Romi's learning might be messed up..

[Tony Thomas]

Here is few games of romi against an engine that I shall call goat for. The other engine doesnt learn, and uses a book that is made similar to the book from Shredder. I will post more about that book later.. Here are few games where Romi got slaughtered..No wins or draws for romi so far. I used winboard to play these games.


[White "RomichessP3k"]
[Black "goat"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2477"]
[BlackElo "2453"]
[Opening "Sicilian: Najdorf, Poisoned pawn variation"]
[ECO "B97"]
[NIC "SI.08"]
[Time "05:28:58"]
[TimeControl "180+1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Qb6 8.
Qd2 Qxb2 9. Rb1 Qa3 10. f5 Nc6 11. fxe6 fxe6 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. e5 dxe5 14.
Bxf6 gxf6 15. Ne4 Be7 16. Be2 h5 17. Rf1 f5 18. Rf3 Qxa2 19. Rfb3 fxe4 20.
Qc3 Bd8 21. Qxc6+ Bd7 22. Qxa8 Qxc2 23. Qxa6 O-O 24. Rg3+ Kh8 25. Rd1 Be7
26. Qc4 Qa4 27. Qxa4 Bxa4 28. Bxh5 Bb4+ 29. Ke2 Bxd1+ 30. Kxd1 Bc5 31. Be2
Rd8+ 32. Ke1 e3 33. Rg4 Bd4 34. Rg3 e4 35. Bg4 Rb8 36. Bxe6 Rb1+ 37. Ke2
Rb2+ 38. Kd1 Rd2+ 39. Ke1 Rf2 40. Bg4 Bc3+ 41. Kd1 Rd2+ 42. Kc1 Bb2+ 43. Kb1
Bd4 44. Kc1 Kg7 45. Be2+ Kf6 46. Bh5 Kf5 47. h4 Bb2+ 48. Kb1 e2 49. Re3 Rd1+
50. Kxb2 e1=Q 51. Rxe1 Rxe1 52. g3 Rg1 53. Kc2 Rxg3 54. Be8 Kf4 55. Bf7 Rg7
56. Bh5 Ke3 57. Be8 Kf2 58. Bh5 e3 59. Bd1 Rg3 60. Kb2 e2 61. Bxe2 Kxe2 62.
Kc2 {White resigns} 0-1



[White "goat"]
[Black "RomichessP3k"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2460"]
[Opening "Sicilian: Richter-Rauzer, Rauzer attack, 7...a6"]
[ECO "B66"]
[NIC "SI.29"]
[Time "05:36:14"]
[TimeControl "180+1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8.
O-O-O h6 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. Bf4 d5 11. Qe3 Bb4 12. Be2 O-O 13. e5 Nd7 14. Qg3
Kh8 15. Qh3 Qc7 16. Bxh6 Nxe5 17. Bxg7+ Kxg7 18. Qg3+ Kf6 19. Qh4+ Kg6 20.
Qxb4 Rg8 21. Qf4 Kg7 22. g3 Rb8 23. h4 f6 24. h5 Qe7 25. h6+ Kh7 26. Rh5 Rg6
27. a3 a5 28. Rdh1 Qb7 29. Nd1 Qc7 30. Ne3 Rb7 31. Qh4 Qb6 32. Nd1 c5 33.
Kb1 c4 34. f4 Nc6 35. c3 Ne7 36. g4 Qd6 37. Rf1 Qxa3 38. Bf3 Qb3 39. f5 exf5
40. g5 fxg5 41. Rxg5 f4 42. Bg4 Bxg4 43. Qxg4 Rxg5 44. Qxg5 Ng6 45. Rg1 Qb6
46. Re1 a4 47. Qxd5 Rc7 48. Re6 Qg1 49. Ka2 Qc5 50. Qe4 Qh5 51. Rd6 Qxh6 52.
Qf5 Qg7 53. Nf2 Rf7 54. Qe6 Re7 55. Qh3+ Kg8 56. Ng4 Nf8 57. Nh6+ Kh8 58.
Nf5+ Qh7 59. Rh6 Rd7 60. Qh4 Qxh6 61. Qxh6+ Kg8 62. Qf6 Rh7 63. Nh6+ Rxh6
64. Qxh6 f3 65. Qf6 f2 66. Ka3 Nh7 67. Qxf2 Kg7 68. Qg3+ Kf6 69. Kxa4 Ng5
{Black resigns}
1-0

