Comments on https://lichess.org/@/noelstuder/blog/why-you-should-never-offer-a-draw/7KL4SL31
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> 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..
Well, Instead of offering the draw, I will surrender. It's faster, and opponent can't refuse.
Very, very Agree!!!
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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.
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