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Losers Who Refuse Undos

Hey, if you win a game, and you declined your opponent an 'undo', before you have already moved, you suck. If a person sees his/her mistake before you act on it, give it back to them. Winning because of a blunder is not really winning, and you will never get any better at chess. The stupid number next to your name doesn't mean shit, unless you're 2000 plus.
Mistakes are part of the game. If no one ever made a mistake, the majority of the games are drawn. I do not give take backs nor do I ask for them. You have to understand that there are consequences for your actions (both good and bad) and blundering a piece away is human.
I totally disabled takebacks. I am sorry if it was a mouse slip but I do not allow takebacks. It is from many anonymous players asking over and over again for them. And yes the number next to your name does mean something if you are under 2000. It shows your rating relative to other players of your skill level.
I play by tournament rules, if you let go of a piece, the move is made.

The only unfortunate thing online is mouse slips, however, those can be avoided too if you move slower and more carefully so it does not constitute a takeback either.

I used to teach chess clubs for kids, I taught them the tournament rules right from the start. Getting take backs will not make you any better in chess, learning to think before you move will make you better in chess.
Nnow one has the right to demand a take back.
Instead just make good moves. Do not expect some one to let you take back bad moves
The line of demarcation rule or otherwise it is impossible to play chess with human being. One can has as many undo or takeback as one like playing with Engine. Friendship might wear thin if one ask for undo or takeback. bye friends
Takebacks indicate that your opponent is human, not an engine!
Therefore, a superior player has nothing to fear from a weakly human. Therefore I always accept takebacks! If you don't, then you are a lousy player and a bad person.
Takeback is for bad player.
If you blunder, it's your fault and only your fault.
If you can accept that you play badly and you come to cry right here after because your opponent does'nt want to give you a takeback, stop play chess.
Avoiding blunders is an important skill. Learning openings, tactics and endings means nothing if you blunder often. And taking back won't help you improve. There's a lot of players who would be much sronger if they simply could reduce their blunders.

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