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v9.20 wins as black

In this game I lost as white to network v9.20. dlchess plays the odd King move Kf7 early on, but there didn't seem to be an obvious way to attack it. dlchess delivered a nice mate at the end.

[Date "2024.08.08"] [White "mcfarljm"] [Black "dlchess"] [Result "0-1"] [TimeControl "600"] [Annotator "1... -0.16"] 1. d4 d5 {-0.16/5 4} 2. Nf3 e6 {-0.11/5 5} 3. Bf4 Nc6 {-0.01/5 5} 4. e3 f6 {-0.05/5 5} 5. h3 g5 {-0.05/6 5} 6. Bh2 h5 {-0.09/5 5} 7. c4 Kf7 {-0.13/5 6} 8. cxd5 exd5 {-0.04/5 6} 9. Nc3 Nh6 {-0.03/5 6} 10. Nb5 Qd7 {+0.03/5 6} 11. Nxc7 Rb8 {-0.02/6 6} 12. Rc1 g4 {+0.08/6 6} 13. hxg4 hxg4 {+0.08/6 6} 14. Nd2 Nf5 {+0.00/5 6} 15. Nb5 g3 {+0.34/7 6} 16. fxg3 Nxe3 {+0.31/8 6} 17. Qf3 Ng4 {+0.31/7 6} 18. Nc3 Rh5 {+0.25/8 7} 19. Qf4 Bd6 {+0.56/10 7} 20. Qf3 Nxd4 {+0.60/10 7} 21. Qd3 Qe6+ {+0.55/9 6} 22. Be2 Nxe2 {+0.52/8 7} 23. Nxe2 Rxh2 {+0.52/7 7} 24. Rxh2 Nxh2 {+0.73/6 6} 25. Qh7+ Ke8 {+0.59/7 6} 26. Qxh2 Bd7 {+0.43/5 6} 27. Kd1 b5 {+0.32/6 6} 28. Nf4 Qg4+ {+0.25/7 6} 29. Kc2 Rc8+ {+1.41/8 6} 30. Kb1 Qf5+ {+2.80/9 6} 31. Ka1 Rxc1+ {+28.10/3 5} 32. Nb1 Rxb1# {+128.00/1 5} {Xboard adjudication: Checkmate} 0-1

v9.20 loses as white

In this game I won as black vs network v9.20. dlchess played a relatively solid game, but seemed to mis-evaluate a somewhat complicated position that occurred in the middlegame.

