Pawn endinge challenge: human vs engines.

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pepechuy
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Full name: José García Ruvalcaba

Re: Pawn endinge challenge: human vs engines.

Post by pepechuy »

Hi.

Now, the first game against Stockfish, taking the g7 pawn.
A draw.

After I played 7. gf6, I realized that Stockfish is not forced to immediately recapture the pawn, and could play 7... h5 (instead of 7... Kf6, the actual game move). I got a scare, since h5 looks like a better move. In this case, I think the position is won anyway; but a similar oversight in a slightly different position can easily cost a half-point.
After that, 11. f5 is just a bad move from me. It leads to an easy and immediate draw.
I should have played d3, c3 (d4, if allowed), and kept maneuvering with my king... I think Stockfish would have ran out of waiting moves. But it is easy to see all that in hindsight; during the game it is not obvious.

[pgn]
[Event "banksia game"]
[Site "*"]
[Date "2022.11.22"]
[Round "*"]
[White "hm::Garcia Ruvalcaba, Jose de Jesus"]
[Black "Stockfish 15"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Time "20:17:16"]
[TimeControl "600+10"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "4k3/pppppp1p/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/4K3 w - - 0 1"]
[Termination "repetition"]

1. g4 d6 {+3.84/27 83699 42142119} 2. f4 Kf8 {+3.92/28 82810 46044838} 3. Kf2 f6
{+4.17/27 69715 40884950} 4. h4 Kf7 {+4.42/28 91998 55998794} 5. Kf3 e6
{+4.24/24 19251 13800620} 6. g5 Kg6 {+3.88/22 13178 8772172} 7. gxf6 Kxf6
{+5.43/23 108651 72845928} 8. h5 a5 {+5.09/23 106393 66055160} 9. e4 e5
{+6.62/23 83422 61262169} 10. Kg4 a4 {+4.72/21 11025 8671266} 11. f5 h6
{+0.32/26 3032 2501627} 12. d3 b5 {+0.03/37 5439 6114507} 13. c3 c5 {+0.00/44
6823 6807894} 14. b3 b4 {+0.00/56 11722 12556738} 15. cxb4 axb3 {+0.00/55 13324
10527481} 16. axb3 cxb4 {+0.00/60 5970 6827252} 17. Kh4 Kf7 {+0.00/63 7713
8667273} 18. Kg4 Kf6 {+0.00/70 9493 10351314} 19. Kh4 Kf7 {+0.00/69 7791
8333850} 20. Kg4 Kf6 {+0.00/84 9432 10663568} 1/2-1/2
[/pgn]

The next game is against Berserk, taking the h7 pawn.

Greetings.
pepechuy
Posts: 226
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Full name: José García Ruvalcaba

Re: Pawn endinge challenge: human vs engines.

Post by pepechuy »

Hi.

Now, the game against Berserk, taking the h7 pawn.
A win for me.

In this occasion, Berserk did not really offer much resistance.
I even ended up with more than nine minutes on the clock (in several other games in this challenge, I have ran low on time).
I had to be careful, but still the game was pretty straightforward.

[pgn]
[Event "banksia game"]
[Site "*"]
[Date "2022.11.23"]
[Round "*"]
[White "hm::Garcia Ruvalcaba, Jose de Jesus"]
[Black "Berserk 9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Time "18:10:07"]
[TimeControl "600+10"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "4k3/ppppppp1/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/4K3 w - - 0 1"]
[Termination "mate"]

