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Subject: start your engines ...

Author: Mike Byrne

Date: 18:01:17 10/19/04


All positions courtesy of Chess Informant...

The annotations are provided via a free download from the site.

http://www.sahovski.com/index.php

click the "View Informant & Beyond Article 24" on the right.

The funny $symbols etc, are the nags for a (true) PGN reader (like CI Expert 5.1
or Chessbase 9.0)

All computer analysis is by  Crafty v19.17 SE PB [Fischer] (2 cpus) on a dual
1.7 Ghz Xeon

[Event "Belgium 83/89*"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2001.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Glek, I."]
[Black "Van Mil, J."]
[Result "*"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2416"]
[Annotator "Glek,I"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "[d]2r4k/ppq1r1b1/1n1R2Rp/8/5p1Q/1B5P/PP3PPK/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "13"]
[EventDate "2001.??.??"]

{Chess Informant} 1. Rdf6 $3 1... f3+ 2. g3 Nc4 (2... Qc1 3. Rxh6+ Bxh6 4. Rxh6+
Qxh6 5.
Qxh6+ $18) 3. Rxh6+ Kg8 (3... Bxh6 4. Qxh6+ Kg8 (4... Rh7 5. Rf8+ Rxf8 6. Qxf8#
{#}) 5. Rg6+ Kf7 6. Qh7+ Ke8 7. Ba4+ $18) 4. Rfg6 Qe5 (4... b5 5. Qh5 $1 5...
Qe5 6. Rh8+ Kf7 7. Rg5+ $18) 5. Rh8+ Kf7 6. Rxg7+ Qxg7 7. Rxc8 $18 *

White(1): go
              clearing hash tables
crafty is behind  1.5 on time, reducing by 1/3.
              time surplus   0.00  time limit 150:00 (150:00)/(50)
              depth   time  score   variation (1)
                6->   0.14   0.00   1. Rxh6+ Bxh6 2. Qxh6+ Rh7 3. Qf6+
                                    Rg7 4. Qh6+ Rh7
                7     0.25   0.00   1. Rxh6+ Bxh6 2. Qxh6+ Rh7 3. Qf6+
                                    Rg7 4. Qh6+ Rh7
                7->   0.38   0.00   1. Rxh6+ Bxh6 2. Qxh6+ Rh7 3. Qf6+
                                    Rg7 4. Qh6+ Rh7 (s=2)
                8     0.64   0.00   1. Rxh6+ Bxh6 2. Qxh6+ Rh7 3. Qf6+
                                    Rg7 4. Qh6+ Rh7
                8     2.72     +1   1. Rdf6!!
                8     3.41     +3   1. Rdf6!!
                8     3.92   2.06   1. Rdf6 Nc4 2. Rxh6+ Kg8 3. Rfg6 f3+
                                    4. g3 Kf8 5. Rh8+ Kf7 6. Rxg7+ Kxg7
                                    7. Rxc8
                8->   4.00   2.06   1. Rdf6 Nc4 2. Rxh6+ Kg8 3. Rfg6 f3+
                                    4. g3 Kf8 5. Rh8+ Kf7 6. Rxg7+ Kxg7
                                    7. Rxc8 (s=2)
                9     4.58     +1   1. Rdf6!!
                9     5.33   2.85   1. Rdf6 Nc4 2. Rxh6+ Kg8 3. Rfg6 Kf8
                                    4. Rh8+ Kf7 5. Bxc4+ Qxc4 6. Rxg7+
                                    Kxg7 7. Rh7+ Kg6 8. Qxe7 <HT>
                9->   5.95   2.85   1. Rdf6 Nc4 2. Rxh6+ Kg8 3. Rfg6 Kf8
                                    4. Rh8+ Kf7 5. Bxc4+ Qxc4 6. Rxg7+
                                    Kxg7 7. Rh7+ Kg6 8. Qxe7 <HT> (s=2)
               10     8.49   3.16   1. Rdf6 Nc4 2. Rxh6+ Kg8 3. Rfg6 Kf8
                                    4. Rh8+ Kf7 5. Bxc4+ Qxc4 6. Rxg7+
                                    Kxg7 7. Rh7+ Kg8 8. Qxe7 Rd8 9. Qxb7
                                    Qxa2
               10->  10.11   3.16   1. Rdf6 Nc4 2. Rxh6+ Kg8 3. Rfg6 Kf8
                                    4. Rh8+ Kf7 5. Bxc4+ Qxc4 6. Rxg7+
                                    Kxg7 7. Rh7+ Kg8 8. Qxe7 Rd8 9. Qxb7
                                    Qxa2 (s=2)
               11    16.49   3.36   1. Rdf6 Nc4 2. Rxh6+ Kg8 3. Rfg6 f3+
                                    4. g3 Kf8 5. Rh8+ Kf7 6. Bxc4+ Qxc4
                                    7. Rxg7+ Kxg7 8. Rh7+ Kg8 9. Qxe7 Qf1
               11->  20.47   3.36   1. Rdf6 Nc4 2. Rxh6+ Kg8 3. Rfg6 f3+
                                    4. g3 Kf8 5. Rh8+ Kf7 6. Bxc4+ Qxc4
                                    7. Rxg7+ Kxg7 8. Rh7+ Kg8 9. Qxe7 Qf1
                                    (s=2)
               12    39.95     +1   1. Rdf6!!
?              12     1:00   1/41*  1. Rdf6
White(1): ?
              time=1:07  cpu=195%  mat=-2  n=73652615  fh=92%  nps=1.10M
              ext-> chk=5130501 cap=196144 pp=101624 1rep=602404 mate=28546
              predicted=0  nodes=73652615  evals=16728616  50move=0
              endgame tablebase-> probes=0  hits=0
              SMP->  split=881  stop=82  data=7/128  cpu=2:10  elap=1:07

