I would guess that some players will accept a challenge without looking at the time limit. (I have done this a couple of times, accepted 1 minute games.)
Etiquette for players asking draws after a few moves?
My aim was to express this: Either river I choose, I end up swimming against the stream. If I accept the draw out of courtesy, I loose points, if I don't take the draw, I'm not very honourable. This is the seeming dillema I would like us to meditate upon! :D
I hope I was clear.
Thanks for the comments.
Tiger, that option is a valid improvment... A possible solution, yes, although thinking about it, still one person ends up with the dissatisfaction of being cut short on their thinking. An adjournment comes to mind. (Just thinking out loud here).
Honestly it shouldn't be your responsibility to make sure your opponent has time to finish a game. It's his responsibility and accepting his offer is purely out of the kindness of your heart, not at all something you -have- to do.
If they don't like the time control, your opponents shouldn't play standard chess. Unless they accidently accepted your offer and immediately asked to abort the game, I would not accept a draw offer. After all there is still the resign button...
You don't have to give them the draw. Let'em resign.
It won't hurt them any more than just losing a game - and it IS just a game.
Seems like the dominating opinion is "if it isn't against the rules all's good!", interesting! :D Thanks for all the replies so far.
Jenium can you explain what do you mean by "immediately asked to abort the game"? Do you mean if before any move is made they ask for a draw you would take it? I assume you are referring to the situation in which, after a play has aborted a few games, they can't do it anymore without loosing points.
Anyone with the opposing opinion feel free to chime in! :D
Hello chess.com. Thanks for clicking in my thread! :D
First of all, ladies and gentleman, I just want to say I am only asking not accusing! (You could think I was doing this in a passive-agressive fashion).
Here's the thing. You may be surprised, but this happens to me quite often.
So I like to play LONG games, 120 minutes with 60 seconds increment, in live chess.
Many times, players will accept my seek, proceed to do around 4-5 fast moves, each taking around 3 to 40 seconds. Quick moves. I on the other hand, like to think even in the beggining of the game... I usually spend a good few minutes in each move.
As sure as the sun will shine, I kid you not a lot of times this will inevitably prompt a very confident draw offer.
Some are blunt: "Come on dude, you are turning this into a 2 hour game". "I clicked on accident, not realising this would be such long of a game". Sometimes I get the variations: "Sir, I have to go to work/bank/store" or something.
Some players will just keep on offering a draw until I take it.
This is a game I played earlier which ended up as a draw; the sir had to go to work he said.
http://www.chess.com/livechess/game?id=939215668
He taking the queen out so early in the game sent off a alarm to me straight away, when I saw him put the queen to E3, in such a exposed position, this immediately made me want to punish this early queen advancment, let's say through a minor piece, possibly a long range attack from a bishop? As I sat here wondering how to commence this eventual onslaught, I got the inevetable: "GTG 2 work". (Paraphrasing).
Of course I feel like a jerk if I don't take the draw yet on the other hand, I am the first to admit that my ego deflates a little bit knowing I am going to let slip away like sand through my hands these 3 ELO points (Sometimes it's 15 points or so).
So if you don't mind me to launch some discussion, what is it to be done in these situations? On one hand the person itself clicked on the challange, on the other hand, from their perspective, it's gotta be a tough pill to swallow to have to resign so early on the game too.
What if the person accidently clicked on the game not realising it would be so long?
And since we're at it, what about if we are like 30 minutes in to the game and the other player has to go away, 1 hour and a half left in the clock? What if he has some advantage, like an extra pawn or the bishop pair? What if you have an advantage? What if the other player says: "I have to go away in a while, do you mind playing a little bit faster?". What do you say?
Thanks for reading! :D I'm looking forward to hearing your ideas! :D Have a great day all who read this.