What if...a win is worth 3 points and a draw is worth 1 point?

For dozens or even centuries of the chess era, players have adopted the standard scoring system of

- 1 point for a game win,

- ½ point for a game draw, and

- 0 point for a game loss,

which almost all of us are already familiar with.

Currently, I have some random thoughts about the scoring system. In some sports, draws do not exist. In some other sports, a win, for example, is worth 3 points while a draw is worth 1 point. Now, I am not sure if this has been asked before, but what if one day chess adopts a similar scoring system of

- 3 points for a win,

- 1 point for a draw and

- 0 point for a loss?

What would happen to the behaviour of players if such a scoring system is implemented? Would there be more players playing recklessly in an attempt to bag the win, since one win and one loss would bag the player more points than two draws would? How would the aesthetics of the game change?

Does anyone have an opinion on this?

Interesting.... i think the style of chess would change...... the games would be more dynamic

Or you could play an arena event where you get bonus points for winning "streaks." That is how most chess.com tournaments work for variants like 960 chess. Pretty fun, but lots of emphasis on trying to keep winning.

@eric0022 

people who spam the most games get the most points. simple.

But you can always implement battle pass

Come to think of it, this seems to be a good point for arena tournament games in Chess.com. I did not think of that. But for regular over-the-board tournaments, where the number of rounds is fixed, it might lead to unsound play in an attempt to bag 3 points.

This was the other type of scoring I was thinking of. A penalty scoring.

(In fact, I like the idea of multiple-choice questions in examinations where an incorrect answer will be penalised while a non-attempt will not be penalised)

Though, I doubt this scoring would be much different from the 1-½-0 scoring in the long run.

Yup. But sadly, based on the Arena system here, a person whose result is loss-win-win-win (0 + 2 + 3 + 4 = 9) scores better than another who scores a win-draw-win-win (2 + 1 + 2 + 3 = 8).

I agree. It is not a good system for really finding out the better players - plus the "streak bonus" makes it almost always possible for "comeback" victories to take the entire event. Obviously for blitz/variant arenas, this makes everyone feel like they are practically never "out of it." 

The system has some things in its favor, but also some glaring disadvantages as well.

I just realised that the scoring system 3-1-0 is adopted in the following tournament.

https://www.chess.com/news/view/airthings-masters-2022-day-1