If your opponent offers you a draw, try to work out why he thinks he's worse off.
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[Event "USAF Ch"]
[Site "Andrews AFB, MD"]
[Date "1993.09.28"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Wilson, Elvin"]
[Black "Wall, Bill"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Wall,Bill"]
[BlackElo "2015"]
[ECO "D10"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "2290"]
{ I think my best game is against Elvin Wilson in 1993. I beat him in round 2
of the 1993 Air Force championship. He is rated over 2300 now, and was 2290
when I played him. At the time, he was the highest rated player in the Armed
Forces. Even though he lost to me, he lost no other games and won the Air
Force and Armed Forces championship in 1993. } 1. d4 c6 2. c4 d5 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. Bf4 Nc6 5. e3 e6 6. Nc3 Bb4 7. Rc1 a6 8. Bd3 Nf6 9. a3 Bd6 10. Bxd6 Qxd6 11. f4 Bd7 12. Nf3 Ng4 13. Qe2 f5 14. Ne5 Ncxe5 15. fxe5 Qe7 16. O-O O-O 17. h3 Nh6 18. Rc2 Nf7 19. Qd2 Ng5 20. Qc1 Ne4 21. Nxe4 fxe4 22. Rxf8+ Rxf8 23. Bf1 Qg5 24. Rc7 Bc6 { An excellent move that traps the rook. } 25. Bxa6 Qd8 26. Rxc6 bxc6 27. Qxc6 Qg5 { The game has evolved into a very asymmetric position.
White has two connected extra passed pawns on the queen side in exchange for,
well, the exchange. Black opts for active attack against white's king.
Should white defend or stay active? } 28. Qc1 { White defends. } ( { White should
have remained active with: } 28. Qxe6+ Kh8 29. Qxd5 Qxe3+ 30. Kh2 Qf4+ 31. Kg1 Qc1+ 32. Kh2 Qf4+ 33. Kh1 Qc1+ 34. Kh2 { White cannot avoid the checks. Black
has lost too much material to try for a win. Draw. } ) 28... h5 ( 28... Qg3 { is
more forceful. } 29. Qd2 g5 30. b4 h5 31. a4 g4 32. hxg4 hxg4 33. Bf1 Kg7 34. b5 Qh4 35. g3 Qxg3+ 36. Bg2 Qh4 37. b6 g3 38. Bf1 Rxf1+ 39. Kxf1 Qh1+ 40. Ke2 g2 41. Qd1 Qxd1+ 42. Kxd1 g1=Q+ { Black wins with a large material advantage. } ) 29. a4 $6 ( 29. Bc8 Qf5 30. a4 h4 31. Bd7 Qf7 ) 29... Qg3 ( 29... Rf3 30. Bc8 Kf7 31. Qc7+ Kg6 32. Bxe6 Qxe3+ 33. Kh2 Qf4+ 34. g3 Qxg3+ 35. Kh1 Rf1# ) 30. Qd2 Rf3 31. a5 Rxe3 32. Bf1 { White continues to play defensively. } ( 32. Be2 { offers more resistance. } 32... Rb3 33. a6 Rb8 34. Bxh5 Ra8 35. Qc1 Qd3 36. Kh2 e3 37. Qc6 Qxa6 38. Qc3 Qf1 39. Qxe3 Ra1 40. Bg6 Qh1+ 41. Kg3 Qe1+ 42. Qxe1 Rxe1 43. Kf3 Ra1 ) 32... Re1 33. Qf2 ( 33. a6 e3 34. Qc2 Qf4 ) 33... h4 34. Qxg3 hxg3 35. a6 e3 36. a7 Ra1 ( { Any reasonable move by black wins, but the fastest is: } 36... e2 37. a8=Q+ Kf7 38. Qb7+ Kg6 39. b4 exf1=Q# ) 37. b4 Rxa7 0-1