[Date "2024.08.04"] [White "dlchess"] [Black "mcfarljm"] [Result "0-1"] 1. e4 {EV: 55.9%, N: 58.41% of 20.0k} c6 2. d4 {EV: 57.9%, N: 34.23% of 20.0k} d5 3. c4 {EV: 58.7%, N: 45.63% of 20.0k} dxe4 4. Nc3 {EV: 57.9%, N: 31.50% of 20.0k} Nf6 5. f3 {EV: 58.0%, N: 56.45% of 20.0k} exf3 6. Nxf3 {EV: 58.4%, N: 82.56% of 20.0k} Bf5 7. h3 {EV: 62.1%, N: 56.92% of 20.0k} h6 8. g4 {EV: 63.8%, N: 64.63% of 20.0k} Bg6 9. Qe2 {EV: 65.2%, N: 18.54% of 20.0k} e6 10. Ne5 {EV: 64.6%, N: 43.58% of 20.0k} Bh7 11. Nf3 {EV: 64.7%, N: 65.73% of 20.0k} Be7 12. b3 {EV: 66.6%, N: 46.62% of 20.0k} c5 13. dxc5 {EV: 67.7%, N: 33.48% of 20.0k} Bxc5 14. Bb2 {EV: 66.7%, N: 51.76% of 20.0k} O-O 15. a3 {EV: 69.3%, N: 18.30% of 20.0k} Re8 16. Qd1 {EV: 69.3%, N: 29.11% of 20.0k} Nc6 17. b4 {EV: 67.7%, N: 46.23% of 20.0k} Bd6 18. Rc1 {EV: 66.9%, N: 22.77% of 20.0k} Bg3+ 19. Ke2 {EV: 60.2%, N: 100.00% of 20.0k} Rc8 20. Qd2 {EV: 68.3%, N: 28.64% of 20.0k} Ne7 21. Ba1 {EV: 69.3%, N: 35.08% of 20.0k} Rxc4 22. Qxd8 {EV: 57.8%, N: 11.28% of 20.0k} Rxd8 23. Nd2 {EV: 53.5%, N: 41.77% of 20.0k} Bf4 24. Rd1 {EV: 55.9%, N: 47.95% of 20.0k} Rcc8 25. Bb2 {EV: 55.3%, N: 16.59% of 20.0k} Nfd5 26. Kf3 {EV: 50.9%, N: 26.59% of 20.0k} Nxc3 27. Bxc3 {EV: 38.2%, N: 92.77% of 20.0k} Ng6 28. Bb2 {EV: 43.9%, N: 20.45% of 20.0k} Bxd2 29. Rh2 {EV: 35.1%, N: 24.53% of 20.0k} Bf4 30. Rc2 {EV: 34.6%, N: 59.62% of 20.0k} Nh4+ 31. Kxf4 {EV: 30.7%, N: 97.30% of 20.0k} Bxc2 32. Rxd8+ {EV: 30.2%, N: 60.67% of 20.0k} Rxd8 33. Ke3 {EV: 29.6%, N: 53.29% of 20.0k} f5 34. Be5 {EV: 28.1%, N: 29.34% of 20.0k} Ng6 35. Bc7 {EV: 25.9%, N: 31.00% of 20.0k} Rd7 36. Bb8 {EV: 30.0%, N: 75.31% of 20.0k} a6 37. Be2 {EV: 29.4%, N: 25.18% of 20.0k} Bd1 38. gxf5 {EV: 30.0%, N: 32.44% of 20.0k} exf5 39. Bc4+ {EV: 29.1%, N: 56.22% of 20.0k} Kh7 40. b5 {EV: 28.9%, N: 26.82% of 20.0k} axb5 41. Bxb5 {EV: 28.1%, N: 90.01% of 20.0k} Rd5 42. Bc4 {EV: 27.4%, N: 34.33% of 20.0k} Ra5 43. Bd6 {EV: 25.7%, N: 32.59% of 20.0k} b5 44. Bd3 {EV: 28.5%, N: 56.98% of 20.0k} Nh4 45. Bb4 {EV: 30.4%, N: 82.54% of 20.0k} Ra8 46. Bxb5 {EV: 29.5%, N: 34.38% of 20.0k} g5 47. Bc6 {EV: 31.7%, N: 20.38% of 20.0k} Rb8 48. Kd2 {EV: 30.8%, N: 31.39% of 20.0k} Rd8+ 49. Ke1 {EV: 28.6%, N: 50.22% of 20.0k} Bc2 50. Be7 {EV: 29.1%, N: 65.19% of 20.0k} Rd3 51. Ke2 {EV: 28.6%, N: 29.02% of 20.0k} Rxh3 52. Bd7 {EV: 27.0%, N: 36.65% of 20.0k} Rh2+ 53. Ke3 {EV: 17.7%, N: 58.00% of 20.0k} f4+ 54. Kd4 {EV: 14.8%, N: 100.00% of 20.0k} f3 55. Bf8 {EV: 19.8%, N: 14.99% of 20.0k} f2 56. Bb5 {EV: 18.4%, N: 78.03% of 20.0k} Nf3+ 57. Ke3 {EV: 23.4%, N: 86.31% of 20.0k} Ne5 58. Bf1 {EV: 23.4%, N: 32.91% of 20.0k} Bd3 59. Bxd3+ {EV: 18.5%, N: 64.85% of 20.0k} Nxd3 60. Ke2 {EV: 15.7%, N: 75.19% of 20.0k} Rh1 61. Kxd3 {EV: 9.2%, N: 22.64% of 20.0k} f1=Q+ 62. Ke3 {EV: 7.0%, N: 24.07% of 20.0k} Qxf8 63. a4 {EV: 5.4%, N: 49.37% of 20.0k} Qb4 64. a5 {EV: 5.6%, N: 29.75% of 20.0k} Qxa5 65. Kf3 {EV: 6.0%, N: 38.81% of 20.0k} Qb4 66. Kg2 {EV: 6.9%, N: 51.46% of 20.0k} Ra1 67. Kg3 {EV: 6.4%, N: 24.77% of 20.0k} Ra3+ 68. Kg2 {EV: 4.5%, N: 37.48% of 20.0k} Qb2+ 69. Kf1 {EV: 1.3%, N: 34.03% of 20.0k} Ra1# *

