As promised here is the start of my write up of the Active match between TheKing using it's Normal personality and Master book (HIARCS):
Game 1/10
[Event "TheKing Normal V Evo Maia L9 Master Book"]
[Round "1"]
[White "TheKing 30s/move"]
[Black "MaiaL9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C25"]
1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 $6 ( {Theory prefers} 3.Bc4 $1 ) 3...a6 $146 ( {Theoretical move is} 3...Bc5 $1 ) 4.Bg2 $1 Bc5 5.Nge2 d6 6.d3 Nge7 7.O-O O-O 8.Be3 Nd4 9.a3 f5 10.Qd2 $1 Ng6 $6 {Deep HIARCS 15.3: +0.23/24} ( 10...c6 {Deep HIARCS 15.3: -0.08/21} 11.Bxd4 exd4 12.Nd1 d5 13.exd5 Nxd5 14.c4 dxc3 15.Ndxc3 Be6 16.Rae1 Nxc3 17.bxc3 Bf7 18.a4 Qd7 19.d4 Bd6 20.Nc1 Rae8 21.Nd3 Bc4 22.a5 ) 11.Bg5 Qe8 $6 {Deep HIARCS 15.3: +0.45/23} ( 11...Qd7 {Deep HIARCS 15.3: 0.00/22} 12.exf5 Nxf5 13.Be3 Nxe3 14.fxe3 Rxf1+ 15.Rxf1 c6 16.d4 exd4 17.exd4 Ba7 18.Re1 Qe7 19.Ne4 d5 20.Nf2 Bf5 21.Nc1 Qf7 22.c3 Bb6 23.Ncd3 Rf8 24.Bh3 Qd7 25.Bg2 Qf7 ) 12.exf5 $6 {Deep HIARCS 15.3: +0.02/23} ( 12.b4 {Deep HIARCS 15.3: +0.45/23} 12...fxe4 13.Nxe4 Bg4 14.Nxd4 Bxd4 15.c3 Ba7 16.Be3 h6 17.Rae1 Qf7 18.Bxa7 Rxa7 19.d4 Bf3 20.Bxf3 Qxf3 21.Qc2 a5 22.b5 Qf7 23.b6 Ra6 24.bxc7 Qxc7 25.Qd3 Qf7 26.f3 exd4 27.Qxd4 ) 12...Bxf5 $6 {Deep HIARCS 15.3: +0.33/24} ( 12...Nxf5 {Deep HIARCS 15.3: +0.02/23} 13.Be3 Nxe3 14.fxe3 Ba7 15.d4 Rxf1+ 16.Rxf1 exd4 17.exd4 c6 18.Ne4 Qe7 19.Nc1 d5 20.Nf2 Bf5 21.c3 Bb6 22.b4 Rf8 23.Re1 Qf7 24.Nfd3 a5 25.Nc5 axb4 ) 13.b4 Ba7 14.Bxb7 $6 {Deep HIARCS 15.3: -0.46/23} ( 14.Nxd4 {Deep HIARCS 15.3: +0.27/22} 14...exd4 15.Nd5 Qd7 16.h4 Bg4 17.Rae1 Rae8 18.Nf4 Rxe1 19.Qxe1 Nxf4 20.Bxf4 c6 21.Qb1 d5 22.Re1 Re8 23.f3 Bf5 24.g4 Be6 25.a4 Rf8 26.Bg3 c5 27.a5 ) 14...Rb8 15.Bg2 $6 {Deep HIARCS 15.3: -0.91/21} ( 15.Bd5+ {Deep HIARCS 15.3: -0.48/25} 15...Be6 16.Be4 Bh3 17.Nxd4 Bxd4 18.Rad1 Bxf1 19.Rxf1 c6 20.Ne2 h6 21.Be3 Bxe3 22.Qxe3 Ne7 23.Bg2 Nf5 