Offer a draw here?

Had this game end yesterday in a draw. I offered, he accepted.

Couple of questions... I felt like I was big favourite once he'd lost his queen. Should I have traded bishops on move 34? A few moves later it felt like a big mistake and I decided to offer a draw. I didn't think I had the ability to see out a victory against a player rated a bit higher than me. Should I have offered the draw and should he have accepted?

I know this isn’t part of your question, but it’s good to say anyway. You should not think that the game is over after you win a piece because if you do you lose your focus and you’ll lose instead and that’s good to note down. I’ll check the game again for your other questions

Should I have traded bishops on move 34?// yep, you are up material so you should, I don’t see much else. A big mistake? Can you clarify, because I don’t see the mistake you are saying and you’re still winning.

I didn't think I had the ability to see out a victory against a player rated a bit higher than me.// you should think this way. If your opponent is higher rated then you should know they can make blunders even 2000, believe me, they make alot of mistakes. If they are lower then you should think that you will also blunder so removing your focus will not help.

Should I have offered the draw and should he have accepted?// white was down a Q for a R and N so yes white should have accepted and since you are up a queen, even if it’s for a R and B/R and N you should not have given a draw offer because, it’s a Q and a Q=9 and a R+N or R+B=8 where 9>8 so you should not give a draw.

Go here in this blog called Chess Tips, Annotated Games, And Openings and check what you may be looking for and I’ll be updating this when I get the chance to. It may say unfinished, but that’s just a technical issue. Read this only for those people who know I am on ios I managed to make this because in a club I found a blog link and I clicked and I found the option to make a blog.

https://www.chess.com/blog/Jozonthe195/chess-tips-annotated-games-and-openings-unfinished

Idk man but I think accepting that draw was a mistake on his part. Generally speaking a queen is better than a rook and knight (forks, near infinite checks etc) and he even had 2 more pawns than you. Pretty strong play there tho :-)

The end position is super winning for black. Black is up material and has 2 passed pawns. Not even trying to win is bizarre.

It could have been difficult, but offering a draw isn't right

Oh well good job getting a draw against a higher player

I'm a 200 but some of these moves are.......interesting.

You can't lose. As long as you cannot lose, there is no reason to go for a draw unless you are very fatigued or other outside reasons.

i think he was winning

It depends on how much time you had at the end, but yes, the position is an easy win.

And the bishop trade was right (the motto says when you are way ahead in material, trade pieces but not pawns) but at this point you were winning a piece by simple tactics.

Black has an easy win after 41.Kc2 Qd4 but that will depend on your time left on the clock.

T%hanks to everyone who has replied. Time wasn't an issue - it was a Tournament game (24hrs per move IIRC).

If you have a chance to win, take it. I was in a rook endgame with equal pawns almost equal pawn placements, both kings block each other, rooks couldn’t do much because our kings defended the infiltration square. It was a 3/2 and I had more time than my coach(I had 20sec and my coach had 5sec] and there was one position where repetition was possible, but I didn’t take it because I wanted to win so I moved fast and tried to win on time, but even a small increment can make my opponent go up in time so my coach went up in time and since I went fast I made a mistake and lost the game instead of a draw. F you have a chance to win, take it, but if no, then take the draw

Late to the party, but what I don't understand is why did you play 24. ...Rxf4? Taking with the pawn makes more sense if for nothing else, for preserving the rook (plus taking with the pawn opens up e file and the king is even more vulnerable, though it is not that important here). Obviously it was still winning, but taking with the pawn is more natural, no need to sacrifice the rook.