the situation is a tie I think...you and your opponent still have a chance of 50% to win the game, but based on my experience game like this ends in a draw but it all depends on how you develop your pieces and whether your opponent make a mistake or not....
FIrst full online game was it really a draw?
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Here are my thoughts.
Black's problem is inactive bishop. White's problem is weak D pawn and backward pawns.
White should not exchange pieces, as D pawn becomes vulnerable on an open row.
Black cannot liberate bishop because pawns would get in difficult position - he has strong pawn structure at the moment and should not move pawns.
White cannot attack pawns with knight because all pawns are on white squares and can be protected by bishop in a single move.
White pawns are badly positioned, but black rook cannot get behind them.
So I think - drawish position. Black is more active, but cannot advance. White lays back, with quite inactive pieces, but can stand still and make no silly moves.
I had similar position recently, and it was also agreed draw.
If I was playing White here, I wouldn't agree to a draw, since in my opinion you are the one with winning chances. After Kd2, intending Ke3 and transferring the knight to e5 and the rook to c2 black is going to have an unpleasant time ahead. It's a typical knight vs. bad bishop ending. The rooks being still on complicate matters a little, but I think it's worth a try.
In this game I played an opponent around 1500 rating. I would appreciate if someone could help me analyze this game and give suggestions of what to improve upon. In this game I accepted a draw in what I believe to be a better position but I did not have the confidence to go ahead and play due to how much higher rating the player was.(I am really only about a 980 in live chess which is a better indicator of strength) Thanks in advance.I am playing white.