24.Qd2 d5 25.Qc3 h5 26.h4 Nd6 27.Qc5 Nb5 28.c4 ) 15...Qd7 $2 {Deep HIARCS 15.3: +0.31/23} ( 15...Bh3 {Deep HIARCS 15.3: -0.91/21} 16.Bd5+ Kh8 17.Nxd4 Bxd4 18.Rae1 Bxf1 19.Rxf1 h6 20.Be3 Ne7 21.Bg2 Bxe3 22.fxe3 Rxf1+ 23.Bxf1 Qc6 24.d4 exd4 25.Qxd4 Rf8 26.Bg2 Qd7 27.Qd3 Qf5 28.Qxf5 Rxf5 29.Be4 Rg5 30.Kf2 Re5 31.Bd3 a5 32.Kf3 axb4 33.axb4 Kg8 34.Ke2 g5 35.Kd2 Kg7 ) 16.Nxd4 Bxd4 $6 {Deep HIARCS 15.3: +1.11/24} ( 16...exd4 {Deep HIARCS 15.3: +0.22/22} 17.Ne2 h6 18.Bf4 Bg4 19.Rfe1 Kh8 20.Kh1 Rbe8 21.f3 Bh3 22.Bxh3 Qxh3 23.Ng1 Rxe1 24.Qxe1 Qd7 25.Qe4 Nxf4 26.gxf4 c5 27.Re1 Qf7 28.Qe7 ) 17.Be3 Bh3 18.Bxh3 Qxh3 19.Bxd4 exd4 20.Ne4 Ne5 $6 {Deep HIARCS 15.3: +1.39/23} ( 20...Qg4 {Deep HIARCS 15.3: +0.99/22} 21.Qd1 Qf5 22.f4 Ne7 23.Qd2 Nd5 24.c3 a5 25.bxa5 dxc3 26.Nxc3 Nf6 27.Ne4 Nxe4 28.dxe4 Qxe4 29.Rfe1 Qa8 30.Rad1 Rb3 31.a4 Qa7+ 32.Qd4 Qxd4+ 33.Rxd4 Ra8 34.Re7 Rxa5 35.Rxc7 Rb1+ 36.Kf2 Rb2+ 37.Ke3 ) 21.f4 Ng4 22.Ng5 Qh5 23.Rfe1 $2 {Deep HIARCS 15.3: +0.63/21} ( 23.Ne6 {Deep HIARCS 15.3: +1.88/22} 23...Rfe8 24.Nxd4 c5 25.Nb3 cxb4 26.axb4 Rxb4 27.Rxa6 Rbb8 28.Nd4 Ne3 29.Re1 Nf5 30.Nxf5 Qxf5 31.Rxe8+ Rxe8 32.c4 Qh5 33.Qa5 Qd1+ 34.Kg2 Qe2+ 35.Kh3 Qe6+ 36.Kh4 Kh8 37.Qg5 Qe2 38.Rxd6 Qxh2+ 39.Kg4 Qe2+ 40.Kh3 Qf1+ 41.Kh4 ) 23...h6 $6 {Deep HIARCS 15.3: +1.60/24} ( 23...c5 {Deep HIARCS 15.3: +0.63/21} 24.Rab1 h6 25.Ne4 cxb4 26.Rxb4 Rbe8 27.Rbb1 d5 28.Nc5 Ne3 29.Nb3 Rxf4 30.Nxd4 Rxd4 31.Rxe3 Ra4 32.Rxe8+ Qxe8 33.Rf1 d4 34.Qf4 Qe3+ 35.Qxe3 dxe3 36.Ra1 Rg4 37.c4 e2 ) 24.Ne6 Rfe8 $6 {Deep HIARCS 15.3: +1.93/24} ( 24...Rf6 {Deep HIARCS 15.3: +1.47/24} 25.Nxd4 g5 26.Re6 Rbf8 27.Rxf6 Rxf6 28.Rf1 c5 29.bxc5 dxc5 30.Nb3 gxf4 31.Rxf4 Rxf4 32.gxf4 Nxh2 33.Qg2+ Ng4 34.Nd2 Qf5 35.Qe4 Qf7 36.Nc4 Qh5 37.Qg2 Kf8 38.c3 Nf6 39.Ne5 Qd1+ 40.Kf2 Qd2+ 41.Kf3 Qxc3 ) 25.Nxd4 $6 {Deep HIARCS 15.3: +1.65/24} ( 25.Nxc7 {Deep HIARCS 15.3: +1.93/24} 25...Rec8 26.Ne6 Qd5 27.Rac1 Rc3 28.Qg2 Qxg2+ 29.Kxg2 