Nick "Waitzkin" Beare Vs William "Kasparov" Booth

A battle between friends that included a lot of chess psychology. White played in true Waitzkin style with 1.e4, an opening that perhaps Black did not expect. Black gave white an early advantage after 6.Nxe4 resulted in his king being displaced. White did well to "maintain the tension" in the style of Josh Waitzkin, with moves like 14.Qg3 to build an impressive attack. Black played well with his back against the wall and found all the right defensive moves, most notably 15.h5! White miscalculated on 17.Bxc6 and should have played the much more powerful 17.Qe3, threatening to play Ng4 next move and eventually win material. After conceding his advantage White eventually offered a draw. With both players relatively low on time, equal on the board and the clock, but with Black's position still slightly awkward, Black didn't want to risk a loss and accepted.