1. h4 e6 {+2.83/23 188477 143529265} 2. g4 Ke7 {+2.85/22 76463 59521993} 3. f3
d6 {+2.63/21 47174 37114763} 4. Kf2 f6 {+2.73/22 14687 14064793} 5. h5 Kf7
{+2.53/20 8796 6663710} 6. Kg3 g6 {+2.69/22 48589 40422580} 7. hxg6+ Kg7
{+3.24/25 130328 107214953} 8. f4 Kxg6 {+2.79/21 13342 10794831} 9. Kh4 a6
{+2.77/23 49442 39710233} 10. g5 e5 {+2.93/22 28517 22608165} 11. e3 exf4
{+4.93/18 70632 49537097} 12. exf4 Kg7 {+5.48/18 13539 14898931} 13. Kg4 Kg6
{+6.38/17 11612 11380216} 14. f5+ Kg7 {+6.59/16 10036 10110547} 15. gxf6+ Kf7
{+6.87/19 10 18157459} 16. Kg5 c6 {+7.19/19 9639 18380829} 17. d4 c5 {+11.96/19
29018 28623397} 18. dxc5 dxc5 {+14.10/16 356 3935066} 19. c4 b5 {+66.16/18 22004
24082933} 20. cxb5 axb5 {+260.20/15 5480 6278414} 21. a3 Kf8 {+266.20/17 12234
13669371} 22. Kf4 c4 {+272.35/19 10 11065948} 23. Ke4 Kf7 {+272.06/19 10
17427251} 24. Ke5 Kf8 {+273.12/20 2147 8323675} 25. Kd4 Kf7 {+281.29/22 9420
11225027} 26. Kc5 Kxf6 {+272.15/20 4057 7723601} 27. Kxb5 Kxf5 {+271.16/20 12617
16853055} 28. a4 Ke5 {+271.16/20 13520 16091218} 29. a5 Kd6 {+271.06/18 5621
6786986} 30. Kb6 Ke6 {+271.15/18 8892 9211075} 31. a6 Kf6 {+262.03/17 4926
5703481} 32. a7 Kg5 {M-10/21 17583 18766684} 33. a8=Q Kf4 {M-9/29 4439 13316103}
34. Qe8 Kf5 {M-8/32 10487 13547276} 35. Kc5 Kg4 {M-7/34 1832 6145748} 36. Qf7 c3
{M-7/36 4413 6200109} 37. bxc3 Kg3 {M-6/43 2690 5659302} 38. Kd4 Kg4 {M-5/56
10822 14637360} 39. Ke4 Kg3 {M-4/73 15296 18147405} 40. Qf3+ Kh2 {M-3/127 10
2578408} 41. Qg4 Kh1 {M-2/127 10 4092} 42. Kf3 Kh2 {M-1/127 10 3391} 43. Qg2#
1-0
[/pgn]

Next game is against Crafty, taking the a7 pawn.

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pepechuy
Posts: 226
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Full name: José García Ruvalcaba

Re: Pawn endinge challenge: human vs engines.

Post by pepechuy »

Hi.

Now, the game against Crafty, taking the a7 pawn.
A win for me.

I had my doubts about playing 13. a6 (I also considered 13. ab6 and 13. e3). But I did not see a way for Crafty to keep the kingside closed, so I went for it.
I still do not find a way to prevent Crafty from resigning. Of course, the final position is an easy win for me; but I still had to be careful to avoid a stalemate.

[pgn]
[Event "banksia game"]
[Site "*"]
[Date "2022.11.25"]
[Round "*"]
[White "hm::Garcia Ruvalcaba, Jose de Jesus"]
[Black "Crafty-25.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Time "13:15:16"]
[TimeControl "600+10"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "4k3/1ppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/4K3 w - - 0 1"]
[Termination "resign"]

1. a4 c5 {-1.43/24 134330 373360432} 2. b3 f5 {-1.27/23 63808 188948001} 3. c3
Kf7 {-1.39/23 70734 221292017} 4. b4 cxb4 {-1.50/24 17906 59456956} 5. cxb4 Ke6
{-1.50/24 16862 44281732} 6. d3 g6 {-1.73/24 83242 284311381} 7. Kd2 Kd5
{-1.94/24 21224 70978063} 8. Kc3 b6 {-1.97/24 14010 8180166} 9. b5 Kc5 {-2.23/25
25969 93434824} 10. d4+ Kd6 {-2.23/25 13416 41053039} 11. Kb4 g5 {-2.56/27 40752
157855640} 12. a5 Kc7 {-3.42/26 43558 151925748} 13. a6 d5 {-4.88/29 62692
222145440} 14. Kc3 Kc8 {-5.18/29 25477 106107673} 15. Kd3 Kb8 {-5.18/28 9287
29080228} 16. Ke3 Ka7 {-6.09/29 10976 44261911} 17. Kf3 Kb8 {-8.72/27 28243
118513805} 18. Kg3 Kc7 {-10.94/25 36549 104146514} 19. h4 h6 {-15.83/27 26284
105240450} 20. hxg5 hxg5 {-20.30/27 22484 41329582} 21. f4 g4 {-327.33/25 16517
79328239} 22. Kh4 e6 {-327.43/25 8442 42250893} 23. Kg5 Kb8 {-327.45/28 7050
29969339} 24. Kf6 Ka7 {-327.47/31 7288 26687781} 25. Kxe6 g3 {-327.49/37 7006
23226942} 26. Kxd5 Ka8 {-327.51/52 7117 24378557} 27. Kc6 Kb8 {-327.53/115 7311
22220711} 28. d5 Kc8 {-327.55/124 5348 17582870} 29. a7 Kd8 {-327.57/10 10 28}
30. a8=Q+ Ke7 {-327.59/10 10 45} 31. d6+ Kf7 {-327.59/124 4411 14317923} 32. Kd5
1-0
[/pgn]

The next game is against Komodo, taking the b7 pawn.

