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Here's a reason why BG should be touch move

Posted By: Keene
Date: Tuesday, 26 November 2013, at 2:50 p.m.

In Response To: Here's a reason why BG should be touch move (neilkaz)

I'm against touch move. I find that having an actual resulting position in front of me is far more helpful, and "real" than trying to imagine what multiple different plays look like. God only knows what that would do to dramatically diverse rolls like 44, 55 or 66.

A lesson that I use frequently when playing doubles is to play them one at a time, and not necessarily quickly, as each position is new when you do it that way, and its a better way to assess options. Having to make forced plays because I touched a checker, then realized there was a far better option? Thats ridiculous.

Obviously Dana didnt do this intentionally.

I think that what this shows is a need for monitors on important matches - or for formal LM kibbitzers or something like that.

Someone made a suggestion to run a touch move only event - that would be interesting, and I am sure that players PR's would be dramatically higher because of it.

Touch move is a mechanical question, and quite frankly having to make sure you get your mechanics right as well as finding the best play, without being able to look at options is too far, IMO.

Keene

Messages In This Thread

• Here's a reason why BG should be touch move
  neilkaz -- Tuesday, 26 November 2013, at 3:44 a.m.
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    Colin Owen -- Tuesday, 26 November 2013, at 4:22 a.m.
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    Stick -- Tuesday, 26 November 2013, at 4:44 a.m.
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      Dmitriy Obukhov -- Tuesday, 26 November 2013, at 4:53 a.m.
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        Stick -- Tuesday, 26 November 2013, at 4:59 a.m.
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          Dmitriy Obukhov -- Tuesday, 26 November 2013, at 5:24 a.m.
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        Bob Koca -- Tuesday, 26 November 2013, at 5:25 a.m.
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          Dmitriy Obukhov -- Tuesday, 26 November 2013, at 5:26 a.m.
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      Bill Finneran -- Tuesday, 26 November 2013, at 2:49 p.m.
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      Tom Keith -- Tuesday, 26 November 2013, at 3:11 p.m.
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        Colin Owen -- Wednesday, 27 November 2013, at 2:09 a.m.
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          neilkaz -- Wednesday, 27 November 2013, at 4:15 a.m.
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      neilkaz -- Tuesday, 26 November 2013, at 8:32 p.m.
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        Keene -- Tuesday, 26 November 2013, at 9:05 p.m.
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        gudgen -- Friday, 29 November 2013, at 1:34 p.m.
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      leobueno -- Tuesday, 26 November 2013, at 10:20 p.m.
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    Ken Larsen -- Tuesday, 26 November 2013, at 4:49 a.m.
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      Stick -- Tuesday, 26 November 2013, at 5:07 a.m.
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        Dmitriy Obukhov -- Tuesday, 26 November 2013, at 5:22 a.m.
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        Henrik Bukkjaer -- Tuesday, 3 December 2013, at 9:59 p.m.
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          Stick -- Tuesday, 3 December 2013, at 10:10 p.m.
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          Bob Koca -- Wednesday, 4 December 2013, at 12:30 a.m.
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            Taper_Mike -- Wednesday, 4 December 2013, at 8:43 a.m.
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              Stick -- Wednesday, 4 December 2013, at 9:20 a.m.
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                Taper_Mike -- Wednesday, 4 December 2013, at 9:37 p.m.
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              Bob Koca -- Wednesday, 4 December 2013, at 12:44 p.m.
        • Here's a reason why BG should be touch move
          Bob Koca -- Wednesday, 4 December 2013, at 12:33 a.m.
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            Tom Keith -- Wednesday, 4 December 2013, at 1:42 p.m.
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      Michael Petch -- Tuesday, 26 November 2013, at 5:44 a.m.
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        Taper_Mike -- Tuesday, 26 November 2013, at 10:47 a.m.
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          Ken Larsen -- Tuesday, 26 November 2013, at 11:51 a.m.
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            Matt Cohn-Geier -- Tuesday, 26 November 2013, at 7:22 p.m.
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      Ken Larsen -- Tuesday, 26 November 2013, at 12:30 p.m.
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      Art Grater -- Wednesday, 27 November 2013, at 9:04 a.m.
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        Barry Silliman -- Wednesday, 27 November 2013, at 3:07 p.m.
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          Art Grater -- Thursday, 28 November 2013, at 4:34 a.m.
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            Barry Silliman -- Thursday, 28 November 2013, at 3:50 p.m.
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              Art Grater -- Tuesday, 3 December 2013, at 5:27 a.m.
              • Here's a reason why BG should be touch move
                Barry Silliman -- Tuesday, 3 December 2013, at 12:40 p.m.
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                  Henrik Bukkjaer -- Tuesday, 3 December 2013, at 1:40 p.m.
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                    Art Grater -- Tuesday, 3 December 2013, at 10:53 p.m.
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                  Tom Keith -- Tuesday, 3 December 2013, at 2:30 p.m.
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                  Art Grater -- Tuesday, 3 December 2013, at 10:34 p.m.
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    Keene -- Tuesday, 26 November 2013, at 2:50 p.m.
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    Tom Keith -- Tuesday, 26 November 2013, at 3:02 p.m.
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    rew -- Wednesday, 27 November 2013, at 6:01 p.m.
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    Mochy -- Thursday, 28 November 2013, at 2:18 a.m.
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      Tom Keith -- Thursday, 28 November 2013, at 4:49 p.m.
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        Neil Robins -- Friday, 29 November 2013, at 4:07 p.m.