Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 20:51:04 05/16/00
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On May 16, 2000 at 23:00:19, Adrien Regimbald wrote: >Hello, > >>>>The rules don't say when you may offer a draw. They only say that you can't >>>>repeatedly offer a draw to intentionally distract/confuse your opponent. The >>> >>> >>>They do actually - they state that the proper time to offer a draw is after you >>>have made your move and before you hit your clock. An offer at any other point >>>falls under the category of trying to distract your opponent and may be >>>penalized at the arbiter's/TD's discretion. >[snip] >>I believe that is what Frans did? > > >I don't know when Frans offered the draw - it doesn't seem to be indicated >anywhere for sure when it was offered. > >My post was addressing your statement "The rules don't say when you may offer a >draw." - which is false, because the rules do actually say when it is acceptable >to offer a draw. > OK... let me be more precise. The rules don't say on which move of the game you may offer a draw. Only that you do it while _your_ clock is running. They don't say you must be ahead in material to be able to offer a draw. They don't say that it must be after move 40. They don't say _anything_ other than you do it while your clock is running, which means it is your move. Frans acted perfectly reasonably in offering a draw rather than sitting out and watching the opponent lose on time. > >Regards, >Adrien.
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