Greetings.
pepechuy
Posts: 226
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Full name: José García Ruvalcaba

Re: Pawn endinge challenge: human vs engines.

Post by pepechuy »

Hi.

Now, the first game against Komodo, taking the b7 pawn.
A draw.

I think I just played badly.
12. c5 is a poor move that leads to an easy draw. I missed that my a5 pawn needs eternal protection, so my king is not free to go to the kingside.
But even I had played something else (cd5, Kd3 or f3), I do not see a clear way to make progress. So, my poor moves began before that.

[pgn]
[Event "banksia game"]
[Site "*"]
[Date "2022.11.26"]
[Round "*"]
[White "hm::Garcia Ruvalcaba, Jose de Jesus"]
[Black "Komodo 13.02 64-bit"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[BlackElo "3500"]
[Time "20:33:48"]
[TimeControl "600+10"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "4k3/p1pppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/4K3 w - - 0 1"]
[Termination "repetition"]

1. b4 e6 {+2.18/22 23621 21397888} 2. c4 d6 {+2.20/24 36516 45370297} 3. d3 Kd7
{+1.97/26 59094 73065150} 4. Kd2 c5 {+2.01/25 16165 29220508} 5. Kc3 Kc6
{+2.01/26 75426 96184880} 6. e3 Kb6 {+2.00/23 32623 37244483} 7. d4 Kc7
{+2.13/23 45815 50133904} 8. a4 Kc6 {+2.20/24 29442 34273302} 9. Kb3 g6
{+2.15/24 48541 59482449} 10. a5 cxb4 {+2.60/24 54096 71165621} 11. Kxb4 d5
{+3.17/24 15358 35016700} 12. c5 a6 {+0.23/26 24371 35605826} 13. f3 f5
{+0.00/33 10 60691653} 14. f4 Kc7 {+0.00/36 19765 25682744} 15. Ka4 Kc6
{+0.00/37 23137 32791611} 16. Kb4 Kd7 {+0.00/38 13386 18239447} 17. Ka4 Kc7
{+0.00/39 19760 27842266} 18. Kb4 Kd7 {+0.00/40 28827 40312919} 19. Ka4 Kc7
{+0.00/40 18673 25701562} 20. Kb4 Kd7 {+0.00/42 6907 18762105} 1/2-1/2
[/pgn]

The next game is against Lc0, taking the c7 pawn.

Greetings.
pepechuy
Posts: 226
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Full name: José García Ruvalcaba

Re: Pawn endinge challenge: human vs engines.

Post by pepechuy »

Hi.

Now, the game against Lc0, taking the c7 pawn.
A win for me.

As usual, I had to play carefully. But the game itself was not very difficult.
I liked my maneuver g3 and h4, to keep the kingside open for my King.

[pgn]
[Event "banksia game"]
[Site "*"]
[Date "2022.11.27"]
[Round "*"]
[White "hm::Garcia Ruvalcaba, Jose de Jesus"]
[Black "Lc0 v0.27.0"]
[Result "1-0"]
[BlackElo "3500"]
[Time "18:50:20"]
[TimeControl "600+10"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "4k3/pp1ppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/4K3 w - - 0 1"]
[Termination "mate"]

