Wasp until move 42...

[fern]

Well, maybe to resist wasp until move 42 before mate means I am a high expert player after all...

Great program indeed...
Fern

[BrendanJNorman]

Post the game, mate!

[fern]

[Event "60m/40+60m/20+30m"]
[Site "Santiago"]
[Date "2016.07.04"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Villegas, Fernando"]
[Black "Wasp 1.02"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B92"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[TimeControl "40/3600:20/3600:1800"]

{255MB, Fritz12.ctg, FERNANDO-PC} 1. e4 {0} c5 {0} 2. Nf3 {5} d6 {0} 3. d4 {4}
cxd4 {0} 4. Nxd4 {5} Nf6 {0} 5. Nc3 {6} a6 {1} 6. Be2 {7} e5 {0} 7. Nb3 {4} Be7
{0} 8. Be3 {6} O-O {0} 9. O-O {6} Be6 {0} 10. Bf3 {14} Qc7 {101} 11. h3 {18}
Nbd7 {135} 12. Re1 {515} b5 {134} 13. a3 {9} Rfc8 {134} 14. Rc1 {10} Nb6 {151}
15. Nd2 {20} Rab8 {219} 16. Bxb6 {401} Rxb6 {194} 17. Ne2 {137} a5 {121} 18. c3
{487} g6 {120} 19. Nf1 {196} Nd7 {119} 20. Qd2 {50} Nc5 {118} 21. Rb1 {54} b4 {
63} 22. cxb4 {48} axb4 {119} 23. axb4 {11} Nb3 {107} 24. Qe3 {54} Rxb4 {117}
25. Nd2 {221} Qd8 {116} 26. Nxb3 {48} Bg5 {66} 27. Qd3 {15} Bxb3 {102} 28. Nc3
{16} Rd4 {117} 29. Qf1 {55} Bd2 {60} 30. Red1 {0} Bxd1 {1} 31. Rxd1 {2} Bxc3 {
129} 32. bxc3 {8} Rxd1 {118} 33. Qxd1 {23} Rxc3 {101} 34. Qd2 {5} Qc7 {125} 35.
Qd5 {39} Rc1+ {121} 36. Kh2 {5} Rc2 {112} 37. Kg1 {35} Qb6 {109} 38. Qa8+ {5}
Kg7 {110} 39. Qf8+ {3} Kxf8 {0} 40. Kh2 {2} Qxf2 {0} 41. h4 {5} Qxf3 {0} 42.
Kh1 {9} Qxg2# {0} 0-1

There you have it.
My final moves sacrificing the queen were to reach the 40 moves limit, my limit.

[BrendanJNorman]

[Event "60m/40+60m/20+30m"]
[Site "Santiago"]
[Date "2016.07.04"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Villegas, Fernando"]
[Black "Wasp 1.02"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B92"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[TimeControl "40/3600:20/3600:1800"]

{255MB, Fritz12.ctg, FERNANDO-PC} 1. e4 {0} c5 {0} 2. Nf3 {5} d6 {0} 3. d4 {4}
cxd4 {0} 4. Nxd4 {5} Nf6 {0} 5. Nc3 {6} a6 {1} 6. Be2 {7} e5 {0} 7. Nb3 {4} Be7
{0} 8. Be3 {6} O-O {0} 9. O-O {6} Be6 {0} 10. Bf3 {14} Qc7 {101} 11. h3 {18}
Nbd7 {135} 12. Re1 {515} b5 {134} 13. a3 {9} Rfc8 {134} 14. Rc1 {10} Nb6 {151}
15. Nd2 {20} Rab8 {219} 16. Bxb6 {401} Rxb6 {194} 17. Ne2 {137} a5 {121} 18. c3
{487} g6 {120} 19. Nf1 {196} Nd7 {119} 20. Qd2 {50} Nc5 {118} 21. Rb1 {54} b4 {
63} 22. cxb4 {48} axb4 {119} 23. axb4 {11} Nb3 {107} 24. Qe3 {54} Rxb4 {117}
25. Nd2 {221} Qd8 {116} 26. Nxb3 {48} Bg5 {66} 27. Qd3 {15} Bxb3 {102} 28. Nc3
{16} Rd4 {117} 29. Qf1 {55} Bd2 {60} 30. Red1 {0} Bxd1 {1} 31. Rxd1 {2} Bxc3 {
129} 32. bxc3 {8} Rxd1 {118} 33. Qxd1 {23} Rxc3 {101} 34. Qd2 {5} Qc7 {125} 35.
Qd5 {39} Rc1+ {121} 36. Kh2 {5} Rc2 {112} 37. Kg1 {35} Qb6 {109} 38. Qa8+ {5}
Kg7 {110} 39. Qf8+ {3} Kxf8 {0} 40. Kh2 {2} Qxf2 {0} 41. h4 {5} Qxf3 {0} 42.
Kh1 {9} Qxg2# {0} 0-1

There you have it.
My final moves sacrificing the queen were to reach the 40 moves limit, my limit.

