There is no hard and fast rule on this. My years of OTB play has shown me that 99.9% of the time a draw is agreed to. In those rare cases where someone has a lot more time, then they will keep playing for the win.
Rook vs Rook and Time
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Jan 24, 2021
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Thanks, but i've had this happen several times now so the 99.9% certainly doesn't seem to apply to the players on here - who must win on time regardless if it take 100 moves.
Jan 24, 2021
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Yes, if you're playing online blitz games with no increment then don't be surprised if people decline the draw offer and keep playing for a win. OTB, especially in longer games with increment, it is very common for a draw to be agreed upon immediately as there is no chance for either player to win on time.
I just played someone and we got down to Rook vs. Rook. I obviously offered draw as we went in circles a few moves. He would not accept. He was up about a minute in time and ran clock out on me instead of draw. Is this professional? And how would this be handled in a tournament? Seems like this could happen often and require lots and lots and lots of moves to run the clock out and rather odd with just a rook each. Sorry as this probably has been asked before but I couldn't find.