1. c4 Kd8 {+4.98/5 81775 5073} 2. d4 Kc7 {+5.42/4 21454 2109} 3. Kd2 Kc6
{+5.93/4 23792 1957} 4. Kc3 d5 {+6.55/4 33769 2793} 5. cxd5+ Kxd5 {+5.96/5 9307
1010} 6. Kd3 f5 {+6.26/4 18508 2094} 7. e3 g5 {+7.54/5 23817 3883} 8. f3 f4
{+7.07/5 16180 1898} 9. e4+ Kd6 {+10.99/5 19469 2434} 10. Kc4 e6 {+10.42/5 32375
3784} 11. b3 Kc6 {+9.64/5 27996 3010} 12. a3 b5+ {+7.95/5 20360 2257} 13. Kd3
Kd6 {+6.72/5 24621 3135} 14. Ke2 Kc6 {+6.03/5 22393 3027} 15. Kf2 Kd6 {+4.89/5
15997 1736} 16. g3 e5 {+4.14/6 5077 1491} 17. d5 a5 {+3.50/6 15783 2238} 18. b4
a4 {+2.47/7 16348 1415} 19. h4 h6 {+4.23/8 16159 2382} 20. hxg5 hxg5 {+5.54/9
6641 2138} 21. gxf4 gxf4 {+6.47/9 15987 4760} 22. Kg2 Ke7 {+7.98/10 232 7034}
23. Kh3 Kf7 {+9.53/10 14196 12309} 24. Kh4 Kg6 {+12.06/11 31198 38745} 25. Kg4
Kf6 {+12.42/11 4942 17919} 26. Kh5 Kf7 {+14.08/11 57119 97183} 27. Kg5 Ke7
{+14.36/11 238 49175} 28. Kf5 Kd6 {+15.92/11 628 27296} 29. Kf6 Kd7 {+22.26/9
7999 25681} 30. Kxe5 Ke7 {+28.58/8 15577 27158} 31. Kxf4 Kd6 {+33.69/6 32072
12059} 32. Kf5 Kd7 {+36.12/7 25719 13672} 33. e5 Ke7 {+33.48/6 21545 10832} 34.
Kg6 Ke8 {+37.68/7 20007 18782} 35. Kf6 Kd7 {+29.97/7 21268 21458} 36. Kf7 Kd8
{+37.86/7 19635 15469} 37. e6 Kc7 {+31.07/7 13149 7356} 38. e7 Kd6 {+35.26/6
8333 3147} 39. e8=Q Kxd5 {+37.10/6 6622 2197} 40. Qe4+ Kd6 {+17.46/1 13 335} 41.
Qd4+ Kc7 {+29.74/5 16128 2599} 42. Qc5+ Kb8 {+13.01/6 21083 4074} 43. Ke6 Ka8
{+41.40/5 2301 631} 44. Qxb5 Ka7 {M-3/1 15 15} 45. Kd6 Ka8 {M-2/1 10 5} 46. Kc6
Ka7 {M-1/1 26 3} 47. Qb7# 1-0
[/pgn]

Next game is against Stockfish, taking the d7 pawn.

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pepechuy
Posts: 226
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Full name: José García Ruvalcaba

Re: Pawn endinge challenge: human vs engines.

Post by pepechuy »

Hi.

Now, the game against Stockfish, taking the d7 pawn.
A win for me.

At first, Stockfish did not advance its pawns too much, which is an interesting defensive setup.
One has to be very careful to avoid closing up the game.
In the last few moves, I had to avoid stalemating Stockfish.

[pgn]
[Event "banksia game"]
[Site "*"]
[Date "2022.12.04"]
[Round "*"]
[White "hm::Garcia Ruvalcaba, Jose de Jesus"]
[Black "Stockfish 15"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Time "18:47:13"]
[TimeControl "600+10"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "4k3/ppp1pppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/4K3 w - - 0 1"]
[Termination "mate"]

