Is there a good strategy to achieve a draw? Background
Sometimes I face players who are much stronger than me and my first thought is, 'I just need a draw in this match' so I play &quot;carefully&quot;
My Current Strategies
Offer a draw
It almost always never works! Plus this also takes away the beauty in chess, fun.
Try closed positions
Sometimes I just aim for something like it. This strategy sometimes works until the moment I see a crazy Bishop sac somewhere to open up the position!
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1. e4 e5 2. d4 c5 3. d5 d6 4. c4 b5 5. a4 b4 6. b3 a5 7. f3 h6 8. h4 f5 9. h5 g5 10. g3 f4 11. g4 Nf6 12. Bxf4

Exchange Pieces
This strategy has another problem, the more pieces are exchanged the more the end game nears bringing about end game Stronger players will definitely be better in the end game than I am, so this strategy is actually a suicide.
Conclusion
Drawing in chess is hard. Maybe someone has an idea of a way to easily draw.
The best strategy to try and draw against a stronger player is also the best strategy for all your games:

Play the position not the opponent
Try and aim for positions which you know and are comfortable with
Always try and find the objectively best move
Particularly important for weaker players - play prophylactically. When it is your turn always first ask yourself the question &quot;What is my opponent trying to do?&quot; and then &quot;How can I stop their plans?&quot;

Although all four are important the last one is the most important. If you counter all your opponent's plans and don't make any mistakes then you are going to get at least a draw.
Problems arise when you aren't good enough to work out your opponent's plans and when you don't recognise a mistake but if you are always asking then you are already one very big step ahead of the player who is not playing prophylactically.