Below in the position after 37.Rc3 Kf7 and how I see a variation might go.
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[FEN "8/5k2/6p1/6Kp/1P6/P1R3P1/1r6/8 w - - 38"]
38. Rc7+ Ke6 39. Kxg6 Rb3 40. Kxh5 Rxg3 41. a4 Kd6 42. Rc8 Rb3 {I differ here because I think attacking the pawns is better than attacking the rook} 43. b5 Rb4 44. Rc6+ Kd7 45. Ra6 Kc7 46. Kg5 Rd4 47. Kf5 Rh4 48. Ke5 Rb4 49. Kd5 Kb7 50. Kc5 Rg4 51. Rb6+ Kc7 52. Rc6+ Kb7 53. a5 Rg5+ 54. Kb4 Rg4+ 55. Rc4 Rg6 56. Rf4 Rg7 57. a6+ Ka7
[FEN "8/5k2/6p1/6Kp/1P6/P1R3P1/1r6/8 w - - 38"]
38. Rc7+ Ke6 39. Kxg6 Rb3 40. Kxh5 Rxg3 41. a4 Kd6 42. Rc8 Rb3 {I differ here because I think attacking the pawns is better than attacking the rook} 43. b5 Rb4 44. Rc6+ Kd7 45. Ra6 Kc7 46. Kg5 Rd4 47. Kf5 Rh4 48. Ke5 Rb4 49. Kd5 Kb7 50. Kc5 Rg4 51. Rb6+ Kc7 52. Rc6+ Kb7 53. a5 Rg5+ 54. Kb4 Rg4+ 55. Rc4 Rg6 56. Rf4 Rg7 57. a6+ Ka7
Does anyone see an improvement for either side so far?
The post that was quoted here has been removedNo. I can't disagree with you, for I can't find a way for black to be sure of a draw. However, neither one of us are chess masters so we will have to leave it there for now. My variation did favor Black and perhaps White could have played it better. But when I play chess against myself I find it hard not to favor the side I want to win or, in this case, draw.
The post that was quoted here has been removedWhen he said "favor black" I don't think he meant by the evaluation, I think he meant how he analysed the position. In other words, he wants black to draw so he makes more accurate moves for black and less accurate moves for white... at least thats what the content of the post tells me. You have a knack for taking things out of context though.
The post that was quoted here has been removedHi,
It appears Rc3 does win as I suspected. I didn't want to say for definite as I was analysing quickly in my head at the time. That is the move I would have played OTB.
You criticise my other suggstion of g4. Revisting the position now (admittedly again in my head) I can't think of a drawing path for black (but not saying there isn't one though) Any concrete reason why you don't like the move g4... other than you found the Rc3 way easier? How it runs in my head is that white sacs his rook for the black g pawn whilst his a and b pawns should defeat the black rook
The post that was quoted here has been removedIf I wanted to be sure black would draw, I had a perfect positon earlier in which I could have made another move for White than the one I did. But since I saw that draw, I made a better move for White and got in this unfavorable position. That is why I stopped here to ask if anybody could see better moves for either side in hopes someone would see something better for Black.
A 2200+ rating on RHP is not the same as a 2200+ USCF Rating or a 2200+ FIDE rating. A 2200 FIDE rating is roughly equal to a 2300 USCF rating. All players, if they really want to, can play at a higher rating level on RHP than they would be able to achieve OTB. Perhaps if you really played chess on here, instead of getting diarrhea of the mouth, you would know that.
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In my variation starting again at move 38, let us change Black's move 51 to Ka7 and see if we can swindle White out of a win.
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[FEN "8/5k2/6p1/6Kp/1P6/P1R3P1/1r6/8 w - - 38"]
38. Rc7+ Ke6 39. Kxg6 Rb3 40. Kxh5 Rxg3 41. a4 Kd6 42. Rc8 Rb3 {I differ here because I think attacking the pawns is better than attacking the rook} 43. b5 Rb4 44. Rc6+ Kd7 45. Ra6 Kc7 46. Kg5 Rd4 47. Kf5 Rh4 48. Ke5 Rb4 49. Kd5 Kb7 50. Kc5 Rg4 51. Rb6+ Ka7
{Let's suppose Black plays this move instead of 51...Kc7 and White might continue..} 52. a5 Rg5+ {DRAW. The White king has no where to hide and if it approaches the Black rook, the rook moves back up to the 5th rank and moves along it to keep the rook tied down to the defense of the b5 pawn}
[FEN "8/5k2/6p1/6Kp/1P6/P1R3P1/1r6/8 w - - 38"]
38. Rc7+ Ke6 39. Kxg6 Rb3 40. Kxh5 Rxg3 41. a4 Kd6 42. Rc8 Rb3 {I differ here because I think attacking the pawns is better than attacking the rook} 43. b5 Rb4 44. Rc6+ Kd7 45. Ra6 Kc7 46. Kg5 Rd4 47. Kf5 Rh4 48. Ke5 Rb4 49. Kd5 Kb7 50. Kc5 Rg4 51. Rb6+ Ka7
{Let's suppose Black plays this move instead of 51...Kc7 and White might continue..} 52. a5 Rg5+ {DRAW. The White king has no where to hide and if it approaches the Black rook, the rook moves back up to the 5th rank and moves along it to keep the rook tied down to the defense of the b5 pawn}
DRAW!
The post that was quoted here has been removedYou need to calm down. You are overly defensive all the time which is why you get attacked... its the way the world works.
When meat eating predator sense a weakness it is their instinct to attack... it works the same way in society.