1. d4 e6 {+3.93/26 83697 39949825} 2. e4 f6 {+3.94/22 15650 7748560} 3. Kd2 Ke7
{+4.39/26 101323 57881460} 4. c4 g6 {+4.43/24 82292 48839378} 5. Kd3 e5
{+5.07/25 92989 53867508} 6. Ke3 Kd7 {+5.34/23 101380 58535777} 7. f4 Ke7
{+6.04/25 96423 55259075} 8. b4 Ke6 {+6.82/24 76975 48047109} 9. d5+ Kf7
{+7.09/21 10 23935154} 10. fxe5 fxe5 {+7.20/20 10360 6413972} 11. c5 Ke7
{+7.49/22 15653 15217997} 12. Kf3 Kd7 {+8.15/21 10 16673613} 13. Kg4 c6
{+9.37/22 24271 19430968} 14. d6 h6 {+9.61/23 10 8354417} 15. h4 Ke6 {+10.82/23
14262 14665342} 16. h5 g5 {+11.37/24 10 24493874} 17. g3 b6 {+13.47/24 35725
33957671} 18. a4 Kf6 {+15.72/23 15143 11311992} 19. d7 Ke7 {+13.67/23 3346
3396023} 20. Kf5 Kxd7 {+14.36/23 5160 5828151} 21. Kxe5 b5 {+17.16/22 20221
17621403} 22. a5 Ke7 {M-15/45 6836 6338559} 23. Kf5 Kf7 {M-15/53 3712 4176252}
24. e5 a6 {M-14/52 4627 4438018} 25. e6+ Ke7 {M-13/56 1315 3874712} 26. Ke5 g4
{M-12/82 2651 9129065} 27. Kf5 Ke8 {M-11/103 3813 15178153} 28. Kxg4 Kf8
{M-10/105 5582 9598852} 29. Kf5 Ke7 {M-9/245 10 57080467} 30. Ke5 Ke8 {M-9/152
10971 36351698} 31. Kf6 Kf8 {M-8/245 10 596862} 32. e7+ Ke8 {M-7/245 10 51385}
33. g4 Kd7 {M-6/245 10 80832} 34. Kf7 Kc8 {M-6/245 9721 24315523} 35. e8=Q+ Kb7
{M-5/245 1092 3322219} 36. Ke7 Kc7 {M-4/245 67 138309} 37. Qd8+ Kb7 {M-4/245 229
667756} 38. Kd6 Ka7 {M-3/245 41 22099} 39. Qd7+ Kb8 {M-2/245 10 5490} 40. Kxc6
Ka8 {M-1/245 25 490} 41. Qb7# 1-0
[/pgn]

Next game is against Berserk, taking the e7 pawn.

Greetings.
pepechuy
Posts: 226
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Full name: José García Ruvalcaba

Re: Pawn endinge challenge: human vs engines.

Post by pepechuy »

Hi.

Now, the first game against Berserk, taking the e7 pawn.
A draw.

I think Berserk defended extremely well, and I am not completely sure where I spoiled the win.
According to Berserk's evaluation, 22. d5 is a mistake, and it is a draw after that.
Of course I did not see it during the game, but it is now clear to me that the position after 22. d5 is indeed a draw.
But, truth to be told, I have no idea about the winning plan there. I could play 22. Kd3; but, ¿how to follow up?

[pgn]
[Event "banksia game"]
[Site "*"]
[Date "2022.12.05"]
[Round "*"]
[White "hm::Garcia Ruvalcaba, Jose de Jesus"]
[Black "Berserk 9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Time "12:37:30"]
[TimeControl "600+10"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "4k3/pppp1ppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/4K3 w - - 0 1"]
[Termination "insufficient material"]

1. e4 d6 {+2.69/22 15520 14410434} 2. Ke2 Ke7 {+2.66/22 9119 12692643} 3. Ke3
Ke6 {+2.67/23 25839 30315932} 4. d4 c6 {+2.75/22 35607 34335974} 5. f4 f5
{+2.54/23 74720 70741663} 6. exf5+ Kxf5 {+2.50/22 34170 29220217} 7. Kf3 g6
{+2.73/22 93089 85714088} 8. g4+ Ke6 {+3.58/20 51005 50535806} 9. Ke4 d5+
{+2.85/21 81628 67563309} 10. Kd3 Kf6 {+3.57/25 186749 161672846} 11. Kc3 Ke6
{+3.71/24 56060 44286978} 12. Kb4 b6 {+3.68/20 15877 15620496} 13. c4 a5+
{+1.78/19 3192 3114405} 14. Kc3 dxc4 {+3.96/20 24476 25918539} 15. Kxc4 h5
{+5.05/18 14717 14837703} 16. h3 Kd6 {+4.28/17 3832 7563477} 17. a4 Ke6
{+9.35/18 18743 19894558} 18. Kc3 b5 {+6.48/17 14388 13420120} 19. axb5 cxb5
{+8.01/19 15953 16592609} 20. b3 hxg4 {+2.91/19 11484 9827423} 21. hxg4 Ke7
{+4.60/16 552 2601904} 22. d5 Kd6 {+0.00/26 3238 3463877} 23. Kd4 a4 {+0.01/27
60 2322628} 24. bxa4 bxa4 {-0.01/34 10 29438555} 25. f5 gxf5 {+0.00/34 20099
21958803} 26. gxf5 a3 {+0.01/36 10 22124110} 27. Kc3 Kxd5 {+0.00/35 4411
11511715} 28. f6 a2 {+0.01/37 11724 12966841} 29. Kb2 Ke6 {+0.01/42 26981
31799512} 30. Kxa2 Kf7 {+0.00/46 27564 2372297} 31. Kb3 Kxf6 {+0.01/44 14367
562} 1/2-1/2
[/pgn]

The next game is against Crafty, taking the f7 pawn.
Greetings.
pepechuy
Posts: 226
Joined: Fri Oct 22, 2021 4:22 am
Full name: José García Ruvalcaba

Re: Pawn endinge challenge: human vs engines.

