There are just a few days left until the release of Ember 1.0. My engine is currently at around 2750 Elo (due to the addition of NNUE). In the meantime, I'd like to share this amazing game with OpenCritter 1.1.37 (3040 Elo).
[pgn][Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2026.06.17"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ember"]
[Black "Open Critter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B30"]
[GameDuration "00:27:24"]
[GameEndTime "2026-06-17T09:40:13.305 RTZ 2 (зима)"]
[GameStartTime "2026-06-17T09:12:48.746 RTZ 2 (зима)"]
[Opening "Sicilian defense"]
[PlyCount "214"]
[TimeControl "40/300"]
1. e4 {+0.49/1 0.002s} c5 2. Nf3 {+0.64/1 0s} Nc6 3. Nc3 {+0.77/1 0s} d6
4. d4 {+0.66/1 0s} cxd4 5. Nxd4 {+0.60/1 0s} Nf6 6. Bg5 {+0.76/1 0s} g6
7. Bxf6 {+0.92/1 0s} exf6 {-0.37/18 4.1s} 8. Bb5 {+1.80/18 8.6s}
Bd7 {-0.35/19 17s} 9. Qd2 {+1.36/15 8.6s} Bg7 {-0.35/19 19s}
10. O-O-O {+1.63/16 8.6s} O-O {-0.21/20 9.3s} 11. Nb3 {+1.49/18 8.6s}
Qb6 {-0.21/18 12s} 12. Qxd6 {+1.45/16 8.6s} Be6 {-0.25/19 9.0s}
13. Qc5 {+1.72/17 8.6s} Bh6+ {-0.07/19 6.2s} 14. Kb1 {+1.64/18 8.6s}
Bxb3 {-0.05/21 7.3s} 15. Qxb6 {+1.68/16 8.6s} Bxa2+ {-0.17/21 8.5s}
16. Nxa2 {+1.44/15 8.6s} axb6 {-0.17/20 0.002s} 17. Rhe1 {+1.84/16 8.6s}
Ra5 {0.00/20 9.0s} 18. Bc4 {+1.52/15 8.6s} Rfa8 {0.00/19 29s}
19. Rd5 {+1.44/15 8.6s} R5a7 {0.00/20 10s} 20. Red1 {+1.67/21 8.6s}
Kg7 {-0.27/20 17s} 21. Rb5 {+2.00/18 8.6s} Ne5 {-0.33/20 10s}
22. Bb3 {+2.74/20 8.6s} Ng4 {-0.45/21 19s} 23. f3 {+2.75/16 8.6s}
Ne3 {-0.40/20 5.6s} 24. Rd7 {+2.89/18 8.6s} Rf8 {-0.48/21 7.1s}
25. g3 {+2.84/16 8.6s} Nf1 {-0.60/20 5.4s} 26. f4 {+2.82/15 8.6s}
g5 {-0.49/20 8.2s} 27. Bc4 {+2.68/13 8.6s} Nxh2 {-0.14/20 6.0s}
28. Nb4 {+1.76/12 8.6s} gxf4 {0.00/20 7.6s} 29. gxf4 {+1.24/12 8.6s}
Bxf4 {0.00/19 6.9s} 30. Nd5 {+1.09/14 8.6s} Bg5 {0.00/21 7.4s}
31. Be2 {+1.54/12 8.6s} Re8 {0.00/21 9.0s} 32. Ne7 {+0.52/14 8.6s}
Kf8 {0.00/21 7.0s} 33. Nf5 {+1.04/16 8.6s} Rxe4 {0.00/22 5.4s}
34. Rd8+ {+0.68/15 8.6s} Re8 {0.00/21 0.001s} 35. Rxe8+ {+0.77/15 8.6s}
Kxe8 {0.00/21 2.2s} 36. Rxb6 {+0.68/14 8.6s} Kd7 {-0.11/21 6.7s}
37. Rb5 {+0.87/13 8.6s} Bf4 {-0.27/20 6.6s} 38. c3 {+0.86/14 8.6s}
Be5 {-0.21/21 6.6s} 39. Rb4 {+1.13/13 8.6s} Ra5 {-0.20/21 6.7s}
40. Rxb7+ {+1.44/13 8.6s} Bc7 {-0.20/21 6.8s} 41. Nh6 {+1.45/13 7.6s}
Re5 {-0.03/21 15s} 42. Bd3 {+1.48/11 7.6s} Rh5 {-0.04/19 8.3s}
43. Nf5 {+1.46/11 7.6s} Nf3 {0.00/22 11s} 44. Ra7 {+1.16/11 7.6s}
Rh1+ {0.00/22 11s} 45. Ka2 {+1.97/13 7.6s} Rh2 {0.00/22 8.8s}
46. Bb5+ {+2.15/11 7.6s} Kc8 {0.00/20 0.011s} 47. Ne7+ {+2.24/11 7.6s}
Kb8 {0.00/24 8.1s} 48. Nc6+ {+2.02/13 7.6s} Kc8 {0.00/22 0.001s}
