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Bruce Harper's approach, having a replay after every draw, is not a problem for real time play. For correspondence play it seems ineffective. But the reason it works for over-the-board (or real-time on-line) is that the initial time factor is a constant.

For example, assume the following situation:

(1) players have 60 minutes each / that is a 2 hour game.

(2) at move 40 the game ends in a draw by stalemate

(3) player A used 35 minutes; player B used 40 minutes

(4) The tie-break game is set up and starts with 25 minutes for A and with 20 minutes for B.

(5) That game ends in a draw after 50 moves by perpetual check

(6) player A has 8 minutes left. Player B has 5 minutes left

(7) The crowd gathers around for the fast tie-break game.

(8) Player B gets in trouble and loses on time.

The 1-0 result is obtained within the 2 hours alloted for the round. While other players played 1 game in their 2 hours, some played 2 and some played 3. But 2 hour rounds remained 2 hours and there were no 1/2 - 1/2 results posted.