Nice game fern.

You held out pretty well, and I don't think Wasp's play was at all computer-like.

It was like a human International Master simply overpowered you.

I think I will play some training games with Wasp soon. Him and Prodeo 2.0.

[fern]

Yes, more or less like that, being overpowered by an IM. An expert player has no chance, exception made of one time in his life, against a IM.
When I play 1900 or less comps I feel the difference. Then I play at easy and I use to be the winner, though not all the time.
For that reason against far superior players I put that limit to me, to resist until at least move 40. If I get that, i am satisfied.

Consolation tricks regards
Fern

[fern]

Interesting site, Norman.
BTW, what a heck you do in China...????
Fern

[BrendanJNorman]

Interesting site, Norman.
BTW, what a heck you do in China...????
Fern

Mostly, I teach chess and English.

Its an interesting place to be and I wanted to be able to speak Mandarin so...

Here I still am 4 years later.

[fern]

I hope you do NOT evaluate my chess on the ground of the game I sent here. It was played more or less at half machine, doing three other things at the same time. Not that I am a lot better, but definitely better than that....

[BrendanJNorman]

I hope you do NOT evaluate my chess on the ground of the game I sent here. It was played more or less at half machine, doing three other things at the same time. Not that I am a lot better, but definitely better than that....

Not at all buddy, not at all. I thought you played ok actually.

[BrendanJNorman]

Here's my poor effort against Wasp.

21.g5 is a serious mistake, but I'd only superficially assessed the position and missed his beautiful knight manoeuvre Nd8-e6!

After that I decided to sacrifice the exchange and Wasp converted like a champ with 26...Qf4 being a nice, human-like "let's swap into a winning ending" move.

Really nice engine to play against.

[pgn]
[Event "25 5 Training"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2016.07.05"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Norman, Brendan J."]
[Black "Wasp 1.02"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A28"]
[BlackElo "2876"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2016.??.??"]
[TimeControl "1500+5"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. d3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 {+0.05/17 44}
7. bxc3 Bc5 {+0.02/17 44} 8. Be2 O-O {+0.02/17 45} 9. O-O Qd6 {+0.02/17 45} 10.
Be3 Rd8 {+0.01/17 45} 11. Qc1 Bg4 {+0.03/17 45} 12. Rd1 Bb6 {+0.07/17 45} 13.
h3 Bh5 {+0.10/17 45} 14. g4 Bg6 {+0.06/17 45} 15. Nh4 h6 {+0.07/17 46} 16. Kh1
Qf6 {+0.09/16 44} 17. Nf5 Bxe3 {+0.03/17 43} 18. Qxe3 Rab8 {0.00/17 41} 19. a4
b6 {+0.03/16 40} 20. Rg1 Rd7 {+0.04/16 39} 21. g5 hxg5 {+0.12/18 38} 22. Rxg5
Nd8 {+0.79/17 36} 23. Rag1 Ne6 {+0.72/17 35} 24. Nh4 Nxg5 {+1.60/17 34} 25.
Rxg5 Rd6 {+1.61/17 33} 26. Qg3 Qf4 {+1.46/17 32} 27. Qxf4 exf4 {+1.13/19 31}
28. Kg2 Bh7 {+1.64/18 30} 29. Kf3 f6 {+2.13/18 29} 30. Rb5 a6 {+2.42/18 28} 31.
Rb4 c5 {+2.52/18 27} 32. Rb1 g5 {+2.49/18 27} 33. Nf5 Bxf5 {+2.53/19 26} 34.
exf5 b5 {+2.61/19 25} 35. axb5 axb5 {+2.85/19 24} 36. d4 cxd4 {+2.85/19 24} 37.
cxd4 Rxd4 {+3.09/21 23} 38. Rxb5 Rxb5 {+3.29/22 22} 39. Bxb5 Kf7 {
+3.56/23 22 White forfeits on time} 0-1
[/pgn]