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Under-resigning and the PAF Backgammon London Open Online 2013

Posted By: Taper_Mike
Date: Saturday, 11 May 2013, at 10:01 p.m.

In Response To: Under-resigning and the PAF Backgammon London Open Online 2013 (stw672)

Here is what I found in the rules at ChicagoPoint.com:

5.0 ENDING A GAME OR MATCH

5.1 CONCEDING, ENDING A GAME. Prior to rolling the dice a player may concede a single game, gammon or backgammon by stopping both clocks and stating the offer. To accept the offer the opponent says, “Accept,” records the score, and resets the board. To reject the offer the opponent says, “Reject,” and, if necessary, summons the Director to adjudicate. The Director will require the opponent to accept the offer when no outcome more favorable for him can occur; otherwise, the Director deems the offer invalid and restarts the player’s clock. After bearing off his last checker, a player stops both clocks and resets the board.

There is nothing that requires an offer to be fair.

Resignations offer a polite way to disengage from a boring endgame where the outcome is known. My response to those who try to “under resign” is to politely, but firmly, inform them that no further resignation offers will be considered from them under any circumstances.

It is my opinion that ethics, if not the rules, require that an offer of resignation be fair.

Mike

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