Chess politics - Re: The End of the Draw Offer?

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Re: The End of the Draw Offer?

Mike Murray

2005-03-13, 5:54 pm

On Sun, 13 Mar 2005 05:54:44 -0800, "Tom Klem" <thewiz@nowhere.com>
wrote:

quote:

>Very good background on an obviously angst ridden process. Here's a thought
>for you:

quote:

>"Players may not offer a draw before the 1st time control, or fifty moves
>(whichever is greater), unless in the opinion of the arbiter the game is
>hopelessly drawn. Draws are worth four tenths of a point."

If you make draws worth .4, you probably don't need the additional
regulation prohibiting early draw offers.