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I played an online 5/0 blitz tournament recently on a well-known
server; in one game, we came down to an ending with a rook and two
pawns on each side and no real distinguishing features except---- I
had a minute and a half left on my clock and the other guy had 9
seconds. He started repeatedly offering a draw. I did not accept and
ran him out of time and won.

He sent me a very angry message saying that the position was a dead
draw (true enough) and that I was REQUIRED to accept a draw. He was
to say the least unsportsmanlike in his language.

My contention is that clock management is part of blitz and that my
win was legitimate.

Is there any sort of written or unwritten rule about this?

Thanks for any insights from more experienced players.


He was the one who broke the rules of chess. Repeated draw offers is
harassment and against the rules of chess.
You did the right thing. You also get used to bad language on the web :-)

Regards