Convert This Into a Win

Originally posted by RahimK
Anyone else have an equal position which they converted into a victory? Preferably a Middlegame position right after the opening?

Or sort of equal like this one I posted with white 1 pawn down?

Here's a game that shows how having a weak king sucks. I've played (and lost) to this guy a few times and this was my chance to beat him. He's rated 350 points higher then me. CM9000 put my advantage at +2.64 at this position. Even though my king is weak I thought my advantage was well worth it.

white to move


[Event "rated standard match"]
[Site "Free Internet Chess Server"]
[Date "2007.06.22"]
[Round "?"]
[White "hammster"]
[Black "Aeroszepelin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1597"]
[BlackElo "1959"]
[ECO "A05"]
[TimeControl "1200+5"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d3 d5 5. Nbd2 O-O 6. O-O c5 7. c4 Nc6 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nc4 e5 10. e4 Ndb4 11. Ne1 Nd4 12. a3 Nbc6 13. f4 exf4 14. Bxf4 Ne6 15. Bd6 Re8 16. Qd2 b5 17. e5 bxc4 18. Bxc6 Nd4 19. Bxa8 Nb3 20. Qc3 Nxa1 21. Qxc4 Be6 22. Bd5 Bxe5 23. Bxe6 Bd4+ 24. Kh1 Rxe6 25. Bxc5 Bxc5 26. Qxc5 Qa8+ 27. Kg1 Nb3 28. Qb4 Nc1 29. Rf2 Ne2+ 30. Rxe2 Rxe2 31. Qc3 a6 32. b4 Qa7+ 33. d4 Qe7 34. Ng2 Qe4 35. Qc8+ Kg7 36. Nh4 Re1+ 37. Kf2 Qe2# {hammster
checkmated} 0-1

Ok, so it's not quite an even position but I lost none the less.

Originally posted by vipiu
black wins Rook but I bet this is not a blitz game 🙂, because it is a finesse...

nope...its a game from the 2005 Finnish 2.division match. I was playing second board, and I was black. The game ended draw because I didnt see the winning move here. I still reckon this as the worst oversight ever in regural time controls. Normally I would see the idea in split second and quickly calculate it out, but then I kept looking for something else and never even considered it.