I finally feel in control, I found my Opponent

[Chessqueen]

Next game against Dragon 2.6 will be removing the a1 Rook + b2 pawn, wish me luck
[pgn][Event "Computer chess game"]
[Site "DESKTOP-OFQ3C0P"]
[Date "2023.01.13"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Dragon-2.6.1-64bit-avx2"]
[Black "Pichardos"]
[Result "*"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[Time "14:26:20"]
[WhiteElo "3490"]
[TimeControl "5400+10"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/P1PPPPPP/1NBQKBNR w Kkq - 0 1"]
[Termination "unterminated"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[WhiteType "program"]
[BlackType "human"][/pgn]

[Chessqueen]

[quote=Chessqueen post_id=941477 time=1673641864 user_id=10732]
Next game against Dragon 2.6 will be removing the a1 Rook + b2 pawn, wish me luck, well At least I feel good to lose versus Dragon 2.6 at Contempt = 175 and NOT to Snowy or Roce39, White got access to the diagonal in the 2nd move, which was not too good for me
[pgn][Rook + b2 pawn"]
[Date "2023.01.13"]
[White "Dragon-2.6.1-64bit-avx2"]
[Black "ChessQueen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[Time "14:26:20"]
[WhiteElo "3490"]
[TimeControl "5400+10"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/P1PPPPPP/1NBQKBNR w Kkq - 0 1"]
[Termination "unterminated"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[WhiteType "program"]
[BlackType "human"]


1. Nf3 Nf6 2. Bb2 d5 3. e3 e6 4. Bb5+ Bd7 5. Be2 Nc6 6. O-O Bd6 7. d4 O-O
8. Nbd2 a5 9. c4 b6 10. h3 a4 11. Ba1 a3 12. Qb1 dxc4 13. Nxc4 b5 14. Nce5
b4 15. Bd3 g6 16. e4 Na5 17. Qc1 Be8 18. Qh6 Rb8 19. Ng5 Bb5 20. Ng4 Bh2+
21. Kh1 Re8 22. e5 Bxe5 23. dxe5 Bc6 24. exf6 Bxg2+ 25. Kg1 Qxf6 26. Nxf6+
Kh8 {Black resigns}[/pgn]

[Chessqueen]

[quote=Chessqueen post_id=941485 time=1673652855 user_id=10732]
[quote=Chessqueen post_id=941477 time=1673641864 user_id=10732]
Next game against Dragon 2.6 will be removing the a1 Rook + b2 pawn, wish me luck, well At least I feel good to lose versus Dragon 2.6 at Contempt = 175 and NOT to Snowy or Roce39, White got access to the diagonal in the 2nd move, which was not too good for me

Note: I decided to play with Bishop + Knight Odds and it turn out that it is a bigger handicap than a Rook + a pawn

[pgn][Event "Bishop + Knight Odds"]
[Date "2023.01.13"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Dragon-2.6.1-64bit-avx2"]
[Black "ChessQueen"]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[Time "18:55:25"]
[WhiteElo "3490"]
[TimeControl "900+10"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RN1QKB1R w KQkq - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[WhiteType "program"]
[BlackType "human"]


1. c4 Nc6 2. Nc3 e5 3. e3 Nf6 4. Qb3 Bc5 5. a3 O-O 6. Bd3 d6 7. Qc2 a5 8.
h3 Be6 9. g4 h6 10. Rf1 Qe7 11. Rg1 Rad8 12. Be2 d5 13. cxd5 Nxd5 14. Ne4
Bb6 15. g5 hxg5 16. Nxg5 Nf6 17. Nxe6 Qxe6 18. O-O-O Qxh3 19. Bd3 Qf3 20.
Rg3 Qxf2 21. Rdg1 Ne8 22. Bh7+ Kh8 23. Rh1 g6 24. Rg5 Qf3 25. Rgg1 Kg7 26.
Rxg6+ fxg6 27. Qxg6+ Kh8 28. Qh6 Qxh1+ 29. Qxh1 Rf6 30. Bg6+ Kg7 31. Qh7+
Kf8 32. Bd3 Nd6 33. Be2 e4 34. Qh4 Kg7 35. Bh5 Rf5 36. Qg4+ Kf8 37. Qh3 Ne5
38. Bd1 Ke7 39. Ba4 c5 40. Bb3 c4 41. Ba4 Rdf8 42. Bd1 Nf3 43. Ba4 Rd5 44.
Qd7+ Kf6 45. d4 cxd3 46. Kb1 d2 47. Bd1 Rc8 48. Qxc8 Nxc8 49. a4 Rc5 50.
Bc2 Ne1 51. Bd1 Rc1+ 52. Ka2 {White resigns} *[/pgn]

