Chess System Tal 2.1 EAS

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Re: Chess System Tal 2.1 EAS

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Many years ago I created settings for Zappa Mexico II. They were called "Dissident Aggressor" The idea was to change the style of play. For that, I believe I did so. But, now fast forward to today we have Chess Tal 2.1 EAS. This to me is the pinnacle of chess engine evolution when regarding the ability for the engine to play very strong chess, but choose a much different plan. Tal would be proud! Thank you Chris!
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Re: Chess System Tal 2.1 EAS

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How do these versions of chess system Tal compare with the original versions from many years ago, style wise? I seem to vaguely recall the original CSTAl versions being even more sacrificial and unorthodox/ wild, but perhaps I am being sentimental (or forgetful) or just mistaken as they were among the first computer chess programs that I tried years ago. I am considering attempting re installing some of those original programs but if they are similar style wise ?
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Re: Chess System Tal 2.1 EAS

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Difficult to answer about questions of style, I understand what the old HCE versions were doing because I engineered the sacrificial functions myself. The NN versions are a law unto themselves, one can try and influence but with more or less not too much control of why they do what they do.
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Re: Chess System Tal 2.1 EAS

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Robert Flesher wrote: Sat Apr 26, 2025 4:52 pm Many years ago I created settings for Zappa Mexico II. They were called "Dissident Aggressor" The idea was to change the style of play. For that, I believe I did so. But, now fast forward to today we have Chess Tal 2.1 EAS. This to me is the pinnacle of chess engine evolution when regarding the ability for the engine to play very strong chess, but choose a much different plan. Tal would be proud! Thank you Chris!
I remember this setting, it was one of the most aggressive chess I've seen during that time. Pretty effective against humans.
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Re: Chess System Tal 2.1 EAS

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Created a tool that measures king attacks from human or computer PGN's

Using data from Steven Pohl's rating list we get -

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    PGN database      : pgn\ka.pgn

    Measure King Attacks : 83.900 games

    Engine                  Won Loss   Perc   ATTACK
    CSTal 2.1 EAS           1693  8156  17.2% 105676
    Patricia 3.0 avx2        548 10487   5.0%  97395
    Patricia 3.1 avx2        589 10460   5.3%  96068
    Patricia 241106 avx2    1434  8232  14.8%  77902
    Rebel Extreme avx2      2014  6490  23.7%  66522
    Velvet 8.1.0 risky      1784  6761  20.9%  45813
    Rebel EAS 2.0 avx2      4702  2886  62.0%  38882
    Stockfish 231014 avx2    547     3  99.5%  38589
    Stockfish 230911 avx2    547     6  98.9%  38566
    Stockfish 231116 avx2    564     6  98.9%  37683
    Stockfish 230929 avx2    559     5  99.1%  37369
    Rebel EAS avx2          5630 12052  31.8%  36785
    Stockfish 231024 avx2    559     4  99.3%  36223
    Stockfish 231107 avx2    557     6  98.9%  35492


250 CSTal king attacks in PGN, comments included.

The first one -

[pgn][Event "UHO Ratinglist"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2025.03.29"]
[Round "2"]
[White "CSTal 2.1 EAS"]
[Black "Koivisto 9.2 avx2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo ""]
[BlackElo ""]

