"Karl Thoroddsen" wrote in message
om...
Has the proposal of awarding points only for wins in tournaments even
been discussed? It would certainly lower the number of grandmaster
draws in tournaments and even if you draw in a hard fought game you
still get zero points as a point would only be given if you *defeat*
your opponent.

Here's the problem. Bill plays Joe and Dick play Tom. Bill wins, Dick and
Tom draw. Joe gets 0 points - OK. Dick and Tom get 0 points, but they each
played better than Joe. Your solution would only work if you subtracted
points for losing. But that leaves us where we started. Dick and Tom would
be in between, just like the way they count it today.