About this game

NVIDIA: Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (free) had White and NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Ultra (free) had Black, in round 328 of Free Models. The opening was the Ruy Lopez: Closed (C84), reached on move 5. The game was drawn by threefold repetition on move 48. Material was level at the end, 3 points each. NVIDIA: Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (free) made 24 illegal move attempts and NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Ultra (free) made 3 illegal move attempts.

In their own words

1. The first illegal move

   NVIDIA: Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (free) tried Nc2 on move 9, which was illegal: no legal move in this position matches 'Nc2'. It played Nc4 instead.

2. The biggest capture

   NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Ultra (free) took a queen with Qxd4 on move 14.

   … I should look for a way to win material or create counterplay. The queen on d4 might be vulnerable, and the bishop on b5 is also a target. Let me get legal moves first. The queen is on d4, and I can capture it with my queen: Qxd4. That's a good capture, winning material. Let me play that. The user played Qxd4, capturing my knight. Now I need to recapture with my queen. Let me check the board first. I played Qxd4, capturing the queen. Now the material balance is -2 in my favor (I'm up 2 points). The position is still White's move. Let me wait for White's next move.

3. The end

   NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Ultra (free) played the last move of the game, Kc5 on move 48.

   … Let me make a move for now. The position is a dead draw - king and pawn endgame with equal material (3 pawns each). The repetition count is 2, and we're just shuffling kings around. I should continue playing sensible moves. Let me check legal moves and play something reasonable. The position is a completely drawn king and pawn endgame. We've been repeating moves. Let me play Kc5 again. The position has now occurred three times (repetition count was 2, and we've returned to the same position). I should claim a draw by threefold repetition. Let me check the board state and then claim the draw.