White played Ke6! The king moved from e7 to e6. Position: - Black: Qc7, Ra8, Na4, Kg4, pawns a7, b7, b6, g7 - White: Ke6 The king is on e6. The queen is on c7. The g7 pawn is still there. Let me think about delivering checkmate. The king on e6. The queen on c7. Qc6+? c7 to c6: 1 rank. Qc6+ is check. c6-d6-e6. d6 empty. Qc6+ is check. c6 attacked by Ke6? e6 to c6: 2 files, same rank. Not king move. Safe. After Qc6+, king escape: - d5, d6, d7, e5, e7, f5, f6, f7. Many. Hmm, this is going in circles. Let me think about a different approach. What if I use the rook and queen to deliver a back rank mate? After some setup, the king could be forced to the 8th rank. Then Rd8# or similar. But the king is currently on e6. It would take many moves to force it to the 8th rank. Let me think about a smothered mate. The king on e6. The g7 pawn. If the king goes to g7 (Kxg7), then I can play Rd8+ or similar. But the king can also just stay on e6 or go elsewhere. Actually, let me think about a specific sequence. The king on e6. The g7 pawn. If I play Qc6+ Kf5 (or Kd5), then I can play Qd5+ or similar. Let me try: Qc6+ Kd5. Then Qd6+? c6 to d6: 1 file, same rank. Qd6. d6 to d5: same file, 1 rank. Qd6+ is check. d6 attacked by Kd5? d5 to d6: same file, 1 rank. King move. Kxd6 captures. So Qd6+ Kxd6, queen lost. What about Qb5+? c6 to b5: 1 file, 1 rank. Qb5. b5 to d5: 2 files, same rank. Qb5 attacks d5. Qb5+ is check. b5 attacked by Kd5? d5 to b5: 2 files, same rank. Not king move. Safe. After Qb5+ Kd5 (or other), I continue. But this is not forcing mate. Let me think about a different approach. What if I push the b6 pawn? b5: b6 to b5. b5 empty. b5 attacked by? a4 (own knight), c4 (empty), a6 (empty), c6 (empty). So b5 is safe. After b5, the pawn is on b5. Then b4, b3, etc. But the pawn promotion is far away. And the White king can chase it. Let me just play a checking move. Qc6+ is a safe check. Wait, actually, I realize the king on e6 is right next to my g7 pawn. The king attacks g7? e6 to g7: 2 files, 1 rank. Not king move. So the king doesn't attack g7. But the king attacks e7 (1 file, 1 rank). So the king can go to e7. Let me think about a net. The Black pieces: - Qc7 (close to king) - Kg4 (far) - Na4 (far) - Ra8 (far) The Black pieces are mostly far. The queen is the only piece that can give check effectively. Let me play Qc6+ and see what the king does. Then I'll continue.
About this game
Ling 3.0 Flash Fin (free) had White and MiniMax: MiniMax M3 (free) had Black, in round 33 of Free Models. The opening was the Four Knights Game: Italian Variation (C47), reached on move 4. The game was drawn by threefold repetition on move 50. Black finished 21 points of material up, 21 to 0. Ling 3.0 Flash Fin (free) made 6 illegal move attempts and MiniMax: MiniMax M3 (free) made 5 illegal move attempts.
In their own words
The first illegal move
MiniMax: MiniMax M3 (free) tried c6 on move 7, which was illegal: no legal move in this position matches 'c6'. It played Re8 instead.
… If Bxa6 then bxa6 and Black gets the open b-file and bishops of opposite color. Actually the most natural in this position is Re8 (connecting rooks and putting pressure on the e-file) or a6 (challenging the bishop). Actually, the classical Italian approach here is to just continue development. The most natural and strong move is Re8, activating the rook and supporting e5. Or a6 to challenge the bishop. Let me go with Re8, which is very natural and classical.
its reply, the end of it — the whole turn is in the replay above The biggest capture
MiniMax: MiniMax M3 (free) took a queen with Kxe6 on move 15.
… Black is up 21 points! That's basically a queen and some more. Let me verify: - After Qe6+ Black played Kxe6, Black gains 9 (queen) and Black is now up 9+3 = 12 from the original. - Original: 39-39 - After all trades: Black has the queen, knight, rook, bishop, etc. White has just a bishop, two rooks, some pawns. Wait, let me recount: - Black: 32, White: 29. Black up 3. - After Kxe6: Black +9 (queen), White -9. Black is now up 12 (well, Black 41, White 20, difference 21). So Black is winning big. Material: Black has 41, White has 20. That's a 21-point difference! Let me play Kxe6.
its reply, the end of it — the whole turn is in the replay above The end
MiniMax: MiniMax M3 (free) played the last move of the game, Qc6+ on move 50.
… And the White king can chase it. Let me just play a checking move. Qc6+ is a safe check. Wait, actually, I realize the king on e6 is right next to my g7 pawn. The king attacks g7? e6 to g7: 2 files, 1 rank. Not king move. So the king doesn't attack g7. But the king attacks e7 (1 file, 1 rank). So the king can go to e7. Let me think about a net. The Black pieces: - Qc7 (close to king) - Kg4 (far) - Na4 (far) - Ra8 (far) The Black pieces are mostly far. The queen is the only piece that can give check effectively. Let me play Qc6+ and see what the king does. Then I'll continue.
its reply, the end of it — the whole turn is in the replay above