1. e4 { book } 1... e6 { book } 2. d4 { book } 2... d5 { book } 3. Nc3 {
book } 3... Bb4 { book } 4. e5 { book } 4... b6 { book } 5. a3 { book }
5... Bf8 { book } 6. Nf3 { book } 6... Ne7 { book } 7. Ne2 { +1.72/22 8.3s
} 7... Ba6 { -1.55/26 9.3s } 8. h4 { +1.70/25 9.1s } 8... c5 { -1.68/25
8.4s } 9. h5 { +1.64/24 5.4s } 9... Nec6 { -1.56/26 16s } 10. c3 { +1.50/21
7.3s } 10... Be7 { -1.25/24 6.8s } 11. Rh3 { +1.97/20 4.2s } 11... O-O {
-1.24/23 3.6s } 12. Rg3 { +1.88/22 5.8s } 12... Kh8 { -1.42/23 3.5s } 13.
Nf4 { +1.83/21 8.8s } 13... Bxf1 { -0.99/22 5.4s } 14. Kxf1 { +1.64/20 6.2s
} 14... h6 { -1.15/23 9.6s } 15. Qd3 { +1.60/20 6.7s } 15... Rg8 { -0.91/21
3.8s } 16. Rg6 { +1.83/17 4.3s } 16... Qc8 { -0.82/21 4.1s } 17. Kg1 {
+1.60/17 7.3s } 17... cxd4 { -0.89/24 12s } 18. cxd4 { +2.19/18 3.7s }
18... Nd7 { -0.85/23 3.1s } 19. Rxe6 { +2.57/19 3.2s } 19... Re8 { -1.01/22
2.9s } 20. Rxh6+ { +2.19/19 3.1s } 20... gxh6 { -0.06/23 2.1s } 21. e6 {
+1.81/18 3.6s } 21... fxe6 { -0.16/26 8.3s } 22. Qg6 { +3.27/19 8.2s }
22... Bf8 { -1.30/28 13s } 23. Qf7 { +2.04/20 4.2s } 23... Bg7 { -1.34/29
7.8s } 24. Ng6+ { +5.55/19 2.7s } 24... Kh7 { -1.34/1 0.001s } 25. Bxh6 {
+5.73/21 3.2s } 25... Kxh6 { -3.57/29 5.6s } 26. Qf4+ { +5.97/21 2.8s }
26... Kh7 { -3.28/31 7.6s } 27. Ng5+ { +6.01/22 3.9s } 27... Kh6 { -2.69/29
1.5s } 28. Nf3+ { 0.00/5 0.001s } 28... Kh7 { +0.05/128 0.004s } 29. Ng5+ {
0.00/4 0.001s } 29... Kh6 { +0.07/128 0.004s } 30. Nxe6+ { +5.92/22 5.7s }
30... Kh7 { -2.79/29 2.8s } 31. Ng5+ { +6.27/25 10s } 31... Kh6 { -3.45/28
3.5s } 32. Ne6+ { 0.00/4 0.001s } 32... Kh7 { -0.03/128 0.004s } 33. Ng5+ {
0.00/4 0.001s } 33... Kh6 { -0.01/128 0.004s } 34. Nh4 { +6.46/18 3.0s }
34... Nxd4 { -3.32/29 4.9s } 35. Nf5+ { +9.46/21 2.4s } 35... Kxh5 {
-3.42/28 2.3s } 36. g4+ { +10.09/24 5.9s } 36... Kg6 { -3.42/1 0.001s } 37.
Nh4+ { +10.01/24 2.7s } 37... Kh6 { -3.18/1 0.002s } 38. Qf7 { +10.15/25
3.0s } 38... Kxg5 { -7.77/25 15s } 39. Qxg7+ { +10.74/25 3.3s } 39... Kf4 {
-9.53/25 2.8s } 40. Ng2+ { +10.80/24 2.2s } 40... Ke4 { -4.86/27 1.7s } 41.
Qg6+ { +10.81/26 2.7s } 41... Kf3 { -12.71/27 11s } 42. Qd3+ { +11.01/26
4.1s } 42... Kxg4 { -14.90/29 3.8s } 43. Qg6+ { +11.13/24 2.6s } 43... Kf3
{ -15.08/29 1.5s } 44. Qh5+ { +11.26/22 2.1s } 44... Ke4 { -15.08/1 0.001s
} 45. Re1+ { +11.27/24 2.9s } 45... Kd3 { -15.43/27 1.7s } 46. Nf4+ {
+11.39/25 3.2s } 46... Kc2 { -15.51/27 1.5s } 47. Qd1+ { +11.52/23 2.7s }
47... Kxb2 { -15.51/1 0.001s } 48. Qxd4+ { +11.65/24 2.5s } 48... Qc3 {
-15.70/26 2.9s } 49. Nd3+ { +11.58/23 2.2s } 49... Ka2 { -15.74/25 1.8s }
50. Qxc3 { +11.63/25 4.1s } 50... Rxe1+ { -16.20/25 7.0s } 51. Qxe1 {
+11.84/24 3.5s } 51... Rc8 { -15.63/23 3.0s } 52. Qd2+ { +12.10/21 2.9s }
52... Kb3 { -16.47/22 1.3s } 53. Qb2+ { +11.85/21 2.5s } 53... Kc4 {
-16.51/21 0.85s } 54. Qc2+ { +12.26/22 2.4s } 54... Kb5 { -16.64/22 4.8s }
55. Qxc8 { +14.47/18 4.1s } 55... Nc5 { -16.70/20 0.93s } 56. Nxc5 {
+14.89/17 1.7s } 56... bxc5 { -18.20/18 1.00s } 57. f4 { +16.08/17 1.4s }
57... d4 { -22.54/20 4.4s } 58. f5 { +M23/18 1.1s } 58... c4 { -27.23/20
5.2s } 59. f6 { +M13/27 1.4s } 59... d3 { -M12/26 2.3s } 60. Qb7+ { +M11/38
1.5s } 60... Kc5 { -M10/30 0.77s } 61. f7 { +M9/46 1.5s } 61... Kd4 {
-M8/33 0.55s } 62. f8=Q { +M7/46 0.80s } 62... Kc3 { -M6/36 0.72s } 63.
Qbb4+ { +M5/52 0.57s } 63... Kc2 { -M4/41 0.63s } 64. Qf2+ { +M3/116 0.047s
} 64... Kc1 { -M2/42 6.4s } 65. Qfd2# { +M1/116 0.004s, White mates } 1-0[/pgn]
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Re: Chess System Tal 2.1 EAS

