Meglomania

[Henk]

I'm still able to beat my chess engine easily. Imagine what would happen if Skipper gets Elo of about 2800.

[pgn] [Event "Computer Chess Game"] [Site "HP"] [Date "2018.12.04"] [Round "-"] [White "Henk"] [Black "SkipperWinb"] [Result "1-0"] [TimeControl "420"] [Annotator "1... +0.03"] 1. d3 Nc6 {+0.03/7 7} 2. g3 d5 {+0.36/7 7} 3. Bg2 f5 {+0.24/6 7} 4. Nd2 e5 {+0.39/6 7} 5. Nh3 g6 {+0.65/6 7} 6. O-O Be6 {+0.47/6 7} 7. e4 fxe4 {+1.52/7 6} 8. dxe4 Bxh3 {+0.87/7 6} 9. Bxh3 Nf6 {+0.23/7 6} 10. Re1 Be7 {-0.04/7 6} 11. exd5 Qxd5 {-1.25/6 6} 12. Nb3 Qxd1 {+0.22/7 6} 13. Rxd1 O-O {+0.10/7 6} 14. Bg5 Ne4 {+0.51/6 6} 15. Bxe7 Nxe7 {-0.44/8 6} 16. Rd7 Nc6 {-0.49/7 6} 17. Be6+ Kh8 {-0.88/8 5} 18. Rxc7 Ng5 {-0.91/6 5} 19. Bc4 Rab8 {-0.01/7 5} 20. Rd1 Nh3+ {+1.60/5 5} 21. Kg2 Ng5 {-2.08/6 5} 22. Rdd7 b5 {-1.06/7 5} 23. Bd5 Nb4 {-0.69/7 5} 24. Nc5 a5 {-1.41/6 5} 25. h4 Nxd5 {-2.69/8 5} 26. Rxd5 Nf3 {-0.90/7 5} 27. Rdd7 Nxh4+ {-4.00/7 5} 28. gxh4 Rxf2+ {-10.02/9 5} 29. Kxf2 Kg8 {-14.71/9 4} 30. Rg7+ Kh8 {-2621.34/10 4} 31. Rxh7+ Kg8 {-2621.36/11 4} 32. Rcg7+ Kf8 {-2621.38/11 4} 33. Ne6+ Ke8 {-2621.40/11 4} 34. Rh8# {Xboard adjudication: Checkmate} 1-0 [/pgn]

[Robert Pope]

You would start to lose?

[BrendanJNorman]

I'm still able to beat my chess engine easily. Imagine what would happen if Skipper gets Elo of about 2800.

[pgn] [Event "Computer Chess Game"] [Site "HP"] [Date "2018.12.04"] [Round "-"] [White "Henk"] [Black "SkipperWinb"] [Result "1-0"] [TimeControl "420"] [Annotator "1... +0.03"] 1. d3 Nc6 {+0.03/7 7} 2. g3 d5 {+0.36/7 7} 3. Bg2 f5 {+0.24/6 7} 4. Nd2 e5 {+0.39/6 7} 5. Nh3 g6 {+0.65/6 7} 6. O-O Be6 {+0.47/6 7} 7. e4 fxe4 {+1.52/7 6} 8. dxe4 Bxh3 {+0.87/7 6} 9. Bxh3 Nf6 {+0.23/7 6} 10. Re1 Be7 {-0.04/7 6} 11. exd5 Qxd5 {-1.25/6 6} 12. Nb3 Qxd1 {+0.22/7 6} 13. Rxd1 O-O {+0.10/7 6} 14. Bg5 Ne4 {+0.51/6 6} 15. Bxe7 Nxe7 {-0.44/8 6} 16. Rd7 Nc6 {-0.49/7 6} 17. Be6+ Kh8 {-0.88/8 5} 18. Rxc7 Ng5 {-0.91/6 5} 19. Bc4 Rab8 {-0.01/7 5} 20. Rd1 Nh3+ {+1.60/5 5} 21. Kg2 Ng5 {-2.08/6 5} 22. Rdd7 b5 {-1.06/7 5} 23. Bd5 Nb4 {-0.69/7 5} 24. Nc5 a5 {-1.41/6 5} 25. h4 Nxd5 {-2.69/8 5} 26. Rxd5 Nf3 {-0.90/7 5} 27. Rdd7 Nxh4+ {-4.00/7 5} 28. gxh4 Rxf2+ {-10.02/9 5} 29. Kxf2 Kg8 {-14.71/9 4} 30. Rg7+ Kh8 {-2621.34/10 4} 31. Rxh7+ Kg8 {-2621.36/11 4} 32. Rcg7+ Kf8 {-2621.38/11 4} 33. Ne6+ Ke8 {-2621.40/11 4} 34. Rh8# {Xboard adjudication: Checkmate} 1-0 [/pgn]

Here's the (minor) paradox...

Does this game make you a good chessplayer or programmer?

[Damir]

I think none of the above...