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Concerning last month's forum topic regarding "Double Draws", If I am playing two games with someone and have a disadvantage in Game A and an advantage in Game B, what is the procedure for offering a "double draw"? Offering draws independently in both games won't do because the opponent will only accept the draw in the game where he has the disadvantage. It would be nice to just say "IF you offer me a draw in Game A THEN I will accept it and offer a draw in Game B" but does that commit me to accepting a draw in B and not in A if my opponent claims that my statement was offering two draws independently? Also, that forumation gives him the option of accepting the draw in A and declining it in B and there might be a situation in which I want both draws or neither (e.g. two unclear positions where 1 point from 2 clinches 1st place in this section).

two players responded:

Ernest Simmons says, "I feel that Player A can offer a double draw; but Player B can pick which draw he desires. Let us not forget we are playing independent games. You can look at it as an "if" move. In a four-game match that I played, I once sent four "if" moves (one for each game) and my opponent only chose one. Due to the fact that each game was independent of the other he had this option. I feel the same applies to the question at hand. Just as in OTB; if you are playing a simul; just because you offer a draw to the entire group all of them need not accept."

Wolff King Morrow notes, "You could offer a "Match Draw", which would include any and all games currently involved with that player. This would have to be provided in the rules for players to heed it, though....."

Prior Topics in the Correspondence Chess Forum

• January 1999 - Move Dispute (Part 2)
• December 1998 - Move Dispute (Part 1)
• October 1998
• August 1998 - What Are Your Thoughts? (Part 2)
• June 1998 - What Are Your Thoughts? (Part 1)
• May 1998 - Penalty for No Move/Illegal Move
• March 1998 - Should there be a Free Day for e-mail events? (Pt. 2)
• December 1997 - Should there be a Free Day for e-mail events?
• November 1997 - Overstepping the Time Control
• October 1997 - Reflection Time
• September 1997 - Time Forfeits
• July 1997 - Downtime Claims
• May 1997 - Reflection Time: Should Time Controls be Changed?

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