24 Sep 12
The post that was quoted here has been removedNo. I can't disagree with you, for I can't find a way for black to be sure of a draw. However, neither one of us are chess masters so we will have to leave it there for now. My variation did favor Black and perhaps White could have played it better. But when I play chess against myself I find it hard not to favor the side I want to win or, in this case, draw.
25 Sep 12
The post that was quoted here has been removedWhen he said "favor black" I don't think he meant by the evaluation, I think he meant how he analysed the position. In other words, he wants black to draw so he makes more accurate moves for black and less accurate moves for white... at least thats what the content of the post tells me. You have a knack for taking things out of context though.
The post that was quoted here has been removedHi,
It appears Rc3 does win as I suspected. I didn't want to say for definite as I was analysing quickly in my head at the time. That is the move I would have played OTB.
You criticise my other suggstion of g4. Revisting the position now (admittedly again in my head) I can't think of a drawing path for black (but not saying there isn't one though) Any concrete reason why you don't like the move g4... other than you found the Rc3 way easier? How it runs in my head is that white sacs his rook for the black g pawn whilst his a and b pawns should defeat the black rook
The post that was quoted here has been removedIf I wanted to be sure black would draw, I had a perfect positon earlier in which I could have made another move for White than the one I did. But since I saw that draw, I made a better move for White and got in this unfavorable position. That is why I stopped here to ask if anybody could see better moves for either side in hopes someone would see something better for Black.
A 2200+ rating on RHP is not the same as a 2200+ USCF Rating or a 2200+ FIDE rating. A 2200 FIDE rating is roughly equal to a 2300 USCF rating. All players, if they really want to, can play at a higher rating level on RHP than they would be able to achieve OTB. Perhaps if you really played chess on here, instead of getting diarrhea of the mouth, you would know that.
25 Sep 12
The post that was quoted here has been removedYou need to calm down. You are overly defensive all the time which is why you get attacked... its the way the world works.
When meat eating predator sense a weakness it is their instinct to attack... it works the same way in society.