Game 9/10
[Event "CGP2024 V CGP 40m/2h 20m/1h Classic Book"]
[Round "9"]
[White "CGPRO"]
[Black "CGP2024"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B09"]
1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.f4 Bg7 5.Nf3 c5 6.Bb5+ Bd7 7.e5 Ng4 8.e6 fxe6 9.Ng5 Bxb5 10.Nxb5 Qa5+ 11.c3 Qxb5 12.Qxg4 cxd4 13.Nxe6 Qc4 14.Nxg7+ Kf7 15.Nf5 Qe6+ 16.Ne3 dxe3 17.Qxe6+ Kxe6 18.Bxe3 Rc8 {Out of book} 19.O-O-O {Out of book} 19...Nd7 20.Rhe1 Kf7 21.Re2 Nf6 22.Bd4 Rc7 23.Kc2 a5 24.a4 Nd5 25.g3 Ra6 26.Rde1 Rac6 27.Kb3 Nf6 28.h3 d5 29.Be5 Rd7 30.Rd1 e6 31.Ka3 Ke7 32.Bxf6+ Kxf6 33.Re5 Rc4 34.Rde1 Rd6 35.h4 h5 36.R1e3 Rdc6 37.Re1 Rd6 38.R5e3 Kf5 39.Re5+ Kf6 1/2-1/2
Surprise, surprise another draw. They played the Pirc Defence: Austrian Attack and by move 19 were both out of book. There were no obvious blunders (only SF could see a slight advantage for White in places but neither machine would have seen that), in fact both played very accurately. So accurate that the game ended as a draw by 3-fold repetition.
Current score 4 ½ - 4 ½ With everything riding on the last game!
To be honest, if either machine wins the last game it’s not conclusive evidence that one is stronger than the other, probably more down to the luck of the chosen opening.
Ray