1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Ng8f6 3. c4 e6 {Icelandic Gambit... again} 4. dxe6 Bc8xe6 5. d4 Bf8b4 6. Bc1d2 Bb4xd2 7. Qd1xd2 Qd8e7 8. Qd2e3 Nb8c6 {And here is my mistake} 9. d5 {Now white must keep the queen on the e file because of discovered check} Nf6g4 {and black must chase the Queen with the knight so that the other knight or bishop are not lost} 10. Qe3e4 Ng4f6 11. Qe4e3 Nf6g4 12. Qe3e4 Ng4f6 {So we called it a draw}
Given that there is a thread on fast checkmates, are there other examples of drawn games in under 15/20 moves?
Originally posted by greenpawn34 There is still loads of chess in there.
I think that was a classic case of playing the person, not the board. I was wary of my opponent, and was happy with a drawn outcome in a clan challenge, so I didn't look past the immediate danger to my Bishop and Knight.
Oh well, live and learn...
[FEN "r4r2/p2nqkp1/2ppb1QR/2p1p1p1/4P3/1PN5/PBPP1PP1/R3K3 b Q - 0 1"] {The agreed drawn position with apparently White thinking all he could was Qh7+ and Qg6+} 1... Kg8 2. Qxe6+ Qxe6 3. Rxe6 {Perhaps White thought here (when looking at the position with the Black Queen still on e7) that Kf7 would win the Rook. It does not because d6 hangs.}
Here's my version of this. Its a well-known Scotch variation. White was a fairly strong player and it looked other black variations were risky, so I chickened out
29 Oct '11 23:202 edits
A draw in under 15 moves !
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