Accept draw or not?
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I totally agree with HotFlow.. you should learn to play your own game.. and if you lose, so what? you can only learn from your mistakes.
Ah, never thought of it that way.. I'm just playing to learn not to compete or anything.. and if I do accept the draw right now I could never tell if it was a good decision or not! I didn't expect specific moves, just whether it makes sense to draw at this point or not.
Without reference to your game, I would never accept a draw unless I believe there is no chance for me to win (assuming good play by my opponent). If you believe there is a chance you could win your game, why not keep playing? Just because the game is equal is no reason to draw. Would you draw on move 1?
Thanks Loomis, thats exactly the kind of response I was looking for. My game is only an example. I just wanted more thoughts on the art of accepting/rejecting draws, as many a times I've found myself in a confused spot as to whether to accept or not.
For the record, I lost the game. Probably shouldve taken up that draw offer. :)
So I'm in the middle phase of a game with only exhanges made so far and a pending draw offer. Would it be in my interest to accept or do I have any sort of a stronger position over my opponent? Any advice will be greatly appreciated!
Link to my game:
http://www.chess.com/echess/game.html?id=523961
Thanks in advance!