Takeback Ettiquette

I typically like to give my opponent takebacks, especially if it's a good game, and a huge blunder. Mouse slips happen, and queen giveaways are not "fun" wins.

But I've recently had a string of 20+ minute rated games, where the other player is not only winning, but has a HUGE time lead because they were playing very fast. And near the end, make a silly mistake that swings it back to me.

Since I only have 1-2 minutes to their 15minutes, is that unsportsmanlike to not give them a takeback? They took a chance and played fast.

It might sound like a no brainer, I just want to foster a friendly competition environment so people enjoy playing against me, but I sometimes feel bad for not giving takebacks when a player is rushing the whole game.

What is the general "friendly chess etiquette" for allowing takebacks?

I've just disabled takebacks (except for friends), because it just causes problems. You can do that as well in the settings if you want to.

I accept all takebacks unless they do it a couple of minutes after they move.

What is a takeback?

lol

disable them in settings -> never have any problems with them

I have also disabled takebacks. As well as avoiding etiquette bad feelings, you get used to watching out for mistakes and you improve. Anyway, you wouldn't get takebacks in serious play, so where is the sense in doing it when playing for ranking points?

I don't give takebacks and never ask for them. I have no malice toward my opponent; I just believe that if you move it, the move is done and you need to live with it. This is the standard in tournaments. And another thing, if I'm playing a rated game, why would I want to give a takeback giving my opponent a chance to beat me. Their rating goes up and mine goes down.

Whenever my opponent asks for a takeback I immediately look for a blunder or a hanging piece.

On my I-phone if I have touch the screen/piece to move it, only to see that I don't want to move that piece but another piece (to the same square that I was going to move my first choice to), but I forget to touch the new piece that I want to move--guess what? The original piece I now don't want to move occupies the square that I meant my final choice to occupy. But I live with it. (Of course, I also play on my laptop with the bigger screen where mistakes are less likely--and both clocks are always visible.)

As an aside, while playing on my I-phone, I enlarge the screen in order to move more comfortably. But this makes my clock not visible. I've lost a couple games because I lost track of my clock.

In order to get a true feel for how you play, I suggest never asking for or granting a takeback.

yes, no takebacks. Never ask for, never give.

@Sarg0n

LMAO!

Epic.

I agree btw, stop the silly takebacks, it hurts development.

Even for children, give them material and play full strength (so they learn by example how to use the pieces), not takebacks, so they won't learn sloppy ways.