You vs. Game Explorer - a challenge!

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Avatar of cigoL

Hi everyone! 

Here's a challenge. Open Game Explorer, take the White pieces and play a game against the Game Explorer, you choosing the White moves, while selecting one of the top three moves from the Game Explorer as a reply. Don't look at the list of White moves, just make your move, and pick a Black reply. The aim is to play as many "GM moves" as possible before you run out of book. Smile 

In my first game against the Game Explorer, I ran out of book after 13 moves. I challenge you: try to beat me! And post your games here. Wink

This will be fun! I can't wait to see the games you guys played! Smile

Here's my game... 

 

Avatar of bjazz

15.

i  knew I made a mistake with 13.Qg3 but managed to guess a few more (forced) moves after that. Turns out there was only one game in chess.com's database with the move in question (Yemelin Vasily - Rublevsky Sergei (1998)).

 

Seems i could've gotten a few more with 13.Qe2

 

My next guess was h3
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Also a possibility would've been to play a known game from beginning to end, but that would've kinda seemed like a cheat.

Avatar of cigoL

15! Well done. I'll try to beat that. Smile And yes, playing a know games would be kind of pointless. It would be interesting to see if higher rated players would be able to play 20, 30, 40 - or more - moves. Tongue out

Avatar of wbbaxterbones

22 for either side in this line.
Avatar of cigoL

Wow! 22, wbbaxter.... I guess this is a line you know well. Smile How far can you get with this one: 1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. c3 (just playing White)?

Avatar of wbbaxterbones

Not very haha, I don't play it haha

Avatar of cigoL

Give it a shot! Wink It's fun to try openings we don't usually play. How far we get in those, I think, tells something about how good our "chess thinking" is. Tongue out

Avatar of wbbaxterbones

only 9, I've never been very good at gambits or attacking an uncaslted king haha.

Avatar of cigoL

Then 9 is pretty good. I also got 9 with this line, and I used to play it.