[Event "Wijk aan Zee 83/402*"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2002.??.??"]x
[Round "?"]
[White "Lautier, J."]
[Black "Grischuk, A."]
[Result "*"]
[WhiteElo "2687"]
[BlackElo "2671"]
[Annotator "Grischuk,A"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "[d]6k1/p3Bpp1/2R1b1q1/7p/4n1P1/3pP3/P4PBP/3R2K1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "15"]
[EventDate "2002.??.??"]

{Chess Informant} 1... f6 $3 (1... hxg4 2. Rxd3 Qf5 3. Rd8+ Kh7 4. Bh4 g5 5. Bg3
$11) 2.
gxh5 (2. Rxd3 2... Bxg4 $40 {(#5E#CCe7)} 3. Rd8+ $145 3... Kh7 4. f4 h4 (4...
Nc3 $5 5. e4 (5. Rxc3 Qb1+ 6. Kf2 6... Qb2+ $19) 5... Ne2+ 6. Kf2 6... Nxf4 $19
) 5. Bf8 h3 6. Rc7 6... Bd7 $1 7. Rc2 Bc6 (7... Ng5 $5 8. Rxd7 Qxc2 9. Bd5 9...
Ne6 $1 10. Ba3 10... Qe2 $19) 8. Rc8 Ng5 9. fxg5 Qxc2 10. Bxc6 Qb1+ 11. Kf2
11... Qf5+ $19) (2. f3 Ng5 3. gxh5 Qxh5 4. Rxe6 4... Nxf3+ $1 5. Kf2 $145 (5.
Bxf3 Qxf3 6. Rxd3 6... Qg4+ $19) 5... Ne5 $5 (5... Nh4 6. Rxd3 Qf5+ 7. Ke2 Qg4+
(7... Qxe6 $4 8. Bd5 $18) 8. Kd2 Qxg2+ 9. Kc3 9... Kf7 $1 $19) 6. Rxe5 $8 6...
Qxd1 $19 {#C5 #CAe2 #3Cd}) 2... Qxh5 3. Rxd3 Qe2 4. Bxe4 (4. Rd8+ $145 4... Kf7
5. Rf8+ Kxe7 6. Rxe6+ Kxe6 7. Re8+ Kf7 8. Rxe4 8... Qxa2 $19 {#3Ca}) 4... Bh3
5. Bd5+ Kh7 6. Rc1 Qxd3 7. Bc6 Qd2 8. Ba3 8... Qxa2 $19 *

