Why don't players accept a draw when they are LOSING?

how much more stupid can you be

you are losing and your opponent offers a draw out of the goodness of his heart

and you decline, that is just idiotic

you should be thanking him, not making him look like a fool

It's as idiotic as offering a draw when you're winning.

Some people want to lose when they are losing.

Sometimes I will offer a draw in a better position - when I can clinch first place or advance to the next stage with a draw.

In bullet? Asking for a draw is just an unwanted distraction.

thanks guys

this is what goes through my head in a similar scenario -

"oh this person is offering me a draw though they're winning, I am incredibly humbled to be playing with such a great competitor, but he or she offered me a draw so that must mean they either feel sorry for me and are showing sympathy or they got stuck in an emergency like their dog raided their refridgerator and have to abort the game immediately"

...either way I honor his or her intentions and say Good Game.

If I was losing and my opponent offered a draw i would happily take it.

this is true but some people are too ignorant or stubborn to realize when they are losing, but that is probably not their fault that they are just not very good

When i lose,  i go for it till the end.  Why should I  accept draw?  Thank you,  but there is no need in such charity actions. 

You could always be trying to beg for a draw when you're clearly losing.

Because I don't care about the result but would rather play out the match. If you have an emergency just ask and I will gladly accept your draw or even resign if the situation is so.

It's not charity. Maybe he does not know he is winning. Happened to me recently in a tournament game

Some people might think they're winning and not realize they're about to lose. 

I played against this dude and offered a draw a queen up and he declined.....xD

Today, I played in an OTB tournament (round 2) and I was slightly better positionally, but the position was roughly equal. I offered my opponent a draw, and they declined. 3 moves later, I was crushing them and then 10 moves after that they offered me a draw...xD

Why would you offer a draw when winning? I am confused.

I wasn't winning, I was slightly better (Stockfish=0.58 for me)

Oh no, I wasn't asking you in particular Bobo, just the question in general. Your offer is understandble.

This happened to me in a tournament game actually.

My opponent blundered his bishop, then I blundered back and the game was about equal.

After that he played very accurately and got a small advantage, but I kept burning my clock trying to find the right defense and make him think of ways to break down my position. He looked like he was about to win, which was when I offered a draw - that he declined without hesitation (as I had expected), but I kept coming up with miracle move after miracle move to desperately keep myself in contention.

His attack finally ran out of steam and I could tell he was exhausted and frustrated at not being able to convert to a full point, so I took the opportunity and launched a counter attack. At this point he offered me a draw, and I couldn't contain cracking a slight smile when I suggested that we continue playing. It was sweet revenge.

In the end his position was hopeless and he gave up and said that the game was "full of blunders".

Anatoly Karpov was notorious for declining draws in inferior positions.

Pulled out a couple wins that way, in fact.

oh, well then to win tournaments. like if you are up a full point prior to the last round, you can just offer a draw to get it over with and win. Also, if the position is double-edged, or if you are just sleepy (like i was in my game)