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Training Game #23 with Turbo Eval
This is the 23th 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.
The game I just played today was an absolute masterpiece. I played this game against the chess.com 2700 computer. I had the black pieces. The game is below:
In the post game analysis, I had an accuracy of 96%!! I had one inaccuracy in the opening and I had one blunder, where I made a move that didn't quite carry on the attack in the best way possible. Below are some highlights:
On move 11, I had castled, developed my minor pieces, and the opponents king had just castled opposite mine. Looking at these factors, the move I made seemed very simple. I chose to play g5, to start some initiative against the computers king. This move is only slightly inaccurate, however, as apparently, white is able to start an attack and hit my king first. However, I think in principle, it is likely the best move. The computer recommends playing e5, which gives white d5, and I feel that giving white a pawn on my side of the board on the side where my king is at shouldn't be good. Anyway, it wasn't long after I started marching my pawns toward the king that the computer made a blunder.
On move 15, white played h3, which seemingly puts a halt to blacks pawns, but the doors are broken down with g4. The continuation for this is very nice as well, especially considering I was able to find it. After 15...g4, 16. hxg4, h3, g5, hxg2, I allow the computer to take my queen, but if it does, Rh1# can be played, utilizing both rooks open files and the pawn on g2. Because taking the queen would lose the game, the computer instead goes Kxg2, but this allows me to bring my queen into the position with Qf4. Technically, e5 was better as it allows my bishop to get in on the fun as well, but I saw a simple enough threat of Qg4+ followed by Qxf3, and after some thought, I assumed that it was very strong.
On move 24, I made the biggest mistake in the whole game. I played Qg4, completely missing the computers response of Bf3, a deflection tactic. Thankfully, my attack is still very strong, but I gave the computer some small counterplay. What's unfortunate is that my intuition told me the correct move, which was Qh4, but as I didn't see Bf3 as an option for the opponent, I was unable to really see much difference between the two, and as Qg4 seemed to be more direct, I played it instead.
On move 26, I played a very strong move, Bc6. Both my rook and knight are hanging, but if either are taken, the white position falls apart. Also, the bishop on c6 can't be taken because of Qd3#, which is a lovely fishtail mate. If the rook is taken with the queen, then I play Qxf3+, and if the king runs back to f1, then I play Qh3+, which basically forces the white king back into the open where it can be checkmated. If the knight is taken, then Qxf3+ simply exposes the white king a lot. I was very happy to have been able to calculate all of these lines accurately.
On move 30, I had calculated an only move of Qh6+, forcing the white rook to block the check on e3, where I would then play Nd5, and come out of the whole ordeal up a piece.
Finally, on move 38, the computer plays Qg5, and I find a nice finishing tactic to completely win the game. I play Qh1+. If the king moves, then I get checkmate via Qe4+ and some combination of Queen and Rook attacks. And when the computer played the only other move Qg1, I played Re1+, which gives me a free queen, leaving the rest of the game super easy to finish off.
This was an absolutely amazing attacking game. In the beginning and endgame, I used mostly Turbo Eval. Following simple plans and such. During the attack, I used a little of Turbo Eval, simply just to analyze the various elements of the position and then I would mostly calculate as accurately as possible.
Anyway, that's about all I have for today. Next time, I will be facing the next level up bot, which is the 2900 chess.com bot. And after that, it is onto the final goal, the 3200 chess.com bot.
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