user8878: In this game, I made an early exchange of my queen for his rook and bishop.  At the time, I was ahead, though he managed to bring it back to roughly even with an effective threat on the queen side.
Here is the position now.  I traded a knight for his pawn on c7.  White to move; who has the advantage now?  My feeling is this is a draw position, but I'm unsure.
[FEN "6k1/Q6p/2P1n1p1/5p2/4r3/8/6K1/8 w - - 1 57"]

1.c7 Nxc7 2.Qxc7 h5


user8673: It is a draw. The only way to avoid perpetual check is to place the rook on f7/g7 and the king on h7. When Black does this, White will put his queen on f6, preventing the pawns from advancing and this is a draw, because Black can only sit in his fortress and repeat moves.
Note that even if Black succeeded in advancing his pawns further it would still be a draw, because that would only make it easier for White to check Black using the squares g8 and h8.

8878: <p>In this game, I made an early exchange of my queen for his rook and bishop.  At the time, I was ahead, though he managed to bring it back to roughly even with an effective threat on the queen side.</p>

<p>Here is the position now.  I traded a knight for his pawn on c7.  White to move; who has the advantage now?  My feeling is this is a draw position, but I'm unsure.</p>

<pre><code>[FEN "6k1/Q6p/2P1n1p1/5p2/4r3/8/6K1/8 w - - 1 57"]

1.c7 Nxc7 2.Qxc7 h5
</code></pre>
 8673: <p>It is a draw. The only way to avoid perpetual check is to place the rook on f7/g7 and the king on h7. When Black does this, White will put his queen on f6, preventing the pawns from advancing and this is a draw, because Black can only sit in his fortress and repeat moves.</p>

<p>Note that even if Black succeeded in advancing his pawns further it would still be a draw, because that would only make it easier for White to check Black using the squares g8 and h8.</p>
