Robert Shaw vs Alexander Pilakoutas [Event "Nomads vs Woodseats"] [Site "Home"] [Date "2017.04.25"] [Round "-"] [White "Robert Shaw"] [Black "Alexander Pilakoutas"] [Result "*"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Nxd5 6. Bxd5 Qxd5 7. O-O f6 8. Nc3 Qc4 9. d3 Qh4 10. Nf3 Qg4 11. Nd5 Bd6 12. h3 Qh5 13. c4 Nd4 14. Nxd4 Qxd1 15. Rxd1 exd4 16. c5 Be5 17. Re1 O-O 18. Bf4 Bxf4 19. Nxf4 c6 20. Ne6 Bxe6 21. Rxe6 Rfe8 22. Rae1 Kf7 23. Rxe8 Rxe8 24. Re4 Rxe4 25. dxe4 Ke6 26. Kf1 f5 27. exf5+ Kxf5 28. Ke2 Ke5 29. Kd3 Kd5 30. b4 b6 31. cxb6 axb6 32. a4 c5 33. a5 bxa5 34. bxa5 Kc6 {Here, I thought I could use the threat of promoting my a pawn to gain black’s c & d pawns, giving me a one pawn advantage with which I could force promotion.} 35. Kc4 Kb7 36. g4 {Here, I felt the game was probably a draw, but played on for a few more moves until we reached a position I knew was definitely drawn.} * You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization. Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)