[pgn][Event "Blitz"]carldaman wrote: ↑Tue Apr 07, 2020 9:49 pmWell, Rodent has been a source of inspiration, conceptually. I would look at Nezh as being rather based on great unsung attacking heroes from the past such Rashid Nezhmetdinov and Nicolas Rossolimo, with a nod to Tal and Alekhine's genius as well.
Its strength is substantial and it can take care of any opposition below 2800 Elo, be it human or engine. One of the goals was to reach a level of strength equal to or slightly stronger than the best human GMs. Even more important than strength is the swashbuckling, daring style, of course. Nezh is fearless and can take enormous risks in pursuit of winning. There's no 'draw death' to worry about.
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[Event "Rated Blitz game"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/zUGsO9Lg"]
[Date "2020.04.04"]
[White "Nezh-BOT"]
[Black "Alayan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[UTCDate "2020.04.04"]
[UTCTime "23:11:48"]
[WhiteTitle "BOT"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "300+3"]
[ECO "B30"]
[Termination "Normal"]
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Qc7 4. O-O a6 5. Bxc6 Qxc6 6. d4 e6 7. Re1 Nf6 8. e5 Nd5 9. c4 Nb6 10. Nbd2 d5 11. exd6 Bxd6 12. Ne4 Nxc4 13. b3 Nb6 14. Bh6 gxh6 15. dxc5 Bxc5 16. Ne5 Qc7 17. Rc1 Qxe5 18. Rxc5 Qg7 19. Nd6+ Ke7 20. Nf5+ Kf6 21. Qa1+ Kg6 22. Nh4# 1-0
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Hats off to Alayan for not being afraid to take on Nezh. The lightning bolt is 14. Bh6!!, a move that leaves a lasting impression.
[Site "https://lichess.org/zUGsO9Lg"]
[Date "2020.04.04"]
[Round "1"]
[White "CyberNezh-Engine-Bot"]
[Black "Alayan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2000"]
[Annotator "Ross-SF Ipman SE3"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2020.04.04"]
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 (2... d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 {
Of Course Najdorf Is Best!}) (2... a6 ! 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 e5 !)
3. Bb5 !? {A positional move..aiming for a Ruy Lopez..} Qc7 ! (3... e6 !? 4.
O-O Nge7 !) 4. O-O a6 (4... Na5 !? 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e6 !?) 5. Bxc6 Qxc6 ?! (
5... bxc6 ! 6. Nc3 Nf6 7. e5 Nd5 8. Ne4 $14) 6. d4 $1 e6 (6... cxd4 $1 7. Nxd4
Qc7) 7. Re1 Nf6 (7... cxd4 8. c3 !? {SF suggests..}) 8. e5 Nd5 9. c4 Nb6 (9...
Nc7 ! 10. dxc5 Bxc5 $14) 10. Nbd2 d5 (10... cxd4 11. b3 ! d5 12. exd6 Bxd6
13. Ne4) 11. exd6 Bxd6 12. Ne4 (12. b4 !! {
spotted instantly by SF and Yours truly..} cxb4 13. c5 Bxc5 14. dxc5 Nd5 15.
Nb3) 12... Nxc4 (12... O-O !! {sensing the danger...}) 13. b3 Nb6 (13... O-O
14. bxc4 cxd4 15. Qd3 !?) 14. Bh6 !? {
Not showing at all on my SF Ipman moves list...dunno} (14. dxc5) (14. Bb2) (14.
Nfg5) 14... gxh6 (14... O-O !! 15. Ne5 Qc7 ! 16. Nxd6 f6 17. Nxc8 Raxc8) 15.
dxc5 Bxc5 16. Ne5 Qc7 (16... Qb5 !? 17. Qf3 Rf8 18. Nf6+ Ke7 19. Nxh7 Nd7 !?)
17. Rc1 Qxe5 18. Rxc5 Qg7 19. Nd6+ Ke7 ?? (19... Kf8 !) 20. Nf5+ {
And Wins...} Kf6 21. Qa1+ Kg6 22. Nh4# 1-0[/pgn]
Not to rain too much on the CyberNezh Parade but of course needed to take a bit deeper look...has CyberNezh played some match games vs Open Tal? What was the result?... Thx AR