[White "RomichessP3k"]
[Black "goat"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2444"]
[BlackElo "2486"]
[Opening "Sicilian: Najdorf, Poisoned pawn variation"]
[ECO "B97"]
[NIC "SI.08"]
[Time "05:44:24"]
[TimeControl "180+1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Qb6 8.
Qd2 Qxb2 9. Rb1 Qa3 10. f5 Nc6 11. fxe6 fxe6 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. e5 dxe5 14.
Bxf6 gxf6 15. Ne4 Be7 16. Be2 h5 17. Rf1 f5 18. Rf3 Qxa2 19. Rfb3 fxe4 20.
Qc3 Bd8 21. Qxc6+ Bd7 22. Qxa8 Qxc2 23. Qxa6 O-O 24. Rg3+ Kh8 25. Rd1 Be7
26. Qc4 Qa4 27. Qxa4 Bxa4 28. Bxh5 Bb4+ 29. Ke2 Bxd1+ 30. Kxd1 Bc5 31. Be2
Bf2 32. Rg4 Rd8+ 33. Kc1 Be3+ 34. Kb1 Rd2 35. Bc4 Rd4 36. Bb3 Bf4 37. g3 e3
38. gxf4 e2 39. Rh4+ Kg8 40. Rg4+ Kf8 41. Rg1 exf4 42. Re1 f3 43. Kb2 Rd2+
44. Kc3 Rd8 45. h3 f2 46. Rxe2 {White resigns} 0-1


[Event "ICC 3 1"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2008.10.31"]
[Round "-"]
[White 'goat"]
[Black "RomichessP3k"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2430"]
[Opening "Sicilian: Richter-Rauzer, Rauzer attack, 7...a6"]
[ECO "B66"]
[NIC "SI.29"]
[Time "05:49:24"]
[TimeControl "180+1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8.
O-O-O h6 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. Bf4 d5 11. Qe3 Bb4 12. Be2 O-O 13. e5 Nd7 14. Qg3
Kh8 15. Qh3 Qc7 16. Bxh6 Nxe5 17. Bxg7+ Kxg7 18. Qg3+ Kf6 19. Qh4+ Kg6 20.
Qxb4 Rg8 21. Qf4 Kh7 22. Rd3 Rg6 23. Kb1 Rb8 24. b3 Kg7 25. Re3 f6 26. Bd3
Rg5 27. Rg3 a5 28. Rxg5+ fxg5 29. Qxg5+ Kh8 30. Re1 Nc4 31. Bxc4 Qg7 32.
Qh5+ Kg8 {Black resigns} 1-0

[Tony Thomas]

Two more..

[White "[White "Romichessp3k"]
[Black "goat"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2417"]
[BlackElo "2513"]
[Opening "Sicilian: Najdorf, Poisoned pawn variation"]
[ECO "B97"]
[NIC "SI.08"]
[Time "05:53:22"]
[TimeControl "180+1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Qb6 8.
Qd2 Qxb2 9. Rb1 Qa3 10. f5 Nc6 11. fxe6 fxe6 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. e5 dxe5 14.
Bxf6 gxf6 15. Ne4 Be7 16. Be2 h5 17. Rf1 f5 18. Rf3 Qxa2 19. Rfb3 fxe4 20.
Qc3 Bd8 21. Qxc6+ Bd7 22. Qxa8 Qxc2 23. Qxa6 O-O 24. Rg3+ Kh8 25. Rd1 Be7
26. Qc4 Qa4 27. Qxa4 Bxa4 28. Bxh5 Bb4+ 29. Ke2 Bxd1+ 30. Kxd1 Bc5 31. Be2
Bf2 32. Rh3+ Kg7 33. Bg4 Rf4 34. Bxe6 e3 35. Ke2 Rb4 36. Rxe3 Rb2+ 37. Kd3
Bxe3 38. Kxe3 Rxg2 39. h3 Kf6 40. Kf3 Rd2 41. Bg4 Rd4 42. Bc8 Kg5 43. Ke3
Kh4 44. Be6 Kg3 45. Bg4 Rf4 46. Bd7 Rf1 47. Bc6 Re1+ 48. Kd2 Kf2 49. Kd3
Re3+ 50. Kc4 Kg3 51. Bd7 e4 52. Bf5 Re1 53. Kd4 e3 54. Bd3 Kf2 55. Ke5 e2
56. Kf5 Rh1 57. Bxe2 Kxe2 58. Kg4 Ke3 59. h4 Ke4 60. Kg5 Ke5 61. Kg4 Rf1 62.
Kg3 Ke4 63. Kg2 Rf3 64. Kh2 Kf4 65. Kg2 {White resigns} 0-1