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Re: Chess System Tal 2.1 EAS

Post by Peter Berger »

What I really like about Chess System Tal 2.1 so far is the way the games develop if for some reason it doesn't get the chances to set up the usual often enough favourable mess (e.g. because the opponent is plenty strong).

This is a clear weakness of Patricia - sometimes it just looks plain dumb and overtuned with its sacs even for mediocre humans. With CST you get something like this, which looks respectable enough:

[Event "Lang 120min+10sek"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2025.05.12"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Lc0 v0.31.2"]
[Black "Chess System Tal 2.1 EAS"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E08"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[TimeControl "7200+10"]

{4096MB, DESKTOP-8OCGGEO} 1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {[%eval 58,31] [%emt 0:06:39]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:02:22]} e6 {[%eval 58,31] [%emt 0:04:34]} 3. g3 {[%emt 0:02:53] (Sc3)} Bb4+ {[%eval 37,27] [%emt 0:01:03]} 4. Bd2 {[%emt 0:02:51]} Be7 {[%eval 36,32] [%emt 0:01:08]} 5. Qc2 {[%emt 0:03:17] (Lg2)} d5 {[%eval -15,26] [%emt 0:02:41]} 6. Bg2 {[%emt 0:03:15] (Sf3)} O-O {[%eval 23,29] [%emt 0:05:02]} 7. Nf3 {[%emt 0:01:27]} c6 {[%eval 41,31] [%emt 0:03:36]} 8. O-O {[%emt 0:01:34]} b6 {[%eval 48,29] [%emt 0:00:39]} 9. Rd1 {[%emt 0:05:58] (Sc3)} Nbd7 {[%eval 15,24] [%emt 0:00:55]} 10. Bf4 {[%emt 0:00:26] (Sc3)} Bb7 {[%eval 34,28] [%emt 0:03:16]} 11. Nc3 {[%emt 0:01:27] (Se5)} dxc4 {[%eval 0,30] [%emt 0:00:51]} 12. Nd2 {[%emt 0:01:39] (Se4)} Nd5 {[%eval 17,30] [%emt 0:02:27]} 13. Nxc4 {[%emt 0:00:49]} Nxf4 {[%eval -29,29] [%emt 0:07:22]} 14. gxf4 {[%emt 0:00:18]} Qc7 {[%eval 34,29] [%emt 0:06:41]} 15. e3 {[%emt 0:01:36]} Rad8 {[%eval 46,29] [%emt 0:00:38]} 16. a4 {[%emt 0:11:24] (Tac1)} Bb4 {[%eval 15,28] [%emt 0:02:53]} 17. Ne2 {[%emt 0:02:18] (a5)} a5 {[%eval 0,34] [%emt 0:02:22]} 18. Rac1 {[%emt 0:05:13] (Sg3)} Nf6 {[%eval 0,36] [%emt 0:01:41]} 19. Ng3 {[%emt 0:01:37]} c5 {[%eval 0,37] [%emt 0:03:59]} 20. Bxb7 {[%emt 0:02:22]} Qxb7 {[%eval 0,38] [%emt 0:01:37]} 21. dxc5 {[%emt 0:01:05]} bxc5 {[%eval 0,38] [%emt 0:01:53]} 22. f5 {[%emt 