[Chessqueen]

[quote=Chessqueen post_id=941487 time=1673657933 user_id=10732]
[quote=Chessqueen post_id=941485 time=1673652855 user_id=10732]
[quote=Chessqueen post_id=941477 time=1673641864 user_id=10732]
Next game against Dragon 2.6 will be removing the a1 Rook + b2 pawn, wish me luck, well At least I feel good to lose versus Dragon 2.6 at Contempt = 175 and NOT to Snowy or Roce39, White got access to the diagonal in the 2nd move, which was not too good for me

Note: I wanted to start with this position, both missing the Bishop + Knight to see if I could at least draw, next game will be played without both Rooks drom the starting position for both Roce39 and me

[pgn][Event "Bishop + Knight odds"]
[Site "DESKTOP-OFQ3C0P"]
[Date "2023.01.14"]
[Round "?"]
[White "ChessQueen"]
[Black "Roce39"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[BlackElo "1839"]
[Time "21:11:44"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[TimeControl "900+10"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "rn1qk2r/ppp1bppp/4p3/3p4/3P4/2N1P3/PPP2PPP/R2QKB1R w KQkq - 2 1"]
[Termination "normal"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[WhiteType "human"]
[BlackType "program"]

1. Qg4 O-O 2. Be2 c5 3. h4 cxd4 4. exd4 Nc6 5. O-O-O Bf6 6. Bb5 Bxd4 7.
Rxd4 f5 8. Qd1 Nxd4 9. Qxd4 a6 10. Be2 Qe8 11. a4 Rd8 12. f4 h6 13. h5 Qc6
14. b4 Rc8 15. Kd2 Qd6 16. a5 Qc7 17. Bd3 Qd7 18. b5 axb5 19. Bxb5 Qe7 20.
Re1 Rcd8 21. g3 Rf6 22. a6 bxa6 23. Bxa6 Qc7 24. Ra1 Rdf8 25. Bb5 Qf7 26.
Be2 Rb8 27. Ra6 Qe7 28. Qe5 Rd8 29. Kd1 Re8 30. Nb5 Qb7 31. Nd4 Qb1+ 32.
Kd2 Qb4+ 33. Ke3 Qe1 34. Nxe6 Qxg3+ 35. Kd4 Qg1+ 36. Kxd5 Qb1 37. Bc4 Qxc2
38. Qc7 Rf7 39. Qc6 Qd2+ 40. Kc5 Rb8 41. Rb6 Qa5+ 42. Rb5 Qa7+ 43. Kd6 Qa3+
44. Qc5 Qa6+ 45. Ke5 Qa1+ 46. Kd6 Qa6+ 47. Ke5 Qa1+ 48. Kd6 Qa6+ {3-fold
repetition} 1/2-1/2[/pgn]

[Chessqueen]

[quote=Chessqueen post_id=941574 time=1673755619 user_id=10732]
[quote=Chessqueen post_id=941487 time=1673657933 user_id=10732]
[quote=Chessqueen post_id=941485 time=1673652855 user_id=10732]
[quote=Chessqueen post_id=941477 time=1673641864 user_id=10732]
Next game against Dragon 2.6 will be removing the a1 Rook + b2 pawn, wish me luck, well At least I feel good to lose versus Dragon 2.6 at Contempt = 175 and NOT to Snowy or Roce39, White got access to the diagonal in the 2nd move, which was not too good for me

Note: Next game will be played without both Knights, and both Bishops removed from both sides. I would like to find a GUI that I can play Capablanca chess, does anybody know where I can find it?

[pgn][Event "Bishop + Knight odds"]
[Site "DESKTOP-OFQ3C0P"]
[Date "2023.01.14"]
[Round "?"]
[White "ChessQueen"]
[Black "Roce39"]
[Result "1-0"]
[BlackElo "1839"]
[Time "21:11:44"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[TimeControl "900+10"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1nbqkbn1/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/1NBQKBN1 w - - 0 1"]
[Termination "normal"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[WhiteType "human"]
[BlackType "program"]


