A chess game like a war must end by a score, showing the line, cracks or paths used to reach a victory. Those games that are drawn to an end with an even score, are not showing the true impact of the loses. The territory controlled in the end is the true score.
Chess is about mobility and control. Since no two kings can sit in the center of the chessboard at the same time, why not finish the game with a race to the center of the chessboard when insufficient mater to mate has been reached? It's a simple rule to end king vs king, enlightened by king of the hill. So those drawn K vs K games or insufficient material to win games can now have a winner. We could then also see which king is in the center which would indicate the winner. The winner would then gat that full point and the other a half point. This would spice up the end game.
A count for every check in the game has existed before. It too could be applied to the drawn scores, because it's nearest to the aim of the game, checkmating the king. Chess could have the present European chess game and a North American chess game that would unbalance most drawn results by a king race to the middle of the chessboard.
An illegal move could include preventing the opponent from playing a move. So kings could be captured and stalemates would no longer exist. After all a piece touched must be played unless there is no place it can move to. So the same principle should apply to the player causing a stalemate. "The opponent having a turn must be permitted to play their turn." Step on the square to lose a piece. It's up to the other player to discover they can capture it.
In 1747 ... Philidor gave the odds of the move, allowed his opponent to score all drawn games as won.
So it would not be the first time that something extra was added to drawn games.
Chess is about mobility and control. Since no two kings can sit in the center of the chessboard at the same time, why not finish the game with a race to the center of the chessboard when insufficient mater to mate has been reached? It's a simple rule to end king vs king, enlightened by king of the hill. So those drawn K vs K games or insufficient material to win games can now have a winner. We could then also see which king is in the center which would indicate the winner. The winner would then gat that full point and the other a half point. This would spice up the end game.
A count for every check in the game has existed before. It too could be applied to the drawn scores, because it's nearest to the aim of the game, checkmating the king. Chess could have the present European chess game and a North American chess game that would unbalance most drawn results by a king race to the middle of the chessboard.
An illegal move could include preventing the opponent from playing a move. So kings could be captured and stalemates would no longer exist. After all a piece touched must be played unless there is no place it can move to. So the same principle should apply to the player causing a stalemate. "The opponent having a turn must be permitted to play their turn." Step on the square to lose a piece. It's up to the other player to discover they can capture it.
In 1747 ... Philidor gave the odds of the move, allowed his opponent to score all drawn games as won.
So it would not be the first time that something extra was added to drawn games.