Author: Rolf Tueschen
Date: 04:45:26 12/24/03
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On December 24, 2003 at 07:27:52, Uri Blass wrote: >On December 24, 2003 at 07:05:05, David Dory wrote: > >>In human (and computer) tournaments, am I correct in thinking that draws offers >>are made only after you make a move, and that your clock stops (and your >>opponents clock re-starts), while the opponent chooses to accept or decline your >>draw offer, when that offer is based on equality, not on the 50 move rule or 3 >>fold repetition? > >No > >draw offers can be made before you make a move. > >offering a draw during the opponent move is not sportivic behaviour. >If you offer a move before you play the opponent can ask you to play a move >first and decide based on the move if to accpet the draw. > >The right way to offer a draw in human tournaments is to play a move on the >board say that you offer a draw and after saying it to press the clock. > >Uri All fine but in case of a 3-fold you stop the clock without playing a move, inform the TD that you have a 3-fold and only in the presence of the TD or after his ok you move. So it is totally different to what Zwanzger has done - he's allegedly a tournament player himself. He wanted to get rid of the draw because he wanted to throw the game, and this is a scandal. Rolf
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