Beat Stockfish Without its Queen?

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Artificially lowering the ELO of the engine produces weird blunders that are completely illogical. Instead, I decided to handicap the engine by depriving it of pieces - and letting it play at full strength.

 

I first took away its rook. I lost anyway.

I then took away its queen. I won. Barely.

What about you? What's the minimum material you need to take away from the engine before you can win with it at full strength?