Black(1): go
              clearing hash tables
              time surplus   0.00  time limit 150:00 (150:00)/(50)
              depth   time  score   variation (1)
                6->   0.18   0.85   1. ... hxg4 2. Rxd3 Qf5 3. Rd8+ Kh7
                                    4. Bxe4 Qxe4 5. Ra6 Qb7 (s=3)
                7     0.23   0.86   1. ... hxg4 2. Rxd3 Qf5 3. Rd8+ Kh7
                                    4. Rc2 Bc4 5. Rd4 Bd5 (s=2)
                7     0.59   0.78   1. ... d2 2. f3 Nf6 3. Rxd2 hxg4 4.
                                    f4 Qb1+ 5. Kf2 Bxa2 6. Bxf6 gxf6 7.
                                    Rxf6
                7->   0.65   0.78   1. ... d2 2. f3 Nf6 3. Rxd2 hxg4 4.
                                    f4 Qb1+ 5. Kf2 Bxa2 6. Bxf6 gxf6 7.
                                    Rxf6
                8     1.03   0.81   1. ... d2 2. f3 Nf6 3. Rxd2 hxg4 4.
                                    f4 Qb1+ 5. Kf2 Bxa2 6. Rd8+ Kh7 7.
                                    Bxf6 gxf6 8. Rxf6
                8->   1.25   0.81   1. ... d2 2. f3 Nf6 3. Rxd2 hxg4 4.
                                    f4 Qb1+ 5. Kf2 Bxa2 6. Rd8+ Kh7 7.
                                    Bxf6 gxf6 8. Rxf6
                9     2.07   0.69   1. ... d2 2. f3 Nf6 3. Rxd2 hxg4 4.
                                    f4 Qb1+ 5. Bf1 Bxa2 6. Rd8+ Kh7 7.
                                    Rc7
                9->   2.51   0.69   1. ... d2 2. f3 Nf6 3. Rxd2 hxg4 4.
                                    f4 Qb1+ 5. Bf1 Bxa2 6. Rd8+ Kh7 7.
                                    Rc7
               10     4.54   0.68   1. ... d2 2. f3 Nf6 3. Rxd2 hxg4 4.
                                    Bxf6 gxf3 5. Bd4 fxg2 6. Rc7 Qb1+ 7.
                                    Kxg2 Qe4+ 8. Kg3
               10    11.31   0.64   1. ... Nc3 2. Rd2 Ne2+ 3. Kf1 hxg4
                                    4. Ra6 Qh7 5. Rxa7 Qxh2 6. Rxd3 Bc4
               10    17.29   0.35   1. ... f6 2. gxh5 Qxh5 3. Rxd3 Qe2
                                    4. Bxe4 Bh3 5. Bd5+ Kh7 6. Rc1 Qxd3
                                    7. e4
               10->  17.29   0.35   1. ... f6 2. gxh5 Qxh5 3. Rxd3 Qe2
                                    4. Bxe4 Bh3 5. Bd5+ Kh7 6. Rc1 Qxd3
                                    7. e4
               11    25.85   0.36   1. ... f6 2. gxh5 Qxh5 3. Rxd3 Qe2
                                    4. Bxe4 Bh3 5. Rc8+ Bxc8 6. Bd5+ Kh7
                                    7. Rd4 Bf5 8. Bf7
               11->  30.81   0.36   1. ... f6 2. gxh5 Qxh5 3. Rxd3 Qe2
                                    4. Bxe4 Bh3 5. Rc8+ Bxc8 6. Bd5+ Kh7
                                    7. Rd4 Bf5 8. Bf7 (s=2)
               12     1:13   0.09   1. ... f6 2. Rxd3 Bxg4 3. f4 Bf3 4.
                                    Rc2 h4 5. Rd5 Nf2 6. Rd8+ Kf7 7. Rxf2
                                    Kxe7
               12->   1:21   0.09   1. ... f6 2. Rxd3 Bxg4 3. f4 Bf3 4.
                                    Rc2 h4 5. Rd5 Nf2 6. Rd8+ Kf7 7. Rxf2
                                    Kxe7
               13     2:57     -1   1. ... f6!!
               13     5:06  -0.48   1. ... f6 2. f3 Ng5 3. Rxe6 Nxe6 4.
                                    gxh5 Qxh5 5. Rxd3 Qe5 6. a3 Nf4 <HT>
               13->   5:17  -0.48   1. ... f6 2. f3 Ng5 3. Rxe6 Nxe6 4.
                                    gxh5 Qxh5 5. Rxd3 Qe5 6. a3 Nf4 <HT>
?              14     5:45   1/31*  1. ... f6
Black(0): ?
              time=5:54  cpu=191%  mat=1  n=343772055  fh=89%  nps=970K
              ext-> chk=12737089 cap=601190 pp=979153 1rep=1310439 mate=117548
              predicted=0  nodes=343772055  evals=137801395  50move=0
              endgame tablebase-> probes=0  hits=0
              SMP->  split=484  stop=46  data=7/128  cpu=11:18  elap=5:54

Black(1): f6
              time used:   5:54

[Event "Malmoe 83/536*"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2001.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Radjabov, T."]
[Black "De Firmian, N."]
[Result "*"]
[WhiteElo "2533"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Radjabov,T"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "[d]5kn1/2q2r2/1p1pQP2/p1pPp1R1/b1P1B1P1/2P2P2/8/6K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "13"]
[EventDate "2001.??.??"]

{Chess Informant} 1. Bh7 $1 1... Nh6 2. Bg6 $3 2... Bd7 3. Bxf7 $1 3... Bxe6 4.
dxe6 $1
4... Qxf7 (4... Nxf7 5. e7+ Qxe7 6. Rg8+ $1 6... Kxg8 7. fxe7 $18) (4... a4 5.
Bh5 $1 5... a3 6. e7+ Qxe7 7. fxe7+ Kxe7 8. Rg7+ Kd8 9. Ra7 $18) 5. exf7 Kxf7 (
5... Nxf7 6. Rh5 a4 7. Kf2 $18) 6. Rh5 Kg6 7. Rh2 $18 *