[White "goat"]
[Black "Romichessp3k"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2405"]
[Opening "Sicilian: Richter-Rauzer, Rauzer attack, 7...a6"]
[ECO "B66"]
[NIC "SI.29"]
[Time "06:00:08"]
[TimeControl "180+1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8.
O-O-O h6 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. Bf4 d5 11. Qe3 Bb4 12. Be2 O-O 13. e5 Nd7 14. Qg3
Bxc3 15. Qxc3 Qb6 16. Qg3 Kh8 17. Bxh6 gxh6 18. Qf4 Rb8 19. Qxh6+ Kg8 20.
Qg5+ Kh8 21. b3 Nc5 22. Qh4+ Kg8 23. Rd4 Nxb3+ 24. axb3 Qxd4 25. Qxd4 Re8
26. h4 Bd7 27. Qf4 Red8 28. Qh6 Be8 {Black resigns} 1-0

[Tony Thomas]

Another..


[White "Romichessp3k"]
[Black "goat"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2394"]
[BlackElo "2536"]
[Opening "Sicilian: Najdorf, Poisoned pawn variation"]
[ECO "B97"]
[NIC "SI.08"]
[Time "06:03:41"]
[TimeControl "180+1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Qb6 8.
Qd2 Qxb2 9. Rb1 Qa3 10. f5 Nc6 11. fxe6 fxe6 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. e5 dxe5 14.
Bxf6 gxf6 15. Ne4 Be7 16. Be2 h5 17. Rf1 f5 18. Rf3 Qxa2 19. Rfb3 fxe4 20.
Qc3 Bd8 21. Qxc6+ Bd7 22. Qxa8 Qxc2 23. Qxa6 O-O 24. Rg3+ Kh8 25. Rd1 Be7
26. Qc4 Qa4 27. Qxa4 Bxa4 28. Bxh5 Bb4+ 29. Ke2 Bxd1+ 30. Kxd1 Bc5 31. Be2
Bf2 32. Rg4 Rd8+ 33. Kc1 Be3+ 34. Kb1 Rd2 35. Rh4+ Kg7 36. Bc4 Rd4 37. Bxe6
Kf6 38. Bg4 Bg5 39. Rh8 e3 40. Bf3 Rd2 41. h4 Bf4 42. Rb8 e4 43. Rb6+ Kf5
44. Bh5 e2 45. Rb5+ Be5 46. Bxe2 Rxe2 47. g4+ Kf4 48. Ra5 e3 49. Kc1 Rh2 50.
Ra4+ Kf3 51. Kd1 {White resigns} 0-1

[Tony Thomas]

More..


[Round "-"]
[White "Goat"]
[Black "romichessp3k"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2546"]
[BlackElo "2384"]
[Opening "Sicilian: Richter-Rauzer, Rauzer attack, 7...a6"]
[ECO "B66"]
[NIC "SI.29"]
[Time "06:09:25"]
[TimeControl "180+1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8.
O-O-O h6 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. Bf4 d5 11. Qe3 Be7 12. Be2 g5 13. Be5 O-O 14. Qg3
Bb4 15. exd5 exd5 16. h4 Nh7 17. a3 Be7 18. hxg5 Bxg5+ 19. f4 f6 20. fxg5
fxe5 21. Ne4 Kh8 22. Qxe5+ Kg8 23. g6 Rf5 24. gxh7+ Kf7 {Black resigns} 1-0


The persistence finally starting to pay off..


