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Banks 70th Amateur Series Division 7

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MadChess 2.2 participated in Graham Banks’ 70th amateur tournament in division 7.

                                 1    2    3    4    5    6    7    8    9    0    1    2    
1   Bagatur 1.5e 64-bit          **** 11½½ 0½½½ ½½11 0½½1 1011 ½1½½ 01½½ ½001 01½1 ½110 1½1½  26.5/44  574.00
2   MadChess 2.2 64-bit          00½½ **** ½½00 1½1½ ½0½1 1011 1½0½ 1½½1 111½ 1½1½ ½½½1 110½  26.5/44  554.25
3   Drosophila 1.5.1 64-bit      1½½½ ½½11 **** 1000 ½100 ½½0½ ½½10 01½½ 111½ 0½11 ½110 ½½11  25.0/44
4   Lozza 1.18 64-bit            ½½00 0½0½ 0111 **** 1011 101½ 10½½ ½0½1 1½½1 00½1 11½½ ½0½1  24.0/44  515.75
5   Shallow r694 64-bit          1½½0 ½1½0 ½011 0100 **** ½½1½ 100½ 01½1 0101 ½½11 11½½ 0011  24.0/44  514.25
6   Jumbo 0.6.45 64-bit          0100 0100 ½½1½ 010½ ½½0½ **** ½100 ½101 1½1½ 11½1 11½½ 101½  23.5/44
7   RomiChess P3n 64-bit         ½0½½ 0½1½ ½½01 01½½ 011½ ½011 **** ½½½1 0½1½ 1010 010½ ½101  23.0/44
8   RookieMonster 1.5.13 64-bit  10½½ 0½½0 10½½ ½1½0 10½0 ½010 ½½½0 **** 1000 1000 1½1½ ½101  19.0/44  418.00
9   Waxman 2017                  ½110 000½ 000½ 0½½0 1010 0½0½ 1½0½ 0111 **** ½100 01½1 1½01  19.0/44  406.25
10  Topple 0.2.1 64-bit          10½0 0½0½ 1½00 11½0 ½½00 00½0 0101 0111 ½011 **** ½1½0 ½000  18.0/44  394.75
11  Nemeton 1.7                  ½001 ½½½0 ½001 00½½ 00½½ 00½½ 101½ 0½0½ 10½0 ½0½1 **** 11½1  18.0/44  390.75
12  Galjoen 0.39.2 64-bit        0½0½ 001½ ½½00 ½1½0 1100 010½ ½010 ½010 0½10 ½111 00½0 ****  17.5/44

Games

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Drawing Lost Games

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Play against MadChess starting from a slightly disadvantageous position.

  • Select a game where a slight advantage was reached and the stronger side successfully converted it to a win.
  • Use a clock.
    • Set to rapid time control (not bullet or blitz).
    • This allows time to think about each move (rather than simply react).
  • Set MadChess rating to 100 points below personal rating.
  • Play the weaker side.

Attempt to draw the game.

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Winning Won Games

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Play against MadChess starting from a winning position.

  • Select a game where a winning position was reached.
    • But the stronger side failed to convert it to a win.
    • And the game ended in a draw or loss.
  • Do not review computer analysis that shows winning continuations.
  • Use a clock.
    • Set to rapid time control (not bullet or blitz).
    • This allows time to think about each move (rather than simply react).
  • Set MadChess rating to 100 points above personal rating.
  • Play the stronger side.

Attempt to win the game.

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Calculation Training

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Select a personal game played against MadChess or played online.

  1. Select four critical positions from the game, either my move or my opponent’s move.
  2. Spend five minutes per position analyzing possible continuations.
    1. Do not use any computer assistance.
    2. Add variations to the PGN file.
  3. Run MadChess engine in MultiPV mode to verify analysis.
  4. Run Komodo* chess engine in MultiPV mode to verify MadChess analysis.
  5. Add interesting variations found by MadChess and Komodo to the PGN file.
  6. Write a blog post about the game, focusing on the critical positions.

* Or any other world-class chess engine.

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Thought Process

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Dana Mackenzie suggests before moving, ask the following questions.

  1. What are the pawn breaks?
  2. What are my and my opponent’s best and worst placed pieces?
  3. What pieces are targeted and vulnerable?
  4. What are the possible trades, and which ones benefit me?
  5. Where are the best squares for my pieces?
  6. Who would be winning the endgame?
  7. Who has the safer king?
  8. On which side of the board should I play?