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Subject: Re: I Propose A New Unified Draw Rule : PLEASE READ esp. FIDE

Author: Russell Reagan

Date: 11:13:30 02/08/03

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On February 08, 2003 at 14:04:19, Geo Disher wrote:

>Have the players get paid by the result of each game.  Have the winner take
>80%and the Losser 20%. In case of a draw they both get 30%.
>
>An example would be to set aside $100K for each game.  If Kasparov wins he gets
>$80K for that game and losing computer gets $20K.  If they draw they both get
>$30K and sponsor keeps the rest.  Add on top of that they must play at least 30
>moves before a draw can occur.

This isn't a general solution to root out draws. In *most* games, there is no
money at stake.



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