Corus
I've been following the Corus chess tournament and one fellow observer at chessgames.com noticed the following statistic:
Jan-30-09 | al wazir: More than two thirds of the games in Group C so far have ended in wins; half of those in Group B have; but in Group A fewer than one third. Make of that what you will. |
As I've said countless times before, I believe chess games are lost, not won. The higher the calibre of players, the more likely a draw will result. To illustrate this point, look at the results of games between players of equal rating. The lower the rating, the more likelihood of an error that the other player can seize on to win. But the higher the rating, the likelhood of major errors goes down sharply. I think this is what is shown by the above statistic from Corus. To improve your game, eliminiate your mistakes.