Just played a chess game I'm quite proud of with my computer (beginner level)

[Mulder_81]

Stalemated the computer after 52 moves. Could someone good at chess here have a read through the game and tell me what I did right and wrong and how I could have done better? I think the computer made some dumb moves at times.

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d3 d6 6. h3 Qd7 7. Bb5 d5 8. c3 Nxf2 9. Rxf2 Qd6 10. Bxc6+ Qxc6 11. Qf1 e5 12. Nxe5 Qe6 13. Nf3 Bd6 14. d4 O-O 15. c4 cxd4 16. Nxd4 Qe4 17. Nb5 Bf5 18. Nxd6 Qd4 19. Nxf5 dxc4 20. Nxd4 f5 21. b3 cxb3 22. axb3 Rf6 23. Ra4 a5 24. Rc4 Re8 25. Rc7 Rb6 26. Nxf5 g6 27. Nh6+ Kh8 28. Nf7+ Kg7 29. Ng5+ Kg8 30. Nc3 Rxb3 31. Nce4 Rxe4 32. Nxe4 g5 33. Nxg5 h6 34. Ne4 h5 35. g4 hxg4 36. hxg4 a4 37. Ba3 Rxa3 38. Nd2 Rg3+ 39. Kh2 Rxg4 40. Rc4 Rxc4 41. Nxc4 b5 42. Nd6 b4 43. Rb2 b3 44. Qa1 a3 45. Qxa3 Kf8 46. Rxb3 Ke7 47. Nc8+ Ke6 48. Re3+ Kd5 49. Qd3+ Kc5 50. Re5+ Kb4 51. Rb5+ Ka4 52. Nd6$

 

[The Dark Knight]

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[Tone C]

Stalemated the computer after 52 moves. Could someone good at chess here have a read through the game and tell me what I did right and wrong and how I could have done better? I think the computer made some dumb moves at times.

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d3 d6 6. h3 Qd7 7. Bb5 d5 8. c3 Nxf2 9. Rxf2 Qd6 10. Bxc6+ Qxc6 11. Qf1 e5 12. Nxe5 Qe6 13. Nf3 Bd6 14. d4 O-O 15. c4 cxd4 16. Nxd4 Qe4 17. Nb5 Bf5 18. Nxd6 Qd4 19. Nxf5 dxc4 20. Nxd4 f5 21. b3 cxb3 22. axb3 Rf6 23. Ra4 a5 24. Rc4 Re8 25. Rc7 Rb6 26. Nxf5 g6 27. Nh6+ Kh8 28. Nf7+ Kg7 29. Ng5+ Kg8 30. Nc3 Rxb3 31. Nce4 Rxe4 32. Nxe4 g5 33. Nxg5 h6 34. Ne4 h5 35. g4 hxg4 36. hxg4 a4 37. Ba3 Rxa3 38. Nd2 Rg3+ 39. Kh2 Rxg4 40. Rc4 Rxc4 41. Nxc4 b5 42. Nd6 b4 43. Rb2 b3 44. Qa1 a3 45. Qxa3 Kf8 46. Rxb3 Ke7 47. Nc8+ Ke6 48. Re3+ Kd5 49. Qd3+ Kc5 50. Re5+ Kb4 51. Rb5+ Ka4 52. Nd6$

I think your cat sat on your keyboard and wrote a load of gibberish.

 

[Mulder_81]

I think your cat sat on your keyboard and wrote a load of gibberish.

That's standard chess notation.

 

[Fedorgasm]

That's standard chess notation.

Well shoot, your cat's a genius then!

 

[Pliny Pete]

What part of the usual chatter and fuckery that goes on here in the Mayberry struck you as the type of place where chess geniuses hang out?

Half these fuckwits are lucky they dont get electrocuted tying their shoes every morning

Me, Im too fat to tie my shoes so I really aint got no worries

The kid wins again

 

[Osculater]

Stalemated the computer after 52 moves. Could someone good at chess here have a read through the game and tell me what I did right and wrong and how I could have done better? I think the computer made some dumb moves at times.

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d3 d6 6. h3 Qd7 7. Bb5 d5 8. c3 Nxf2 9. Rxf2 Qd6 10. Bxc6+ Qxc6 11. Qf1 e5 12. Nxe5 Qe6 13. Nf3 Bd6 14. d4 O-O 15. c4 cxd4 16. Nxd4 Qe4 17. Nb5 Bf5 18. Nxd6 Qd4 19. Nxf5 dxc4 20. Nxd4 f5 21. b3 cxb3 22. axb3 Rf6 23. Ra4 a5 24. Rc4 Re8 25. Rc7 Rb6 26. Nxf5 g6 27. Nh6+ Kh8 28. Nf7+ Kg7 29. Ng5+ Kg8 30. Nc3 Rxb3 31. Nce4 Rxe4 32. Nxe4 g5 33. Nxg5 h6 34. Ne4 h5 35. g4 hxg4 36. hxg4 a4 37. Ba3 Rxa3 38. Nd2 Rg3+ 39. Kh2 Rxg4 40. Rc4 Rxc4 41. Nxc4 b5 42. Nd6 b4 43. Rb2 b3 44. Qa1 a3 45. Qxa3 Kf8 46. Rxb3 Ke7 47. Nc8+ Ke6 48. Re3+ Kd5 49. Qd3+ Kc5 50. Re5+ Kb4 51. Rb5+ Ka4 52. Nd6$

