Now the first match has finished - with a good result all round, that being a win for the MCGP2024 but a respectable rating for the Maia 1900 bot - I've just started a second round of 10 games this time with the MCGP2024 using the Modern (HIARCS) book. I'll post the results as usual, but just as a taster the first game was a draw (I accepted MCGP's offer as it was sensible) but in the two games that followed the MCGP2024 was totally crushed. It faced two King-side attacks, did not see it coming and was unable to defend. Can the change of opening book make this much difference or will the Millennium machine come back fighting?

Ray