White(1): go
              time surplus  29.95  time limit 150:00 (150:00)
              depth   time  score   variation (1)
starting thread 1
                7->   0.09  -1.71   1. Rxg8+ Kxg8 2. Bg6 Qb7 3. Bxf7+ Qxf7
                                    4. Qxd6 Bb3 5. Qxb6 Bxc4 6. Qxa5 Qxd5
                8     0.15  -1.60   1. Rxg8+ Kxg8 2. Bg6 Bd1 3. Qe8+ Rf8
                                    4. Qe7 Qxe7 5. fxe7 Bxf3 6. g5 Be2
                                    7. Bh7+ Kf7 8. exf8=Q+ Kxf8
                8->   0.21  -1.60   1. Rxg8+ Kxg8 2. Bg6 Bd1 3. Qe8+ Rf8
                                    4. Qe7 Qxe7 5. fxe7 Bxf3 6. g5 Be2
                                    7. Bh7+ Kf7 8. exf8=Q+ Kxf8 (s=2)
                9     0.39  -1.60   1. Rxg8+ Kxg8 2. Bg6 Bd1 3. Qe8+ Rf8
                                    4. Qe7 Qxe7 5. fxe7 Bxf3 6. g5 Be2
                                    7. Bh7+ Kf7 8. exf8=R+ Kxf8
                9->   0.48  -1.60   1. Rxg8+ Kxg8 2. Bg6 Bd1 3. Qe8+ Rf8
                                    4. Qe7 Qxe7 5. fxe7 Bxf3 6. g5 Be2
                                    7. Bh7+ Kf7 8. exf8=R+ Kxf8
               10     0.92     +1   1. Rxg8+!!
               10     1.32  -1.15   1. Rxg8+ Kxg8 2. Bg6 Bd1 3. Bxf7+ Qxf7
                                    4. Qxd6 Be2 5. Qb8+ Qf8 6. Qxe5 Bxc4
                                    7. Qe4 b5
               10->   1.73  -1.15   1. Rxg8+ Kxg8 2. Bg6 Bd1 3. Bxf7+ Qxf7
                                    4. Qxd6 Be2 5. Qb8+ Qf8 6. Qxe5 Bxc4
                                    7. Qe4 b5 (s=2)
               11     2.68  -0.97   1. Rxg8+ Kxg8 2. Bg6 Qd7 3. Bxf7+ Qxf7
                                    4. Qxd6 Bb3 5. Qb8+ Qf8 6. Qxe5 Bxc4
                                    7. Qe4 b5 8. g5 <HT>
               11->   3.90  -0.97   1. Rxg8+ Kxg8 2. Bg6 Qd7 3. Bxf7+ Qxf7
                                    4. Qxd6 Bb3 5. Qb8+ Qf8 6. Qxe5 Bxc4
                                    7. Qe4 b5 8. g5 <HT> (s=2)
               12     4.68  -1.09   1. Rxg8+ Kxg8 2. Bg6 Qd7 3. Bxf7+ Qxf7
                                    4. Qxd6 Bb3 5. Qb8+ Qf8 6. Qxe5 Bxc4
                                    7. f4 Bd3 8. Qe3 Bc2
               12->   6.75  -1.09   1. Rxg8+ Kxg8 2. Bg6 Qd7 3. Bxf7+ Qxf7
                                    4. Qxd6 Bb3 5. Qb8+ Qf8 6. Qxe5 Bxc4
                                    7. f4 Bd3 8. Qe3 Bc2 (s=3)
               13    10.70     +1   1. Rxg8+!!
               13    13.37  -0.54   1. Rxg8+ Kxg8 2. Bg6 Qd7 3. Bxf7+ Qxf7
                                    4. Qxd6 Bb3 5. Qb8+ Qf8 6. Qxe5 Qf7
                                    7. Qg5+ Kf8 8. Qh6+ Ke8 9. Qf4 Kd7
                                    10. g5 (s=2)
               13->  15.89  -0.54   1. Rxg8+ Kxg8 2. Bg6 Qd7 3. Bxf7+ Qxf7
                                    4. Qxd6 Bb3 5. Qb8+ Qf8 6. Qxe5 Qf7
                                    7. Qg5+ Kf8 8. Qh6+ Ke8 9. Qf4 Kd7
                                    10. g5 (s=2)
               14    38.84     +1   1. Rxg8+!!
               14    46.65  -0.36   1. Rxg8+ Kxg8 2. Bg6 Qd7 3. Bxf7+ Qxf7
                                    4. Qxd6 Bb3 5. Qb8+ Qf8 6. Qxe5 Qf7
                                    7. Qb8+ Kh7 8. Qe5 <HT>
               14->  53.64  -0.36   1. Rxg8+ Kxg8 2. Bg6 Qd7 3. Bxf7+ Qxf7
                                    4. Qxd6 Bb3 5. Qb8+ Qf8 6. Qxe5 Qf7
                                    7. Qb8+ Kh7 8. Qe5 <HT> (s=2)
               15     1:52   0.00   1. Rxg8+ Kxg8 2. Qf5 Kf8 3. Qg6 Bd7
                                    4. Qh6+ Kg8 5. Qg6+ Kf8
               15     2:39     +1   1. Bh7!!
               15     3:02     +3   1. Bh7!!
               15     3:39   1.33   1. Bh7 Nxf6 2. Bg6 Be8 3. Bxf7 Qxf7
                                    4. Qxd6+ Qe7 5. Qxb6 Kf7 6. d6 Nd7
                                    7. dxe7 Nxb6 8. Rxe5 Nxc4 9. Rxc5 Ne3
               15->   3:42   1.33   1. Bh7 Nxf6 2. Bg6 Be8 3. Bxf7 Qxf7
                                    4. Qxd6+ Qe7 5. Qxb6 Kf7 6. d6 Nd7
                                    7. dxe7 Nxb6 8. Rxe5 Nxc4 9. Rxc5 Ne3
                                    (s=2)
               16     4:10   1.52   1. Bh7 Nxf6 2. Bg6 Be8 3. Bxf7 Qxf7
                                    4. Qxd6+ Qe7 5. Qxb6 Kf7 6. d6 Nd7
                                    7. dxe7 Nxb6 8. Rxe5 Nxc4 9. Rxc5 Nd2
                                    10. f4 Kxe7 11. Rxa5
               16->   4:23   1.52   1. Bh7 Nxf6 2. Bg6 Be8 3. Bxf7 Qxf7
                                    4. Qxd6+ Qe7 5. Qxb6 Kf7 6. d6 Nd7
                                    7. dxe7 Nxb6 8. Rxe5 Nxc4 9. Rxc5 Nd2
                                    10. f4 Kxe7 11. Rxa5
?              17     4:45   1/26*  1. Bh7
White(1): ?
              time=4:52  cpu=144732%  mat=-2  n=277546371  fh=91%  nps=949K
              ext-> chk=20353572 cap=800206 pp=4403143 1rep=1849867 mate=183178
              predicted=1  nodes=277546371  evals=166362838  50move=0
              endgame tablebase-> probes=0  hits=0
              SMP->  split=3183  stop=553  data=11/128  cpu=715721:42  elap=4:52

