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The advantages and disadvantages of a draw

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i_desire_hamburgers
i_desire_hamburgers
Dec 24, 2020
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Good:

  1. the game ends peacefully
  2. you might gain some rating
  3. you might not have to suffer a loss
  4. saves you from timeout
  5. you can stop sweating with nervousness (if you are apprehensive about how the game would turn out lol)

Bad:

  1. You might lose rating
  2. you might have thrown away a win
  3. you might not be completely satisfied with the game and get rematch fever
  4. you only get half a point
i_desire_hamburgers
i_desire_hamburgers
Dec 24, 2020
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#2

yangyangshen 

noice

stregachess
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Dec 24, 2020
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#3
When playing up you need to learn to make a draw before you learn to win.
NovitiateOne
NovitiateOne
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Dec 24, 2020
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#4
I really don’t see any disadvantage of a draw.
You offer or accept a draw to your advantage and only if you think that under every condition available to you, it will be difficult to convert the game into a win.
Sometimes, blunders and winning combinations that can be seen easily by the audience cannot be seen by the players during the game, Until they already made a different move or after the game adjourned.
benjaminy8
benjaminy8
Dec 26, 2020
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#5

ok

NilsIngemar
NilsIngemar
Dec 26, 2020
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#6

.If you draw you can't win.

Noice_one_mate
Noice_one_mate
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Dec 26, 2020
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#7
NilsIngemar wrote:

.If you draw you can't win.

.If you eat you won't feel hungry

benjaminy8
benjaminy8
Dec 30, 2020
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#8
Noice_one_mate wrote:
NilsIngemar wrote:

.If you draw you can't win.

.If you eat you won't feel hungry

.if you drink you won't feel thirsty

blueemu
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Dec 30, 2020
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stregachess wrote:
When playing up you need to learn to make a draw before you learn to win.

That's one approach.

benjaminy8
benjaminy8
Dec 30, 2020
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#10
blueemu wrote:
stregachess wrote:
When playing up you need to learn to make a draw before you learn to win.

That's one approach.

That's another approach.

stregachess
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Dec 31, 2020
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blueemu wrote:
stregachess wrote:
When playing up you need to learn to make a draw before you learn to win.

That's one approach.

It's hard OTB to defeat a GM until you've drawn on. I've found you have knockdown psychological barriers to be able to push yourself to new heights. Generally, if playing down in important games I'd push a drawn position into a lost game in order to try to win.  Done that far too often.