That's boring, and the current top players are looking to have some fun. Chess has become something of a spectator sport on twitch.tv over the past year, and both the players in this article have been at the forefront of that movement. Every time someone trots out a bongcloud, chat goes absolutely bonkers. Using it in an actual tournament only elevates it further.

Often in tournament chess you cannot offer a draw for the first 10 moves. However a 3-fold repetition is automatically a draw.

The idea is to try and provoke games happening, even if the players come to the table wanting a draw (someone can still botch their opening!). Ultimately though, if GMs want a draw, they'll get it.

I think it is a bit of a plausible deniability thing. Offering a draw after the first move looks bad. There may even be rules against offering a draw before the first X moves. It also takes prolonged confirmation to agree to a draw via repetition.

Many of these tournaments won't allow an offered draw before move ... 40 or something like that.