11-10-2012, 11:32 PM
If you want to offer a draw but your opponent is not at the board, I recommend the following:
1. Make your move.
2. Press your clock as normal (don't pause the clock - your opponent's clock should be running).
3. Wait at or near the board until your opponent returns, and before he sits down or starts to consider his reply say something like: "I have just played X and I offer you a draw."
You haven't wasted any of your time waiting for your opponent, and you haven't disturbed his concentration - everybody should be happy.
1. Make your move.
2. Press your clock as normal (don't pause the clock - your opponent's clock should be running).
3. Wait at or near the board until your opponent returns, and before he sits down or starts to consider his reply say something like: "I have just played X and I offer you a draw."
You haven't wasted any of your time waiting for your opponent, and you haven't disturbed his concentration - everybody should be happy.