I saw this game - a draw - (black to move). I don't understand why they decided to drawn

ummm, Black can't make any real progress, that's why it's a draw.

White seems a touch better, with better coordination and an extra pawn but black's queen constantly attacking the white pawns and threatening possible checks on the king probably make a win impossible for white. His rook and knight are doing a good job trapping the king but it's unfortunately not quite enough to seriously threaten any kind of mate.

White certainly could have played on though, and stalemate tricks like ...Qg1+?? Kxg1 h2+ (with the king moved h2 is now free!) Kh1! (or even Kg2) don't work here.

Wow, lots of deleted comments.

I does seem impossible for White to make any progress. e.g.1...Qb1 2.Nd5 Qf1 and the threat of a mate on g2 seems to paralyze White. Maybe I missed something, but it does look drawn, although not at first glance

Well, there certainly is drawing potential.

I don't see why anyone would argue with this outcome...Looks pretty difficult for both players, and perhaps neither wanted to put a lot of energy into a likely drawed game.

Neither side can make any real progress without endangering own position.

in the 50 th move knight shud hav gone to f5 posing fork to both king and queen

@laskerfan: ...Qb1 is better, keeping an eye on the b file and otherwise doing the same thing as ...Qd3.

I feel like white should beable to win from this position, i'm sure it's not an easy win.

What game are you looking at?

@Elubas: yes, shuttling betrween f1 (when N not at e3) and b1(when knight is at e3) is the best hope for black to get a draw.

White was chicken - he apparently offered the draw.  Maybe Black can draw it, but I would make him show me how.

Yeah, I'd make black prove it.  In the position after my 52.Kg3 black may very well have a draw, but it would be a tortuous draw and I feel like the practical chances lie with white.

The computer only thinks white is slighty better, but since there are more than 6 pieces on the board it's probably not something to trust.

Definitely.  Just playing this out against myself / analysing, black keeps getting into trouble.  Especially if you were up on time, this would definitely be worth playing out as white.

Although if my opponent were rated 500 higher, and I had a minute left and he offered me a draw like a wimp... I'd probably chicken out and accept

Erhm after Qd6 in your analysis Knight can fork black king and queen with Nf5!!