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Hi Rich... Thanks for the update, I stand corrected.

So now I looked at this site:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draw_(chess)

which addresses the draw issue. I don't mind #6 under the section entitled: 'Grandmaster draw problem.' Basically, it has been used for soccer (by FIFA) and is this:

'3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss. This system discourages draws since they would only be worth 2/3 of their current value.' Unlike BAP (mentioned below) there is no color bias.

The BAP system is a bit comical to me as some players have very keen Black Defensive Systems and would rather play Black anyway. That is how I was when I went to the World Open in 1980. I had a keen French Defense and therefore loved playing from the Black side of the board. I had no losses with the French, and just 1 draw with it. In my opinion, the BAP system is biased. Also, such a system would be bad in final rounds of a tournament.

At my level of play draws have yet to be an issue, even in correspondence games where players have several days to think.

If I needed to pick a anti-draw system, FIFA's 3-1-0 seems best to me.