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Training Game #21 with Turbo Eval
This is the 21th training game I have played against the computer with my thought process, Turbo Eval.Here is a link to my blog detailing my Turbo Eval thought process, for those interested.
Two days ago, I played against the 2600 bot, and after it made a fatal mistake, I was able to win the match. This means that today, I got to play against the 2700 chess.com bot. . . how exciting. As today, I have a few things to talk about, here is a brief summary: First, I will discuss the game I have played against the 2700 bot, then I will share the lessons I took from the game, and then I will talk about a small matchup I will be placing between Turbo Eval and Jeremy Silmans thought process. I'll explain later, but first, the game is below:
The Game:
I had a post game accuracy of 86% with 7 inaccuracies, 1 mistake, and 1 blunder. Below are some highlights:
As the famous quote goes, "Lets start at the very beginning, it's a very good place to start."(The Sound of Music). In many of my games, I play c4, however, today, I decided to play Nf3, followed by either d4 or c4. I have played lines such as these many times, just one and a half years ago, so I have very likely lost all of my theory and general plans, but I can still make it work sometimes. . . Okay, I admit, this was dumb. While there was nothing objectively wrong with what I did, the fact that I risked the chances of going into an opening which I have little ideas about is just not a great idea on my part. I would likely play fine, but I would have to spend a lot more time in the opening. In the game, It turned into a Grunfeld Defense, which I know some things about, but I still played slowly to try and keep my sanity.
On move 17, I had managed to obtain a small advantage, and all I had to do was find the move. . . checks notes. . . Ke2! Wait what? I decided to castle instead, which is fine, but makes things slightly more difficult for me, as evidenced by my losing all my advantage one move later with a3.
On move 26, I truly lost the game after playing the move Nc4, forcing my opponent to do what he wanted to do anyway, which was Rb3 and playing b6. The worst part? I knew this was what black wanted to do, and I still did it, simply because I couldn't bring myself to play the move g4, because my pawns looked a little weak. g4 is in fact the best move, and because I didn't play it, I was quickly steamrolled by the 2700 computer.
What Can I Learn From This?
There are really only two lessons that I think I should be able to learn from this game:
1. Play openings I know. Like really know. If I don't know an opening, either learn it or try to avoid going into it.
2. If I am losing, I should be open to looking for crazy ideas that just might work, instead of waving them away just because they are crazy. When I am losing a game, it should be understood that crazy can bring the game back.
Now onto the final thing:
A Thought Provoking Thought Process Challenge
In the comments of the training game #20 blog, HansMokeNeimannn shared his thoughts about my using Turbo Eval. He states that creating my own thought process is difficult and can lead to an inefficient use of time and energy. He states that I should look into using Jeremy Silmans thought process because it is known for it's effectiveness and practicality.
As my main goal is to become a better chess player, I need to do some testing and practicing. So here is the plan that I hope should show me which thought process is better for my growth as a chess player:
For each thought process, I will play 3 warm up games against the 1800 computer, 2000 computer, and 2200 computer, seeing as these are the typical range of ratings that I play online. Then I will play a 30 minute rapid game and see how I perform. Then I will compare the results and recap and update on the next blog. I have my own preconceptions of course, but I will do my best to use each process as effectively as possible so that I can get the best data.
Any thoughts or comments are greatly appreciated.
That about does it for today!
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