Guess the rating!

What grade would you give this play? Did white play good or did black play bad?

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 { D02 Queen's Pawn Game: Zukertort Variation } Bf5 3. Bf4 e6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Be2 Be7 6. Nbd2 O-O 7. c3 h6 8. Qb3 b6 9. Ne5 Ne4 10. f3 Nxd2 11. Kxd2 a5 12. Bb5 f6 13. Nc6 Nxc6 14. Bxc6 Rb8 15. Qb5 Bd6 16. Bxd6 cxd6 17. Bxd5 exd5 18. Qxd5+ Kh8 19. Qxf5 b5 20. g4 d5 21. h4 b4 22. Rab1 b3 23. a3 a4 24. g5 h5 25. g6 Re8 26. Qxh5+ Kg8 27. Qh7+ Kf8 28. Qh8+ Ke7 29. Qxg7+ Ke6 30. Qf7+ Kf5 31. Rhg1 Re7 32. Rg5# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0

@The_Thoughts_We_Have Curtesy post for you...Hope this is the game you speak of. :]

White played well. A nice tactic with 17. Bxd5 . The only move that looks bad is 10.f3 but a nice game nonetheless. Gueesing the rank is impossible based on one game alone though.

White looks strong to me without any analysis, just quickly scrolled thru the game. Very alpha-zero of white to play king to the center like that haha. White seemed aware of the Ne5 idea in London and Jobova London etc. Usually people under 2000 don’t know that, the play on white squares was even more advanced with clamping down on c6 etc. 2250s Don’t do that. Too advanced for them. Black seems clueless through. Missed an obvious tactic.

How wrong was I? Is it two 500s playing? Or is it Alpha Zero VS stockfish?

Wow! 2000! I would never expect such a grade! I played white here and I am rated around 1300 - 1400 in blitz. (This was a 3+2 game)

What I learned from this game is the power of good square control!

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Good job, meng!

Keep it up. Just be careful with such king walks... Sometimes I too move my king to the center with queens still on the board, because Daniel Naroditsky or Alpha Zero did it, then I get mated LOL

Guess the rating!

Seems strong ^^^ Both. Too strong for me :(

1200 lol

I'd give black maybe a 1300 hundred or so..

What is it @Sarg0n? :]