I couldn't swindle TSCP

[Mike Sherwin]

I was looking at TSCP's evaluation function and decided to play a game against it to "get a feel" for how it plays. I played a rather passive opening but I was sure that I could swindle it. I was wrong. Oh, the name? I'm planning on seeing how much faster I can make it.
[pgn][Event "Computer chess game"]
[Site "DESKTOP-HFVHK2B"]
[Date "2023.06.12"]
[Round "?"]
[White "TSCP181onSteroids"]
[Black "mjshe"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[BlackElo "2400"]
[ECO "C25"]
[Opening "Vienna Game"]
[Time "22:00:28"]
[Variation "1.e4 e5"]
[WhiteElo "2000"]
[TimeControl "0+30"]
[Termination "normal"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[WhiteType "program"]
[BlackType "human"]

1. e4 {(e2e4 b8c6 d2d4 d7d5 f1b5 g8f6 b5c6 b7c6 e4e5 c8g4) +0.30/9 29} e5
{(e7e5 g1f3 g8f6 b1c3 b8c6 f1c4 f8c5 f3g5 h8f8 g5f7 f8f7 c4f7 e8f7) -0.05/9
29} 2. Nc3 {(b1c3 b8c6 g1f3 g8f6 f1c4 f8b4 f3g5 e8g8 g5f7 f8f7 c4f7 g8f7)
+0.10/9 29} c5 3. Nf3 {(g1f3 b8c6 f1c4 f8e7 d2d3 g8f6 c1d2 e8g8 e1g1)
+0.57/9 29} d6 4. Bc4 {(f1c4 b8c6 e1g1 c8g4 d2d3 g8f6 c1g5 f8e7 g5f6 e7f6)
+0.43/9 29} h6 5. d3 {(d2d3 b8c6 e1g1 c8d7 d1e2 g8f6 c1e3 f8e7 a2a4)
+0.53/9 29} Nf6 6. O-O {(e1g1 b8c6 c1d2 c8g4 c4d5 f8e7 d5c6 b7c6 a1b1 g4f3
d1f3) +0.52/8 29} Be7 7. Bd5 {(c4d5 e8g8 c1e3 b8a6 c3e2 a6b4 d5c4) +0.41/7
29} O-O 8. Be3 {(c1e3 f6d5 e4d5 c8g4 c3e4 b8a6 h2h3 g4f3 d1f3) +0.21/9 29}
Nxd5 9. exd5 {(e4d5 c8g4 f1e1 g4f3 d1f3 b8d7 f3g3 e7g5 e3g5 d8g5 g3g5 h6g5)
+0.21/9 29} Nd7 10. Re1 {(a1b1 d7f6 f1e1 c8g4 a2a4 a8b8 e3d2 g4f3 d1f3)
+0.15/7 29} Nf6 11. Nd2 {(f3d2 c8d7 d2e4 f6g4 e3d2 d7f5 a2a4 d8a5) +0.26/8
29} a6 12. Nde4 {(d1f3 c8d7 a2a3 a8a7 d2e4 f6g4 e3d2 b7b6) +0.27/8 29} b5
13. Nxf6+ {(e4f6 e7f6 a2a3 c8b7 d1g4 f6g5 e3g5 h6g5 a3a4 f8e8) +0.29/9 29}
Bxf6 14. Qf3 {(d1f3 c8b7 a2a3 a8b8 e3d2 f6h4 f3g4 h4g5 d2g5 d8g5 g4g5 h6g5)
+0.25/9 29} Bg5 15. a3 {(a2a3 g5e3 e1e3 d8b6 f3h5 c8d7 e3g3 b5b4 a3b4 c5b4)
+0.24/9 29} Bxe3 16. Rxe3 {(e1e3 b5b4 a3b4 c5b4 c3e4 c8b7 a1a4 b4b3 c2c4)
