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In its original survey the ACP posed two questions:
1. A draw offer should be:
a) allowed at any stage of the game (current FIDE rules)
b) allowed after 30 moves of the game are completed
c) allowed after 40 moves of the game are completed
d) allowed after 50 moves of the game are completed
e) not allowed at all (Corsican rule)
f) abstain
2. A draw offer, at the stage where it is allowed, should imply a time penalty in the case it is rejected:
a) yes
b) no
c) abstain
Answers were received from 171 ACP members, and 24 from non-members, which could not be counted. The results can be found in the following table:
| A draw offer should be allowed... | All | 2600+ | 2500+ | <2500 |
| at any stage of the game | 43% | 42% | 40% | 45% |
| after 30 moves | 17% | 19% | 22% | 11% |
| after 40 moves | 17% | 13% | 13% | 23% |
| after 50 moves | 3% | 3% | 3% | 4% |
| not allowed at all | 18% | 23% | 21% | 15% |
| abstain | 1% | 0% | 1% | 1% |
| A draw offer should imply a time penalty in the case it is rejected | ||||
| Yes | 12% | 10% | 10% | 14% |
| No | 82% | 87% | 86% | 77% |
| Abstain | 6% | 3% | 4% | 9% |
If we look at the results we see that 55% of all players are against the current FIDE rule that allows players to agree to a draw at their own discretion. 37% want it to be allowed only after a specific number of moves (30–50), 18% not at all. Lower-ranked players are slightly less eager to change the current rules.
If a draw is offered, during the phase of the game when it is allowed, and the offer is rejected, then most players are against a time penalty being imposed on the player offering the draw.
