This week I made my debut against human opponents!

I performed better than I feared, and ended up with a couple of wins, which can be seen below:

 

Even in these good games, I found myself struggling in the opening portion of the game. I have found that my puzzle training has made the midgame and endgame more manageable, but it has not helped me to choose openings. Therefore, my next focus will be studying openings, and becoming more comfortable in the early game.

 

Speaking of my puzzle challenges, I have seen modest improvements in my puzzle score, after several days of plateauing. I feel that I am becoming more able to recognize certain “set-ups” and the general moves that the computer favors. I still have a long way to go!