise, in the early stages of the game, he mails you and tells you that it was a genuine mistake that transpired during the use of the analysis board and he tried to take it back but it was too late, what ...[text shortened]... g points but a rubbish one sided game, do you offer a draw and start again, what would you do?
How often does it happen that we realise a mistake a 'New-York second' (i like that one) after hitting the Submit button, should we text the opponent ?
It happened to me once recently playing blitz, I said 'oops, bad mouse' my opponent just didn't take it, but the game lost completely its sense to me.
If it happened playing a friend, I would either resign and start a new one or fight till the end.
07 Oct 09
Originally posted by poluxits just not much fun playing such a one sided game, all the pieces are on the board, my friends queen shall be making an early exist, the rating difference is 250 points in my favour, my position is solid, its just no fun after that, a waste of time, i need my opponent to be crashing through the kingside while i am crashing through on the opposite wing to feel the excitement, won games are rubbish when they are won so early on.
Most of the time games are won and lost on mistakes, no ?
How often does it happen that we realise a mistake a 'New-York second' (i like that one) after hitting the Submit button, should we text the opponent ?
It happened to me once recently playing blitz, I said 'oops, bad mouse' my opponent just didn't take it, but the game lost completely its sense to me ...[text shortened]... happened playing a friend, I would either resign and start a new one or fight till the end.
07 Oct 09
Play a blank, I have done it 'a few times' here...if it's rated, I trust to the fact that he \ she'll resign at the 'end' of the game. I'd far sooner play a game entire than merely take the win based on obvious error say on move 10 or whatever. Are we not all here for the game itself.. there are no prizes for points, not here 🙂
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07 Oct 09
Originally posted by robbie carrobieany friendly games i play are always unrated, the games were you enjoy the in-game chat more than the game and if your opponent does make a mistake you can play around a little knowing that you won't lose any points if it backfires.
unrated?????, that even more boring than winning an easily won game!
set piece games are also very entertaining in friendlies.