Game 7/10
The MCGP2024 shows Maia what it can do!
[Event "Active,Classic Book"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Maia1900 6 ply"]
[Black "MCGP2024"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C70"]
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Bc5 5.c3 Nf6 {Out of book} 6.O-O b5 7.Bc2 d6 8.h3 Bb6 9.d4 O-O 10.Bg5 Bb7 11.Re1 h6 12.Bh4 Re8 13.a4 exd4 14.cxd4 Nb4 15.Nc3 Nxc2 16.Qxc2 bxa4 17.Rxa4 g5 18.Nxg5 hxg5 19.Bxg5 Re6 20.e5 Qe8 21.Bxf6 Rxf6 22.exf6 Qxe1+ 23.Kh2 Bxd4 24.Rxd4 Qe5+ 25.f4 Qxd4 26.Qf5 Kf8 27.Qg5 Qc4 28.Qg7+ Ke8 29.Qg8+ Kd7 30.Qg4+ Qe6 31.Qg5 Re8 32.h4 Qb3 33.h5 Qxb2 34.Qg3 Rh8 35.Qg4+ Ke8 36.Nd5 Qd2 37.Nxc7+ Kd8 38.Ne6+ fxe6 39.f7 Rxh5+ 40.Qh3 Qxg2# 0-1
The Ruy Lopez, Classical Defence deferred was played until move 5 when the MCGP2024 played out of book. The Maia bot of course does not have a book opening as such, all its moves come from the neuronal weights file.
All was level at move 19 albeit with some previous inaccuracies, ending up in this position:
It’s Maia to play with the White pieces and here it played 20. e5? At first glance this may look ok until Black replies 20…Qe8. Now if White’s e5 pawn is moved, Black takes control of the e file with plenty of attacking options with its double Bishops in the opposite corner to the enemy King. A case maybe of the Maia looking for short-term gains and not seeing the dangers ahead!
Play continued 20…Qe8 of course. 21. Bxf6? Another bad move from Maia. After 21…Rxf6 e5xf6? Maia is lost! The e file is now open and the MCGP2024’s Queen is coming!
From here the Maia continued to make bad moves and the MCGP2024 punished it as a result. Well done MCGP2024.
Current score 4 – 3 to the MCGP2024