First perfect game

This is the my first game in which according to computer analysis I made no mistake or inaccuracy ( not to speak of blunders ). All my 34 moves are OK by Stockfish.

http://en.lichess.org/38zZvTrf#31

For some reason I play Smith-Morra gambit a lot ( without much success ). However this declined line I find playable. White has an isolated pawn, but with care it can be defended, the queenless position is clear enough and black has not the usual attack on the c-file.

The key move is 16. Ne5. Here black does not retract their rook to the base rank, thinking that they can double their rook later so it is better on the 7th. My original goal with this move is to play g4 and and force black's ls bishop to g6 where it can be traded. However now after the trade the rooks are nicely aligned on a dark square diagonal suitable for my ds bishop. So 19. d5 threateans 20. Bb6. The correct move is 19. ... Rc4 but then white can take on e6 disrupting black's pawn structure - but this is only an optical illusion - objectively black is OK ( may be this is why black allowed the fork on the rooks thinking that the passed pawn offers enough counterplay - if not by overshight ).

I was not sure my handling of the endgame from then on, but I'm happy that my moves there were OK by computer analysis. I managed to neutralize black's dangerous passed pawn.

You would not have had any problem at all, i mean the endgame. The two black passed pawns would drop but in a matter of two or three moves. Very nice game by the way!!!

If the game in the OP is not enough, look at that:

http://en.lichess.org/WAc19M4l#20

There is only one inaccuracy in this whole game ( on my opponent's part - even this is not life threatening ).

The diagram is flat as pancake.

Ideal game played by humans!

it's much easier to have good stats when the position has drawish tendencies because most moves don't lose there.

Yeah you see the thing here is that neither of you were actually making moves that were attempting to win. You both were making moves that didn't lose. So, you never traded space advantages or material for initiatives or tempi.

I am not trying to insult you, but you didn't really formulate a plan to make yourself win. That is to say, both of the "plans" in this game were to keep the opponent from achieving anything meaningful.

If the player's names in this game were Wesley So and Hikaru Nakamura, everyone would be in hubbub about a grandmaster draw, a lack of any interesting position, and a long thread about how chess is dead.

With that being said, congrats, you didn't error.

I really don't understand why people are so interested in making computer approved moves. Plans are not discussed, just isolated moves. Are we trying to be machines?

I also don't get why people use the word "perfect" associated to engine's play...

#6
No, we aren't.
But I think if we can reduce mistakes, we can play better.


This is my first perfect game :)

#7
That won't work. Good luck anyway.

This game is almost perfect ( at least perfect up to move 27, so the opening was played in a foolproof way by both players ). My two inaccuracies came later, one in the middle game, one in the endgame ( in both cases the engine gives a very counter intuitive line for best move, so I don't blame myself for not finding those moves ).

http://en.lichess.org/tQzkZ9In/black#53

At least in this game I had a definite plan: play against white's queenside pawns.

In the knight vs. knight and one pawn up endgame my plan was to keep as many pawns on board as possible ( otherwise the knight can be sacked for the last pawn ), and this payed off - finally my opponent despite having 16 minutes on the clock made a blunder for no apparent reason ( this happens with knight endgames, because knights are jumpy creatures and can cause surprises ).

In fact, as a player of this game, I agree with critics lichess.org/WAc19M4l#20 . Yes, there were no mistakes but no interesting moments as well. In the end I (Black) tried to win the pawn at b5 but double pawns at f7 and f6 did not allow me that, as I had to protect them.

Normally, I expect White to play more agressive. Playing black against queen's gambit I usually try to reach a draw position, as it is not easy to attack. Maybe I should look for more agressive openings against d4...