Ne3+ 30.Kg1 Rxa3 31.Nxd4 Nd5 32.Nf5 Rc3 33.Re4 Kh7 34.Nxd6 Rxb4 35.Re5 Rd4 36.Ne4 Rc6 37.Kf2 a5 38.Ke2 a4 39.Kd2 a3 40.Ra1 Nb4 41.Rxa3 Nxc2 ) 25...Qd5 26.Nb3 Qh5 27.Rab1 c5 28.bxc5 dxc5 29.a4 $6 {Deep HIARCS 15.3: +1.57/23} ( 29.Rbc1 {Deep HIARCS 15.3: +2.26/21} 29...Qd5 30.h3 Nf6 31.Qg2 Qd6 32.Nd2 Rxe1+ 33.Rxe1 Qd4+ 34.Qf2 Rb2 35.Qxd4 cxd4 36.Rc1 Ra2 37.Nf3 Rxa3 38.Nxd4 a5 39.Kf2 a4 40.Ke3 Ra2 41.c4 Kf7 42.c5 ) 29...Rbd8 $6 {Deep HIARCS 15.3: +1.83/25} ( 29...Kh7 {Deep HIARCS 15.3: +1.57/23} 30.h4 Qd5 31.Qg2 Qd7 32.Qf3 h5 33.Rbd1 Qxa4 34.Re4 Qc6 35.Kg2 c4 36.Nd4 Qd5 37.Rde1 Rec8 38.Ne6 Nf6 39.Ng5+ Kh6 40.Re6 Qxf3+ 41.Kxf3 cxd3 42.cxd3 a5 43.Ra1 Ra8 44.Ra4 Rc1 45.Ne4 Kh7 46.Nxf6+ gxf6 47.Rxf6 Kg7 ) 30.Na5 $1 Qd5 $6 {Deep HIARCS 15.3: +2.39/23} ( 30...Rd6 {Deep HIARCS 15.3: +1.87/22} 31.Rxe8+ Qxe8 32.Nc4 Re6 33.h3 Nf6 34.Ne5 Qxa4 35.Rb7 Qd4+ 36.Kh2 Qd5 37.Rc7 Rb6 38.Qg2 Rb2 39.Qf2 Rb1 40.Nf3 Qa8 41.Rxc5 Kh7 42.Kg2 Nd7 43.Ra5 Qc6 44.c4 Rd1 ) 31.Nc4 Qd4+ 32.Kh1 $6 {Deep HIARCS 15.3: +1.57/20} ( 32.Kf1 {Deep HIARCS 15.3: +2.38/21} 32...Nf6 33.Qf2 Qc3 34.h3 Ne4 35.Qg2 Nf6 36.a5 h5 37.Rxe8+ Rxe8 38.Qd2 Qd4 39.Qf2 Qd7 40.f5 Qc6 41.Kg1 Re7 42.Re1 Rxe1+ 43.Qxe1 Kh7 44.Qf2 Qd5 45.Nb6 Qa2 46.Nc4 Qb1+ 47.Kh2 Qb4 48.Qe2 ) 32...Rxe1+ $6 {Deep HIARCS 15.3: +2.46/24} ( 32...Kh7 {Deep HIARCS 15.3: +1.57/20} 33.a5 Rxe1+ 34.Qxe1 Qd5+ 35.Kg1 Qd4+ 36.Kf1 Re8 37.Qd2 Qd5 38.Kg1 Qd4+ 39.Kh1 Re7 40.Rf1 Qd5+ 41.Qg2 Qh5 42.h4 Ne3 43.Nxe3 Rxe3 44.Rf2 Qd1+ 45.Kh2 Qe1 46.Rf1 Qc3 47.Rb1 Re8 48.Rb6 Qxa5 ) 33.Rxe1 Qxc4 $2 {Deep HIARCS 15.3: +4.92/24} ( 33...Kh7 {Deep HIARCS 15.3: +2.19/23} 34.Qe2 Nf6 35.Qg2 a5 36.h3 Qc3 37.Re5 Rb8 38.Kh2 Rb4 39.Rxc5 Rxa4 40.Rc6 Qb4 41.Ne3 Qd4 42.Ng4 Nxg4+ 43.hxg4 Qd7 44.g5 hxg5 45.fxg5 Qg4 46.Qh3+ Kg8 47.Qxg4 Rxg4 48.g6 Kf8 49.c4 Ke7 50.Rc7+ Kf8 ) 34.Re8+ Kh7 35.Rxd8 Qe6 36.a5 $1 Qe7 37.Rb8 h5 38.Rb6 h4 39.gxh4 $1 Qxh4 40.Rxa6 Nf2+ 41.Kg2 Nh3 42.Kf3 Ng1+ 