1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 4. Nb5 Bd6 5. Nxd6+ cxd6 6. c3 Kf8 7. Qb3 Nh5
8. Be3 Kg8 9. g4 Nf6 10. g5 Ng4 11. Bf4 e5 12. Bd2 Nxh2 13. Bg2 Nc6 14.
Bxd5 Qd7 15. f3 b6 16. Kf2 exd4 17. Bf4 dxc3 18. bxc3 Nxf3 19. Nxf3 g6 20.
e4 Nd8 21. Qa3 Ne6 22. Bxd6 Qd8 23. Be5 a5 24. Qd6 Qxd6 25. Bxd6 Kg7 26. a3
b5 27. Bc6 Ba6 28. Ke3 Nd8 29. Bd7 Ne6 30. Be7 Kg8 31. Bc6 Kh8 32. Nd4 Nc7
33. Bf6+ Kg8 34. Bd8 Ne6 35. Nxe6 fxe6 36. Bxa5 h5 37. gxh6 Kh7 38. Kf4
Kxh6 39. Ke5 g5 40. Kxe6 g4 41. e5 b4 42. axb4 Bc4+ 43. Kf6 g3 44. e6 g2
45. Bb6 Bxe6 46. Be3+ Kh5 47. Kxe6 g1=Q 48. Bxg1 Kg4 49. b5 Kf4 50. b6 Kg4
51. b7 Kg5 52. b8=Q Kh6 53. Qg8 Kh5 {Black resigns} *[/pgn]

[Chessqueen]

[quote=Chessqueen post_id=941577 time=1673757590 user_id=10732]
[quote=Chessqueen post_id=941574 time=1673755619 user_id=10732]
[quote=Chessqueen post_id=941487 time=1673657933 user_id=10732]
[quote=Chessqueen post_id=941485 time=1673652855 user_id=10732]
[quote=Chessqueen post_id=941477 time=1673641864 user_id=10732]
Note: This game I played without both Knights, and both Bishops removed from both sides. I wanted to find out if the Silman's Complete Endgame Course that I read while in the hospital with covi19 really prepared me to come out even with an engine rated around 1840

[pgn][Date "2023.01.14"]
[Round "?"]
[White "ChessQueen"]
[Black "Roce39"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[BlackElo "1839"]
[Time "21:11:44"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[TimeControl "900+10"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r2qk2r/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/R2QK2R w KQkq - 0 1"]
[Termination "normal"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[WhiteType "human"]
[BlackType "program"]


1. e3 d5 2. Qg4 O-O 3. h4 Qd6 4. h5 f5 5. Qg3 f4 6. exf4 Rxf4 7. O-O-O Raf8
8. f3 h6 9. Rde1 e5 10. Rh4 Rxh4 11. Qxh4 c5 12. Qg4 b5 13. b3 c4 14. Qg6
Qf6 15. Kb1 d4 16. Qe4 cxb3 17. axb3 Qg5 18. Qxe5 Qxd2 19. Re2 Qd1+ 20. Kb2
b4 21. Re4 d3 22. Qd5+ Kh8 23. Qxd3 Qh1 24. Qd6 Rg8 25. Qg6 a5 26. Re5 Qh4
27. Rxa5 Qd4+ 28. Kb1 Qd1+ 29. Kb2 Qd4+ 30. Kb1 Qd1+ 31. Kb2 Qd4+ {3-fold
repetition} *[/pgn]

[Chessqueen]

[quote=Chessqueen post_id=941578 time=1673760647 user_id=10732]
[quote=Chessqueen post_id=941577 time=1673757590 user_id=10732]
[quote=Chessqueen post_id=941574 time=1673755619 user_id=10732]
[quote=Chessqueen post_id=941487 time=1673657933 user_id=10732]
[quote=Chessqueen post_id=941485 time=1673652855 user_id=10732]
[quote=Chessqueen post_id=941477 time=1673641864 user_id=10732]
Note: This game I played without both Knights, and both Bishops removed from both sides. I wanted to find out if the Silman's Complete Endgame Course that I read while in the hospital with covi19 really prepared me to come out even with an engine rated around 1840

Note: I sent this game to my new online trainer and he thought that it would help me tremendously if I find out with what pieces I play the best, but he noticed that I almost won this game and asked me to find where I could have played better and continue from that point on, my mistake was to take the a5 pawn with my Rook on move 27 instead I found a better move to keep the pressure and force the trade by playing 27. Re8 ! since there is no better way to improve than to learn from your own games. so I gave it a try and found the correct sequence of moves that lead me to a won endgame.
[pgn][Date "2023.01.14"]
[Round "?"]
[White "ChessQueen"]
[Black "Roce39"]
[Result "1-0"]
[BlackElo "1839"]
[Time "21:11:44"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[TimeControl "900+10"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r2qk2r/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/R2QK2R w KQkq - 0 1"]
[Termination "normal"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[WhiteType "human"]
[BlackType "program"]

