Rook v Bishop Engame - Was There a Win?

A draw against a stronger opponent is not a bad result .. but I'd be interested to know if anyone thinks I could have played differently to get a win, either at the end or beforehand. I was white and won a rook for a knight early on, but at the end I could'nt see a way to get any of my pawns through.

I know that rook vs bishop is a win most of the time with proper technique but as it always is with these things it depends on the position. So I will look at the game and get back to you shortly.

That ending looks pretty winnable to me. I would have probably tried to get my king close to his and played Ra6+ to drive him back, then wandered closer to his pawns and started to take them (if needed I would give back the exchange, but only once the endgame was a certain win)

I agree with tyrannosauruschex that this is probably a win. There is absolutely no way you would lose this kind of endgame (bar a serious blunder), so I would've played on and make him prove that he can defend well enough to draw

Originally posted by Tyrannosauruschex
That ending looks pretty winnable to me. I would have probably tried to get my king close to his and played Ra6+ to drive him back, then wandered closer to his pawns and started to take them (if needed I would give back the exchange, but only once the endgame was a certain win)

Originally posted by chesskid001
I agree with tyrannosauruschex that this is probably a win. There is absolutely no way you would lose this kind of endgame (bar a serious blunder), so I would've played on and make him prove that he can defend well enough to draw

Originally posted by aquatabby
I had no doubt he could defend as just well as I could attack 🙂 .. but you're right, I could have tried another couple of ideas before agreeing the draw.