I offered this guy a draw!

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jefuchs

I had a bit of an advantage as we moved into the end game, but not enough to overcome a player rated much higher than myself, so I offered a draw, and he didn't accept it. So I was forced to stick with the game, and I cleaned up the board.

Daniel3

You shouldn't have offered that draw. You have a big advantage on move 41 since Black's Knight's outposts don't attack anything and you are ahead in material A Rook against a Knight in an Endgame where the Knight has no good outposts is a huge advantage to the Rook.

Loomis

22. Nxf8??

You had 22. Nxe7+ Not only is winning a whole piece better than winning a rook for a knight, this move forks the king and queen!

 

The draw offer was silly. You have a huge advantage. In fact, at move 44 you could just win the knight by playing 44. Rh7+ and 45. Ra7 planning 46. Ra1. The knight is trapped. Even if  you can't win the knight, a rook is way better than the knight in an endgame and your rook is active.

jefuchs

Wow, Loomis.  I didn't even see that.  After the King moved I had a whole different ballgame.

kungfoodchef

wow dont ever offer a draw till you are sure that it is a draw this is not a draw

brandonQDSH

Actually you don't have any vulnerable pawns, as the Black King can't get to your e-pawn because of your Rook! And obviously he can't stop your h-pawn, so this game is O-V-E-R.

klc57690

although you missed that nice queen fork... it worked out to be a better win for you. I like Loomis's comments, the part about winning the knight at move 44 is helpful to think about. I miss things like that all too often. Good Game

joshgregory7

that draw offer was very nice of you.  (that means you were killing him and shouldnt have offered a draw)  given a winning position ratings don't matter espicially since he was only 200 points above you.

AHC

you had a huge advantage by the time you offered the draw... your rook was temible....  you played that game really like a pro.  trust yourself a lil bit more because you are better than your rating shows

EchosMyron

nice game :)