+0.27/9 29} f5 17. Re2 {(e3e2 b5b4 a3b4 c5b4 c3a2 d8h4 a1d1 h4d4 b2b3)
+0.32/9 29} Ra7 18. Rae1 {(a1e1 b5b4 a3b4 c5b4 c3a2 d8a5 e1a1 c8b7 f3e3)
+0.28/9 29} Raf7 19. Na2 {(c3a2 d8c7 f3h5 f5f4 h5f3 c8f5 a2c3 g7g6 a3a4
b5a4 c3a4) +0.27/9 29} Bb7 20. h3 {(h2h3 a6a5 a2c3 b5b4 c3b5 f5f4 a3a4
g7g6) +0.19/8 29} Re7 21. c4 {(e2e3 f5f4 e3e2 a6a5 a2c3 d8e8 e2e4 g7g6)
+0.17/8 29} bxc4 22. dxc4 {(d3c4 e5e4 f3h5 d8d7 a2c3 f8b8 b2b3 a6a5 e2d2)
+0.53/9 29} a5 23. Nc3 {(a2c3 d8b8 f3d3 e5e4 d3g3 b8c7 b2b3 f8b8) +0.63/8
29} Ba6 24. Nb5 {(c3b5 e7b7 a3a4 d8b8 f3h5 f8f7 h5g6 b7b6 g6h5 f5f4)
+0.58/10 29} Bxb5 25. cxb5 {(c4b5 a5a4 b2b3 d8a5 b3a4 a5a4 e1b1 e5e4 f3b3
a4b3 b1b3) +0.63/10 29} a4 26. b3 {(b2b3 d8a5 b3a4 a5a4 e2b2 f8a8 e1a1 a4f4
f3e2) +0.53/9 29} Qa5 27. bxa4 {(b3a4 a5a4 e1b1 e7b7 f3b3 a4b3 b1b3 c5c4
b3b2) +0.34/9 29} Qxa4 28. Rb1 {(e1b1 f8a8 f3f5 a4a3 f5c2 e7b7 b5b6 a8a4
e2e1) +0.20/9 29} Rb7 29. Qb3 {(e2b2 b7b6 b2b3 e5e4 f3h5 a4d4 h5d1 f8b8
d1d4 c5d4) +0.17/9 29} Qxb3 30. Rxb3 {(b1b3 f8a8 e2c2 a8a4 b5b6 g8f7 g1f1
a4d4 f1e2 d4d5 a3a4) -0.12/11 29} Rb6 31. a4 {(a3a4 f8a8 e2a2 a8a5 g1f1
g8f7 a2a3 c5c4 b3c3 f7e7 c3c4 b6b5 a4b5 a5a3) +0.50/11 29} Ra8 32. Ra2
{(e2a2 a8a5 g1f1 g8f7 f1e2 f7f6 b3b2 e5e4 e2e3 c5c4 a2a3) +0.41/11 29} Ra5
33. Kf1 {(g1f1 g7g6 f1e2 g8f7 e2e3 c5c4 b3a3 f7f6 a3c3 b6b5 a4b5 a5a2 c3c4)
+0.50/10 29} Kf7 34. Ke2 {(f1e2 e5e4 e2d2 f7f6 d2c3 g7g6 c3c4 f6e5 h3h4)
+0.35/9 29} Kf6 35. Kd2 {(e2d2 e5e4 d2c3 f6e5 c3c4 g7g6 a2a3 f5f4 b3c3
b6b7) +0.41/10 29} e4 36. Kc3 {(d2c3 f6e5 c3c4 f5f4 b3a3 b6b8 a2b2 b8b6
h3h4 g7g6) +0.32/10 29} Ke5 37. Kc4 {(c3c4 g7g5 a2a3 h6h5 b3g3 e5f4 c4b3
b6b7 g3e3 f4e5 b3c4 f5f4) +0.38/12 29} g5 38. Raa3 {(a2a3 h6h5 b3g3 e5f4
c4b3 b6b8 g3e3 f4e5 b3c4 f5f4) +0.38/10 29} h5 39. Rb2 {(b3b2 f5f4 b2b1
h5h4 b1b2 f4f3 g2f3 e4f3 a3e3 e5f4 e3a3 b6b8) +0.14/11 29} f4 40. Rbb3
{(b2b3 g5g4 a3a1 b6b7 b5b6 g4g3 f2g3 f4g3 h3h4 a5a8 a4a5) -0.03/11 29} g4
41. hxg4 {(h3g4 h5g4 g2g3 f4g3 b3g3 b6b7 g3g4 b7a7 c4b3 e5d5 b5b6) +0.07/11
