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Feature request: make draw offer only valid after own move has been completed

The official FIDE rules and regulations stipulate that a draw should only be offered AFTER making the move and BEFORE pressing the clock. On Lichess, the clock is pressed as soon as the move is made. Therefore, I would like to have Lichess emulate the FIDE rule by having the player click the "offer draw" button, but not executing the draw offer until the move is made and the clock pressed. Only at that time should the draw offer be valid and recorded as a draw offer and made visible to the opponent with the option to accept or decline the offer.
Would you like to add J’adoube also? :) It’s also an official FIDE rule.
Online chess is not otb chess.
@VelociraptorRex said in #2:
> Would you like to add J’adoube also? :) It’s also an official FIDE rule.
> Online chess is not otb chess.
Nah I'm fine with not having J'adoube implemented, but feel free to start your own thread if you care about that. :)

My draw feature request is serious though.
Why do you think it would be useful, except the fact it’s an official FIDE rule?
One possible advantage: The opponent would not be distracted by a draw offer in the middle of his thinking time.
Yes to #5 plus the draw offers would be more "serious" since it wouldn't be possible to go like "oh crap I think I don't have a good move, let me offer a draw and see what happens". You'd HAVE to commit to a move alongside the offer.
I don't want that implemented, it would actually make the experience of people playing short time control a bit worse since if the opponent has little time or is pressurized he won't consider the draw as seriously as if I propose it on my own time.

OTB games last an eternity so it doesn't matter there, but it does matter here.
Also if I offer a draw on my time, I'm the one who actually lose time so I'm not incentivized to wait forever.
What's wrong with making your move and immediately afterwards offering draw?
@moonshine2002 said in #6:
> Yes to #5 plus the draw offers would be more "serious" since it wouldn't be possible to go like "oh crap I think I don't have a good move, let me offer a draw and see what happens". You'd HAVE to commit to a move alongside the offer.

You still have to make a move unless your opponent accepts the offer before ýou make the move. The opponent can wait for you to make a move and then decide.

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