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Why You Shouldn't Always Trust The Engine

#2
Good point, that is why it is better to think for yourself and make our moves without the help of Stockfish or other engines. I would also choose option C because option B can be very tempting but as you said it is forced to a draw so I capture the queen and then advance the pawns to crown, I loved the blog because some people can analyze their games and end up with the surprise that the machine makes such a move and you don't know why, but as always, even machines can make mistakes, even if it's the slightest small error, but it's still the same a mistake️.
#3
Yes agreed, like in UB, always go for the queen!

The less material your OP has the easier to win.

On the other hand a queen that is locked cant do so much!

:D
#5
It is such a good point. So beautifully explained. He has put his heart and soul in this.
#6
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#7
"... they hunt down the rest of the enemies’ pieces, as if the one with the most material would get an extra point."
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I sometimes hunt down my opponents pawns if they only have a minor piece + king and a few pawns; This has to do with time pressure; for example: I have a clearly winning position but I'm very low on time and do not see a forced mate.
I do see a way to capture all the opponents pawns - even sacrificing a piece to do it -- which guarantees me 0.5 point.
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Sometimes there is still time for the checkmate - if the opponent is trying to dirty-flag me.
Thanks - good post!
#8
While I def agree with the overall idea of the post it is worth noting a few things. 1. if you see the mate in 7 (I know that isn't me) you should take it because M7 has much less room for error than +7. That said if you have this fuzzy feeling that you have a strong attack and nothing concrete planned out then the +7 is the better option for you specifically. I feel that this becomes more and more true the better the player you are. At the ultra grandmaster levels of chess it really comes down to who attains the real attack first without blundering material by the end of it and that means sometimes stepping into minefields based on a fuzzy feeling. Personally what has helped me best is not looking directly at the computer evaluation but taking a look at it and then following up until I understand fully what the computer wanted. sometimes that takes quite a while because I am not a great player so I will look at the computers best line and I will systematically try any other moves that are NOT the computer line and see how the computer challenges each one of those and in the process I feel that my understanding of the position in question is far superior to just looking at the evaluation. it takes a lot of honesty with yourself to not blindly agree.

Again, overall I agree with the main point but I really wanted to bring to attention that you should really dig into the computer evaluation to get the most and try to learn what makes an attack work or not work. in a tournament you absolutely should always play for the highest win rate but practicing online or casual otb I think it is far better to focus on learning and exploring those quasi attacks that you think are good but are not sure.
#9
lmao, just saw your a GM. I am definitely not a GM. Honestly you are probably talking to group of people who use stockfish a lot different than me. and would definitely wipe the floor with me any day.