Is this position drawn?

Black to move:

Yes, with best play on both sides it should be a draw.

yes, as black's king can't hide from the stream of cheks that is coming

Maybe I'm wrong, but this doesn't look like a draw to me. Black should win.

What a position looks like is not evidence, only what it plays like

Here Black cannot make progress with best play unless White foolishly takes the g-pawn or moves the K. Then Black wins. White's R remains on the a-file unless checking safely. Neither side can change the position to their advantage.

Draw

Perhaps it's worth posting the ways that White can lose from this sort of position.

Basically there are two traps. In the first one the defending side allows a skewer:

The second way that the defending side can lose is to allow the rook to move away from the queening square with a tempo:

Originally posted by amolv06
Black to move:

[fen]8/R7/8/8/8/6p1/p1k3K1/r7 b - - 10 69[/fen]

Originally posted by heinzkat
1. ... h7-h5, Black wins easily. 🙂

I this position i put a check when the king is protecting the pawn. And continue to do until the king the rook as the only defender.I am not sure BUt I think black would happy to switch his rook and king of places.

go to my game against ARBIZVAL and you will see a similar situation. I offered a draw but it was declined

Fat lady is correct.

As it is black to move, simply ... Rg1 wins. If you require the moves please advise-there may be a hole.

Never mind...misplaced the white rook.

Originally posted by kuoni
Fat lady is correct.

As it is black to move, simply ... Rg1 wins. If you require the moves please advise-there may be a hole.

Originally posted by Fat Lady
Do you mean I'm correct when I say that the original position is drawn with best play on both sides?

1. ... Rg1 fails to 2. Kxg1. Although Black has vacated a1 for his pawn, he has lost the rook which prevented White from capturing it as soon as it promoted. Play would probably continue 2. ... Kb2 3. Rxa2 Kxa2 4. Kxg3.