[Event "La Habana II 84/180*"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2002.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Abreu, A."]
[Black "Del Rio Angelis, S."]
[Result "*"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[Annotator "Markovic,Iv"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "[d]2rr2k1/pp1bQp2/1q1p2pB/7n/3bP2P/2NB1P2/PPP5/2KR2R1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "17"]
[EventDate "2002.??.??"]

{Chess Informant} 1. Bc4 $3 1... d5 (1... Rxc4 2. Rxd4 $3 2... Rxd4 (2... Qxd4
3. Qxd8+
Kh7 4. Rd1 Qf6 5. Qxf6 Nxf6 6. Be3 $18) 3. Be3 $1 3... Rxe4 4. Qxe4 $18 {
#C5 #CBg6}) 2. Bxd5 Bxg1 3. Bxf7+ $1 3... Kh8 (3... Kh7 4. Bxg6+ Kxg6 5. Rd6+
Qxd6 6. Qxd6+ $18) 4. Qe5+ Kh7 (4... Qf6 5. Qxf6+ Nxf6 6. Rxg1 $18) 5. Rd6 Be3+
6. Kb1 Kxh6 (6... Qxd6 7. Qxd6 Bf5 8. Qb4 $18) 7. Bxg6 $1 7... Bf5 (7... Qxd6
8. Qxh5+ $3 8... Kg7 9. Qh7+ Kf6 10. e5+ $1 10... Kxe5 (10... Qxe5 $2 11. Qf7#
{#}) 11. Qh5+ Kf6 (11... Kf4 12. Ne2# {#}) 12. Ne4+ $18) 8. Rxb6 Bxg6 9. Rxb7
$18 *

White(1): go
              time surplus   0.00  time limit 150:00 (150:00)
              depth   time  score   variation (1)
                6     0.17  -0.84   1. Qg5 Be6 2. Na4 Qb4 3. Qxh5 Bxg1
                                    4. Rxg1 Qxa4
                6->   0.22  -0.84   1. Qg5 Be6 2. Na4 Qb4 3. Qxh5 Bxg1
                                    4. Rxg1 Qxa4
                7     0.48  -0.80   1. Qg5 Rc5 2. Qg2 Rdc8 3. Rgf1 Bxc3
                                    4. bxc3 Rxc3
                7->   0.62  -0.80   1. Qg5 Rc5 2. Qg2 Rdc8 3. Rgf1 Bxc3
                                    4. bxc3 Rxc3
                8     0.93  -1.08   1. Qg5 Rc5 2. Qg2 Bxg1 3. Qxg1 Qc6
                                    4. Be3 Re5 5. Bxa7
                8     2.06     +1   1. Bc4!!
                8     2.45   0.17   1. Bc4 Rxc4 2. Rxd4 Rxd4 3. Be3 Rc8
                                    4. Qxd7 Rxc3 5. bxc3
                8->   2.45   0.17   1. Bc4 Rxc4 2. Rxd4 Rxd4 3. Be3 Rc8
                                    4. Qxd7 Rxc3 5. bxc3 (s=2)
                9     3.50   0.54   1. Bc4 Rxc4 2. Rxd4 Rxd4 3. Be3 Rxe4
                                    4. Qxe4 Qa5 5. Bg5
                9->   3.75   0.54   1. Bc4 Rxc4 2. Rxd4 Rxd4 3. Be3 Rxe4
                                    4. Qxe4 Qa5 5. Bg5
               10     5.92   0.34   1. Bc4 Rxc4 2. Rxd4 Rxd4 3. Be3 Rxe4
                                    4. Qxe4 Qa5 5. Qe7 Qc7 6. Bxa7
               10->   6.72   0.34   1. Bc4 Rxc4 2. Rxd4 Rxd4 3. Be3 Rxe4
                                    4. Qxe4 Qa5 5. Qe7 Qc7 6. Bxa7
               11    14.79   0.69   1. Bc4 Rxc4 2. Rxd4 Rxd4 3. Be3 Rxe4
                                    4. Qxe4 Qa6 5. Qd5 Kf8 6. Qe4
               11->  16.62   0.69   1. Bc4 Rxc4 2. Rxd4 Rxd4 3. Be3 Rxe4
                                    4. Qxe4 Qa6 5. Qd5 Kf8 6. Qe4
               12     1:19   0.53   1. Bc4 d5 2. Bb3 Bxg1 3. Nxd5 Qe6 4.
                                    Rxg1 Kh7 5. Bg5 Re8 6. Qxe6 Bxe6 7.
                                    Ba4
               12->   1:32   0.53   1. Bc4 d5 2. Bb3 Bxg1 3. Nxd5 Qe6 4.
                                    Rxg1 Kh7 5. Bg5 Re8 6. Qxe6 Bxe6 7.
                                    Ba4
               13     3:24     +1   1. Bc4!!
               13     4:18   1.02   1. Bc4 d5 2. Bxd5 Bxg1 3. Bxf7+ Kh7
                                    4. Bxg6+ Kxg6 5. Rd6+ Qxd6 6. Qxd6+
                                    Nf6 7. Bg5 Rc6 8. Qg3 Rxc3 9. bxc3
               13->   4:54   1.02   1. Bc4 d5 2. Bxd5 Bxg1 3. Bxf7+ Kh7
                                    4. Bxg6+ Kxg6 5. Rd6+ Qxd6 6. Qxd6+
                                    Nf6 7. Bg5 Rc6 8. Qg3 Rxc3 9. bxc3
?              14     4:54   1/45*  1. Bc4
White(1): ?
              time=4:57  cpu=195%  mat=1  n=323467636  fh=93%  nps=1.09M
              ext-> chk=16900903 cap=721683 pp=74546 1rep=1352078 mate=49118
              predicted=1  nodes=323467636  evals=63599899  50move=0
              endgame tablebase-> probes=0  hits=0
              SMP->  split=515  stop=68  data=6/128  cpu=9:41  elap=4:57

