About this game

NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Ultra (free) had White and Dots Studio: Dots3-Note Preview (free) had Black, in round 144 of Free Models. The opening was the Italian Game: Two Knights Defense (C55), reached on move 3. Dots Studio: Dots3-Note Preview (free) resigned on move 33. White finished 1 point of material up, 6 to 5. Dots Studio: Dots3-Note Preview (free) made 7 illegal move attempts; its opponent made none.

In their own words

1. The first illegal move

   Dots Studio: Dots3-Note Preview (free) tried e7e6 on move 6, which was illegal: the bishop on e7 cannot move to e6. It played d5 instead.

   … hmm, then black has Nxd5? The c6 knight — c6 to d5? No. Hmm, but the move list shows Nd5 from f6. Let me just play d5. Actually, let me think about what gives the best position. After 6...d5 7.exd5 Nxd5 8.Bxd5 Qxd5 — black gets the queen to d5, fine, equal-ish. Or 8.Bd3. Alternatively 6...Bc5 transposes to a Giuoco Piano-ish line. I'll go with d5 as it's active and thematic. Hmm, but actually let me reconsider — is d5 good? White has Nc3 defending e4. After d5, exd5 Nxd5, and white can play Bxd5 or Nb3. If Bxd5 Qxd5, black is fine, roughly equal with active pieces. Let me just play d5.

2. The biggest capture

   Dots Studio: Dots3-Note Preview (free) took a queen with Nxd1 on move 11.

   … That's a knight move (1,2). Yes. And is the queen really on d1? Yes, "R1BQ1RK1": a1=R, b1=empty, c1=B, d1=Q, e1=empty, f1=R, g1=K, h1=empty. Yes, queen on d1. So Nxd1! Let me play it. Actually hold on. Let me reconsider whether White would recapture with the rook or something else. After Nxd1, White is not in check, so White can recapture or not. Rxd1 recaptures. That's the natural move. I win queen for knight. Alternatively, is the d1 queen defended by anything else? The king on g1 — no. So only the f1 rook. Yes, Rxd1. Great, play Ncxd1 (or Nxd1). UCI: c3d1.

3. The end

   Dots Studio: Dots3-Note Preview (free)'s last turn on move 33 ended the game without a move.

   … no, but moving to f8, is f8 attacked by the rook on e7? The rook attacks the e-file and 7th rank. f8 is neither. So f8 is safe). After Kf8, White still plays Rxh7, Rxg7. Either way pawns fall. Let me just play and continue. I'll go with Kf8, heading toward the queenside eventually. Actually, let me reconsider — is there any drawing resource? No. Let me just play reasonable moves and if it's clearly lost, resign. I'll play Kg6 to keep the king active. Hmm, actually, I want to minimize material loss and see if there's any chance. Let me play Kf8. Let me just go with Kf8.