Nigel Short

If your opponent offers you a draw, try to work out why he thinks he's worse off.

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[Event "rated untimed match"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Unknown"]
[Black "Unknown479"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "6k1/8/6p1/6P1/4KP2/4r3/8/8 w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]

1. Kxe3 Kf7 2. Kd4 Ke8 3. Ke4 { A classic example of the use of distant
opposition. } 3... Kd8 4. f5 gxf5+ 5. Kxf5 Ke7 6. Kg6 Kf8 7. Kh7 Kf7 8. g6+ Ke6 9. g7 Ke5 10. g8=Q { White wins with a large material advantage. } 1-0