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Taking Back A Move
Path: BadHabits · Prev: · Next: DanglingAStoneAboveTheBoardWhileThinking This must be the worst habit, as it is close to a violation of the rules (Stones, once put on the board, can't move unless they are captured.) I remember very distinctly a Japanese fellow, who was very well seen in the club, truly a nice person, always cheerful, showing this bad habit time and time again. One really needed to play fast, because if you wondered how to take best advantage of his mistake, he would take his move back, laughing to himself and tapping himself on the head for so much stupidity. --Dieter When playing on the computer if you slip when clicking on the spot you want, asking to take back is fine if you say you slipped right away. --Andrew Although I don't find it especially rude, it is a bad habit. You should think it out well enough not to have to take back a move. In an old go instruction manual, it said that it is quite common to ask to take back a move and polite to allow it, but it is still a bad habit. I agree, a mis-click on the cpu. should be returned, but it gets tricky; In a game I was playing, I needed an undo due to a mis-click. this was early on in the game, and an obvious slip, and my opponent granted the re-play. Later however, on the side of the board, white played into a modest little trap of mine and after a moment, asked for an undo. I paused, trying to think of a polite way of asking if this was a legit slip-up. He posted a "?", and when I asked, his first reply was, "I gave you one". He seemed to think the point was moot. After a bit of discussion, in which I explained my hesitation, he did finally say that it was a mis-click, but that he did'nt want the move back anymore. He then stated that he would never allow me a take back move again. All very unpleasant. Now I'm more careful before I click. --KSLO
Bill Spight: When I learned go in Japan, saying atari and taking back moves were common practice. I found the custom quite charming, myself. :-) Scartol: Beware also when playing online that your opponent (mine was named "goeplayer0") doesn't hassle you for several minutes begging for a takeback, finally relenting only when you have 15 seconds left for 20 moves. If I ever meet him, I'm gonna break his legs. Err... I beg your pardon? Kidding! Hyperbole. Exaggeration for comedic effect and all that.. Path: BadHabits · Prev: · Next: DanglingAStoneAboveTheBoardWhileThinking This is a copy of the living page "Taking Back A Move" at Sensei's Library. (C) the Authors, published under the OpenContent License V1.0. |