January 2019 Chess Game

The game shown here was played against my chess applet, the Homeostatic Chess Player, a computer program I wrote in the first year of this century.

Bird's Opening

I played white, minimal look ahead is six tempi. 28-30 January.

	White	Black
1.	f4	Nc6     Bird's opening (f4) is generally regarded as weak, or at least non-aggressive.
2.	Nf3	d6
3.	Nc3	e5
4.	d3	Nf6
5.	g3	Be7     Black has handled the opening fairly well so far, using the program's hueristics. No opening book reference allowed in tournament play.

Position at move 5.

6.	Bg2	exf4
7.	Bxf4	Nh5     This bishop chasing by the black knight is pointless.
8.	Bd2	Be6
9.	e4	Nf6
10.	O-O	h6

Position at move 10.

11.	Qe2	O-O
12.	h3	Qd7     White needs to keep the black knight from g4.
13.	Kh2	Qe8     Black is wandering.
14.	Ra1e1	Rd8
15.	d4	Nb8     Passive: e5 might be better for black.

Position at move 15.

16.	e5	dxe5    White attacks through the center.
17.	dxe5	Nh7     That black king's knight has moved four times now.
18.	Nb5	Bxa2    Black falls into the trap.
19.	b3	Qc6
20.	Nb5d4	Qc5

Position at move 20.

21.	Be3	Qa5
22.	Ra1	c5
23.	Nf5	Bg5
24.	Nxg5	Nxg5
25.	Qg4	Rf8e8   The black queen is held protecting the trapped bishop.

Position at move 25.

26.	Bxg5	hxg5    It's all over now.
27.	Qxg5	g6
28.	Nh6+	Kh8
29.	Nxf7+   Black resigns

Position at move 29.

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