Interestingly eenough, I bought a copy of 'The Life and Games of Mikhail
Tal' (Hope I spelled his name correctly).
He claimed he played in a Tournament where for a win a player received 60
Francs, for a draw for a draw, a player only got 25 francs, and even got
a
consolation of 10 francs for losing.
He commented in his book at how much more intense the battles were
because
you were rewarded less for 2 draws than one win. He also claimed that
there was a lot more games that ended decisively. I have since lost this
book. If anyone out there still has it, check it out.
Maybe the real solution is to financially reward wins better than 2
draws.
What do you think?