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Was this a fair draw offer by the GM I played yesterday?
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Robin Smith



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PostPost subject: Re: Was this a fair draw offer by the GM I played yesterday?    Posted: Mon May 28, 2007 3:14 am Reply to topic Reply with quote
wolfv wrote:
Hi,

I played a blitz game against GM David Howell on the Playchess server yesterday. Towards the end of the game, in a clearly inferior position, Howell offered a draw. I wonder if it's only me who thinks that the draw offer was simply intending to confuse and sidetrack me into making a mistake. What do you guys think? Btw, I was not in any time trouble. Here's the game (I play the Cordell line in the Ruy often even though it leads black to a cramped position, albeit without a decisive advantage for white at blitz time controls):

I don't think a singular draw offer is unreasonable, although I am not basing this on the game. It is just that many people will accept such an offer against a highly rated player even if their position is better, plus if the offer confuses or side tracks you, that too is part of the game for some people.
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Was this a fair draw offer by the GM I played yesterday? Djordje Vidanovic Sun May 27, 2007 5:49 pm
      Re: Was this a fair draw offer by the GM I played yesterday? John Merlino Mon May 28, 2007 2:06 am
      Re: Was this a fair draw offer by the GM I played yesterday? Robin Smith Mon May 28, 2007 3:14 am
            Re: Was this a fair draw offer by the GM I played yesterday? nuff Tue May 29, 2007 3:41 pm
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