22nd World Computer Chess Championship

[Mike Truran]

Having just played through Komodo vs Jonny, I have absolutely no idea what was going on throughout the game.

Is this a typical example of how 3000+ engines play?!

[Mike Truran]

If it helps:

http://en.chessbase.com/post/komodo-is- ... s-champion

[Christopher Kreuzer]

This game?

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 a6 6. Bb3 d6 7. h3 Ba7 8. Nbd2 O-O 9. Nf1 d5 10. Qe2 Re8 11. Be3 Bxe3 12. Nxe3 d4 13. Nc2 Be6 14. Bxe6 Rxe6 15. cxd4 exd4 16. Qd2 Nh5 17. O-O-O Qf6 18. Kb1 Rd8 19. Nce1 Ree8 20. g3 Qe7 21. Nc2 g6 22. Nh2 Ng7 23. Rhe1 Qd6 24. Ng4 Kh8 25. f4 Nh5 26. e5 Qd5 27. Rg1 a5 28. Nh6 Ng7 29. Rde1 Rf8 30. h4 f6 31. exf6 Rxf6 32. g4 Rdf8 33. Re4 Qd6 34. Rf1 Qd5 35. Qh2 Qd6 36. Qe2 Qd7 37. Rf2 Re6 38. Ne1 Qd6 39. a3 a4 40. Rf1 Qe7 41. f5 Rxe4 42. dxe4 gxf5 43. Nxf5 Nxf5 44. gxf5 Qxh4 45. Nd3 Qg3 46. Nc5 Ne5 47. Rh1 d3 48. Qd2 Nf7 49. Nd7 Rg8 50. Nf6 Rg7 51. Qa5 Qd6 52. e5 Qd8 53. Ka2 Qf8 54. e6 b6 55. Qc3 Qc5 56. Qxc5 bxc5 57. Nxh7 Kg8 58. Nf6 Kf8 59. Nd7 Kg8 60. f6

Or the one it won in the actual tournament (rather than the play off?). I can't get the moves of that, for some reason, maybe someone could post that?

FWIW, Jonny won a magnificent 150+ move game in the 2015 event. Just as impenetrable.

[Mike Truran]

That wasn't the game I was referring to, but no doubt yours was just as unfathomable.

[Roger de Coverly]

That wasn't the game I was referring to, but no doubt yours was just as unfathomable.

This one then

1. Nf3 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O d5 5. d4 Bd6 6. c4 c6 7. b3 Qe7 8. Bb2 O-O 9. e3 b6 10. Nc3 Nbd7 11. Ne2 Bb7 12. Nf4 Ne4 13. Ne5 Nxe5 14. dxe5 Bc7 15. Qc2 a5 16. Rfd1 Rad8 17. Rac1 c5 18. h4 Bc6 19. Kh2 dxc4 20. bxc4 g5 21. hxg5 Qxg5 22. Bf3 Kf7 23. Rh1 Rg8 24. Kg2 Qg7 25. Nh5 Qg5 26. Qe2 h6 27. Bxe4 Bxe4+ 28. f3 Bc6 29. Kf1 Rd7 30. Nf6 Rd3 31. Rc3 Rxc3 32. Bxc3 Rh8 33. Kf2 h5 34. Rh4 Bd8 35. Qd1 Qg6 36. Qd2 Be7 37. e4 Rd8 38. Qe3 a4 39. a3 Bxf6 40. exf6 Rd7 41. Qf4 fxe4 42. fxe4 Rd3 43. Qc7+ Bd7 44. Qe5 Be8 45. Kg2 Re3 46. Bb2 Rd3 47. Bc1 Rd4 48. Be3 Rd3 49. Bg5 Rd4 50. Kf3 Rxc4 51. g4 Rxe4 52. Qxe4 Qxg5 53. gxh5 Kxf6 54. Qf4+ Qxf4+ 55. Kxf4 e5+ 56. Kg4 Bd7+ 57. Kg3 Kg7 58. Re4 Kf6 59. Re2 b5 60. h6 Kg6 61. Rxe5 Kxh6 62. Rxc5 Kg6 63. Rc7 Be8 64. Rc8 Bf7 65. Kf4 Kf6 66. Rc6+ Ke7 67. Ke5 Kd7 68. Rd6+ Ke7 69. Ra6 Ke8 70. Ra8+ Ke7 71. Ra7+ Ke8 72. Rc7 Bh5 73. Kd6 Kf8 74. Ke6 Bg4+ 75. Kf6 Ke8 76. Rb7 Bd1 77. Re7+ Kd8 78. Rg7 Bb3 79. Ke5 Ke8 80. Rc7 Kf8 81. Kf6 Ke8 82. Rh7 Bd5 83. Ra7 Bb3 84. Rb7 Bd1 85. Re7+ Kd8 86. Ke6 Bb3+ 87. Kd6 Bc2 88. Re2 Bd3 89. Re3 Bc4 90. Re7 Ba2 91. Rd7+ Ke8 92. Rc7 Bb1 93. Kc6 Bd3 94. Kd5 Bc4+ 95. Kd6 Bb3 96. Rb7 Bc2 97. Ke5 Kf8 98. Rd7 Bb3 99. Kf6 Ke8 100. Rg7 ½-½

Stonewall Dutch with Bd6 is understandable enough, but after that?

At a pinch it reverted to a battle where the engines attempted to manoeuvre to a decisive advantage but their tactical ability thwarted winning attempts.