Should I accept the draw here?

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This friendly Ukranian guy typed something in the chatbox (which I don't understand) then offered me a draw... should I have accepted it?

Avatar of baddogno

Only if you truly are deranged....

Avatar of Nwap111

He is mated soon, with no defense. Some people offer a draw only when they are lost. Also, depends on the time, but he has to move first. Mate in two.

Avatar of Deranged

He disconnected and it eventually said that I won due to him abandoning the game.

 

Avatar of Destroyer942

That looks like a very drawish position indeed. Black has so many defensive resources and his king seems very safe...

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Deranged wrote:

This friendly Ukranian guy typed something in the chatbox (which I don't understand) then offered me a draw... should I have accepted it?

 

Seems you like to cheat, do three players play on a chess game, do you put all your games up for a game plan.

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He probably pressed the wrong button on his phone touchscreen, meaning to resign but offering a draw by accident. I've almost done that a few times in a blitz but caught it before embarrassing myself.

 

What he said is "hahaha miser". I think he was making a reference to a card game called "preference". It's French originally but very popular with Russians, Ukrainians, etc. In that game it is possible to win a round by getting the lowest score possible, instead of the highest (if you play the perfectly worst round, basically). That's called "getting a miser". So I think it was joke, saying basically he wins by the miser rule because he's totally lost.

Avatar of Pulpofeira

Damn, we should subscribe to National Geographic to be ready to chat here.

Avatar of UglukCanPlayChess

There is a mate in one that he is powerless to defend against. Of course not!!

Avatar of Deranged
chuddog wrote:

He probably pressed the wrong button on his phone touchscreen, meaning to resign but offering a draw by accident.

I'm sure he disconnected and abandoned the game by accident too!

Avatar of Sid_907

Your opponent offered the draw and after you rejected it then the opponent left the game.

Avatar of Optimissed

He's so friendly that you should have accepted it.