Instead of Rh1 YOU should have gone f6
Appropriate Draw offer?


Probably just need to lighten up. On the internet people will offer draws and refuse to resign lost positions. Don't let it get to you.

Probably just need to lighten up. On the internet people will offer draws and refuse to resign lost positions. Don't let it get to you.
So, you're willing to make a suggestion to me on my behavior. Are you willing to make a suggestion to the person offering the draw?

I asked my opponent after the game why he offered a draw. He said he should try everything to avoid the mate.
Shooting your opponent in the face would avoid mate... I don't think that's acceptable either.

I guess I'll be going against the grain here, but I think it's totally acceptable. Even in a clearly losing position like this, there is a (albeit small) chance that your opponent doesn't see it. Imagine if Fischer had offered a draw in the game of the century immediately after 16. ... Rfe8. Byrne surely wouldn't have accepted it (not with that queen sitting there like that).
In my opinion, a draw-offer can be a courtesy toward your opponent, an agreement with your opponent, or a tactic against your opponent. Why not use anything you can?

I asked my opponent after the game why he offered a draw. He said he should try everything to avoid the mate.
Shooting your opponent in the face would avoid mate... I don't think that's acceptable either.
It's probably not too appropriate, but it made me laugh.
I wonder how many people have considered trying to guess their opponent's password to thereby go in and resign the game on their behalf.

The question here is why are you playing chess, just to win???. Ok then, try everything you can if thats what you are pursuing. I personally play chess because i love the intellectual challenge, so losing its sometimes a good thing...
I asked my opponent after the game why he offered a draw. He said he should try everything to avoid the mate.
Shooting your opponent in the face would avoid mate... I don't think that's acceptable either.
It's probably not too appropriate, but it made me laugh.
I wonder how many people have considered trying to guess their opponent's password to thereby go in and resign the game on their behalf.
that would be pretty hardcore. i wonder if that is against the chess.com rules.

If what u says is right, that means the Fide has rules against general etiquette. I think u have to contact with Fide to change this rule if u think it is against etiquette.
Even if I agree with u that continuing to offer multiple draws may be disturbing, but I did not offer so many draws . It is only 2 times!. I think It is reasonable.
Iam not attacking Loomis personaly. I am just searching for the truth, the same way he does.
It is difficult to assume that your oponent fully understand his losing position, simply because u did not open his brain & read his thought inside his mind!. Why not assume that he is a weak player & can not interpret the position appropriately?! & in this case it is not fair to consider that offering draw from his side is not appropriate.
You did not reply to my 4th point. regarding the relativeness of interpretetion of any position. It differs from player to player depending upon deepness of the knowledge & experience.
So how would a beaver work then?