29} hxg4 42. g3 {(g2g3 f4g3 b3g3 b6b8 g3g4 b8a8 b5b6 a5a4 a3a4 a8a4 c4b5
a4b4 b5c6 c5c4 b6b7) -0.16/12 29} f3 43. Rb2 {(b3b2 e5f6 b2a2 b6b7 a2a1
b7b6 a3b3 e4e3 f2e3 f3f2 b3b1) +0.15/11 29} Rb8 44. b6 {(b5b6 e5f5 b2b5
a5b5 c4b5 f5e5 b5c6 b8c8 c6b7 c8h8 b7c6 c5c4) +0.20/11 29} Rba8 45. Rba2
{(b2a2 a8b8 a2b2) 0.00/12 29} Re8 46. Ra1 {(a2a1 e8b8 a3b3 b8a8 b3a3 a8b8)
0.00/11 29} Kf6 47. Rb3 {(a3b3 e4e3 b3e3 e8e3 f2e3 f3f2 c4b3 c5c4 b3b4 a5a6
b6b7) +0.36/10 29} Rea8 48. Rba3 {(b3a3 f6e5 a1a2) 0.00/11 29} Ke7 49. Re1
{(a1e1 e7f6 e1e4 a5a4 a3a4 a8a4 c4d3 a4a3 d3d2 a3b3 e4e6 f6f5 e6d6 f5e5
d6e6 e5d5) +0.11/11 29} Kd7 50. Kb3 {(c4b3 e4e3 e1e3 a5a6 e3e4 a6b6 b3c3
a8g8 a4a5 b6b7 a5a6 b7b8) +0.12/11 29} Re8 51. Kc2 {(b3c2 d7c8 e1h1 c8b7
h1h7 b7b6 h7d7 c5c4 d7d6 b6c5 d6d7 e8b8) 0.00/10 29} Kc8 52. Rh1 {(e1h1
c8b7 h1h6 e8d8 h6g6 b7b6 g6g4 d8e8 a3b3 b6a6 g4g6) +0.11/10 29} Kb7 53. Rh6
{(h1h6 e4e3 f2e3 e8f8 a3a1 f8d8 h6g6 b7b6 a1b1 b6a6 g6g4 f3f2) 0.00/11 29}
e3 54. fxe3 {(f2e3 e8d8 h6g6 b7b6 g6g4 d8h8 a3b3 b6c7 g4g7 c7c8 g7f7 c5c4)
+0.15/10 29} Rf8 55. Ra1 {(a3a1 f3f2 a1f1 a5a4 h6d6 a4a2 c2b3 a2e2 e3e4
e2e4 d6c6) -0.22/10 29} f2 56. Rh7+ {(h6h7 b7b8 h7h1 f8f5 a1b1 f5f7 b1f1
a5a4 h1h6 a4e4 h6d6 e4e3) -0.22/10 29} Kxb6 57. Rb1+ {(a1b1 b6a6 h7b7 a5a4
b1b6 a6a5 b6b5 a5a6 b5b6) 0.00/11 29} Ka6 58. Rhb7 {(h7b7 a5a4 b1b6 a6a5
b6b5 a5a6 b5b6) 0.00/11 29} Rxa4 59. R1b6+ {(b1b6 a6a5 b6b5 a5a6 b5b6)
0.00/10 29} Ka5 60. Rb5+ {(b6b5 a5a6 b5b6) 0.00/11 29} Ka6 61. R5b6+
{(b5b6) 0.00/14 29} Ka5 62. Rb5+ {(b6b5) 0.00/14 29} Ka6 63. R5b6+ {(b5b6)
0.00/14 29 3-fold repetition} 1/2-1/2
[/pgn]

[Mike Sherwin]

I just looked the game over with SF15. I missed a lot of good moves. Including one crushing move. I should have tried harder.

[JoAnnP38]

Hi Mike,

I haven't seen you post much recently or maybe I've just missed. I was starting to worry. Good to see you posting!

[Mike Sherwin]

Hi Mike,

I haven't seen you post much recently or maybe I've just missed. I was starting to worry. Good to see you posting!

I'm doing okay. Thanks for caring.