If your opponent offers you a draw, try to work out why he thinks he's worse off
I know that with perfect play, God versus God, Fritz versus Fritz, chess is a draw.
Surely, serious problems can't be solved just by talking about them.
Unlike my esteemed colleague Garry Kasparov, I don't restrict the strength of opposition to Elo <2000, as fly-swatting makes poor spectator sport. (on simultaneous exhibitions)
Chess is ruthless: you've got to be prepared to kill people.
Modern Chess is too much concerned with things like Pawn structure. Forget it, Checkmate ends the game