I'm sure that @THE Red Beard plays online chess

 

[Zer]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d3 d6 6. h3 Qd7 7. Bb5 d5 8. c3 Nxf2 9. Rxf2 Qd6 10. Bxc6+ Qxc6 11. Qf1 e5 12. Nxe5 Qe6 13. Nf3 Bd6 14. d4 O-O 15. c4 cxd4 16. Nxd4 Qe4 17. Nb5 Bf5 18. Nxd6 Qd4 19. Nxf5 dxc4 20. Nxd4 f5 21. b3 cxb3 22. axb3 Rf6 23. Ra4 a5 24. Rc4 Re8 25. Rc7 Rb6 26. Nxf5 g6 27. Nh6+ Kh8 28. Nf7+ Kg7 29. Ng5+ Kg8 30. Nc3 Rxb3 31. Nce4 Rxe4 32. Nxe4 g5 33. Nxg5 h6 34. Ne4 h5 35. g4 hxg4 36. hxg4 a4 37. Ba3 Rxa3 38. Nd2 Rg3+ 39. Kh2 Rxg4 40. Rc4 Rxc4 41. Nxc4 b5 42. Nd6 b4 43. Rb2 b3 44. Qa1 a3 45. Qxa3 Kf8 46. Rxb3 Ke7 47. Nc8+ Ke6 48. Re3+ Kd5 49. Qd3+ Kc5 50. Re5+ Kb4 51. Rb5+ Ka4 52. Nd6$

 

[Dobymick]

Which bot was it?

The bot left the knight hanging for like 5 moves in a row at the beginning and you didn't captured. To avoid these mistakes always look for forcing moves. Which means the opponent will have to react to it immediately. So always look for checks, captures and attacks. If you took the time to look around the board looking for forcing moves you would notice the knight hanging

On move 13 you could have taken the queen because the bot placed their queen in front of the king. So if you moved your rook to attack the queen on the open file their queen would be trapped and wouldn't be able to move away from the file because she was "pinned" to the king so basically the bot would be forced to trade their queen for your rook

And to avoid stalemates when you have such material advantage you can move your knight or whatever far away from the king so it doesn't restrict its movements then you use your queen and rook to checkmate your opponent

You missed a very easy mating pattern at the end called the "ladder mate". So look for youtube videos about it and you will learn how to do it. You can do ladder mates with a queen and a rook which you had it or with 2 queens or 2 rooks. A ladder mate is basically forcing the king into one of the 4 corners so it will be trapped and eventually checkmated

 

[Mulder_81]

Which bot was it?

The bot left the knight hanging for like 5 moves in a row at the beginning and you didn't captured. To avoid these mistakes always look for forcing moves. Which means the opponent will have to react to it immediately. So always look for checks, captures and attacks. If you took the time to look around the board looking for forcing moves you would notice the knight hanging

On move 13 you could have taken the queen because the bot placed their queen in front of the king. So if you moved your rook to attack the queen on the open file their queen would be trapped and wouldn't be able to move away from the file because she was "pinned" to the king so basically the bot would be forced to trade their queen for your rook

And to avoid stalemates when you have such material advantage you can move your knight or whatever far away from the king so it doesn't restrict its movements then you use your queen and rook to checkmate your opponent

You missed a very easy mating pattern at the end called the "ladder mate". So look for youtube videos about it and you will learn how to do it. You can do ladder mates with a queen and a rook which you had it or with 2 queens or 2 rooks. A ladder mate is basically forcing the king into one of the 4 corners so it will be trapped and eventually checkmated

Thanks, mate. Appreciate all that advice. I'll study through it and get back to you.

PS It wasn't a bot; it was an actual physical chess computer.

 

[Mulder_81]

The bot left the knight hanging for like 5 moves in a row at the beginning and you didn't captured.

So should it have gone something like

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. Bxc6

 

[VulcanNervPinch]

What part of the usual chatter and fuckery that goes on here in the Mayberry struck you as the type of place where chess geniuses hang out?

 

[Red Beard]

Which bot was it?

The bot left the knight hanging for like 5 moves in a row at the beginning and you didn't captured. To avoid these mistakes always look for forcing moves. Which means the opponent will have to react to it immediately. So always look for checks, captures and attacks. If you took the time to look around the board looking for forcing moves you would notice the knight hanging

On move 13 you could have taken the queen because the bot placed their queen in front of the king. So if you moved your rook to attack the queen on the open file their queen would be trapped and wouldn't be able to move away from the file because she was "pinned" to the king so basically the bot would be forced to trade their queen for your rook

And to avoid stalemates when you have such material advantage you can move your knight or whatever far away from the king so it doesn't restrict its movements then you use your queen and rook to checkmate your opponent

You missed a very easy mating pattern at the end called the "ladder mate". So look for youtube videos about it and you will learn how to do it. You can do ladder mates with a queen and a rook which you had it or with 2 queens or 2 rooks. A ladder mate is basically forcing the king into one of the 4 corners so it will be trapped and eventually checkmated

This is a very accurate assessment and good breakdown.

