Don't worry about us when you are considering to accept a draw. He is higher rated but he was being objective in his offer. If you have a long tournament and need the occasional rest with a draw (indeed, chess _was_ played before the offer), do what you know to be the right thing to do for your chess needs in the event. Aim for your best performance on the board, the videos should be of secondary consideration (more exact, the videos should not even enter your thoughts during a game).

BTW I picked the XX move towards the end (move 43?) as my main candidate, though I didn't calculate it all the way through like you demonstrated - it just seemed the most pro-active shot. I think you overlooked it because you were second-guessing the original draw offer while you watched him build the gallows pole. You have my empathy with this one.

I feel I learned quite a bit from this game. Thank you!

Looking forward to the rest of the games.

waaay to expensive, man!

/signed
I buy almost all videos, but 1 credit for every 2 minutes is pushing it.

The problem is.....this video was very popular and got a ton of sales.....so the public is not doing a good job of convincing me I'm overpricing it. Somehow they really like to buy games against really strong players. An example is as follows:

It has gotten exactly one less purchase as of now than the previous round game which cost just 5 credits instead of 16.

Anyway there aren't so many 2600 FIDE+ guys around anyway

Greg,

Fabulous video!

In particular, your evolving attitude towards draws versus a higher rated opponent, and the balance between the opportunity for learning versus pragmatic saving of energy in a level position was fascinating and highly educational for me. I especially enjoyed your thoughts about whether it makes any sense to decline a draw offer whilst still playing for a draw!!!

Keep up the great work - In my view the very best chess education material anywhere on the internet.

Cheers,
Graham