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Subject: Re: Draw offer question

Author: Bob Durrett

Date: 14:31:51 12/24/03

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On December 24, 2003 at 09:53:28, Uri Blass wrote:

>On December 24, 2003 at 07:45:26, Rolf Tueschen wrote:
>
>>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
>
>I was not discussing about the case of 3 time repetition in my reply but about
>offering a draw in case of equality.
>
>Uri

technically, you can offer a draw even in the case of inequality  : )

Bob D.



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