 

[Red Beard]

Thanks, mate. Appreciate all that advice. I'll study through it and get back to you.

PS It wasn't a bot; it was an actual physical chess computer.

What year is this?

 

[Streeter]

You may be ready to challenge Magnus.

 

[Sweater of AV]

Congrats on stalemating Martin.

 

[Mulder_81]

Congrats on stalemating Martin.

Who's Martin?

 

[PaddyO'malley]

Sup fam I ain't rly play chess but my yute Big Mac take a look him only slap n scrap too but bro a low-key combat egghead know how to scrap regardless of di setting

1. First Moves:
   • 1 e4 c5: You're runnin' that Sicilian Defense solid and a crowd fav
   • 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bc4: You aimed to amp up di aggression with the Bishop that’s wavy
2. Middle Game Flex:
   • 4 O-O Nxe4 5 d3 d6: Flippin' the Knight early's a hot debate Could've gone 5 d4 to press di center
   • 6 h3: Smart moves for blockin' Bg4
   • 7 Bb5: You pinned di Knight strategic but might've had to pull back after d5
3. Key Moves and Clashes:
   • 8 c3 Nxf2: Computer dropped Nxf2 like it’s hot looks sketch Snaggin' it back with 9 Rxf2 had you sitting pretty
   • 11 Qf1 e5: Stretching too far fam 11 d4 would keep it tight
   • 12 Nxe5 Qe6 13 Nf3: Now you’re rollin’ better 'cause of the comp’s slip-ups
4. Switching to Endgame:
   • 17 Nb5 Bf5 18 Nxd6+: You’re cashin' in on weak spots
   • 21 b3: Locking down your pawn structure
5. Closing Moves:
   • 29 Ng5+: Fire tactics hitting the soft spots
   • 38 Nd2: Clutch defense holding it down
   • 43 Rb2: Solid play focusing on your pushers
6. Endgame Vibe:
   • Turned into a pawn race and the comp was all over di place You held it down with that stalemate showing sharp defensive skills

Ways to Level Up:

1. Openings:
   • Deep dive into the Sicilian Defense and its vibes Knowing the game plan better could set you up right from the jump
2. Middle Game Moves:
   • Eye those power moves like 5 d4 that crack open the center and amp up your attack
3. Endgame Mastery:
   • Drill them endgames with pawn races and king moves Getting the basics down can flip slight edges into full wins
4. Comp Moves:
   • Sometimes these comps wild out on the lower levels Stick to your strategy and make those machines regret their weird plays

You played a tight game with smart moves all 'round Keep grinding maybe check out a tougher engine or analysis tool to deep dive into every stage of your game Big up on that stalemate fam u get di W next tayum

-Big Mac

 

[fica]

Stalemated the computer after 52 moves. Could someone good at chess here have a read through the game and tell me what I did right and wrong and how I could have done better? I think the computer made some dumb moves at times.

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d3 d6 6. h3 Qd7 7. Bb5 d5 8. c3 Nxf2 9. Rxf2 Qd6 10. Bxc6+ Qxc6 11. Qf1 e5 12. Nxe5 Qe6 13. Nf3 Bd6 14. d4 O-O 15. c4 cxd4 16. Nxd4 Qe4 17. Nb5 Bf5 18. Nxd6 Qd4 19. Nxf5 dxc4 20. Nxd4 f5 21. b3 cxb3 22. axb3 Rf6 23. Ra4 a5 24. Rc4 Re8 25. Rc7 Rb6 26. Nxf5 g6 27. Nh6+ Kh8 28. Nf7+ Kg7 29. Ng5+ Kg8 30. Nc3 Rxb3 31. Nce4 Rxe4 32. Nxe4 g5 33. Nxg5 h6 34. Ne4 h5 35. g4 hxg4 36. hxg4 a4 37. Ba3 Rxa3 38. Nd2 Rg3+ 39. Kh2 Rxg4 40. Rc4 Rxc4 41. Nxc4 b5 42. Nd6 b4 43. Rb2 b3 44. Qa1 a3 45. Qxa3 Kf8 46. Rxb3 Ke7 47. Nc8+ Ke6 48. Re3+ Kd5 49. Qd3+ Kc5 50. Re5+ Kb4 51. Rb5+ Ka4 52. Nd6$

n is knight b is bishop and so on

 

[jeff7b9]

I'm not going to decifir all that notation, not my cup of tea but based on what I see here I think you likely need to grasp a few basic concepts and then work on using them in games.

There are MANY good youtubebchess channels where you can find instruction videos

Forks (royal forks are great)
Pins
Skewers
Discovered attacks

Battery

Back row checkmate
Smothered mate

Concepts

Controlling the middle

Don't bring queen out too early

Learn the value of pieces

P 1
K & B "3" (but there is more to it)
R 5
Q10

Knights are most useful in the middle

Learn "Pawn structure"
And learn about "pawn walls

Passed pawns
Stacked pawns

Do you know about these?

castling

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