43.Ke4 Qe7+ 44.Kd5 Nf3 45.Qg2 Qb7+ 46.Rc6 Qd7+ 47.Rd6 Qb7+ 48.Kxc5 Qc7+ 49.Kb5 Qxd6 50.Qxf3 Qb8+ 51.Ka4 Qe8+ 52.Ka3 Qb5 53.Qh3+ Kg8 54.Qc8+ Kh7 55.a6 Qa5+ 56.Kb3 Qb5+ 57.Kc3 Qa5+ 58.Kd4 Qb6+ 59.Kc4 Qa5 60.d4 Qa4+ 61.Kd3 Qb5+ 62.Ke3 Qf1 63.Qf5+ g6 64.Qf7+ Kh6 65.a7 Qe1+ 66.Kd3 Qd1+ 67.Ke4 Qxc2+ 68.Ke5 Qe2+ 69.Kf6 Qe4 70.Qg7+ Kh5 71.Qh7+ Kg4 72.Qxg6+ Qxg6+ 73.Kxg6 Kxf4 74.d5 Ke5 75.a8=Q {M8 announced White loses 0.08 pawn per move (1 mistake, 6 inaccuracies), Black loses 0.18 pawn per move (2 mistakes, 10 inaccuracies).} 1-0
In this game the Vienna, Paulsen variation was played but despite TheKing using the Master (HIARCS book) it’s move 3.g3 is considered dubious by HIARCS and as the comment states, theory prefers 3.Bc4. But Maia throws in a novelty so all even on this score.
The turning point in this game is from this position:
White’s Bishop on b7 is under attack from Black’s Rook. Here, TheKing retreated with 15.g2 which seems strange when the suggested attacking move of 15.d5+ would seem more natural. Maybe it didn’t like the idea of Black moving Bh3 attacking the Rook? However, Black is in quite a good position with more active pieces and good King-side attacking potential.
Despite having the superior position Maia then made the poor move 15…Qd7?
Had it played 15…Bh3 white must not capture the Bishop as Nf3+ loses the queen! Play might have continued with 16.Bd5+ Needed to fight back! 16…Kh8 17.Nxd4 Remove the troublesome knight! 17…Bxd4 and it’s looking very good for Black. This is only 5 ply so definitely within Maia’s sight. From here TheKing took advantage of Maia’s poor moves and announced mate in 8 at move 75.
TheKing did not have a good start in this game but won because Maia made 1 extra mistake and 4 extra inaccuracies. But I think Maia's positional play was better but lacked that little extra to take advantage.
Current score 1 – 0 to TheKing