White(1): Bc4
              time used:   4:57

[Event "France 84/366*"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2002.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Milov, V."]
[Black "Varga, P."]
[Result "*"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2484"]
[Annotator "Milov,V"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "[d]r2r2k1/pb2b3/1q2pn1B/7P/1p6/3B4/PP2QPP1/2R1R1K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "2002.??.??"]

{Chess Informant} 1. Rc7 $3 (1. Qxe6+ Qxe6 2. Rxe6 Rxd3 3. Rxe7 Bd5 4. Rg7+ 4...
Kh8 $13
) 1... Qxc7 (1... Bf8 2. Bh7+ $1 2... Kh8 (2... Nxh7 3. Qg4+ Kh8 4. Bg7+ $18)
3. Qe5 Qd4 (3... Qxc7 4. Qxc7 Bxh6 (4... Rd7 5. Qe5 $18) 5. Qxb7 Nxh7 6. Rxe6
$18) 4. Bf4 $3 (4. Qxd4 Rxd4 5. Bxf8 Rxf8 6. Rxb7 Nxh7 7. Rxe6 7... Nf6 $13)
4... Bg7 5. Rxb7 Kxh7 6. h6 Nd7 7. Qxg7+ $18) 2. Qxe6+ Kh8 3. Qf7 Rg8 4. Rxe7
Rxg2+ 5. Kf1 5... Rxf2+ $8 6. Kxf2 Qh2+ (6... Ng4+ 7. Ke1 Qg3+ 8. Kd2 $18) 7.
Ke1 Qg3+ 8. Kd2 Qf2+ 9. Kc1 (9. Re2 $4 9... Ne4+ $19) 9... Rc8+ 10. Rc7 Qg1+
11. Kc2 Qh2+ (11... Qg2+ 12. Kb1 $18) 12. Kb1 Qg1+ 13. Bc1 Rxc7 14. Qxf6+ Qg7
15. Qd8+ $18 *

