dynamic contempt

[MikeB]

...been playing around with a uci option setting for dynamic contempt ... just for entertainment value...

here's a game against a 3000 CCLR rated engine with knight odds ... move 59. Be7 is a cute move - not hard for computers, but a good move OTB for a human to find..

[pgn][Event "Mac Pro x5690 3.46 Ghz"] [Site "Mac-Pro.local"] [Date "2019.03.15"] [Round "-"] [White "McCain X2a"] [Black "?????"] [Result "1-0"] [TimeControl "60+0"] [FEN "rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKB1R w KQkq - 0 1"] [SetUp "1"] 1. d4 {-2.82/22 +55} Nf6 {-3.57/19 +58} 2. c4 {-2.73/19 +54} e6 {-3.71/18 +55} 3. g3 {-2.82/21 +51} d5 {-3.81/17 +52} 4. Bg2 {-2.80/20 +50} dxc4 {-3.86/17 +51} 5. O-O {-2.88/19 +49} Be7 {-3.83/17 +50} 6. Qa4+ {-2.90/19 +48} Nbd7 {-3.89/19 +48} 7. Rd1 {-2.61/18 +48} O-O {-3.70/19 +45} 8. Qxc4 {-2.69/19 +47} a6 {-3.66/19 +42} 9. Qc2 {-2.58/18 +47} Nb6 {-3.60/18 +41} 10. e4 {-2.40/20 +43} Bd7 {-3.75/16 +41} 11. a4 {-2.28/19 +42} a5 {-3.63/17 +40} 12. b3 {-2.32/20 +42} Rc8 {-3.72/17 +39} 13. Ba3 {-2.32/20 +42} Bc6 {-3.83/17 +38} 14. Bb2 {-2.32/17 +42} Bb4 {-3.74/17 +37} 15. Nc3 {-2.40/21 +39} Qd7 {-3.74/17 +37} 16. Na2 {-1.85/18 +39} Be7 {-3.68/17 +36} 17. Nc1 {-1.91/21 +37} Rfd8 {-3.32/16 +34} 18. Bc3 {-1.98/22 +35} Ra8 {-3.24/18 +32} 19. Bb2 {-2.10/21 +30} Qe8 {-3.62/17 +31} 20. Ne2 {-2.13/21 +25} Qf8 {-3.79/16 +29} 21. Nf4 {-2.13/20 +24} g5 {-4.02/15 +29} 22. Nh3 {-2.10/20 +24} Qh6 {-3.99/15 +29} 23. f3 {-1.99/19 +23} Qh5 {-3.81/15 +27} 24. Re1 {-1.81/17 +23} Rd7 {-3.83/15 +26} 25. Nf2 {-1.59/16 +23} Ne8 {-3.08/17 +24} 26. Ng4 {-1.52/17 +23} f6 {-3.44/15 +24} 27. Ne3 {-1.88/20 +19} Bb4 {-3.51/17 +23} 28. Rf1 {-1.81/18 +19} Kh8 {-3.25/15 +22} 29. Rad1 {-1.59/17 +18} Rad8 {-3.12/15 +21} 30. Kh1 {-1.53/17 +18} Qg6 {-3.38/15 +20} 31. f4 {-1.50/18 +18} gxf4 {-3.11/14 +20} 32. Rxf4 {-1.81/19 +16} Be7 {-2.95/15 +18} 33. Rg4 {-1.49/18 +15} Qf7 {-3.11/16 +18} 34. Rh4 {-1.69/19 +14} Kg8 {-2.85/15 +15} 35. Qe2 {-1.17/16 +13} f5 {-3.19/15 +15} 36. d5 {-0.92/16 +13} Bxh4 {-2.21/16 +14} 37. gxh4 {-1.13/17 +13} Ng7 {-2.04/16 +13} 38. Rf1 {-1.03/18 +13} exd5 {-3.54/16 +13} 39. Nxf5 {-1.60/21 +13} Qg6 {-3.44/16 +14} 40. h5 {-1.43/22 +13} Nxh5 {-3.81/15 +14} 41. Nh4 {-1.57/23 +12} Qe8 {-3.96/17 +14} 42. Qg4+ {-1.52/23 +12} Ng7 {-3.04/18 +14} 43. Nf5 {-1.52/26 +11} Qg6 {-3.29/18 +13} 44. Qh4 {-1.47/22 +11} d4 {-2.60/17 +13} 45. Nh6+ {-1.53/23 +11} Kh8 {-2.60/19 +13} 46. Bxd4 {-1.61/24 +10} Rg8 {-2.81/16 +13} 47. Be5 {-1.06/20 +9} Qe8 {-2.56/16 +13} 48. Qf6 {-0.89/21 +10} Re7 {-2.68/17 +13} 49. Bd4 {-1.11/24 +8} Na8 50. Bc5 {+0.75/17 +8} Rd7 {-2.89/16 +11} 51. Nxg8 {+0.66/20 +8} Qxg8 {-1.82/17 +11} 52. h4 {+1.34/22 +8} Rd8 {-0.41/16 +11} 53. h5 {+1.94/18 +8} h6 {-0.21/17 +11} 54. Bf8 {+2.05/20 +9} Rd7 {-1.17/16 +11} 55. Kh2 {+2.45/17 +9} Qxb3 {+0.00/15 +10} 56. Rf3 {+3.02/20 +9} Qg8 {+2.17/16 +10} 57. Rf2 {+5.08/23 +9} Kh7 {+1.61/17 +10} 58. Qg6+ {+5.36/18 +10} Kh8 {+0.46/10 +11} 59. Be7 {+5.97/20 +10} Rd8 {+2.66/16 +11} 60. Rf7 {+6.61/20 +10} Qh7 {+5.24/18 +11} 61. Bxd8 {+7.06/20 +10} Qxg6 {+5.35/20 +11} 62. hxg6 {+7.34/21 +11} Kg8 {+10.43/20 +10} 63. Be7 {+7.48/19 +11} Ne8 {+6.79/18 +10} 64. Bh3 {+7.60/19 +11} Bxe4 {+7.08/19 +10} 65. Rf8+ {+7.70/18 +11} Kg7 {+7.08/10 +11} 66. Rxe8 {+7.79/18 +11} Nb6 {+7.30/17 +11} 67. Bf8+ {+8.04/18 +12} Kxg6 {+7.64/18 +11} 68. Rxe4 {+8.19/19 +12} h5 {+7.72/16 +11} 69. Re7 {+8.42/20 +12} Nd5 {+8.94/17 +9} 70. Rd7 {+8.59/18 +12} c6 {+9.34/16 +8} 71. Rxb7 {+10.33/19 +12} Kf6 {+9.53/15 +8} 72. Ra7 {+15.33/20 +12} Ne3 {+10.64/15 +8} 73. Rc7 {+99.90/19 +13} Ke5 {+10.77/14 +8} 74. Re7+ {+99.96/30 +13} Kd4 {+9.60/15 +8} 75. Rxe3 {+99.97/33 +13} c5 {+310.00/14 +8} 76. Bxc5+ {+99.98/27 +13} Kd5 {+310.00/14 +8} 77. Bg2+ {+99.99/25 +13} Kxc5 {+310.00/20 +8} 78. Re5+ {+100.00/4 +13} Kb4 {+310.00/24 +9} 79. Bc6 {+1000.14/22 +13} h4 {+310.00/22 +9} 80. Bd7 {+1000.13/12 +13} Kc3 {+310.00/21 +9} 81. Rxa5 {+1000.11/12 +13} Kb2 82. Rh5 {+1000.09/31 +14} Ka1 83. Rb5 {+1000.05/80 +14} Ka2 84. a5 {+1000.04/127 +14} Ka1 85. a6 {+1000.03/127 +15} Ka2 86. a7 {+1000.02/127 +15} Ka1 87. Rb4 {+1000.02/127 +16} Ka2 88. Rb5 {+1000.02/125 +12} Ka1 89. a8=N {+1000.06/101 +9} Ka2 90. Nb6 {+1000.05/127 +10} Ka1 91. Be6 {+1000.04/127 +10} h3 92. Nc4 {+1000.03/127 +10} Ka2 93. Bf5 {+1000.02/127 +11} Ka1 94. Ra5# {+1000.01/127 +11} {White mates} 1-0 [/pgn]

[jmartus]

Pretty amazing times we live in when can give a knight handicap to a 3000 elo engine wow!