[Event "CT Class 5 #85"] [Site "SchemingMind.com"] [Date "2019.05.12"] [Round "-"] [White "Shanks"] [Black "maro"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D00n"] [WhiteCountry "ENG"] [BlackCountry "MEX"] [WhiteElo "1346"] [WhiteRD "76"] [BlackElo "1451"] [BlackRD "54"] [GameID "441012"] 1. d4 d5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. h3 e5 4. e3 e4 5. Nge2 Bd7 6. a3 Bd6 7. Bd2 O-O 8. g3 c5 9. Bg2 c4 10. Qc1 Nc6 11. O-O Qc8 12. Nf4 Bxf4 13. exf4 Bxh3 14. Be3 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Ng4 16. Bd2 Nxd4 17. Nxd5 Ne2 18. Ne7+ Kh8 19. Nxc8 Nxc1 { maro: An exchange of queens usually makes things interesting. } 20. Raxc1 { Shanks: I agree with you,lets see how the game develops. } 20... Raxc8 21. c3 f5 22. f3 exf3+ 23. Rxf3 Rcd8 24. Rd1 Rfe8 25. Rff1 Re2+ 26. Kg1 Rd6 27. a4= Rh6 28. Bc1 Rhh2 29. Rd8+ Re8 { maro: I think I should have accepted the draw; too focused on attack to take care of my defence. } 30. Rxe8# { maro: well done. } { Shanks: Thanks for the game. I offered the draw because the position was even, but you decided to continue. I think you should have played 27....h6 this would have provided chance for your King to escape, in the event of a check from my Rook. } { maro: Indeed. Even 28.g6 would have been better, while still having the rook on H file. But you finished well. } 1-0