White(1): go
              time surplus   0.00  time limit 150:00 (150:00)
              depth   time  score   variation (1)
                6     0.28  -0.13   1. Rc4 Bf8 2. Bg5 Rxd3 3. Qxd3 Nxh5
                6->   0.44  -0.13   1. Rc4 Bf8 2. Bg5 Rxd3 3. Qxd3 Nxh5
                                    (s=2)
                7     0.66  -0.29   1. Rc4 Bf8 2. Be3 Qd6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4.
                                    Qxe6+ Qxe6 5. Rxe6 Rxd3 6. Bxf6 Bxf6
                                    7. Rxf6
                7     0.88  -0.15   1. Qxe6+ Qxe6 2. Rxe6 Rxd3 3. Rxe7
                                    Bd5 4. Be3 Re8 5. Rxe8+ Nxe8 6. h6
                                    Bxa2 7. Bxa7
                7->   1.18  -0.15   1. Qxe6+ Qxe6 2. Rxe6 Rxd3 3. Rxe7
                                    Bd5 4. Be3 Re8 5. Rxe8+ Nxe8 6. h6
                                    Bxa2 7. Bxa7 (s=7)
                8     1.30  -0.33   1. Qxe6+ Qxe6 2. Rxe6 Rxd3 3. Rxe7
                                    Bd5 4. Be3 Re8 5. Rxe8+ Nxe8 6. Rc8
                                    Kf7 (s=6)
                8     2.89  -0.19   1. Rc7 Bf8 2. Bh7+ Kh8 3. Qe5 Qd4 4.
                                    Rxb7 Bxh6 5. Qxd4 Rxd4 6. Rxe6 Nxh7
                                    7. Rxh6 (s=2)
                8->   4.19  -0.19   1. Rc7 Bf8 2. Bh7+ Kh8 3. Qe5 Qd4 4.
                                    Rxb7 Bxh6 5. Qxd4 Rxd4 6. Rxe6 Nxh7
                                    7. Rxh6
                9     5.41     +1   1. Rc7!!
                9     6.30   0.26   1. Rc7 Bf8 2. Bh7+ Kh8 3. Qe5 Qd4 4.
                                    Qxd4 Rxd4 5. Bxf8 Rxf8 6. Rxb7 Nxh7
                                    7. Rxa7
                9->   8.03   0.26   1. Rc7 Bf8 2. Bh7+ Kh8 3. Qe5 Qd4 4.
                                    Qxd4 Rxd4 5. Bxf8 Rxf8 6. Rxb7 Nxh7
                                    7. Rxa7 (s=2)
               10    10.30   0.26   1. Rc7 Bf8 2. Bh7+ Kh8 3. Qe5 Qd4 4.
                                    Qxd4 Rxd4 5. Bxf8 Rxf8 6. Rxb7 Nxh7
                                    7. Rxa7
               10->  17.69   0.26   1. Rc7 Bf8 2. Bh7+ Kh8 3. Qe5 Qd4 4.
                                    Qxd4 Rxd4 5. Bxf8 Rxf8 6. Rxb7 Nxh7
                                    7. Rxa7 (s=3)
               11    23.33   0.26   1. Rc7 Bf8 2. Bh7+ Kh8 3. Qe5 Qd4 4.
                                    Bf4 Bg7 5. h6 Qxe5 6. Bxe5 Rd7 7. Rxb7
                                    Rxb7 8. hxg7+ Kxg7 (s=2)
               11->   1:01   0.26   1. Rc7 Bf8 2. Bh7+ Kh8 3. Qe5 Qd4 4.
                                    Bf4 Bg7 5. h6 Qxe5 6. Bxe5 Rd7 7. Rxb7
                                    Rxb7 8. hxg7+ Kxg7 (s=5)
               12     1:25   0.53   1. Rc7 Bf8 2. Bh7+ Kh8 3. Qe5 Qxc7
                                    4. Qxc7 Bxh6 5. Qxb7 Nxh7 6. g4 Rac8
                                    7. Qxb4 (s=4)
               12->   2:40   0.53   1. Rc7 Bf8 2. Bh7+ Kh8 3. Qe5 Qxc7
                                    4. Qxc7 Bxh6 5. Qxb7 Nxh7 6. g4 Rac8
                                    7. Qxb4 (s=3)
               13     4:50     -1   1. Rc7
               13     5:35   0.19   1. Rc7 Qxc7 2. Qxe6+ Kh8 3. Qf7 Rg8
                                    4. Rxe7 Rxg2+ 5. Kf1 Rxf2+ 6. Kxf2
                                    Qh2+ 7. Kf1 Qh1+ 8. Ke2 Qf3+ 9. Kd2
                                    Qf2+ 10. Kc1 Rc8+ 11. Bc4 Qf1+ 12.
                                    Kd2 Rxc4 13. Rxb7 (s=2)
?              13    12:01  12/45*  1. Be3
White(1): ?
              time=12:07  cpu=195%  mat=-1  n=787457797  fh=93%  nps=1.08M
              ext-> chk=47454496 cap=1573808 pp=899646 1rep=3649099 mate=211690
              predicted=1  nodes=787457797  evals=177791090  50move=0
              endgame tablebase-> probes=0  hits=0
              SMP->  split=1378  stop=279  data=7/128  cpu=23:40  elap=12:07

White(1): Rc7
              time used:  12:07
Black(1):

[Event "Chicago 85/37*"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2002.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kacheishvili, G."]
[Black "Glek, I."]
[Result "*"]
[WhiteElo "2584"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Glek,I"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "[d]2r1r1k1/pb1p1p2/3P1qpp/8/3N4/2P3QP/P2KBPPn/R5R1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "25"]
[EventDate "2002.??.??"]

{Chess Informant} 1... Nf3+ $3 2. gxf3 (2. Bxf3 2... Rxc3 $1 3. Kxc3 Rc8+ 4. Kd3
(4. Kb3
$145 4... Qxd4 5. Bxb7 Qb6+ 6. Ka3 Rc5 7. Qb3 Ra5+ 8. Kb2 Qxf2+ 9. Kc3 Qe3+ 10.
Kb2 Qd4+ 11. Qc3 Rb5+ 12. Kc2 Rc5 13. Qxc5 Qxc5+ 14. Kb3 Qb6+ 15. Kc2 Qxb7 16.
Rad1 Qe4+ 17. Kc1 Qe3+ 18. Kb1 Qb6+ 19. Ka1 19... Qf2 $19 {#C5 a5-a4-a3}) 4...
Ba6+ 5. Ke4 Rc4 6. Qe5 Bb7+ 7. Kd3 Qxe5 8. Kxc4 Ba6+ 9. Kb3 9... Qxd4 $17) 2...
Rxc3 $1 3. Kxc3 Rc8+ 4. Kd3 (4. Bc4 Bd5 5. Rgd1 Rxc4+ 6. Kd2 Rxd4+ 7. Ke1 Rf4
8. Rac1 8... Bc4 $17) 4... Ba6+ 5. Ke4 Re8+ 6. Kd5 6... Re5+ $1 7. Qxe5 Bb7+ 8.
Kc4 Qxe5 9. Rge1 Ba6+ 10. Kc3 Qc5+ 11. Kb3 Qxd4 12. Bxa6 Qb6+ 13. Kc3 13...
Qxa6 $17 *

