% of draws vs rating

Originally posted by Schumi
That link just says that more aggressive players win more tournaments than players who draw more often, which is pretty obvious. It doesn't say they get better scores overall.

yeah. it's been three years or so since I read it...

Originally posted by wormwood
my drawing percentage was 4.7% at 1600. at 2000 it's 5.0%.

not much change there.

I think it's much more about how much of a risk taker a player is, than how strong you are.

But those numbers don't take into account your OPPONENTS rating

Originally posted by erikido
But those numbers don't take into account your OPPONENTS rating

maybe. is it any different from other players though? I think not.

I usually try to play only against higher rated players. can't help it when a tournament sets me against the lower rated, but it's usually only in the first round. I don't play open tournaments much for that reason.

right now I have two 1800-1900s, one seasoned 1900-2000 (caissad4), but the rest are 2200-2300. oh, I do have one 1600.

I can't really say for sure how it's been over time, but I think it was along those same lines. I just don't do draws. I rather win, or take a lesson with the beating and come back stronger. drawing is waste of time, unless it's from a losing position.

Interesting. I suspected as much. I guess a really cool graph would be on 3 axes, rating, opponents rating, draw %.