[Event "February Best of 5"] [Site "?"] [Date "2022.02.12"] [Round "?"] [White "Chessmaster XI (Luke)"] [Black "Paul H."] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D40"] [WhiteElo "2045"] [BlackElo "1867"] [PlyCount "108"] [EventDate "2022.??.??"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2013.12.29"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[%evp 0,108,48,29,21,-3,4,-3,39,9,9,3,11,-7,-18,-18,-18,-17,-23,-24,-24,-46, -138,-144,-144,-139,-118,-143,-137,-164,-162,-192,-178,-236,-206,-361,-361, -403,-384,-384,-379,-446,-459,-468,-472,-469,-469,-484,-486,-531,-521,-529, -552,-600,-512,-558,-547,-559,-560,-572,-560,-674,-569,-1039,-1062,-1016,-1142, -1778,-1825,-2742,-2879,-29977,-29978,-29979,-29980,-29981,-2866,-29985,-2303, -2341,-2513,-2243,-3119,-29979,-29980,-29979,-29980,-29981,-29984,-29985,-2554, -29983,-29988,-29989,-29990,-29991,-29990,-29991,-29992,-29993,-29994,-29995, -29994,-29995,-29996,-29997,-29998,-29999,-29998,-29999,-30000] Game#1 between me and Chessmaster XI (Luke). The description of the Luke personality is that he overvalues bishops. At first, I thought that meant he prefers them over knights but that is only partially true. He literally overvalues them, to the point that he will sacrifice his rook to capture my bishop even when the situation does not call for it. You'll see an example of this in the game. In terms of the game itself, this is one of the most one-sided games I have played against CM. This is odd given Luke is rated 2065 (the highest rated I have played so far) and I was Black.} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. e3 { I felt some relief here as closing the c1 bishop should give me a comfortable game. This is probably main line theory though.} Nf6 5. Nf3 Nc6 {This symmetrical approach looks normal but I wonder if there is some nuance I should play for an advantage.} 6. Ne5 $6 {This can't be right. Taking the knight was tempting but I calculated that that would lead to losing the d5 pawn.} Be7 (6... Nxe5 7. dxe5 Nd7 $4 ({Stockfish 14:} 7... Ne4 8. Nxe4 dxe4 9. Qc2 Bd7 10. g3 g6 11. Bg2 Bg7 12. Bxe4 Bxe5 13. Bxb7 Rb8 14. Be4 Qb6 15. O-O Qa6 16. Qd3 Rd8 17. a4 O-O 18. Qc2 Bc6 19. Bxc6 Qxc6 20. Bd2 h5 21. h4 Rd7 22. Rab1 Rb8 23. Ba5 Qf3 24. Bc3 Qf6 25. Bxe5 Qxe5 26. Qc3 Qxc3 {[%eval 50,36]}) 8. cxd5 (8. f4 Nb6 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Bb5+ Bd7 11. Bxd7+ Qxd7 12. O-O Be7 $15) 8... Nxe5 9. f4 Ng6 10. Bb5+ Bd7 11. dxe6 $16) ({Stockfish 14:} 6... Bd6 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. Be2 Qe7 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. O-O O-O 11. Qc2 Bb7 12. Rd1 Bd6 13. b3 Rad8 14. Bb2 e5 15. cxd5 cxd5 16. Nb5 Rc8 17. Qb1 Bc5 18. b4 Bb6 19. a4 a6 20. a5 Bd8 21. Na3 Ne4 22. b5 Qf6 23. f3 Nc3 24. Bxc3 Rxc3 25. bxa6 Bxa6 {[%eval -28, 33]}) 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Bb5 Qd6 {The only move that defends the d5 pawn after dc5.} ({But now I see another option that might be better.} 8... Qc7 9. f4 O-O 10. dxc5 Nxe5 11. fxe5 Qxe5 $17) 9. O-O O-O 10. Be2 $4 (10. f4 cxd4 11. exd4) { I thought for a few minutes on this capture. Was I simply winning a pawn or was there some counterplay for my opponent. Given his lack of development, this seemed unlikely, so I decided to go a pawn up.} 10... Nxe5 11. dxe5 Qxe5 12. f4 $2 {More craziness from my opponent. What is the idea? Qd6, Nb5 but so what?