1. e3 d5 2. Qg4 O-O 3. h4 Qd6 4. h5 f5 5. Qg3 f4 6. exf4 Rxf4 7. O-O-O Raf8
8. f3 h6 9. Rde1 e5 10. Rh4 Rxh4 11. Qxh4 c5 12. Qg4 b5 13. b3 c4 14. Qg6
Qf6 15. Kb1 d4 16. Qe4 cxb3 17. axb3 Qg5 18. Qxe5 Qxd2 19. Re2 Qd1+ 20. Kb2
b4 21. Re4 d3 22. Qd5+ Kh8 23. Qxd3 Qh1 24. Qd6 Rg8 25. Qg6 a5 26. Re5 Qh4
27. Re8 Qd4+ 28. Ka2 Rxe8 29. Qxe8+ Kh7 30. Qg6+ Kh8 31. Qd3 Qc5 32. g4 Qc6
33. Kb1 a4 34. Qd8+ Kh7 35. Qd3+ Kh8 36. Qc4 Qxc4 37. bxc4 Kg8 38. f4 Kf8
39. c5 Ke7 40. g5 Ke8 41. gxh6 gxh6 42. f5 Kd7 43. Ka2 a3 44. Kb3 Kc7 45.
f6 Kd7 46. c6+ Ke6 47. c7 Kxf6 48. c8=Q Kg5 49. Qc5+ Kh4 50. Ka2 Kg4 51.
Qxb4+ Kxh5 52. c4 Kg6 53. c5 Kf5 54. c6 Kg6 55. c7 Kf5 56. c8=Q+ Kf6 57.
Qf4+ Kg7 {Black resigns} *[/pgn]

[Chessqueen]

I learned this opening against E-4, but it does not work even against an engine rated only 1838 , all that I got was a draw thanks to my endgame knowledge that I got after reading Silman's endgame complete course


[pgn][Event "Computer chess game"]
[Site "DESKTOP-OFQ3C0P"]
[Date "2023.01.15"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Roce39"]
[Black "ChessQueen"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[ECO "B01"]
[Opening "Scandinavian"]
[Time "22:38:26"]
[Variation "2...Nf6 3.Bb5+"]
[WhiteElo "1838"]
[TimeControl "900+10"]
[Termination "normal"]
[PlyCount "168"]
[WhiteType "program"]
[BlackType "human"]


1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. Bb5+ c6 4. dxc6 Nxc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. Bxc6+ Qxc6 7.
O-O Bg4 8. d3 Bxf3 9. Qxf3 Qxf3 10. gxf3 O-O-O 11. Be3 Kb8 12. d4 g5 13.
Nc3 e6 14. Ne4 Nd5 15. Bxg5 Rc8 16. Bf6 Nxf6 17. Nxf6 Rxc2 18. Rfc1 Rc7 19.
Rxc7 Kxc7 20. Rc1+ Kd8 21. Ng4 Rg8 22. Kh1 Rg5 23. Ne5 Rf5 24. Kg2 Rg5+ 25.
Kh3 Rf5 26. Kg3 Rg5+ 27. Kh4 Rf5 28. Kg4 f6 29. Nd3 Rd5 30. Kh3 Rxd4 31.
Nc5 Bxc5 32. Rxc5 e5 33. Kg2 Rd2 34. Ra5 a6 35. b4 Rd4 36. a3 h6 37. b5
axb5 38. Rxb5 Kc7 39. Rc5+ Kd7 40. Ra5 h5 41. Ra7 Kc7 42. Ra8 e4 43. fxe4
Rxe4 44. Rf8 Rg4+ 45. Kh3 Rf4 46. Rf7+ Kb8 47. Kg3 Rf5 48. f4 Ra5 49. Rxf6
Rxa3+ 50. Kh4 Ra2 51. h3 Ra3 52. f5 Rf3 53. Rf8+ Ka7 54. Kxh5 Rxh3+ 55. Kg4
Rh2 56. f6 b6 57. Rf7+ Ka6 58. Rd7 Rg2+ 59. Kf5 Rf2+ 60. Ke6 Re2+ 61. Kd6
Kb5 62. f7 Rf2 63. Rc7 Kb4 64. Ke7 Re2+ 65. Kd8 Rf2 66. Ke8 Re2+ 67. Re7
Rf2 68. Re6 b5 69. Ke7 Rxf7+ 70. Kxf7 Kc5 71. Re7 b4 72. Rc7+ Kd4 73. Rd7+
Kc4 74. Re7 b3 75. Rc7+ Kd3 76. Re7 Kc3 77. Rd7 b2 78. Rc7+ Kd2 79. Rb7 Kc3
80. Kg8 Kc2 81. Rc7+ Kd1 82. Rh7 b1=Q 83. Rh1+ Kc2 84. Rxb1 Kxb1
{Insufficient material} 1/2-1/2[/pgn]