Author: Mark Young
Date: 01:26:02 06/09/98
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I thought it might be fun to show some examples of stand-alone computers
vs. PC programs on fast hardware. I choose to play a Custom Elite Avant
Garde 2265 as my example. It’s not the strongest stand-alone computer I
own, but it’s my favorite. Because of its big wood auto sensory board,
and wood pieces.
The Elite is powered by a 68000 CPU running at 16 MHz., and has a CRA
rating of 2265. And is still competitive with some of the newer faster
stand-alone chess computers.
The first game is against CM 3000 (PII300) a very weak PC program, even
if you throw out modern standards. After five games it did manage to
draw one game. Even though it was being out search by 5 plies most of
the time. This is the game I will show. The game was played at 60/30
time controls.
The second game is against Fritz 5 (PII300). This is a total mismatch,
but I don’t know of any stand-alone chess computer that could with stand
any modern PC program on fast hardware. Which makes any stand-alone
pretty much useless as a reference computer. This game was also played
at 60/30. I let Fritz 5 add notes to its game.
[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Elite Avant Garde 2265"]
[Black "CM3000"]
[Result "*"]
[ECO "D03"]
[PlyCount "166"]
1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bg5 e6 4. Nbd2 c5 5. c3 cxd4 6. cxd4 Qb6 7. Bxf6
gxf6 8.
Qc2 Nc6 9. e3 Bg7 10. Be2 Bd7 11. Qb3 Qxb3 12. Nxb3 Nb4 13. O-O b6 14.
Rfc1 Rg8
15. Rc7 Kd8 16. Rcc1 Ba4 17. a3 Na2 18. Rxa2 Bxb3 19. Raa1 Ba4 20. Ba6
Kd7 21.
Rc3 Kd6 22. Rac1 Rge8 23. Bb7 Rad8 24. b3 Bd7 25. Rc7 Re7 26. Ba6 Be8
27. R7c3
Rb8 28. Bd3 f5 29. Ng5 f6 30. Nh3 Rbb7 31. Rc8 Bd7 32. R8c2 Be8 33. Nf4
e5 34.
dxe5+ fxe5 35. Nh3 e4 36. Ba6 Rbc7 37. Rxc7 Rxc7 38. Rxc7 Kxc7 39. Ng5
Bb2 40.
Nxh7 Bh5 41. Kf1 Bd1 42. b4 Bxa3 43. Nf6 Bb3 44. b5 Bc4+ 45. Kg1 Bb2 46.
Nh5 d4
47. exd4 Bxd4 48. Ng3 e3 49. fxe3 Bxe3+ 50. Kh1 Bd3 51. Nh5 f4 52. Ng7
Kd6 53.
Nh5 Kc5 54. h4 Be2 55. Nf6 Bd4 56. Ne4+ Kd5 57. Ng5 Bf2 58. Nh3 Bg3 59.
Ng1 Bh5
60. Bb7+ Ke5 61. Bf3 Be8 62. Bc6 Bf7 63. Ba8 Kf5 64. Nf3 Bf2 65. Bc6 Kf6
66.
Kh2 Bg3+ 67. Kg1 Bg6 68. Bd7 Ke7 69. Bc6 Bh5 70. Nd4 Kf6 71. Bf3 Bf7 72.
h5 Bc4
73. Nc6 a5 74. bxa6 Bxa6 75. Nb4 Bc4 76. Nd5+ Bxd5 77. Bxd5 b5 78. Bc6
b4 79.
Bd5 Kg5 80. Bf7 Kh6 81. Kf1 Kg7 82. Bd5 Kh6 83. Bf7 Kg7 ½ - ½
[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Elite Avant Garde 2265"]
[Black "Fritz 5.03"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C60"]
[Annotator "Young,M"]
[PlyCount "84"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. O-O Be7 7. Re1 b5
8. Bb3
d6 9. Bd5 Nxd5 10. exd5 Ne5 11. Nxd4 O-O 12. Bf4
(12. a4 Bg4 13. f3 Bd7
14. Nc3 b4 15. Ne4 Re8 16. f4 Ng4 17. b3 Nf6 18. Nxf6+ Bxf6 19. Bb2
Rxe1+ 20.
Qxe1 Qb8 21. Qf2 Qb7 22. Qf3 Re8 23. Rd1 Qb6 24. Kf1 Qc5 25. Rd2 h5 26.
f5
26... Re5 {Makarichev,S-Kholmov,R/URS-FL Tallinn 1983/0-1 (36)})
(12. Nc3 Qd7
13. Nc6 Re8 14. a4 b4 15. Nxb4 Bh4 16. Re4 Bf6 17. a5 h6 18. Qe2 Bb7 19.
Bd2 c5
20. dxc6 Nxc6 21. Nbd5 Bxc3 22. Bxc3 Rxe4 23. Qxe4 Re8 24. Qf4 Ne5 25.
Rd1 Qb5
26. Ne3 Re6 {Minasian,A-Varavin,V/Kstovo op 1994/EXP 42/1-0 (41)})
12. .. Bf6 13. Nc3(N)
(13. Bxe5 dxe5 14. Nc6 Qd6 15. Nc3 Bf5 16. Qf3 Bxc2 17. Re2
Bg6 18. Rae1 Rae8 19. Ne4 Bxe4 20. Qxe4 g6 21. a4 bxa4 22. Ra1 Bg7 23.
Rxa4 f5
24. Qc4 Kh8 25. b4 Ra8 26. Rea2 e4 27. Qc5 Qf6 {
Michalek,J-Blatny,P/Katowice op 1992/TD 92\04/0-1 (54)})
(13. a4 Bg4 14. f3 Bd7 +=)
13... Bb7
{Black gets in control}
14. a4
(14. b4 Re8 =)
14... b4 15. Na2 a5 16. Bxe5
(16. c3 Bxd5 17. cxb4 Bxa2 18. Rxa2 axb4 =+)
16... Bxe5 17. c4 Re8 18. Qd3 Qf6 19. Re4 Re7 20. Rg4 -+
(Better is 20. Nf3 Bxb2 21. Rxe7 Qxe7 22. Re1 =+)
20... h5 21. Re4
(21. Rxg7+ Kf8! {a devastating blow} 22. Nf5 Bxb2 -+)
21... Rae8 22. f3 Bxd4+ 23. Rxd4
(23. Qxd4 Qxd4+ 24. Rxd4 Re2 -+)
23... Re3 24. Qd2 Re2 25. Qf4 Qxf4
{The mate threat is Qxd4}
26. Rxf4 Rxb2 27. Re4 Rxe4 28. fxe4 Ba6 29. c5 dxc5
30. Nc1 c4 31. h3
(31. g3 does not improve anything 31... c3 32. e5 c2 -+)
31... c3 32. g3
(32. e5 {is no salvation} 32... c2! an unpleasant surprise 33. d6 Bc8
-+)
32... c2
{Threatening Rb1}
33. Ra2 Rxa2 34. Kf2 b3!
{a convincing end}
35. d6 b2
(Do you see the mate threat?)
36. Nxa2 b1=Q
{Threatening mate: Qf1}
37. d7 Qf1+ 38. Ke3 Qe2+ 39. Kf4 Qf2+ 40. Kg5 Qf6+ 41. Kxh5 Be2+ 42. g4
Qh6#
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