Author: Roberto Waldteufel
Date: 07:10:37 09/17/98
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On September 16, 1998 at 21:20:31, Serge Desmarais wrote: >On September 15, 1998 at 17:19:30, Roberto Waldteufel wrote: > >> > >>> [snip] >> >>Hi Bob, >> >>In fact, the laws of chess are very specific about draw offers. >> >>1) It is only allowed to offer a draw when it is your turn to play, not while >>your opponent is thinking (or searching). > > > >In my 1993 FIDE rule, it says you CAN offer a draw on your opponent's time, but >if he complains about that to the arbiter, you would get reprimmended. If your >opponent accept the draw offer, then it has no consequences. I did not >check/know if the FIDE changed this rule? > > >Serge Desmarais > > >[snip] > Hi Serge, My understanding is that you are not allowed to do this, although it is not considered too heinous a misdemeanour. That is why you get a reprimand from the arbiter. If you persist in offering draws on your opponent's time, the arbiter can be more severe. In fact, if you should offer a draw before moving, your opponent has the right to insist on seeing your move before deciding whether or not to accept your draw offer. The only correct time to offer the draw is after making your move and before pressing your clock. Having made the offer, you press your clock and your opponent decides in his time whether or not to accept it. If we are going into detail, the recent changes to the laws introduced a new requirement that draw offers must also be recorded in the game score kept by the players (by an = after the move). Best wishes, Roberto
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