Im pretty sure they ask draw? then if the other person accepts they shake hands.
But for resigning, the person who loses brings out his hand first.
GM do it the same way as any other player i believe.
how do GMs draw/resign??
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I've heard stories of confusion about what a handshake means.
But why does it have to be different from games by normal mortals? In OTB I have never been confused about my opponent's intentions, and I think they have never been confused about mine.
thats what I guessed at first, but it seems to me there must be more to it than just whoever extends his hand "first"..its a recipe for confusion.
say under time pressure, in a very complicated situation both think they have a losing position, and extend their hands seemingly at the same time to an outside observer..we need high speed cameras to see who moved a microsecond before? ;-) and in any case, it lends itself to cheating..e.g. A offers a draw, and then after shaking hands, says that opponent B actually resigned.
anyone knows exact FIDE rule for it?
Usually whoever offers a handshake first resigns. Exception: obviously drawn positions (or where you have no real chance of losing, e.g. rook vs knight), or some eye contact confirming the decision (usually in informal games, or between friends).
FIDE Laws of Chess 5.1:
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The game is won by the player who has checkmated his opponent’s king. This immediately ends the game, provided that the move producing the checkmate position was a legal move. |
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The game is won by the player whose opponent declares he resigns. This immediately ends the game. |
However, "In international play very few masters actually say the words 'I resign.' Some tap their king on the board as a sign of concession. Other just extend their hand for a shake to signify surrender. Others simply stop their side of the chess clock." Andy Soltis, Chess to Enjoy, Stein and Day, 1978, p. 60
A resignation is the formal act of admitting defeat in a game like chess, indicated by the resigning player declaring "I resign", turning his king on its side, extending his hand, or stopping the chess clock - Wiki
A player may resign by saying it verbally or by indicating it on their scoresheet in any of three ways: (1) by writing "resigns", (2) by circling the result of the game, or (3) by writing "1–0" if Black resigns or "0–1" if White resigns (Schiller 2003:21). Tipping over the king also indicates resignation, but it is not frequently used (and should be distinguished from accidentally knocking the king over). Stopping both clocks is not an indication of resigning, since clocks can be stopped to call the arbiter. An offer of a handshake is not necessarily a resignation either, since one player could think they are agreeing to a draw (Just & Burg 2003:29). - Wiki
I'm a bit curious as to the exact procedure by which the GMs end their game.
It always looks the same to me, as both just shake hands.
e.g. for offering a draw, does one say verbally to the other "draw?" does this have to be audible to the arbiter?
for resigning, just whoever extends the hand to shake first ??
seems to me there must be some exact procedure to avoid confusion.