Misty vs Misty, 30 s a move

Fog of war chess, Misty v1.6 mirror, 30 s per move, White wins by king capture (121 plies).

11 chapters

1. Seed 1010: Black wins in 37 moves74 moves

   Misty 1.6 plays itself at thirty seconds a move. Each side sees only its own pieces and the squares they can move to. There is no check and no checkmate: the game ends when a king is taken.

   A strange move, and a weak one. Black can see everything White has done, so the fog is no excuse. Stockfish answers 3.Bb5+, landing on the square 2...a6 would have covered; 2...c6 and 2...Qxd5 are also better. Run again on the same position, Misty's search chose Qxd5, so a5 was n…

2. Seed 1007: White wins in 28 moves55 moves

   Misty 1.6 plays itself at thirty seconds a move. Each side sees only its own pieces and the squares they can move to. There is no check and no checkmate: the game ends when a king is taken.

   I'm suspicious of this opening for Black and usually score well against it; I play c4, as White does here, and White builds a center that is hard to fight. Black did not know White had played 1.e4, and across the twenty first moves it could not rule out, d5 was a reasonable choic…

3. Seed 1001: Black wins in 68 moves136 moves

   |P| for White to move: 1. Search top 2: e2e4 1.00, g1h3 0.00.

   |P| for Black to move: 20. Search top 2: d7d5 1.00, c7c6 0.00.

4. Seed 1002: Draw in 101 moves202 moves

   |P| for White to move: 1. Search top 2: e2e4 1.00, g1h3 0.00.

   |P| for Black to move: 20. Search top 2: d7d5 0.33, c7c5 0.24.

5. Seed 1003: White wins in 48 moves95 moves

   |P| for White to move: 1. Search top 2: e2e4 1.00, g1h3 0.00.

   |P| for Black to move: 20. Search top 2: d7d5 0.94, c7c5 0.06.

6. Seed 1004: White wins in 54 moves107 moves

   |P| for White to move: 1. Search top 2: e2e4 1.00, g1h3 0.00.

   |P| for Black to move: 20. Search top 2: d7d5 0.92, c7c5 0.08.

7. Seed 1005: White wins in 56 moves111 moves

   |P| for White to move: 1. Search top 2: e2e4 1.00, g1h3 0.00.

   |P| for Black to move: 20. Search top 2: c7c5 0.26, g8f6 0.23.

8. Seed 1006: White wins in 58 moves115 moves

   |P| for White to move: 1. Search top 2: e2e4 1.00, g1h3 0.00.

   |P| for Black to move: 20. Search top 2: d7d5 0.46, d7d6 0.31.

9. Seed 1008: Draw in 54 moves108 moves

   |P| for White to move: 1. Search top 2: e2e4 1.00, g1h3 0.00.

   |P| for Black to move: 20. Search top 2: d7d5 0.40, c7c5 0.35.

10. Seed 1009: White wins in 43 moves85 moves

    |P| for White to move: 1. Search top 2: e2e4 1.00, g1h3 0.00.

    |P| for Black to move: 20. Search top 2: d7d5 0.56, e7e6 0.42.

11. Pilot: White wins in 61 moves121 moves

    |P| for White to move: 1. Search top 2: e2e4 1.00, g1h3 0.00.

    |P| for Black to move: 20. Search top 2: g7g6 0.58, d7d5 0.19.