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Looking at my draw percentage, 6.7%. High?

Looking at my draw percentage, 6.7%. High?

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What is that draw percentage, 25 in 368 games so far, is that average?

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pro matches draw about 30% man... i actualy don't understand why the draw rate on rhp is so low.

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Originally posted by sonhouse
What is that draw percentage, 25 in 368 games so far, is that average?
Mine is over 11%... 🙁

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Mine is just over 11 too.

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71 in 818

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I play openings that tend towards a result & mine is 7% so I assume that's a fairly low draw ratio.

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Originally posted by cmsMaster
Mine is over 11%... 🙁
11.11% here.

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It is low on RHP because it is lower in amature games then GM games

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Originally posted by ih8sens
pro matches draw about 30% man... i actualy don't understand why the draw rate on rhp is so low.
it's low because when patzers like us draw, it's an accident after multiple missed wins on both sides. when professionals draw, it's because neither of them was able to wrestle a big enough advantage from the other.

5.4% for me.

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10.4% 🙁

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10%

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16%

PS. Guess I should add that 18 of my last drawn and lost games weren't played..

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I think a part of the explanation is also that amateurs also play for a win in a position they should only try to hold. I have done it a lot of times myself, playing with more than you have, ending up losing.

I also think a part of the explanation is that masters have an ability to "pull the brakes" when things start going bad, so rather than intensify a battle, evening it out.

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Originally posted by Golub
I think a part of the explanation is also that amateurs also play for a win in a position they should only try to hold. I have done it a lot of times myself, playing with more than you have, ending up losing.

I also think a part of the explanation is that masters have an ability to "pull the brakes" when things start going bad, so rather than intensify a battle, evening it out.
So all of that said, can we see a corrolation between draw percentage and ratings? Like I have a low draw ratio, under 7% and my rating is only about 1550 ish. Can it be said the higher your draw ratio the higher your rating is likely to be?

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Originally posted by sonhouse
Can it be said the higher your draw ratio the higher your rating is likely to be?
Yes.

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