Post by pepechuy »

Hi.

Now, the game against Crafty, taking the f7 pawn.
A win for me.
I still do not find the way to keep Crafty from resigning.

An straightforward game, which looks "easy" once it is played out.
But during the game, I had to be careful, as usual.

[pgn]
[Event "banksia game"]
[Site "*"]
[Date "2022.12.11"]
[Round "*"]
[White "hm::Garcia Ruvalcaba, Jose de Jesus"]
[Black "Crafty-25.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Time "19:41:35"]
[TimeControl "600+10"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "4k3/ppppp1pp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/4K3 w - - 0 1"]
[Termination "resign"]

1. f4 Kf7 {-1.36/22 62688 197256252} 2. Kf2 Kf6 {-1.34/23 104162 374934125} 3.
Kf3 e5 {-1.28/20 19684 42273022} 4. e4 exf4 {-1.25/21 19529 40013042} 5. Kxf4
g5+ {-1.29/21 19300 49008388} 6. Ke3 b6 {-1.31/22 55887 201552581} 7. d4 c5
{-1.49/22 58161 144708735} 8. c3 h5 {-2.08/24 55695 193121519} 9. Kd3 Ke6
{-1.96/25 30686 97982191} 10. Kc4 cxd4 {-2.51/26 20937 44125860} 11. cxd4 a6
{-3.20/27 29031 103837705} 12. a4 Kd6 {-3.74/27 55877 173975234} 13. b4 Ke6
{-3.74/26 34324 138807884} 14. a5 bxa5 {-4.68/27 16557 34366514} 15. bxa5 d6
{-9.65/34 50238 162562114} 16. Kd3 Ke7 {-10.99/31 14520 59494140} 17. d5 Kf6
{-10.99/33 9517 12498330} 18. Kd4 Ke7 {-11.35/28 22213 79553309} 19. e5 1-0
[/pgn]

The next game is against Komodo, taking the g7 pawn.
Greetings.
pepechuy
Posts: 226
Joined: Fri Oct 22, 2021 4:22 am
Full name: José García Ruvalcaba

Re: Pawn endinge challenge: human vs engines.

Post by pepechuy »

Hi.

Now, the first game against Komodo, taking the g7 pawn.
A draw.

I am not sure where I let the win slip away.
But I am quite sure that Komodo's evaluation after 18... a4 (it gives +2.38) is just wrong: the game looks dead drawn to me.
Had I played 19. a3 (instead of 19. Kg4), I just do not see any essential difference, there is no way for me to make progress.

[pgn]
[Event "banksia game"]
[Site "*"]
[Date "2022.12.12"]
[Round "*"]
[White "hm::Garcia Ruvalcaba, Jose de Jesus"]
[Black "Komodo 13.02 64-bit"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[BlackElo "3500"]
[Time "17:18:04"]
[TimeControl "600+10"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "4k3/pppppp1p/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/4K3 w - - 0 1"]
[Termination "repetition"]