[White "Romichessp3k"]
[Black "Goat"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2375"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Opening "Sicilian: Najdorf, Poisoned pawn variation"]
[ECO "B97"]
[NIC "SI.08"]
[Time "06:12:41"]
[TimeControl "180+1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Qb6 8.
Qd2 Qxb2 9. Rb1 Qa3 10. f5 Nc6 11. fxe6 fxe6 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. e5 dxe5 14.
Bxf6 gxf6 15. Ne4 Be7 16. Be2 h5 17. Rf1 f5 18. Rf3 Qxa2 19. Rfb3 fxe4 20.
Qc3 Bd8 21. Qxc6+ Bd7 22. Qxa8 Qxc2 23. Qxa6 O-O 24. Rg3+ Kh8 25. Rd1 Be7
26. Qc4 Qa4 27. Qxa4 Bxa4 28. Bxh5 Bb4+ 29. Ke2 Bxd1+ 30. Kxd1 Bc5 31. Be2
Bd4 32. Bc4 Kh7 33. Bxe6 Rf1+ 34. Ke2 Rf2+ 35. Kd1 e3 36. Bc4 Rd2+ 37. Ke1
Rb2 38. Kd1 e4 39. Rg4 Rd2+ 40. Kc1 Bc5 41. h4 Ba3+ 42. Kb1 Rd4 43. Ba6 Kh6
44. g3 Bd6 45. Kc2 Be5 46. Bb5 Bf6 47. Kb3 Bg7 48. Be2 Be5 49. h5 Kh7 50.
Rg5 Bc7 51. Rg4 Bb8 52. Kc3 Be5 53. Kb3 Bg7 54. Ba6 Be5 55. Bb5 Bb8 56. Be2
Be5 57. Bc4 Bf6 58. Be2 Bg7 59. Bb5 Kh8 60. Bc4 Kh7 61. Be2 Bf8 62. Rf4 Bg7
63. g4 Rd3+ 64. Kb4 Rd2 65. Bc4 Rd4 66. Kc5 Kh6 67. Be2 Rd2 68. Ba6 Bd4+ 69.
Kc6 Ra2 70. Bc4 Rc2 71. Kd5 Ba7 72. Rxe4 Rd2+ 73. Kc6 Kg5 74. Re7 Bd4 75.
Re4 Ba7 76. Kb5 Rc2 77. Bd3 Rc3 78. Be2 Rc2 79. Bc4 Rd2 80. Bg8 Rb2+ 81. Ka6
Bb6 82. Bf7 Rb1 83. Be6 Bc5 84. Bc8 Rb6+ 85. Ka5 Rb1 86. Bd7 Bb4+ 87. Ka4
Bd2 88. Be6 Rb7 89. Bf5 Rb6 90. Bc8 Rb1 91. Bd7 Rb2 92. Bb5 Rb1 93. Bd3 Rb2
94. Be2 Bc1 95. Bc4 Bd2 96. Bf1 Rb1 97. Be2 Re1 98. Bd3 Rg1 99. Kb3 Rc1 100.
Bc4 Rg1 101. Kc2 Rg2 102. Kd3 Rxg4 103. Rxg4+ Kxg4 104. h6 Ba5 105. h7 e2
106. Kxe2 Bc3 107. Ke3 Kg5 108. Bd3 Bh8 109. Ke4 Kg6 110. Kd5+ Kg7 111. Ke6
Kf8 112. Be4 Bc3 113. Kf5 Kg7 114. Kf4 Bb2 115. Ke3 Bc3 116. Bf5 Be1 117.
Kd4 Kh8 118. Kd5 Kg7 119. Kd6 Bc3 120. Ke7 Kh8 121. Kf7 Bg7 122. Bd3 Bh6
123. Bb1 Bg7 124. Bc2 Bh6 125. Bg6 Bg5 126. Bb1 Bh6 127. Kg6 Bg7 128. Bd3
Bf8 129. Bc2 Bg7 130. Be4 Bf8 131. Bd5 Bg7 132. Be6 Bf8 133. Bf7 Bg7 134.
Ba2 Bf8 135. Bb3 Bg7 136. Bc4 Bf8 137. Bd3 Bg7 138. Bc2 Bc3 139. Bd1 Bg7
140. Bf3 Bf8 141. Be4 Bg7 142. Bf5 Bf8 143. Bg4 Bg7 144. Bc8 Bf8 145. Bf5
Bg7 146. Kf7 Bh6 147. Bd3 Bg7 148. Bg6 Bh6 149. Be4 Bg7 150. Ke6 Bc3 151.
Bc2 Bf6 152. Bf5 Kg7 153. h8=Q+ Kxh8
{Game drawn because neither player has mating material}
1/2-1/2

[Michael Sherwin]

Hey Tony,

I will have a look at the games. This is a very complicated opening and can take awhile to learn. I hope that Romi's learning will prevail, eventually.