I offered a draw here because I believed I had a forced drawing sequence of moves, at a critical point of which could have enabled my opponent a forced draw as well.
After offering the draw, I looked at the board a bit more, finding both the refutation of my drawing sequence, and the manuever that causes me to think I was winning.
Alas, my opponent accepted the draw.
Have at it, folks...
Game 843496
Call me crazy, but I think that was a definate win for white. Black has no real threats and his knight and rook are stuck on the wrong side of the board.
After black's king moves, white plays Qg2 threatening checkmate. Depending on which way black moves his king and how he reacts to the checkmate threat, white has several options from checkmate to trading a rook for black's queen to a free pawn.
This of course over looking the immediately available rook-queen fork with Ng7.
Originally posted by Saint NickIt seems to me, after 28... Kf8
After black's king moves, white plays Qg2 threatening checkmate. Depending on which way black moves his king and how he reacts to the checkmate threat, white has several options from checkmate to trading a rook for black's queen to a free pawn.
This of course over looking the immediately available rook-queen fork with Ng7.
a) 29.Qg2 Qxf5 30.Qg8 Ke7 31.Qxa8 Qxf3+ 32.Rag2 Nd2 and white's queen happily should not run out of checks 1/2
b) 29.Ng7 Qxf3+ 30.Qg2 Rxe3 31.Qxf3 Rxf3 leaves white no compensation for the two pawns 0-1
Perhaps, I'm overlooking something here.
Originally posted by WulebgrYes. You could have won the game one-handed! Such an error is really mind-blowing! This happened to me too, a long time ago. However, the worse part was, I resigned the game, which (you guessed it!) would have been an easy win for me.
29.Rg4! and black's pieces have no where to go
29.Rg3 may be as good.
--- Kapil Gain
(P.S.: Are you the same Wulebgr from the ChessExchange?)
This game seems way too early to be offering the draw, especially since you are higher rated than this guy. The chances of a 1400 screwing up at some point in such a complicated position are pretty high.
EDIT - The first thing I see is White's next move being Ng7, forking Queen and Rook. This can be avoided via ...Qxf3+. However if White had played 28. Qg2 this wouldn't be an issue. Enemy King on open file, Knight on a square near enemy King from which no Rooks ready to double on a file, Queen ready to jump in along the diagonal or the open file...I'd have gone for Black's throat.
Originally posted by AThousandYoungI was 1200 when I offered the draw. This opponent was rated higher than several previous opponents. I needed a rating so higher rated players would accept my challenge.
This game seems way too early to be offering the draw, especially since you are higher rated than this guy. The chances of a 1400 screwing up at some point in such a complicated position are pretty high.
I dispute the wisdom of a strategy based on the hope that my opponent will err because he or she has a low rating. I've been bitten by sharks too often for that.
Originally posted by WulebgrEveryone makes mistakes sometimes. If you're very careful and cautious and always ready to pounce, it will win games. It works for me quite a lot. If they don't make a mistake then you get the draw anyway, right? Or else you go down in a blaze of glory!
I was 1200 when I offered the draw. This opponent was rated higher than several previous opponents. I needed a rating so higher rated players would accept my challenge.
I dispute the wisdom of a strategy based on the hope that my opponent will err because he or she has a low rating. I've been bitten by sharks too often for that.