1. g4 Kf8 {+2.17/24 39366 44855613} 2. f4 e6 {+1.99/25 28824 36283173} 3. Kf2
Kg7 {+2.00/26 46309 53223797} 4. Kf3 f5 {+2.11/24 31474 40468645} 5. e4 Kf6
{+1.96/23 20708 26912798} 6. exf5 exf5 {+2.25/24 12531 13894783} 7. h3 Kg6
{+2.70/26 56941 85318409} 8. Kg3 Kf6 {+2.72/24 76664 80952230} 9. d3 d6
{+2.38/24 91134 99435735} 10. h4 d5 {+1.93/24 33987 43839793} 11. h5 fxg4
{+4.07/25 114779 125742131} 12. Kxg4 a5 {+5.05/26 74411 105144811} 13. d4 b5
{+5.63/27 24339 31433985} 14. f5 b4 {+0.44/30 6469 10694272} 15. h6 Ke7
{+4.14/32 11993 19486639} 16. Kg5 Kf7 {+3.25/33 17612 24634228} 17. c3 bxc3
{+1.57/31 7180 12390663} 18. bxc3 a4 {+2.38/36 28837 51956656} 19. Kg4 a3
{+0.00/33 10693 17155948} 20. Kg5 Ke7 {+0.00/37 9997 16690903} 21. Kg4 Kf7
{+0.00/34 9967 15924727} 22. Kg3 Ke7 {+0.00/34 11262 20606747} 23. Kf3 Kf7
{+0.00/33 6360 12668745} 24. Kg4 Ke7 {+0.00/38 8818 15593126} 25. Kg5 Kf7
{+0.00/40 7734 15930099} 26. Kf4 Kf6 {+0.00/43 9971 16552881} 27. Kg4 Ke7
{+0.00/43 8829 16682485} 28. Kg5 Kf7 {+0.00/43 10 20514737} 29. Kf4 Kf6
{+0.00/45 11915 19123651} 30. Kg4 Ke7 {+0.00/50 8314 14106392} 1/2-1/2
[/pgn]

The next game is against Lc0, taking the h7 pawn.
Greetings.
pepechuy
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Full name: José García Ruvalcaba

Re: Pawn endinge challenge: human vs engines.

Post by pepechuy »

Hi.

Now, the game against Lc0, taking the h7 pawn.
A win for me.

A got a big scare in this one. After 15... a5, my original intention was to play 16. de4 de4 17. a3, but then I saw that Black is not forced to capture on a3, and the queenside gets closed for my king. If I wait for Black to play ... a4, I think the position closes too.
Fortunately, I saw 16. de4 de4 17. c3, which wins. I think I waited too long to expand on the queenside. And had I waited any longer, I would have lost half point.

[pgn]
[Event "banksia game"]
[Site "*"]
[Date "2022.12.13"]
[Round "*"]
[White "hm::Garcia Ruvalcaba, Jose de Jesus"]
[Black "Lc0 v0.27.0"]
[Result "1-0"]
[BlackElo "3500"]
[Time "21:04:37"]
[TimeControl "600+10"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "4k3/ppppppp1/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/4K3 w - - 0 1"]
[Termination "mate"]

1. h4 f5 {+4.42/5 57220 4490} 2. g3 Kf7 {+3.74/5 23460 1732} 3. f3 Kg6 {+4.25/5
24367 2325} 4. Kf2 Kh5 {+3.49/5 15713 1367} 5. e3 e5 {+3.19/4 28649 1843} 6. Kg2
e4 {+4.04/5 19319 2108} 7. fxe4 fxe4 {+6.40/7 3466 940} 8. Kh3 g5 {+6.38/6 8432
1518} 9. g4+ Kh6 {+7.51/6 27773 2864} 10. h5 d5 {+5.02/5 22145 2309} 11. Kg3 c5
{+4.37/5 16628 2058} 12. Kf2 b5 {+5.20/5 20307 2798} 13. Ke2 c4 {+4.91/6 16502
2816} 14. d3 b4 {+3.84/7 8624 1882} 15. Kd2 a5 {+6.48/8 43088 7433} 16. dxe4
dxe4 {+10.89/9 3997 4764} 17. c3 b3 {+18.91/9 31978 17493} 18. axb3 cxb3
{+21.47/1 21 6651} 19. c4 a4 {+22.28/8 6590 5326} 20. Kc3 a3 {+28.78/7 25714
5800} 21. bxa3 b2 {+42.80/7 11862 6221} 22. Kxb2 Kg7 {+58.25/7 224 9234} 23. a4
Kf6 {+64.69/6 39680 22662} 24. a5 Ke6 {+64.77/6 30865 14687} 25. a6 Kf6
{+32.41/5 23318 7309} 26. a7 Ke5 {+45.80/5 21910 4938} 27. a8=Q Kd6 {+20.29/5
19536 2459} 28. h6 Ke6 {+24.53/5 21920 4079} 29. h7 Ke7 {+47.33/5 5347 1186} 30.
Qa6 Kf7 {+114.07/5 131 159} 31. h8=Q Ke7 {M-2/1 25 16} 32. Qh7+ Kd8 {M-1/1 27 7}
33. Qa8# 1-0
[/pgn]

Next game is against Stockfish, taking the a7 pawn.

Greetings.