49. Nb4 {+2.43/12 7.6s} Kb8 {0.00/24 10s} 50. Ra6 {+1.57/13 7.6s}
Ne5 {0.00/23 8.8s} 51. Rxf6 {+1.60/12 7.6s} h5 {-0.02/23 21s}
52. Rf5 {+1.60/12 7.6s} Bd6 {-0.05/21 6.5s} 53. Nd3 {+1.44/12 7.6s}
Nxd3 {0.00/24 9.3s} 54. Bxd3 {+1.44/10 7.6s} h4 {0.00/24 8.1s}
55. Rxf7 {+1.58/9 7.6s} h3 {0.00/24 8.0s} 56. Bf1 {+1.49/9 7.6s}
Rh1 {+0.10/22 6.1s} 57. Bxh3 {+0.97/10 7.6s} Rxh3 {+0.10/20 0.002s}
58. Rf5 {+0.98/8 7.6s} Kc7 {+0.25/22 10s} 59. Kb3 {+0.68/8 7.5s}
Rh2 {+0.26/23 7.6s} 60. Rf7+ {+0.77/8 7.6s} Kb6 {+0.28/22 8.7s}
61. Rf6 {+0.81/9 7.6s} Kc5 {+0.28/23 7.9s} 62. Rf5+ {+1.02/8 7.5s}
Kc6 {+0.28/22 9.5s} 63. Ra5 {+0.77/9 7.6s} Rf2 {+0.29/20 5.7s}
64. Ra6+ {+0.73/8 7.6s} Kd5 {+0.28/22 7.2s} 65. Ra7 {+0.54/8 7.6s}
Kc5 {+0.29/21 6.0s} 66. Rh7 {+0.76/8 7.6s} Re2 {+0.29/21 11s}
67. Rh4 {+1.24/7 7.5s} Bg3 {+0.29/17 5.9s} 68. Rh8 {+1.03/7 7.6s}
Be5 {+0.28/21 16s} 69. Rh5 {+0.33/8 7.5s} Kd5 {+0.28/20 9.8s}
70. Rh3 {+0.24/8 7.6s} Bf4 {+0.28/17 4.3s} 71. Rh1 {+1.12/8 7.5s}
Rg2 {+0.29/18 5.3s} 72. Re1 {+1.03/7 7.5s} Rh2 {+0.29/20 5.3s}
73. Rf1 {+0.88/8 7.5s} Be5 {+0.29/22 6.3s} 74. Rc1 {+0.68/7 7.5s}
Kc5 {+0.29/22 5.5s} 75. Rg1 {+0.10/8 7.6s} Bd6 {+0.29/22 5.3s}
76. Rg4 {+1.20/7 7.6s} Kb6 {+0.29/22 4.3s} 77. Rg6 {+0.92/9 7.6s}
Kc7 {+0.28/23 4.6s} 78. Rg7+ {+0.88/8 7.5s} Kc6 {+0.29/20 4.6s}
79. Rg5 {+0.68/9 7.5s} Re2 {+0.29/22 4.7s} 80. Ra5 {+0.76/8 7.5s}
Bc7 {+0.29/21 4.8s} 81. Ra6+ {+0.42/8 7.5s} Kb5 {+0.28/22 8.8s}
82. Rf6 {+0.71/8 7.5s} Kc5 {+0.27/22 11s} 83. Rh6 {+1.12/8 7.5s}
Bf4 {+0.26/23 19s} 84. Rh5+ {+0.38/8 7.5s} Kb6 {+0.26/23 10s}
85. Rh1 {+0.48/9 7.5s} Kc6 {+0.25/21 9.0s} 86. Ra1 {+0.55/8 7.5s}
Rg2 {+0.25/21 12s} 87. Ka3 {+0.27/8 7.5s} Kb5 {+0.25/22 12s}
88. Rd1 {+0.20/9 7.5s} Rf2 {+0.25/22 7.4s} 89. Ka2 {+0.23/8 7.5s}
Kc5 {+0.25/22 5.8s} 90. Kb3 {+0.09/9 7.5s} Be3 {+0.25/24 8.8s}
91. Rb1 {+0.16/8 7.5s} Kb5 {+0.24/23 27s} 92. Rh1 {+0.16/8 7.5s}
Kc6 {+0.24/22 6.2s} 93. Ka3 {+0.15/8 7.5s} Bf4 {+0.25/21 6.6s}
94. Ka2 {+1.06/7 7.5s} Rg2 {+0.25/22 6.2s} 95. Rd1 {+0.19/9 7.5s}
Bb8 {+0.25/21 5.3s} 96. Re1 {+0.72/8 7.5s} Bd6 {+0.23/23 25s}
97. Kb3 {+0.57/9 7.5s} Kc5 {+0.23/21 5.8s} 98. Re8 {+1.24/7 7.5s}
Kd5 {+0.15/20 10s} 99. Re3 {+0.65/8 7.5s} Rf2 {+0.14/19 5.4s}
100. Rd3+ {+0.88/8 7.5s} Kc6 {+0.09/20 5.1s} 101. Rd1 {+0.26/9 7.5s}
Bf4 {+0.04/20 4.7s} 102. Ra1 {+0.29/8 7.5s} Kb5 {0.00/19 5.1s}
103. Rh1 {+0.18/8 7.5s} Kb6 {0.00/24 4.2s} 104. Rg1 {+0.25/9 7.5s}
Bd6 {0.00/27 5.8s} 105. Rg6 {+0.88/9 7.5s} Kc5 {0.00/30 4.3s}
106. Rg5+ {+0.94/8 7.5s} Kb6 {0.00/35 5.0s} 107. Rd5 {+0.88/9 7.5s}
Kc7 {0.00/42 4.3s, Draw by fifty moves rule} 1/2-1/2
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