I just played the following 20 +20 game on FICS. The opponent was much stronger and I was playing against the Caro Kann, which I rarely see. We reached a pretty level rook and pawn endgame with white up one pawn. Because I am not awake enough to do an endgame study just now, and because I was pretty sure I would lose if I pressed a much stronger opponent, I offered a draw. He accepted and said he thought he could draw the position anyway.
What do you think?
Zweiblumen (1753) — smallblackcat (1949)
FICS
rated standard game (-) FICS, San Jose, California USA
2007.06.29 1/2-1/2
1.e4 c6 2.c4 e5 3.Nf3 d6 4.d4 Bg4 5.dxe5 Bxf3 6.gxf3 dxe5 7.Qxd8+ Kxd8
8.f4 f6 9.Nc3 Bb4 10.Bd2 Nd7 11.a3 Bxc3 12.Bxc3 exf4 13.O-O-O Kc7 14.Bh3 Rd8
15.Rxd7+ Rxd7 16.Bxd7 Kxd7 17.Rg1 g6 18.Rg4 g5 19.e5 h5 20.Rg1 Rh6 21.exf6 Nxf6
22.Bxf6 Rxf6 23.Rxg5 Ke6 24.Rxh5 Rf7 (D)
Can white win?
25.Kd2 a6 26.b4 Kf6
- Game drawn by mutual agreement
1/2-1/2
I’m certainly no endgame master, but I imagine that because your extra pawn is a rook pawn, Black does have good drawing chances here.
Steve