Chess Asked on October 5, 2021
In a recent online game, I offered a draw when the endgame is clearly drawing. To my surprise, instead of replying to my draw offer, my opponent resigned. I have no idea why they did so and my best guess is a misclick.
I am brainstorming and I guess there might be some possible scenarios that one may resign when a draw is offered:
I have two questions related to this:
is it legal to reply with resignation when a draw is offered?
Of course. This is all that the FIDE Laws of Chess has to say about resignation:
5.1.2 The game is won by the player whose opponent declares he resigns. This immediately ends the game.
You can resign at any time during the game. It doesn't even need to be your turn. I have done this. I once played a move that would blunder my queen, realized as I pressed the clock and immediately resigned before my opponent could play the move I missed.
is it considered bad sportsmanship ... to resign at a draw offer?
No. Why should it be? There are some circumstances where it could be considered good sportsmanship. Suppose, in the last round of a tournament, player A requires just a draw to win the tournament outright and offers his opponent, player B, a draw in a completely winning position. Player B could accept the draw but it might be more sporting to just resign.
Correct answer by Brian Towers on October 5, 2021
Anybody can resign at any time.
Why he did not take the draw sounds like he is throwing the game to hurt someone else in the standings. He needed a win for himself but otherwise he preferred x lose and y win (or place higher).
Answered by edwina oliver on October 5, 2021
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