Ugly games

[Henk]

Skipper able to draw in a lost position.

[pgn]
[Event "Computer Chess Game"]
[Site "HP"]
[Date "2017.06.02"]
[Round "-"]
[White "Fairy-Max 4.8S"]
[Black "SkipperWinb"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[TimeControl "120"]
[Annotator "1. +0.14 1... +0.03"]

1. Nc3 {+0.14/8} d5 {+0.03/28 2.1} 2. d4 {+0.04/8 1.9} Nf6 {-0.02/26 2.0}
3. Nf3 {+0.03/8 7} e6 {-0.09/25 2.0} 4. g3 {-0.08/8 5} Bb4 {+0.74/26 1.9}
5. a3 {-0.04/8 1.4} Bxc3+ {+0.31/26 1.9} 6. bxc3 {+0.25/9 4} O-O
{+0.39/26 1.9} 7. Bh3 {+0.38/8 2.3} Nfd7 {+0.18/22 1.9} 8. O-O
{+0.54/8 1.3} Nb6 {+0.10/26 1.8} 9. Bf4 {+0.31/9 2.5} Nc4 {+0.17/26 1.8}
10. Bg2 {+0.22/8 2.4} Qe7 {+0.18/24 1.8} 11. a4 {+0.25/8 1.2} Qe8
{+0.12/23 1.8} 12. Bxc7 {+0.60/9 2.3} Na6 {-0.04/29 1.7} 13. Bf4
{+1.05/10 2.3} b6 {-0.75/24 1.7} 14. Qd3 {+1.03/8 1.7} Nb2 {-0.86/21 1.7}
15. Qb5 {+1.05/10 2.3} Nc4 {-0.97/26 1.7} 16. e4 {+1.16/9 8} Qd8
{-1.44/22 1.6} 17. exd5 {+1.09/8 4} exd5 {-1.92/22 1.6} 18. Qc6
{+1.30/7 1.1} Bf5 {-2.19/23 1.6} 19. Ng5 {+1.74/8 1.2} Rc8 {-2.30/20 1.6}
20. Qxd5 {+1.69/9 1.3} Bxc2 {-2.28/20 1.5} 21. Qb7 {+1.62/8 0.9} Nc7
{-2.19/21 1.5} 22. Qxa7 {+1.43/7 1.7} Nd5 {-1.80/20 1.5} 23. Rac1
{+1.38/7 1.3} Nxf4 {-1.80/20 1.5} 24. gxf4 {+0.96/8 1.0} Na3 {-0.90/20 1.4}
25. Qb7 {+0.83/8 2.9} Bxa4 {-0.96/19 1.4} 26. Qa6 {+0.81/7 1.0} b5
{-0.83/20 1.4} 27. Be4 {+0.73/7 1.0} g6 {-0.69/19 1.4} 28. h4 {+0.62/7 1.0}
Qd7 {-0.14/20 1.4} 29. Bg2 {+0.15/7 1.5} Qg4 {+0.00/21 1.4} 30. Ne4
{+0.28/7 0.7} Qxf4 {+0.26/19 1.3} 31. Nf6+ {+0.37/9 1.8} Kg7 {+0.01/18 1.3}
32. Nd5 {+0.31/9 0.7} Qxh4 {-0.32/21 1.3} 33. Nb6 {+0.21/9 1.3} Qf6
{-0.41/19 1.3} 34. Qa7 {+0.92/8 0.8} Kg8 {-0.88/20 1.3} 35. Nd7
{+1.03/8 1.1} Qe7 {-0.84/19 1.2} 36. Rfe1 {+1.00/9 1.3} Qh4 {-1.62/19 1.2}
37. Nxf8 {+0.98/8 1.1} Rxf8 {-1.48/20 1.2} 38. Qc5 {+0.98/8 1.1} Nc4
{-1.17/21 1.2} 39. Ra1 {+1.15/9 1.2} Qg4 {-1.06/19 1.2} 40. Rxa4
{+2.18/9 0.7} Nd2 {+0.00/22 1.2} 41. Raa1 {+2.13/10 1.0} Nf3+
{+0.00/21 1.1} 42. Kf1 {+0.01/11 0.8} Nh2+ {+0.00/21 1.1} 43. Kg1
{+0.01/14 0.9} Nf3+ {+0.00/24 1.1} 44. Kf1 {+0.00/16 0.9} Nh2+
{+0.03/23 1.1} 45. Kg1 {+0.00/28 0.2} Nf3+ {+0.00/25 1.1}
{XBoard adjudication: repetition draw} 1/2-1/2
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[jorose]

Winter plays lots of ugly moves in the opening whenever he plays without a book. For example the position after 8. ... bxc6 in the following game looks pretty bad:

[pgn]
[Event "Computer Chess Game"]
[Site "jonathan-ThinkPad-T470s"]
[Date "2017.06.01"]
[Round "-"]
[White "Chesley the Chess Engine! v. 1.2.x"]
[Black "Winter Alpha 20170525"]
[Result "0-1"]
[TimeControl "120+1"]
[Annotator "1. +0.32 1... +0.03"]

1. e4 {+0.32/12} Nc6 {+0.03/11 4} 2. d4 {+0.64/12 4} d5 {+0.01/11 4} 3. Nc3
{+0.64/10 5} Nf6 {+0.05/11 4} 4. e5 {+0.60/11 4} Ne4 {-0.04/11 4} 5. Nxe4
{+0.80/11 4} dxe4 {-0.17/12 4} 6. Be3 {+0.75/11 4} f6 {-0.15/11 4} 7. Bb5
{+0.90/9 4} a6 {-0.38/12 3} 8. Bxc6+ {+1.27/10 3} bxc6 {-0.34/12 3} 9. Qe2
{+1.40/11 4} g6 {+0.00/10 3} 10. O-O-O {+1.32/10 4} Bg7 {+0.07/11 3} 11. f3
{+1.31/10 4} Qd5 {+0.25/11 3} 12. c4 {+1.59/10 4} Qa5 {+0.15/12 3} 13. exf6
{+1.49/10 3} exf6 {+0.15/11 3} 14. a3 {+1.49/10 3} f5 {+0.18/11 3} 15. Bd2
{+2.00/10 3} Qa4 {+0.36/12 3} 16. fxe4 {+1.67/10 3} O-O {+0.19/11 3} 17. e5
{+1.42/10 3} Be6 {+0.22/11 2.9} 18. Bb4 {+1.14/11 2.4} c5 {+0.18/11 2.9}
19. Bxc5 {+1.38/11 2.9} Bh6+ {+0.78/13 2.8} 20. Kb1 {+1.43/11 2.9} Bxc4
{+1.32/13 2.8} 21. Qf3 {+1.43/10 2.7} Rab8 {+1.31/12 2.7} 22. Bxf8
{+0.36/9 2.5} Bxf8 {+3.42/12 2.7} 23. Ne2 {+0.36/8 2.7} Bxa3 {+5.38/12 2.7}
24. Nc3 {-4.70/9 2.4} Rxb2+ {+14.05/10 2.6} 25. Ka1 {-16.67/7 2.4} Qc2
{+1000.05/11 2.6} 26. Qa8+ {-1.26/2 2.5} Kg7 {+1000.04/13 2.5} 27. Qf8+
Kxf8 {+1000.03/12 2.5} 28. e6 Ra2+ {+1000.02/10 2.5} 29. Nxa2 Qxa2#
{+1000.01/11 2.4}
{Xboard adjudication: Checkmate} 0-1
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