0:05:14] (Se5)} Qc6 {[%eval 0,33] [%emt 0:01:46]} 23. b3 {[%emt 0:04:30]} g6 {[%eval 0,38] [%emt 0:02:47]} 24. fxg6 {[%emt 0:01:57]} hxg6 {[%eval 0,36] [%emt 0:01:32]} 25. Qb2 {[%emt 0:03:09] (Se5)} Qf3 {[%eval 0,37] [%emt 0:02:39]} 26. Qc2 {[%emt 0:04:45]} Qc6 {[%eval 0,37] [%emt 0:00:36]} 27. Qe2 {[%emt 0:03:05]} Qb7 {[%eval 0,28] [%emt 0:01:50]} 28. h4 {[%emt 0:02:38]} Rd5 {[%eval 0,33] [%emt 0:01:30]} 29. e4 {[%emt 0:02:20]} Rxd1+ {[%eval -10,35] [%emt 0:07:08]} 30. Rxd1 {[%emt 0:00:15] (Dxd1)} Bc3 {[%eval 0,34] [%emt 0:01:33]} 31. Qc2 {[%emt 0:00:28] (Dd3)} Bd4 {[%eval 0,31] [%emt 0:01:04]} 32. Nxa5 {[%emt 0:01:08]} Qb6 {[%eval 0,32] [%emt 0:01:22]} 33. Nc4 {[%emt 0:03:37]} Qb8 {[%eval 0,34] [%emt 0:01:21]} 34. Kg2 {[%emt 0:02:27]} Kg7 {[%eval 0,35] [%emt 0:01:27]} 35. Qd3 {[%emt 0:03:50] (Th1)} Rh8 {[%eval 0,27] [%emt 0:01:02]} 36. Rh1 {[%emt 0:02:55]} Ng4 {[%eval 0,31] [%emt 0:01:30]} 37. Qf3 {[%emt 0:01:25]} Nxf2 {[%eval 22,33] [%emt 0:05:50]} 38. Rf1 {[%emt 0:00:40]} Rxh4 {[%eval 22,30] [%emt 0:01:08]} 39. Rxf2 {[%emt 0:01:12]} Bxf2 {[%eval 28,31] [%emt 0:03:04]} 40. Qxf2 {[%emt 0:00:36]} Qh8 {[%eval 48,28] [%emt 0:00:44]} 41. Qg1 {[%emt 0:03:05] (Kg1)} Kg8 {[%eval 12,28] [%emt 0:00:58]} 42. a5 {[%emt 0:01:51]} Rh3 {[%eval 0,35] [%emt 0:01:48]} 43. Nd2 {[%emt 0:02:09]} Rh7 {[%eval 1,32] [%emt 0:00:39]} 44. a6 {[%emt 0:01:58]} Qb2 {[%eval 0,34] [%emt 0:05:32]} 45. Qe3 {[%emt 0:06:55] (Df2)} Qa1 {[%eval 0,28] [%emt 0:01:54]} 46. e5 {[%emt 0:05:57] (Dd3)} Rh8 {[%eval 0,32] [%emt 0:00:30]} 47. Nf3 {[%emt 0:04:48]} Qxa6 {[%eval 0,37] [%emt 0:02:00]} 48. Ne4 {[%emt 0:00:41]} Qa2+ {[%eval 0,37] [%emt 0:02:14]} 49. Kg3 {[%emt 0:00:31]} Qb1 {[%eval 0,37] [%emt 0:00:58]} 50. Qf4 {[%emt 0:01:54] (Dg5)} Qxb3 {[%eval 0,36] [%emt 0:00:42]} 51. Qf6 {[%emt 0:05:54]} Qb8 {[%eval 0,41] [%emt 0:00:54]} 52. Nd6 {[%emt 0:02:18] (Sfg5)} Rh7 {[%eval 0,37] [%emt 0:00:36]} 53. Ng5 {[%emt 0:03:04] (Se4)} Qb3+ {[%eval 0,40] [%emt 0:00:28]} 54. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:53]} Qb8 {[%eval 0,44] [%emt 0:00:15]} 55. Kg4 {[%emt 0:02:10]} Qb4+ {[%eval 0,37] [%emt 0:00:29]} 56. Kg3 {[%emt 0:00:37]} Qb8 {[%eval 0,45] [%emt 0:00:44]} 1/2-1/2
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Re: Chess System Tal 2.1 EAS.

