I've never heard of this policy. It certainly is not a current policy, nor has it been during my time of involvement.Ian Jamieson wrote: ↑Mon Jul 17, 2023 6:31 pmI think CS have (or had) a policy that juniors should not offer or accept draw offers while representing Scotland
That is not to say that trainers or managers have not tried to enforce it. It was certainly encouraged in some novice events between very inexperienced players where there was no guarantee that the opponent could mate even a queen up!