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Site needs a draw offer hotkey!

NM ozzie_c_cobblepot

#1 Nov 28, 2012

Please, please, please. When playing a game, why not have the letter 'd' be a hotkey for offer/claim a draw? It is so slow during a game to navigate away from the board to find the draw button.

It's very fast, and would be welcome.
NM ozzie_c_cobblepot

#2 Nov 28, 2012

A worse idea, but still better than the status quo, would be for the "draw" functionality to also check the previous position, like it does on FICS, in case of an opponent's move.

I make the move Re1, which generates a 3-fold repetition.

I navigate to find the "draw" button. This takes forever, of course, so in the meantime my opponent makes a move which breaks the repetition.

When I finally find the draw button, the server can be changed to recognize repetition positions from when it was my move also.
Scottrf

#3 Nov 28, 2012

Would be annoying for our Australian users.

"G'day"

Game drawn by agreement.
NM ozzie_c_cobblepot

#4 Nov 28, 2012

Either way, please make a solution which also solves the problem for the app. Finding the draw button on the iOS iPad app really does take forever.
CM steinitz_attack

#5 Nov 28, 2012

im agree with your idea Ozzie
lolhaiderlol

#6 Feb 11, 2014

BUMP
B999999

#7 Jul 10, 2016

just lost a game because I was reaching for the draw button after 50 move rule... BUMP

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