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Hello:
Peter Berger wrote: Mon May 12, 2025 6:14 pm What I really like about Chess System Tal 2.1 so far is the way the games develop if for some reason it doesn't get the chances to set up the usual often enough favourable mess (e.g. because the opponent is plenty strong).

This is a clear weakness of Patricia - sometimes it just looks plain dumb and overtuned with its sacs even for mediocre humans. With CST you get something like this, which looks respectable enough:

[pgn][Event "Lang 120min+10sek"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2025.05.12"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Lc0 v0.31.2"]
[Black "Chess System Tal 2.1 EAS"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E08"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[TimeControl "7200+10"]

{4096MB, DESKTOP-8OCGGEO} 1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {[%eval 58,31] [%emt 0:06:39]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:02:22]} e6 {[%eval 58,31] [%emt 0:04:34]} 3. g3 {[%emt 0:02:53] (Sc3)} Bb4+ {[%eval 37,27] [%emt 0:01:03]} 4. Bd2 {[%emt 0:02:51]} Be7 {[%eval 36,32] [%emt 0:01:08]} 5. Qc2 {[%emt 0:03:17] (Lg2)} d5 {[%eval -15,26] [%emt 0:02:41]} 6. Bg2 {[%emt 0:03:15] (Sf3)} O-O {[%eval 23,29] [%emt 0:05:02]} 7. Nf3 {[%emt 0:01:27]} c6 {[%eval 41,31] [%emt 0:03:36]} 8. O-O {[%emt 0:01:34]} b6 {[%eval 48,29] [%emt 0:00:39]} 9. Rd1 {[%emt 0:05:58] (Sc3)} Nbd7 {[%eval 15,24] [%emt 0:00:55]} 10. Bf4 {[%emt 0:00:26] (Sc3)} Bb7 {[%eval 34,28] [%emt 0:03:16]} 11. Nc3 {[%emt 0:01:27] (Se5)} dxc4 {[%eval 0,30] [%emt 0:00:51]} 12. Nd2 {[%emt 0:01:39] (Se4)} Nd5 {[%eval 17,30] [%emt 0:02:27]} 13. Nxc4 {[%emt 0:00:49]} Nxf4 {[%eval -29,29] [%emt 0:07:22]} 14. gxf4 {[%emt 0:00:18]} Qc7 {[%eval 34,29] [%emt 0:06:41]} 15. e3 {[%emt 0:01:36]} Rad8 {[%eval 46,29] [%emt 0:00:38]} 16. a4 {[%emt 0:11:24] (Tac1)} Bb4 {[%eval 15,28] [%emt 0:02:53]} 17. Ne2 {[%emt 0:02:18] (a5)} a5 {[%eval 0,34] [%emt 0:02:22]} 18. Rac1 {[%emt 0:05:13] (Sg3)} Nf6 {[%eval 0,36] [%emt 0:01:41]} 19. Ng3 {[%emt 0:01:37]} c5 {[%eval 0,37] [%emt 0:03:59]} 20. Bxb7 {[%emt 0:02:22]} Qxb7 {[%eval 0,38] [%emt 0:01:37]} 21. dxc5 {[%emt 0:01:05]} bxc5 {[%eval 0,38] [%emt 0:01:53]} 22. f5 {[%emt 