I agree that a draw offer should not be able to be undone
#12 I like that suggestion.
As for the rule, offers cannot be retracted. See FIDE Laws of Chess 9.1b.1 http://www.fide.com/fide/handbook.html?id=171&view=article :
A player wishing to offer a draw shall do so after having made a move on the chessboard and before pressing his clock. An offer at any other time during play is still valid but Article 11.5 must be considered. No conditions can be attached to the offer. In both cases the offer cannot be withdrawn and remains valid until the opponent accepts it, rejects it orally, rejects it by touching a piece with the intention of moving or capturing it, or the game is concluded in some other way.
As for the rule, offers cannot be retracted. See FIDE Laws of Chess 9.1b.1 http://www.fide.com/fide/handbook.html?id=171&view=article :
A player wishing to offer a draw shall do so after having made a move on the chessboard and before pressing his clock. An offer at any other time during play is still valid but Article 11.5 must be considered. No conditions can be attached to the offer. In both cases the offer cannot be withdrawn and remains valid until the opponent accepts it, rejects it orally, rejects it by touching a piece with the intention of moving or capturing it, or the game is concluded in some other way.
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