Do you enjoy Drawing?
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Ussualy, yes. One time I drew agaisnt someone way higher then me and managed to get +6 points.
I thought this was going to be about art.
I hate draws and never understood them.
Chess is a sport, therefore competition, draw? Come on!
Imagine watching a soccer game ending in a draw , boxing match ending in a draw, cage fighting ending in a draw, come on now ....
It's a fight , wild if you wish. You with a knife agaisnt a bear with huge claws, theirs no draw you fool
no need for insults over an honest question
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I used to play for a win even against titled players. 200 and up ELO is too much for my chess skills. Drawing is not that easy. I lose 80 % against superior players. And I find it very challenging to force draws.
I was just going over my USCF tournament statistics yesterday. I'm rated around 1700 USCF in slow tournament play.
I've played 5 games in my life against 2100+ opponents, 3 of whom were national masters (2200+), and lost all 5. Against those rated between 2000 and 2099, I have 1 win, 1 draw, and 5 losses. Against those rated 1900-1999, I've scored 3 wins, 7 draws, and 22 losses.
While some of those were while I was rated in the 1700s, many of those losses came from when I was a much weaker player. When I was in the 1300-1500 range, I already played 1800s and 1900s all the time at my local club. So my stats against 1900s may sound awful for a 1700, but most of those losses (and one or two of the wins and draws) were from before I reached that level.
My point is that against opponents rated1900+, I have 8 draws in my 44 games. I don't remember them all specifically, but I think I can safely say I was happy with each of those draws at the time.
When I'm crushing it and they find a cheap perpetual check..... not so happy. 
If I play a rated game and a draw would increase my ratings yes. But if my ratings were less I wouldn't be happy.
Snookslayer wrote:
When I'm crushing it and they find a cheap perpetual check..... not so happy.
If they can find a cheap perpetual check, I wouldn't characterize your performance as "crushing it".
Only if I make a draw with a player rated higher than me and that will give me some points. 
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see if people were not so focused on points, this place wouldn't have such engine problems. of course if the cheat detection team used something other than Basic running on an Amstrad it might help.
Drawing? Hmm....
Stevie-Knickers wrote:
see if people were not so focused on points, this place wouldn't have such engine problems. of course if the cheat detection team used something other than Basic running on an Amstrad it might help.
The cheat detection team here is quite effective. I recall the time 8 years ago when there was a ton of players with top-GM ratings. Now they are all banned. 
Stevie-Knickers wrote:
lol. not all of us buy the BS.
BS happens in US. I'm Russian, when I write something, it's my opinion.
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bong711 wrote:
Against stronger players, a draw is a half win. Specially when playing black, playing for a draw is a good strategy. And when the opponent is up a pawn, the task is even more difficult, but not impossible. I managed to draw against players 200 ELO higher and I'm happy with that result. Are you happy with a draw?
Fellow players have given me the nick name: "The Draw Master"
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Against stronger players, a draw is a half win. Specially when playing black, playing for a draw is a good strategy. And when the opponent is up a pawn, the task is even more difficult, but not impossible. I managed to draw against players 200 ELO higher and I'm happy with that result. Are you happy with a draw?