[Event "Makruk (Thai Chess): Makruk for everybody"] [Site "SchemingMind.com"] [Date "2022.12.08"] [Round "-"] [White "Brennan Price"] [Black "kenneth m day"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Variant "makruk"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "rnbqkbnr/8/pppppppp/8/8/PPPPPPPP/8/RNBKQBNR w - - 0 1"] [WhiteCountry "USA"] [BlackCountry "USA"] [WhiteElo "1580"] [WhiteRD "201"] [BlackElo "1580"] [BlackRD "112"] [GameID "729078"] 1. d4 c5 2. Ne2 Nc6 3. dxc5 bxc5 4. c4 Rb8 5. Bc2 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Nbc3 Nge7 8. Nf4 Bd7 9. Ncxd5 Bd6 10. Nxf6+ Kf7 11. Ng4 Bg7 12. Rb1 Qc7 13. Bd3 Be5 14. Ng2 Bef6 15. Bc4 Na5 16. Kc2 Qd6 17. e4 h5 18. N4e3 Be5 19. Be2 Nec6 20. Bed3 Ne7 21. Qf2 Nb7 22. f4 Bef6 23. b4 cxb4 24. Rxb4 Na5 25. Rhb1 Rxb4 26. Rxb4 Nec6 27. Rb6 Ra8 28. Rb1 Be7 29. Bd5 Nd8 30. e5 Qc7 31. Nh4 Ra7 32. f5 gxf5 33. Nhxf5 Be6 34. Bxe6+ Nxe6 35. Be4 Ng5 36. Bd5 Nxh3 37. e6+ Kf6 38. Qe1 Bg6 39. Nd4 Rb7 40. Rxb7 Nxb7 41. Bc6 Nc5 42. Bxc7 Nxe6 43. Nxe6 Kxe6 44. Bb6 Ng5 45. Ba5 Bf5= 46. Bxa6 { Brennan Price: Kenneth, I thought about the draw offer, and it was tempting--converting a material advantage is hard in makruk. Nevertheless, I do have a few things I would like to try here. I appreciate the opportunity to play on. } 46... Ne4 47. Nf1 Bg4 48. Bb5 Bxg3 49. a4 h4 50. a5 h3 51. Bc4 Bf4 52. a6 Nd6 53. Bc5 Nf5 54. Kd3 Qg2 55. Nd2 Qh3 56. Qf2 Be5 57. Nf3 Qg4 58. Nd2= { Brennan Price: OK, I think I am convinced. } 58... Kd5 59. Bb6 Bd4+ 60. Ke2 Nd6= { Brennan Price: Thank you for the game. You had the better chance at the end (the move after my draw offer made me think quite a bit). I will be playing more makruk, I think. } { kenneth m day: Without the long range pieces on the diagonals changes the game immensely from western chess. Thanks for the game } 1/2-1/2