Suggestion: Claim victory if opponent abandon the game after a draw offer

Currently if you offer a draw, your opponent has all the time to accept it or decline before playing a move - and this is fine. But some take advantage of another mechanic, that is to automatically accept the draw if you run out of time.

In a result, if you were in a long time control match and you offer a draw, you have to wait for whatever your opponent had time on the clock, otherwise he can miracoulosly come back after let's say 30 minutes and play another move and you will lose for running out of time.

There is currenlty some system to decide if your opponent left the game or is still thinking on the move and usually it let you decide to claim a victory or declare a draw. But it is not in the use if you offer a draw. So my suggestion would be, that if you offer a draw and your opponent left the game just prompt the usual "claim victory" or "declare draw" option.

Another idea would be to count a time out as a loss even if you are offered a draw.

@AragornFitrion said in #1:
> he can miracoulosly come back after let's say 30 minutes and play another move and you will lose for running out of time

I'm pretty sure I can think about my move for 30 minutes provided I have the time on my clock.
Why would that be different if you offered me a draw?

Also, if you just offered a draw why would you want to claim a victory?

why would you NOT want to claim a victory
in any situation

@MISTER_McCHESS said in #4:
> why would you NOT want to claim a victory

Because I just offered a draw ...

> in any situation

No, I don't want to claim a victory on move 1 either, for example.

We're talking about chess here. If I offer a draw in a winning position, that's my problem. And it was not winning, on what grounds can I claim a win?

@pepellou said in #3:
> Also, if you just offered a draw why would you want to claim a victory?

... because the opponent left? The dilemma here I suppose is that players won't want to offer draws if doing so prevents them from claiming victory with opponents who might leave.

Lichess has it so that the opponent left for usually 30-90 seconds, etc. It is STILL YOUR TURN, doesn't matter. No win should be provided unless disconnection for a certain time. Draw offer is irrelevant here. People should be given the chance to rejoin the game.

This is a common strategy if you are winning, Eric Rosen said this once, if your opponent offers a draw, you can just wait until he moves. This loses time for the opponent and could put pressure on them.

@Toadofsky said in #6:
> ... because the opponent left?

Then they will lose on time eventually. I honestly don't see the problem.
As #7 says, people should be able to rejoin.
If they don't move and lose on time, well then I'll get the win, but otherwise the game will continue whenever my opponent decides to move - I don't think I should be able to stop the game and claim a win in a position where I just offered a draw, it makes no sense.

@grandstudies said in #8:
> if your opponent offers a draw, you can just wait until he moves

Yes, but that's maybe a point about being nice or not to your opponent (declining is nice when you don't want to accept it).
It's like when your opponent forgets to hit the clock OTB. You can be nice and just keep playing normally or you can pretend to think your move until they realize their clock is running.

@pepellou said in #9:
> Then they will lose on time eventually. I honestly don't see the problem.
The problem is they won't lose on time. If the clock runs out it will be a draw.

> Yes, but that's maybe a point about being nice or not to your opponent
I used to offer a draw sometimes when my opponent missclicked; let's say they meant to play Rxa8, but Ra7 is on the board. It is basicaly a free piece for me. And if the game continues I should have an easy win (given we are at the same level).
And I'm beeing punished for trying to be nice. There should be a change. At least automatically accepting a draw when the opponent closes the tab, not when they run out of time.