The fact that a chess game might have no winner is not a hindrance to its being televised. Boxing allows for draws, and it has no problem being televised. It’s not the fact they can occur, but rather the frequency with which they occur that causes the problem.
This is why I tend to think the [...]

Over on The Chess Mind there has been some discussion of the BAP point system and other means for promoting chess. In the discussion Clint Ballard proposed 6 points for Chess on TV. Dennis Monokroussos has since closed his blog, so I couldn’t add my two cents to the discussion there, so I pick it [...]