When Playing for a Draw!

"To play for a draw, at any rate with white, is to some degree a crime against chess. "

-  Mikhail Tal

"A draw may be the beautiful and logical result of fine attacks and parries; and the public ought to appreciate such games, in contrast, of course, to the fear-and-laziness draws. "

-  Bent Larsen

I know that with perfect play, God versus God, Fritz versus Fritz, chess is a draw ...

 -  Nigel Short

We all know playing for a draw can be boring. In competitive chess we loathe GMs who deliberately go for drawish variations in openings.

But sometimes- when playing much higher rated opponents or when playing a tournament with secure lead, one would rather play for a draw then take risks in trying to win.

Yes, everyone is entitled to their opinion & everybody may or may not agree to this arguement. But from practical point of view- there's no harm in learning some nuances in how to secure a draw expecially when playing against a much higher rated opponent.

 In this post- I will post & invite readers to try to analys the games that ended in draw:

GAME 1:

I recently played against a much higher rated opponent. After suffering few defeats- I managed to secure a draw with my pet system- the English Opening.

Game 2:

You have Bc3 (for a b4 break) and the f4 break.

Here's another game against a much higher rated opponent whom I fought to a stand still.

So which move do you think was better 8. Bd3 (actually played) or Bb3?