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Both of the suggestions "Champion has draw odds" and "tiebreaks before the match" means that one player can just go on the defence for the duration of the match
by thomasahle 10y ago
Both of the suggestions "Champion has draw odds" and "tiebreaks before the match" means that one player can just go on the defence for the duration of the match.
The only way to get both players to attack, that I've heard, is the classic "first to 6 wins" or some other number. In that version, no side ever wants to draw.
- blowski 10y agoUnless you're 5-0 down, so you just aim to draw repeatedly until it's declared a stalemate.
- hyperpape 10y agoA draw is half a point. So with first to 6.5, you win the match if you have one game win and 11 draws.
- blowski 10y agoWhat if you just have 13 draws? If you award any kind of points for draws, it seems like you're back to people aiming to draw.
- thomasahle 10y agoI'm talking about first to 6 wins. Like the 1984 Karpov vs. Kasparov: http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chess.pl?tid=55015 http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chess.pl?tid=55015
- hyperpape 10y agoAh, of course. Sorry for the mistake.
- thomasahle 10y agoNo, that's the point: The game continues until a player reaches 6 wins. If you're 5-0 down, you can either resign or play for 6 wins. Draws don't help you.
- blowski 10y agoBut if you keep forcing draws, it doesn't let your opponent reach 6 wins.
- thomasahle 10y agoSure, but it can't be your strategy, since then you can never win either.