The issue that I see with all the tie break resolutions is that you end up deciding the outcome of the game, based on something other than playing the game. Rap

The issue that I see with all the tie break resolutions is that you end up deciding the outcome of the game, based on something other than playing the game. Rapid chess isn’t classical chess. It’s a different game, with different strategies, and players are rated differently between the two formats. 8v8 soccer would be similar in this respect. This is simply the nature of games where you need a decisive advantage to turn a draw into a victory. In high level chess you need a decisive material advantage to win, and in soccer, a game where both teams scoring 0 points isn’t uncommon, you also need a somewhat decisive advantage to win. But these are also both games that are very simple and well balanced. I think they’re better without additional complications, and the best solution is simply to extend play. In the 1984 chess championship I mentioned, the match was abandoned by the organisers. Karpov and Kasparov were both happy to continue playing for another 5 months if that’s what was required.