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Is this a bug? One step from checkmate and lichess declared a draw

Hello guys,

is this a bug? My friend was one step from a checkmate and lichess declared a draw. Please note the 50 move rule does not apply here.

https://lichess.org/game/XA10oc8Y

Hello guys, is this a bug? My friend was one step from a checkmate and lichess declared a draw. Please note the 50 move rule does not apply here. https://lichess.org/game/XA10oc8Y

@Jagusiowie said ^

Hello guys,

is this a bug? My friend was one step from a checkmate and lichess declared a draw. Please note the 50 move rule does not apply here.

https://lichess.org/game/XA10oc8Y

it says draw claimed, this means that your friend was attempting to troll their opponent(offer a draw and then checkmate them before they have a chance to respond) but since white can not win this game, they could not deny, in these cases it is considered a "claim"

@Jagusiowie said [^](/forum/redirect/post/v2Py0zU9) > Hello guys, > > is this a bug? My friend was one step from a checkmate and lichess declared a draw. Please note the 50 move rule does not apply here. > > https://lichess.org/game/XA10oc8Y it says draw claimed, this means that your friend was attempting to troll their opponent(offer a draw and then checkmate them before they have a chance to respond) but since white can not win this game, they could not deny, in these cases it is considered a "claim"

Black offered a draw. As white has no series of legal moves to checkmate black, the draw offer is automatically accepted.

Black offered a draw. As white has no series of legal moves to checkmate black, the draw offer is automatically accepted.

There is no sing in the move list about offering a draw.

There is no sing in the move list about offering a draw.

@tpr said ^

Black offered a draw. As white has no series of legal moves to checkmate black, the draw offer is automatically accepted.

I do not see any draw offer in the move list. Still a bug?

@tpr said [^](/forum/redirect/post/38XEBiqT) > Black offered a draw. As white has no series of legal moves to checkmate black, the draw offer is automatically accepted. I do not see any draw offer in the move list. Still a bug?

@Jagusiowie said ^

Black offered a draw. As white has no series of legal moves to checkmate black, the draw offer is automatically accepted.

I do not see any draw offer in the move list. Still a bug?

it is not an offer, its a claim

@Jagusiowie said [^](/forum/redirect/post/hGe7XuZK) > > Black offered a draw. As white has no series of legal moves to checkmate black, the draw offer is automatically accepted. > > I do not see any draw offer in the move list. Still a bug? it is not an offer, its a claim

An draw offer that cannot be declined is a draw claim.

An draw offer that cannot be declined is a draw claim.

@lq2 said ^

Black offered a draw. As white has no series of legal moves to checkmate black, the draw offer is automatically accepted.

You wrote that the person with black pieces trolled the opponent by offering a draw and then trying to checkmate and that's why there was this claim. Anything else does not make sense.

@lq2 said [^](/forum/redirect/post/HsBPDfIP) > > > Black offered a draw. As white has no series of legal moves to checkmate black, the draw offer is automatically accepted. You wrote that the person with black pieces trolled the opponent by offering a draw and then trying to checkmate and that's why there was this claim. Anything else does not make sense.

@tpr said ^

An draw offer that cannot be declined is a draw claim.

There was no draw offer according to the move list.

@tpr said [^](/forum/redirect/post/1xlqgzts) > An draw offer that cannot be declined is a draw claim. There was no draw offer according to the move list.

A draw offer that cannot be declined is a draw claim.
An incorrect draw claim is a draw offer.

A draw offer that cannot be declined is a draw claim. An incorrect draw claim is a draw offer.