@NoelStuder said in #1:
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Great post but if I had a winning position against someone who's a lot higher rated than me I still don't know if I would have the courage to decline a draw offer..
> Comments on lichess.org/@/noelstuder/blog/why-you-should-never-offer-a-draw/7KL4SL31
Great post but if I had a winning position against someone who's a lot higher rated than me I still don't know if I would have the courage to decline a draw offer..
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Well, Instead of offering the draw, I will surrender. It's faster, and opponent can't refuse.
Very, very Agree!!!
Your Blog, Noel, is so Great !!! Thank you again !!!
Your Blog, Noel, is so Great !!! Thank you again !!!
Great!!!!!<_>
When I offer a draw, which I do quite rarely, I am saying: "I accept that my slight edge gives me no serious winning chances." If that is indeed the case, possibly after a lengthy but fruitless attempt to win, then playing on without offering a draw and forcing the opponent to eventually claim one is insulting to the opponent and wastes their time.
That circumstance aside, I agree that some players take a draw too readily and their play and the whole game suffers from that.
That circumstance aside, I agree that some players take a draw too readily and their play and the whole game suffers from that.
When I offer a draw it's mostly because I have to hop on or off a train.
I'd say drawing is okay if you have a position with equality but have to leave quickly, or if you have no legal move that opens a closed position, except for a sacrifice that loses.
I offer only if it is equal position e.g. in an endgame with queen vs queen or rook vs rook