Wild draw vs v9.10

Below is a game that I played as white vs network v9.10. dlchess sacrifices a knight early on and then makes it back up later by winning two pieces with a double pawn-fork. I missed what should have been an easy conversion in the end with two pawns, after dlchess again gave up another knight for seemingly no reason on move 38.

[Event "Computer Chess Game"] [Date "2024.07.28"] [White "mcfarljm"] [Black "dlchess"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [TimeControl "600"] [Annotator "1... +0.19"] 1. d4 h5 {+0.19/5 4} 2. e4 b5 {+0.28/4 5} 3. Bxb5 c5 {+0.39/4 5} 4. Nf3 Qb6 {+0.37/4 5} 5. Be2 cxd4 {+0.32/5 5} 6. Qxd4 Qxd4 {+0.53/6 5} 7. Nxd4 g6 {+0.51/5 6} 8. O-O Nf6 {+0.51/4 6} 9. Nc3 Nxe4 {+0.38/5 6} 10. Nxe4 d5 {+0.26/5 6} 11. Nc3 Bg7 {+0.23/5 6} 12. Be3 Na6 {+0.04/5 6} 13. a3 e5 {+0.20/5 6} 14. Nf3 d4 {+0.12/6 6} 15. Nxd4 exd4 {+0.68/7 6} 16. Bxd4 Bxd4 {+0.70/7 6} 17. Rad1 Bxc3 {+0.81/6 6} 18. bxc3 Nc5 {+0.79/5 7} 19. Rfe1 Be6 {+0.80/5 6} 20. Bf3 Rd8 {+0.66/5 6} 21. Rb1 Rc8 {+0.80/4 6} 22. Bd5 Na4 {+1.01/5 6} 23. Bxe6 fxe6 {+0.83/7 6} 24. Rxe6+ Kf7 {+0.72/7 6} 25. Ra6 Nxc3 {+0.64/6 6} 26. Rxa7+ Ke6 {+0.62/5 6} 27. Rb6+ Kf5 {+0.50/5 6} 28. h3 Ne2+ {+0.50/5 6} 29. Kh2 Rhg8 {+0.62/4 6} 30. Rf7+ Kg5 {+0.46/6 6} 31. a4 Rcf8 {+0.42/5 5} 32. Rxf8 Rxf8 {+0.31/6 5} 33. f3 Ra8 {+0.37/4 5} 34. Rb4 Nc3 {+0.37/5 5} 35. Rd4 Rxa4 {+0.50/5 5} 36. Rd3 Ne2 {+0.50/5 5} 37. Re3 Nf4 {+0.48/6 5} 38. g3 Ra7 {+0.47/7 5} 39. gxf4+ Kxf4 {+0.44/6 4} 40. Rb3 Rg7 {+0.51/4 4} 41. c4 Ke5 {+0.49/5 4} 42. c5 Kd5 {+0.58/5 4} 43. Rc3 Kd4 {+0.46/5 4} 44. Rc1 Rc7 {+0.35/5 4} 45. Kg3 Kd5 {+0.29/5 3} 46. Kf4 h4 {+0.17/5 3} 47. Kg5 Rxc5 {+0.05/5 3} 48. Rxc5+ Kxc5 {-0.07/7 3} 49. Kxg6 Kd6 {-0.03/6 2.9} 50. f4 Ke7 {-0.20/9 2.8} 51. f5 Kf8 {-0.35/11 2.8} 52. f6 Kg8 {-0.31/12 2.6} 53. Kg5 Kf7 {-0.11/9 2.5} 54. Kf5 Kf8 {-0.38/13 2.4} 55. Kg4 Kf7 {-0.47/12 2.3} 56. Kxh4 Kxf6 {-0.13/8 2.1} 57. Kh5 Kf7 {-0.15/8 2.0} 58. Kh6 Kf6 {-0.20/8 1.8} 59. h4 Kf7 {-0.24/8 1.7} 60. Kh7 Kf8 {-0.24/9 1.6} 61. h5 Kf7 {-0.21/10 1.5} 62. h6 Kf8 {-0.13/10 1.3} 63. Kg6 Kg8 {-0.08/8 1.3} 64. Kh5 Kh7 {-0.06/7 1.2} 65. Kg5 Kh8 {-0.06/7 1.1} 66. Kg6 Kg8 {-0.05/7 1.0} 67. Kf6 Kh7 {-0.03/5 0.9} 68. Kg5 Kh8 {-0.02/5 0.9} 69. Kg6 Kg8 {+0.00/1 0.7} {Draw by repetition} 1/2-1/2

