i don't mean to be cheeky, but what about 1. Kc3 Qd1 (2. Rb6+ Kxc5 3. Rb5+ Kd6 --black can't take pawn, white can't escape check, draw)?
::desperately tries to justify his draw offer::
i hate having to offer a draw
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so you're saying, 1. Kc3 Qd1 (2. Rxa5? Qe1+ 3. Kc4 Qxa5 --white resigns).
i don't mean to be cheeky, but what about 1. Kc3 Qd1 (2. Rb6+ Kxc5 3. Rb5+ Kd6 --black can't take pawn, white can't escape check, draw)?
::desperately tries to justify his draw offer::
i don't mean to be cheeky, but what about 1. Kc3 Qd1 (2. Rb6+ Kxc5 3. Rb5+ Kd6 --black can't take pawn, white can't escape check, draw)?
::desperately tries to justify his draw offer::
RichardHayden, i want to be you. is that wrong?
Depending on the situation, sometime I'm relieved when I draw. I've never played in a tournament, so obviously draw(ing) would be a little different. If I have the advantage, I never draw. If the position's even, I'll only offer a draw if I either just lost advantage (which is a mental blow) or there's no other option. If I am down material, I will offer draws (don't laugh) if my opponent is going to lose on time. I feel it's a fair trade as they couldn't complete the game within the time constraints, but yet they had the winning position.
I'm sort of jealous Richard, I wish I could get super excited about videogames with terrible graphics 
since it ended, of course, my mind has been running amock with, "but what if i had tried moving my king back to b7 or 8?" and things of that sort. white to move (and get out of check)--was there any hope for black?
i'm scared to death that there was.