Mate in 1 seems pretty easy to spot, doesn’t it. You’d think missing one couldn’t happen to you. Well, I thought so too. I managed to outplay my opponent in the middlegame and have a sigificant edge, just to slowly ruin my advantage and get into a slightly worse endgame. And then…
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 a6 { D48 Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation } 9. O-O c5 10. b3 Bb7 11. Bb2 Be7 12. Rc1 O-O 13. Qe2 Qb6 14. Rfd1 cxd4 15. Nxd4 Rfd8 16. h3 Rac8 17. Nb1 Nc5 18. Bc2 Ba8 19. Nf3 Qb7 20. Rxd8+ Rxd8 21. Bd4 Nce4 22. Nbd2 Ba3 23. Rd1 Rxd4 24. exd4 Nc3 25. Qd3 Nxd1 26. Bxd1 Bf8 27. Be2 Nd5 28. g3 g6 29. Bf1 Ne7 30. Bg2 Qc8 31. Ne5 Bxg2 32. Kxg2 Nd5 33. Ne4 Kg7 34. h4 h5 35. Ng5 f5 36. Qe2 Be7 37. Ngf3 Bf6 38. Nd3 Nc3 39. Qe3 Ne4 40. Nc5 Nxc5 41. dxc5 Qc6 42. Kh3 b4 43. Nd4 Bxd4 44. Qxd4+ Kf7 45. Kh2 a5 46. Qe3 Kf6 47. f3 e5 48. Qg5+ Kf7 49. Qe3 Ke6 50. f4 e4 51. Qd4 Qd5 52. Qg7 Qxc5 53. Qxg6+ Kd7 54. Qxh5 Qf2+ 55. Kh3 e3 56. Qxf5+ Kc6 57. Qe4+ Kc5 58. Qe5+ Kc6 59. Qe6+ Kc7 60. Qe7+ Kc6 61. Qe6+ Kc5 62. Qe5+ Kc6 63. Qe6+ { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2
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