v9.9 wins with black

Below is a sample game vs network v9.9, where I lost with White. This one is a little embarassing, as dlchess sacked a Knight for a Pawn early in the game and still won.

[Date "2024.07.28"] [White "Human"] [Black "dlchess"] [Result "0-1"] [GameDuration "00:07:18"] [GameEndTime "2024-07-28T10:53:23.254 MDT"] [GameStartTime "2024-07-28T10:46:04.791 MDT"] [Opening "Queen's pawn"] [PlyCount "64"] [TimeControl "40/300"] 1. d4 a5 {+0.14/4 4.4s} 2. e4 {4.1s} g6 {+0.18/4 4.6s} 3. Nf3 {4.3s} Bh6 {+0.23/4 4.8s} 4. Bxh6 {6.6s} Nxh6 {+0.17/5 5.0s} 5. c4 {1.7s} Na6 {+0.21/4 5.2s} 6. Nc3 {2.7s} Ng4 {+0.20/4 5.4s} 7. Bd3 {8.8s} Nxf2 {+0.30/5 5.6s} 8. Kxf2 {2.9s} Nb4 {+0.30/5 5.8s} 9. Be2 {18s} h5 {+0.36/5 5.9s} 10. a3 {1.4s} Na6 {+0.42/5 6.0s} 11. Re1 {6.9s} d6 {+0.50/4 6.1s} 12. Rc1 {9.6s} c6 {+0.39/4 6.2s} 13. e5 {20s} dxe5 {+0.43/5 6.3s} 14. Nxe5 {5.3s} Bf5 {+0.56/4 6.4s} 15. Bd3 {9.1s} Qxd4+ {+0.66/6 6.4s} 16. Kf1 {26s} Bxd3+ {+0.52/6 6.5s} 17. Qxd3 {3.8s} Qxd3+ {+0.44/6 6.5s} 18. Nxd3 {1.8s} Rd8 {+0.42/5 6.6s} 19. Rcd1 {4.1s} Rd6 {+0.53/4 6.4s} 20. b4 {3.5s} Rd4 {+0.43/6 6.4s} 21. b5 {12s} Nb8 {+0.42/7 6.3s} 22. Nb2 {16s} Rf4+ {+0.56/5 6.3s} 23. Kg1 {2.7s} cxb5 {+0.48/5 6.4s} 24. cxb5 {3.6s} Rg4 {+0.41/5 6.3s} 25. a4 {4.9s} f6 {+0.37/5 6.1s} 26. Rd5 {13s} Kf7 {+0.48/5 6.0s} 27. Red1 {6.6s} Rc8 {+0.71/5 5.9s} 28. Rd8 {4.1s} Rxc3 {+0.40/7 5.8s} 29. Rxb8 {7.3s} Rc2 {+0.54/7 5.8s} 30. Nd3 {24s} Rgxg2+ {+1.01/10 5.7s} 31. Kf1 {7.4s} Rxh2 {+1.07/9 5.6s} 32. Rxb7 {3.2s} Rh1# {+128.00/1 5.3s, Black mates} 0-1

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