Question about draw offer etiquette

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Avatar of Elmsi

My opponent just hung his queen, offered a draw, called me an idiot, and let the clock run out. I just want to ask if I did anything to make him mad by breaking some rule of etiquette I didn't know about. The draw offer was on his time, not mine, and I let the clock run for a while before declining the offer because, first of all, I'm very new to blitz and I didn't notice the offer right away and, secondly, once I noticed the offer I wanted to see if there was any conceivable reason I should accept it. Nope, he just plain hung his queen. Just wondering if I unknowingly provoked him by doing something unsportsmanlike or if he was trolling because he lost the game.

Avatar of Sir_TrashPanda

You did nothing wrong. No one is required to accept a draw. I may have accepted it if I was playing against someone I know. Your opponent was just mad because they hung their queen and decided to take it out on you by letting the clock run out.