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should i have offered a draw...or did i have a better chance than my opponent? I think i made a mistake.Game 1509195

At first glance it looks to me like you might have had a winning game. It seems like you could easily win the g Pawn at least which gives you a passed Pawn. My endgame skills aren't amazing though so I don't know if that should lead to a win.

Put it this way, you would have had to do something really really stupid to loose from the final position of this game. You would have had a passed pawn and an active rook, which should win really. Even if the ending is theoretically a draw (which i doubt it is), i'd be very very surprised if your opponent would have played the ending correctly. You definately should have played on. 🙂

Originally posted by marinakatomb
Put it this way, you would have had to do something really really stupid to loose from the final position of this game. You would have had a passed pawn and an active rook, which should win really. Even if the ending is theoretically a draw (which i doubt it is), i'd be very very surprised if your opponent would have played the ending correctly. You definately should have played on. 🙂

Originally posted by marinakatomb
Put it this way, you would have had to do something really really stupid to loose from the final position of this game. You would have had a passed pawn and an active rook, which should win really. Even if the ending is theoretically a draw (which i doubt it is), i'd be very very surprised if your opponent would have played the ending correctly. You definately should have played on. 🙂

Originally posted by ark13
I think he may have had some trouble winning it, but it's nearly impossible for him to lose that game. I believe his opponent may have been able to hold the draw with accurate play, but I would've played on.

Originally posted by marinakatomb
Put it this way, you would have had to do something really really stupid to loose from the final position of this game. You would have had a passed pawn and an active rook, which should win really. Even if the ending is theoretically a draw (which i doubt it is), i'd be very very surprised if your opponent would have played the ending correctly. You definately should have played on. 🙂

Originally posted by schakuhr
I don't see how he would have had a passed pawn.
1. ...Rg8 2. Rg5 Rf8+! 3. Kg3 Rf3+! 4. Kg2 Rf4 and white doesn't get a passed pawn.

You should have played on though, because I'm not sure whether your opponent would have seen this.

Originally posted by schakuhr
I don't see how he would have had a passed pawn.
1. ...Rg8 2. Rg5 Rf8+! 3. Kg3 Rf3+! 4. Kg2 Rf4 and white doesn't get a passed pawn.

Originally posted by wormwood
I think 1. ...Rg8 2. Kg3 does the trick.

Originally posted by wormwood
I think 1. ...Rg8 2. Kg3 does the trick.