Another thing that was done in football, and could be done in chess as well to reduce the number of draws, was to grant 1 point for a draw, but 3 points for a w

Another thing that was done in football, and could be done in chess as well to reduce the number of draws, was to grant 1 point for a draw, but 3 points for a win, up from 2 points in the 90s (earlier in England)