0:05:14] (Se5)} Qc6 {[%eval 0,33] [%emt 0:01:46]} 23. b3 {[%emt 0:04:30]} g6 {[%eval 0,38] [%emt 0:02:47]} 24. fxg6 {[%emt 0:01:57]} hxg6 {[%eval 0,36] [%emt 0:01:32]} 25. Qb2 {[%emt 0:03:09] (Se5)} Qf3 {[%eval 0,37] [%emt 0:02:39]} 26. Qc2 {[%emt 0:04:45]} Qc6 {[%eval 0,37] [%emt 0:00:36]} 27. Qe2 {[%emt 0:03:05]} Qb7 {[%eval 0,28] [%emt 0:01:50]} 28. h4 {[%emt 0:02:38]} Rd5 {[%eval 0,33] [%emt 0:01:30]} 29. e4 {[%emt 0:02:20]} Rxd1+ {[%eval -10,35] [%emt 0:07:08]} 30. Rxd1 {[%emt 0:00:15] (Dxd1)} Bc3 {[%eval 0,34] [%emt 0:01:33]} 31. Qc2 {[%emt 0:00:28] (Dd3)} Bd4 {[%eval 0,31] [%emt 0:01:04]} 32. Nxa5 {[%emt 0:01:08]} Qb6 {[%eval 0,32] [%emt 0:01:22]} 33. Nc4 {[%emt 0:03:37]} Qb8 {[%eval 0,34] [%emt 0:01:21]} 34. Kg2 {[%emt 0:02:27]} Kg7 {[%eval 0,35] [%emt 0:01:27]} 35. Qd3 {[%emt 0:03:50] (Th1)} Rh8 {[%eval 0,27] [%emt 0:01:02]} 36. Rh1 {[%emt 0:02:55]} Ng4 {[%eval 0,31] [%emt 0:01:30]} 37. Qf3 {[%emt 0:01:25]} Nxf2 {[%eval 22,33] [%emt 0:05:50]} 38. Rf1 {[%emt 0:00:40]} Rxh4 {[%eval 22,30] [%emt 0:01:08]} 39. Rxf2 {[%emt 0:01:12]} Bxf2 {[%eval 28,31] [%emt 0:03:04]} 40. Qxf2 {[%emt 0:00:36]} Qh8 {[%eval 48,28] [%emt 0:00:44]} 41. Qg1 {[%emt 0:03:05] (Kg1)} Kg8 {[%eval 12,28] [%emt 0:00:58]} 42. a5 {[%emt 0:01:51]} Rh3 {[%eval 0,35] [%emt 0:01:48]} 43. Nd2 {[%emt 0:02:09]} Rh7 {[%eval 1,32] [%emt 0:00:39]} 44. a6 {[%emt 0:01:58]} Qb2 {[%eval 0,34] [%emt 0:05:32]} 45. Qe3 {[%emt 0:06:55] (Df2)} Qa1 {[%eval 0,28] [%emt 0:01:54]} 46. e5 {[%emt 0:05:57] (Dd3)} Rh8 {[%eval 0,32] [%emt 0:00:30]} 47. Nf3 {[%emt 0:04:48]} Qxa6 {[%eval 0,37] [%emt 0:02:00]} 48. Ne4 {[%emt 0:00:41]} Qa2+ {[%eval 0,37] [%emt 0:02:14]} 49. Kg3 {[%emt 0:00:31]} Qb1 {[%eval 0,37] [%emt 0:00:58]} 50. Qf4 {[%emt 0:01:54] (Dg5)} Qxb3 {[%eval 0,36] [%emt 0:00:42]} 51. Qf6 {[%emt 0:05:54]} Qb8 {[%eval 0,41] [%emt 0:00:54]} 52. Nd6 {[%emt 0:02:18] (Sfg5)} Rh7 {[%eval 0,37] [%emt 0:00:36]} 53. Ng5 {[%emt 0:03:04] (Se4)} Qb3+ {[%eval 0,40] [%emt 0:00:28]} 54. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:53]} Qb8 {[%eval 0,44] [%emt 0:00:15]} 55. Kg4 {[%emt 0:02:10]} Qb4+ {[%eval 0,37] [%emt 0:00:29]} 56. Kg3 {[%emt 0:00:37]} Qb8 {[%eval 0,45] [%emt 0:00:44]} 1/2-1/2[/pgn]
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Re: Chess System Tal 2.1 EAS

