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My quickest draw ever

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I got lucky after a huge blunder to get a draw out of this. I thought I had set up an opening trap on my opponent but I had botched it. The game may have still been playable, but I wasn't taking any chances...

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1.e4e5
2.f4d6
3.Ng1f3Bc8g4
4.Bf1c4Nb8c6
5.Nb1c3Ng8f6
6.O-Oh6
7.fxe5Nc6xe5
8.Nf3xe5Bg4xd1
9.Bc4xf7Ke8e7
10.Nc3d5Nf6xd5
11.Ne5g6Ke7d7
12.exd5Bf8e7
13.Bf7e6

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      Just making sure, but should I have forced the draw in that position or played on?

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      Tempted to see what happens after:

      13...Ke8 14. Rxd1 Rf8 15. Nxf8 Kxf8.

      That would leave you with R+B+P for the queen.

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      Yes, the position is a forced draw, and you did luck out on it; it looked like you were trying to set up a "legall's mate" type position, but messed it up. But you missed a crucial tactic before;

      5.Bxf7+ Kxf7 6.Ng5+ and 7 Qxg4, and white should win easily.

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      chesskid001:

      Yes, the position is a forced draw, and you did luck out on it; it looked like you were trying to set up a "legall's mate" type position, but messed it up. But you missed a crucial tactic before;

      5.Bxf7+ Kxf7 6.Ng5+ and 7 Qxg4, and white should win easily.


      6 Ng5+ is met by 6 ...Qxg5 and now my queen can't capture his bishop. Unless I'm missing something 5. Bxf7 seems to blunder away a piece.

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      Originally posted by chesskid001
      Yes, the position is a forced draw, and you did luck out on it; it looked like you were trying to set up a "legall's mate" type position, but messed it up. But you missed a crucial tactic before;

      5.Bxf7+ Kxf7 6.Ng5+ and 7 Qxg4, and white should win easily.
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      You are missing nothing. You did well to avoid this - it's a very
      common mistake.

      Edit: Just went and checked my DB This exact postion happened
      in a German u-18 Ch 1989 White resigned on move 7.

      My DB threw up loads of other examples where White tried the
      same tactic missing the Qxg5 reply.

      From this day forth chesskid001 shall be known as...

      The Master of the Unsound Sacrifice 😉

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      move 12...Bg4 and i think ur lost or king c8 or probably some other moves are fine

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      Kc8 looks like I actually come out ahead to me, but again I'm probably missing something, but if after 12 ... Bg4 would it not be playable after capturing his rook? Or is the position just utterly lost?

      It seems like I'm not really that far down on material... by piece-value black has 26 and I have 26 from that point.

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      after
      K-e8 B-d7+
      K-d6 B-e6+
      and so on
      (forced draw by pertual check?)

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      Originally posted by kNIGHTHEAD
      after
      K-e8 B-d7+
      K-d6 B-f7+
      and so on
      (forced draw by pertual check?)
      oops my mistake...what I wanted to say is ..

      after
      K-e8 B-f7+
      K-d7 B-e6+
      and so on
      (forced draw by pertual check?)

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