} Qd6 ({Stockfish 14:} 12... Qe6 13. g4 d4 14. exd4 cxd4 15. Qxd4 Rd8 16. f5 Rxd4 17. fxe6 Bxe6 18. h3 h5 19. gxh5 Rh4 20. Be3 Nxh5 21. Rf3 Rc8 22. Rd1 Bc5 23. Bxc5 Rxc5 24. Rd8+ Kh7 25. Bf1 g6 26. Ne2 Kg7 27. Nd4 Bxa2 28. b3 Rf4 29. Rd7 Rxf3 30. Ne6+ Kh6 31. Nxc5 b6 32. Rxa7 Rg3+ 33. Kf2 bxc5 34. Rxa2 Rxb3 35. Ra7 {[%eval -354,34]}) 13. Re1 $6 {Another odd move that does nothing for the position. Even e4 poses no risk as I ust play de4.} ({I am not sure what to play for White. Maybe...} 13. b3 Rd8 14. Bb2 a6 15. Rc1 Bf5 $15) {That c8 bishop should be moved but I felt that I needed to overprotect d5 first.} 13... Rd8 14. Qc2 (14. Bf3 {This seems more active at least.} d4 15. Nb5 Qd7 16. exd4 a6 17. Nc3 cxd4 18. Ne4 $15) 14... Bd7 $5 {It was a choice between this and a6. I felt Bd7-c6 was a good idea as it secures d5 and prepares Ne4.I also wanted to meet Bf3 with Bc6. Stockfish suggests Be6 as another alternative.} 15. Rd1 { I was worried about e4 as d4 can be met with e5, skewering queen and knight.} Qe6 $1 {I felt good about this move. I avoid Nb5 and place the queen on a square where it still defends d5 and prepares Bc6.} ({Stockfish 14:} 15... Bc6 16. Bd3 (16. e4 Nxe4 17. Nxe4 Qg6 $1 $19) 16... Bf8 17. h3 Qe7 18. b3 Re8 19. Re1 d4 20. Nd1 Rad8 21. Bd2 Ne4 22. exd4 Qd7 23. Bxe4 Qxd4+ 24. Nf2 Bxe4 25. Qc3 Qxc3 26. Bxc3 Bc6 27. Rad1 f6 28. Rxd8 Rxd8 29. g4 b5 30. Ba5 Rd4 31. Rd1 Rxf4 32. Rd8 Kf7 33. Rxf8+ Kxf8 34. a3 Kf7 35. a4 {[%eval -484,31]}) 16. e4 $2 {Sacrificing another pawn but for what? This impoves the c1 bishop's prospects but that is a long term play.} dxe4 17. Rxd7 $4 {Down two pawns and he feels my c6 bishop is stronger than his only active rook?} Rxd7 18. Nd1 $2 (18. Be3 Rad8 19. Bb5 Rc7) 18... Rad8 19. Ne3 a6 {Preventing Bb5 and preparing b5. Given White slow development and lack of material, I figured I had time to do this.} (19... Nd5 20. Nc4 {[%csl Ye5][%CAl Gc4e5]} ({Stockfish 14:} 20. Bc4 Nxe3 21. Bxe3 Qf5 22. Kh1 Bf6 23. Re1 b6 24. Qe2 Bd4 25. Bg1 Bxg1 26. Qxe4 Qxe4 27. Rxe4 Be3 28. h4 Bxf4 29. Rxf4 Rd4 30. Rxd4 Rxd4 31. b3 Rxh4+ 32. Kg1 Rd4 33. a4 Rd1+ 34. Kh2 {[%eval -803,28]}) 20... Nb4 21. Qc3 Bf6 22. Ne5 b6 $17) 20. f5 $6 {More over reaching.} ({A better try was maybe} 20. Nc4 b5 21. Ne5 Rd6 22. Be3 c4 $17) 20... Qe5 21. g3 $6 {More weakening of the kingside. Perhaps to prepare a future Bf4 and prevent future ideas of my playing Bd6?} b5 22. a4 c4 {[%csl Rd3][%CAl Ge7c5,Gc5g1] opening up the c5 square for the bishop.} 23. axb5 axb5 24. Kh1 Nd5 {Planning Nb4-d3 ideas.} 25. Nxd5 Qxd5 26. Be3 Qxf5 {Grabbing another free pawn even at the expense of Rf1.} 27. g4 Qe5 28. Qc3 Qe6 29. Qe1 Qc6 (29... Rd3 30. Bxd3 exd3 $17) 30. Bf1 Bf6 {Probing the weak b2 pawn so my b and c pawns can begin to march.} 31. Bg2 $2 {Letting the b2 pawn fall but what else?} (31. Rb1 Bd4 32. Bxd4 Rxd4 $19) 31... Bxb2 32. Rb1 c3 $1 {Black is winning. The pawn cannot be stopped and c3-c2 is coming with Rd1 to follow. Chessmaster does not resign so the rest of the game is just converting the overwhelming advantage to checkmate.} 33. h4 c2 34. Rxb2 Rd1 35. Qf1 Rxf1+ 36. Bxf1 c1=Q 37. Bxc1 Qxc1 38. Rf2 b4 39. Kg2 Rd2 40. g5 e3 41. Rxd2 exd2 42. Be2 b3 43. g6 hxg6 44. h5 g5 45. h6 gxh6 46. Bg4 b2 47. Bh5 f6 48. Bf3 b1=Q 49. Bd5+ Kg7 50. Kh3 Qd3+ 51. Kh2 Qxd5 52. Kg3 Qe1+ 53. Kh2 Qeh1+ 54. Kg3 Qdf3# 0-1