To play for a draw (at any rate with White) is to some degree a crime against chess.
Chess isn't football or hockey.
I have always thought it a matter of honour for every chess player to deserve the smile of fortune.
I'd like to always be romantic in chess. Sadly, this doesn't always work like that.
The cherished dream of every chessplayer is to play a match with the World Champion. But here is the paradox: the closer you come to the realization of this goal, the less you think about it.
You must take your opponent into a deep dark forest where 2+2=5, and the path leading out is only wide enough for one