My Draw Against FoggyDew! (2271 FICS)

Lately I've been realizing that I need to go back to the good old days to really improve my chess. How did I improve in my adolescent years? I played against a computer every day and with the rating set a lot stronger than my present strength. I remember losing a lot of games and then after I while I would get a draw here and there. Then I considered the possibility that I could even win now and then, so I would try my best and eventually get a win. And then with that one win came many more wins! I gradually climbed the ranks! How was I improving? By constantly playing someone (something) a lot better than me. I decided recently that's what I need to start doing again. There are not a lot of players on these servers that are a lot stronger than me. So, lately I have been playing against computers rated about 400 points higher than me. I had a couple games where I realized I could have drawn after post-analysis. That gave me the courage to actually try to draw or even win... 

Today I had my first draw against a program rated at the master level. I actually had a winning endgame but couldn't quite figure out how to capitalize and ended up with a draw. How did I pull this off? I tried! I put aside the idea of having confidence or not having confidence and just played my best! This game made me realize how much I need to focus on my endgame. The higher the playing strength the more important endgame knowledge is! Well, the more important all areas of the game are, of course.

I am going to see if my chess coach wants to analyze the game with me later on. 

Here is the game...

[Event "rated standard match"]

[Site "Free Internet Chess Server"]

[Date "2020.07.21"] [Round "?"]

[White "cterlizzi"]

[Black "foggydew"]

[Result "1/2-1/2"]

[WhiteElo "1767"]

[BlackElo "2271"]

[ECO "A22"]

[TimeControl "600+10"] 

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Be6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Qa4 Qd6 8. O-O Be7 9. d3 Nxc3 10. bxc3 O-O-O 11. Be3 Kb8 12. Rab1 b6 13. Rb3 Bxb3 14. axb3 h6 15. Ra1 Na5 16. b4 Qc6 17. bxa5 Qxa4 18. Rxa4 f6 19. axb6 cxb6 20. Nd2 Rc8 21. c4 Bc5 22. Ne4 Bxe3 23. fxe3 Rhf8 24. Nd6 Rcd8 25. Nf5 Rf7 26. Bd5 Rc7 27. Nh4 a5 28. Kf2 Ra7 29. Be4 Rd6 30. Nf3 Rdd7 31. Nd2 f5 32. Bd5 Re7 33. Nb1 Rad7 34. Nc3 Rd8 35. c5 Red7 36. e4 fxe4 37. dxe4 bxc5 38. Rxa5 c4 39. Nb5 Rxd5 40. exd5 Rxd5 41. Ra4 Rxb5 42. Rxc4 Kb7 43. h4 g6 44. Rg4 Rb6 45. Re4 Re6 46. Kf3 Kc6 47. Kg4 Kd5 48. Ra4 h5+ 49. Kg5 Rd6 50. e4+ Kc5 51. g4 hxg4 52. Kxg4 Rf6 53. Kg5 Rb6 54. h5 gxh5 55. Kxh5 Rf6 56. Kg5 Rf4 57. Ra5+ Kd4 58. Ra4+ Kd3 59. Rb4 Rxe4 60. Rb5 Re2 61. Rb8 Rf2 62. Rd8+ Ke4 63. Kg4 Rg2+ 64. Kh3 Rg7 65. Kh4 Kf4 66. Rf8+ Ke3 67. Re8 Ke4 68. Kh3 Kf4 69. Rf8+ Ke3 70. Re8 Kf3 71. Rf8+ Ke2 72. Re8 Rg5 73. Kh4 Rg2 74. Rxe5+ Kf3 75. Rf5+ Ke4 76. Rf8 Ke5 77. Re8+ Kf4 78. Rf8+ Ke4 79. Re8+ Kf5 80. Rf8+ Ke6 81. Re8+ Kd6 82. Rd8+ Ke5 83. Re8+ Kd5 {Game drawn by mutual agreement} 1/2-1/2