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[pgn][Event "UHO Ratinglist"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2025.3.30"]
[Round "120"]
[White "CSTal 2.1 EAS"]
[Black "Stockfish final HCE"]
[Result "1-0"]

1. Nf3 { book } 1... d5 { book } 2. g3 { book } 2... Nc6 { book } 3. d4 { book }
3... Bg4 { book } 4. Bg2 { book } 4... Qd7 { book } 5. h3 { book } 5... Bf5 {
book } 6. c3 { book } 6... O-O-O { book } 7. b4 { +1.53/21 8.4s } 7... f6 {
-0.87/24 17s } 8. b5 { +1.43/21 5.0s } 8... Na5 { -0.06/20 1.5s } 9. Qa4 {
+1.24/21 5.4s } 9... b6 { 0.00/23 2.8s } 10. Nbd2 { +1.55/19 5.4s } 10... a6 {
+0.56/20 2.4s } 11. Nh4 { +2.29/19 7.5s } 11... Be6 { +0.48/23 5.7s } 12. Rb1 {
+2.14/19 4.4s } 12... Bf7 { +0.60/21 2.1s } 13. O-O { +1.60/18 7.5s } 13... g5 {
+0.47/27 11s } 14. Nf5 { +1.92/19 5.8s } 14... Qxf5 { +1.96/22 2.4s } 15. c4 {
+2.22/19 5.9s } 15... Qd7 { +2.74/21 2.5s } 16. Nb3 { +3.70/20 7.2s } 16... Nxc4
{ +2.77/22 2.5s } 17. Nc5 { +5.75/19 5.5s } 17... bxc5 { +2.66/26 8.0s } 18. dxc5
{ +4.92/20 5.6s } 18... Kb8 { +2.97/27 6.2s } 19. Be3 { +7.61/17 2.7s } 19... a5
{ -3.20/26 14s } 20. c6 { +7.78/17 5.3s } 20... Qc8 { -3.97/24 5.5s } 21. b6 {
+6.95/20 3.4s } 21... Qa6 { -4.02/28 13s } 22. Rfc1 { +6.73/21 3.4s } 22... Nxe3
{ -1.47/25 2.4s } 23. bxc7+ { +6.94/21 4.4s } 23... Kxc7 { -4.29/28 6.4s }
24. Rb7+ { +6.72/21 3.8s } 24... Kc8 { -3.59/26 2.9s } 25. Rcb1 { +6.73/22 3.0s
} 25... Nc4 { -4.09/29 5.6s } 26. e4 { +6.88/22 8.9s } 26... e6 { -3.98/26 5.3s
} 27. Rb8+ { +6.86/21 2.7s } 27... Kc7 { -3.98/7 0.001s } 28. R1b7+ { +6.90/22
9.4s } 28... Qxb7 { -4.35/29 3.7s } 29. Rxb7+ { +6.86/20 2.7s } 29... Kd6 {
-4.55/30 4.8s } 30. exd5 { +6.78/23 4.7s } 30... exd5 { -4.57/28 3.0s } 31. Rxf7
{ +6.98/23 2.9s } 31... Ne7 { -4.66/27 3.0s } 32. Rxf6+ { +7.04/22 2.3s } 32... Kc7
{ -4.09/24 5.3s } 33. Qb5 { +7.01/17 2.4s } 33... Nb6 { -4.82/26 4.7s } 34. Rf7
{ +7.22/20 3.2s } 34... Rg8 { -5.46/29 22s } 35. Qa6 { +7.46/21 2.8s } 35... Kxc6
{ -5.50/22 1.9s } 36. Rf6+ { +7.60/23 3.1s } 36... Rd6 { -5.61/24 3.1s } 37. Rxd6+
{ +7.83/22 3.1s } 37... Kxd6 { -5.61/21 2.1s } 38. Qxb6+ { +7.74/21 2.2s }
38... Ke5 { -5.70/23 3.0s } 39. Bf3 { +8.15/18 5.1s } 39... Rg7 { -6.71/27 26s
} 40. Qb8+ { +9.49/19 2.5s } 40... Kf6 { -7.13/23 2.5s } 41. Qxf8+ { +9.66/21
1.9s } 41... Rf7 { -7.28/23 2.0s } 42. Qh8+ { +10.04/22 3.4s } 42... Kg6 {
-7.66/27 6.8s } 43. Bg4 { +10.18/23 4.5s } 43... d4 { -7.87/25 2.1s } 44. Be2 {
+10.39/23 3.6s } 44... d3 { -6.46/17 0.22s } 45. Bxd3+ { +12.55/22 5.6s } 45... Kh6
{ -6.62/19 0.64s } 46. Qe8 { +13.77/20 2.9s } 46... Rg7 { -11.51/20 2.3s }
47. h4 { +14.34/21 3.4s } 47... g4 { -28.83/21 2.1s } 48. Qd8 { +19.63/20 1.7s
} 48... Rf7 { -M18/23 0.35s } 49. Bc4 { +21.55/21 1.6s } 49... Ng6 { -M16/31
0.18s } 50. Bxf7 { +23.26/21 1.3s } 50... Kg7 { -M10/33 0.28s } 51. Qg8+ {
+M27/25 1.4s } 51... Kf6 { -M12/26 0.33s } 52. Bc4 { +M17/32 1.9s } 52... a4 {
-M10/53 0.36s } 53. Qe6+ { +M11/53 1.00s } 53... Kg7 { -M8/2 0s } 54. Qf7+ {
+M9/70 0.82s } 54... Kh6 { -M6/245 0.17s } 55. Qg8 { +M7/97 0.54s } 55... a3 {
-M6/245 0.13s } 56. Bd3 { +M5/116 0.099s } 56... Nxh4 { -M4/245 0.014s } 57. Qxh7+
{ +M3/116 0.009s } 57... Kg5 { -M2/1 0s } 58. Qxh4# { +M1/116 0.004s, White
mates } 1-0[/pgn]
This a typical game for CSTal.

