On Mar 10, 5:30=A0pm, "Robin King" <maplet...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> =A0 If White has a slight advantage, then Black could get slightly more
> than half a point with a draw, and White could get slightly less. =A0Or
Some have tried, I think, but it hasn't taken off.
> how about awarding each side a quarter of a point instead of half a
> point when a draw occurs? =A0(Alternatively, four points for a win, one
> point for a draw to eliminate the fractions.) =A0What say you all? Think
> it would work?
That could work, although I think draws may just be a fact of playing
solid chess, and it's like we're trying to goad people into making a
mistake. The problem really is the danger of losing. It doesn't
encourage risk and brilliancy.
I think there should be a way so that a draw is not enough, although
they will happen. I think the way to do that may be a bonus situation
where positions are compared, and the person who shouldn't win from
that position gets an advantage. It would be daredevil, flirting with
danger, but it would also be a challenge for perfection, resulting in
brilliant counterplay, even with a draw at hand.
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