It takes longer to get to the next game when your move completes the game that is on your screen. So, when my oppponent offers a draw in a hopelessly drawn position, I decline, and offer a draw with my move. Now that my opponents know this trick I wonder if they will decline and offer a draw on their move. How many times will this happen before one of us has the patience to accept?
Good grief, physie...who cares about the extra few seconds? You're in the US (Jersey, I think), not in a third-world country where a few extra seconds might mean you'll get disconnected.
Life is precious and Phystutordotcom is a busy guy. I think we should all 3 play in a tournament together and see how many draws we get. What do you say?
My endgame practice has distorted my percentage of draws. I draw about 10% of my games, But roughly half of the endgames I practice are draws. If we had a tournament chances of me having no draws in the first round is about 50%.
Graham, Physie beats me too easily. I think I've won one game out of - maybe 20? As to his being busy: He can't be TOO busy, since he makes so many posts here. Or maybe that's why he's busy?
