proper way to offer draw OTB ?

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chessmaster102

Make my move, press y clock then offer the draw or is there another way to do this

Jeremy0027

What is OTB?

LimpSpider

There are many ways to offer a draw, but that's the best way. 

LimpSpider

OTB=Over THe Board

Roofless

Make your move, offer the draw, THEN press your clock is the polite way, and do not stick out your hand for a handshake, as this can be considered obstruction, even though this is way it is done in the movies.

chessmaster102
Roofless wrote:

Make your move, offer the draw, THEN press your clock is the polite way, and do not stick out your hand for a handshake, as this can be considered obstruction, even though this is way it is done in the movies.

instead of sticking my hand out do I just ask. Why shouldn't I press my clock if I offer a draw while my time is running couldn't aa player pretend to be thinking it over when they really are just using the opprotunity to have me waste time ?

Jeremy0027

Thank you LimpSpider.

Roofless

what was meant is to offer the draw first, then press your clock, and the reason for this is, if you press your clock first and then offer the draw, you are interrupting your opponents thinking, which is against the rules, theoretically.

chessmaster102

ok I see so I'll just hold the draw offer for a minute maybe 2 if I still have plenty of time or less time when obvious. So after that do I just whisper draw or after pressing my clock then extend my hand ?

Roofless

Let it be said again, and broken down into easily understood parts. 1) If you wish to offer a draw, first make a move. 2) Offer a draw. 3) Press your clock. That is all.

chessmaster102

lol sorry and thanks I know im being a little extra its just a upcoming tournament making me nervous Embarassed.

omnipaul

Make the draw offer on your time, but let them think about it on their time.  They can think about it until they either accept it, decline it, or make a move (which is just another way of declining your offer).

If you make an offer before you make a move, then they can ask to see your move first.

To verbalize the offer, simply saying "draw?" is sufficient.

miranda_please

I'm also curious as to what players say in OTB chess when they want to draw.  It's never happened to me before...

kikvors

They say "draw?" before they press the clock.

And it's extremely impolite to stick out your hand, because you have no idea if he's going to accept or refuse, or think about it for half an hour first.

Note that under FIDE rules, both players also have to write down the draw offer on their score sheets (e.g., "17.Rfe1 (=)"). And once the opponent touches a piece, the draw offer isn't valid anymore. He can't touch his piece, move it to some square, change his mind, put it back on the original square and accept your offer, once it's touched he has to move it and thus refuse the offer.