Note 14.Nf5 a knight sacrifice with a positive score of +1.92 black happily accepts with Qxf5 also with a positive score of 1.96, so a difference in evaluation of almost 4 pawns.

15.c4 Qd7 the difference in evaluation score is now 5 pawns.

16. Nb3 Nxc4 the difference in evaluation score is now 6 pawns.

17. Nc5 evaluation score difference is now 8 pawns, black has no idea what's coming to him.

20...Qc8 finally SF12 HCE (the search wonder) sees the loss.

Classic search vs evaluation example.

[Q] which engines find move 14, 15, 16 and 17?
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Re: Chess System Tal 2.1 EAS

Post by Peter Berger »

Rebel wrote: Mon May 12, 2025 8:29 pm
Note 14.Nf5 a knight sacrifice with a positive score of +1.92 black happily accepts with Qxf5 also with a positive score of 1.96, so a difference in evaluation of almost 4 pawns.

15.c4 Qd7 the difference in evaluation score is now 5 pawns.

16. Nb3 Nxc4 the difference in evaluation score is now 6 pawns.

17. Nc5 evaluation score difference is now 8 pawns, black has no idea what's coming to him.

20...Qc8 finally SF12 HCE (the search wonder) sees the loss.

Classic search vs evaluation example.

[Q] which engines find move 14, 15, 16 and 17?
Huh? I can't see any of the differences you give in the PGN you provided. What am I missing?