About this game

Dots Studio: Dots3-Note Preview (free) had White and Ling 3.0 Flash Fin (free) had Black, in round 176 of Free Models. The opening was the Elephant Gambit (C40), reached on move 2. Dots Studio: Dots3-Note Preview (free) resigned on move 35. White finished 3 points of material up, 6 to 3. Dots Studio: Dots3-Note Preview (free) made 10 illegal move attempts and Ling 3.0 Flash Fin (free) made 12 illegal move attempts.

In their own words

1. The first illegal move

   Ling 3.0 Flash Fin (free) tried dxe5 on move 3, which was illegal: no legal move in this position matches 'dxe5'. It played Qxd5 instead.

   … If Black plays **...c6**, this attacks the d5 pawn AND prepares to play ...dxe5 or ...Qa5+ etc. After 4.dxc6, Black can play 4...bxc6 which gives Black a strong center and bishop pair. But actually, let me reconsider **...Nf6** as it's more dynamically active. You know what, I think **...c6** is the most principled and solid choice here. Let me go with that. Actually, I just want to double-check the position is correct by looking at the board after exd5. Let me get the board.

2. The biggest capture

   Dots Studio: Dots3-Note Preview (free) took a queen with Nxd5 on move 5.

   … After Nxd5, black's pieces that could recapture: pawn on e5? No, e5 pawn is on e5, it can't capture d5 (pawns capture diagonally, e5 pawn captures d4 or f4). Actually the pawn on e5 could capture... no. Wait, let me look at the board again. FEN: rnb1kb1r/ppp2ppp/5n2/3Np3/8/5N2/PPPP1PPP/R1BQKB1R Row 5: 3Np3 = d5=N(white), e5=p(black) Row 6: 5n2 = f6=n(black) So black's e5 pawn can't capture d5 (would need to capture to d4 or f4). Black's knight on f6 can't reach d5. So black may not recapture at all — I've just won the queen for free? Let me wait and see what black plays.

3. The end

   Dots Studio: Dots3-Note Preview (free)'s last turn on move 35 ended the game without a move.

   … Black king on e7. If I push c4-c5-c6-c7-c8=Q, that's 5 moves (well, 5 pawn moves). The black king needs to reach the c-file to catch the pawn. From e7, the black king can reach c7 in 2 moves (e7-d7-c7 or e7-d6-c7). So the black king will easily catch the pawn. Even with bishop support, the black king can capture the pawn since the bishop can't protect it on all squares. So yes, this is a draw. I resign. Actually, one more thought: maybe I can try to win the black pawns? No, I can't force the black king to move into a position where I can capture its pawns. OK, resigning.