u/Delicious_Noise8557

My opponent here offered a draw, we had the same time and I took it.

I struggle heavily in these types of positions.

I would like any stronger player to correct my mistakes here.

Let me explain my thought process. I had three candidate moves,

  1. bxf3 doubling his pawns but giving up the Bishop pairandt followed by bb4. There white can trade bishops and take my pawn so or play something else, so I didn't like it.

  2. bb4, I saw bd2, maybe c3 and choosing to have an advanced pawn but I was unsure if that was a liability or an asset. Or bxd2 then c3?

  3. F3 giving breathing rook to my king with a temp, here be3 forces my hand to give up the Bishop pair.

My question is how do I decide between the moves, or is there a better one, while building a long term plan to fight for an advantage in these kinds of equal endgames?

Thank you.

u/Delicious_Noise8557 — 15 days ago