this one is tough for Crafty

Black(1): g
              clearing hash tables
              time surplus   0.00  time limit 150:00 (150:00)
              depth   time  score   variation (1)
                5->   0.19   1.86   1. ... Bd5 2. Ba6 Rc5 3. Qxh2 Qxf2+
                                    4. Be2 (s=2)
                6     0.42   2.22   1. ... Bd5 2. Rh1 Rb8 3. Kc1 Re5 4.
                                    Rxh2 Qxd6
                6     0.73   1.47   1. ... Re4 2. Rac1 Rxd4+ 3. cxd4 Qxd4+
                                    4. Bd3 Qb4+ 5. Kd1 Qa4+ 6. Rc2
                6->   0.83   1.47   1. ... Re4 2. Rac1 Rxd4+ 3. cxd4 Qxd4+
                                    4. Bd3 Qb4+ 5. Kd1 Qa4+ 6. Rc2 (s=2)
                7     1.03   1.27   1. ... Re4 2. Rac1 Rxd4+ 3. cxd4 Qxd4+
                                    4. Bd3 Qb4+ 5. Kd1 Qa4+ 6. Rc2 Rc3
                7->   1.67   1.27   1. ... Re4 2. Rac1 Rxd4+ 3. cxd4 Qxd4+
                                    4. Bd3 Qb4+ 5. Kd1 Qa4+ 6. Rc2 Rc3
                                    (s=3)
                8     2.83   1.34   1. ... Re4 2. Rac1 Rxc3 3. Rxc3 Qxd4+
                                    4. Bd3 Rf4 5. Ke2 Qe5+ 6. Qe3 Qxd6
                                    7. Qxa7 (s=2)
                8->   6.55   1.34   1. ... Re4 2. Rac1 Rxc3 3. Rxc3 Qxd4+
                                    4. Bd3 Rf4 5. Ke2 Qe5+ 6. Qe3 Qxd6
                                    7. Qxa7 (s=2)
                9    12.47   1.62   1. ... Re4 2. Rgd1 Rce8 3. Bd3 Rf4
                                    4. Qxh2 Rxf2+ 5. Be2 Bf3 6. Re1 Rxg2
                9->  19.28   1.62   1. ... Re4 2. Rgd1 Rce8 3. Bd3 Rf4
                                    4. Qxh2 Rxf2+ 5. Be2 Bf3 6. Re1 Rxg2
               10    22.91     -1   1. ... Re4!!
               10    26.81   1.19   1. ... Re4 2. Rgd1 Rce8 3. Bd3 Rxd4
                                    4. cxd4 Qxd4 5. Rab1 Be4 6. Kc2
               10->  42.34   1.19   1. ... Re4 2. Rgd1 Rce8 3. Bd3 Rxd4
                                    4. cxd4 Qxd4 5. Rab1 Be4 6. Kc2 (s=4)
               11     1:07   0.88   1. ... Re4 2. Rac1 Rxd4+ 3. cxd4 Qxd4+
                                    4. Bd3 Qb4+ 5. Kd1 Rxc1+ 6. Kxc1 Qa3+
                                    7. Kb1 Nf3 8. gxf3 Qxd3+ 9. Kb2 Qd2+
                                    10. Kb3 Bd5+ 11. Ka4 Qxa2+ (s=3)
               11->   1:43   0.88   1. ... Re4 2. Rac1 Rxd4+ 3. cxd4 Qxd4+
                                    4. Bd3 Qb4+ 5. Kd1 Rxc1+ 6. Kxc1 Qa3+
                                    7. Kb1 Nf3 8. gxf3 Qxd3+ 9. Kb2 Qd2+
                                    10. Kb3 Bd5+ 11. Ka4 Qxa2+
               12     2:48   0.98   1. ... Re4 2. Rac1 Rxd4+ 3. cxd4 Qxd4+
                                    4. Bd3 Qb4+ 5. Kd1 Rxc1+ 6. Kxc1 Qa3+
                                    7. Kb1 Nf3 8. gxf3 Qxd3+ 9. Kb2 Qd2+
                                    10. Kb3 Bd5+ 11. Ka4 Qxa2+ 12. Kb5
               12->   6:19   0.98   1. ... Re4 2. Rac1 Rxd4+ 3. cxd4 Qxd4+
                                    4. Bd3 Qb4+ 5. Kd1 Rxc1+ 6. Kxc1 Qa3+
                                    7. Kb1 Nf3 8. gxf3 Qxd3+ 9. Kb2 Qd2+
                                    10. Kb3 Bd5+ 11. Ka4 Qxa2+ 12. Kb5
                                    (s=3)
               13    10:55   0.84   1. ... Re4 2. Rgd1 Rce8 3. Rab1 Rxd4+
                                    4. cxd4 Qxd4+ 5. Bd3 Ba6 6. Re1 Rc8
                                    7. Rec1 Re8 8. Rb3 Bxd3 9. Rxd3 (s=2)
               13->  21:57   0.84   1. ... Re4 2. Rgd1 Rce8 3. Rab1 Rxd4+
                                    4. cxd4 Qxd4+ 5. Bd3 Ba6 6. Re1 Rc8
                                    7. Rec1 Re8 8. Rb3 Bxd3 9. Rxd3 (s=3)
?              14    22:15   1/48*  1. ... Re4
Black(0): ?
              time=22:27  cpu=194%  mat=1  n=1626396706  fh=94%  nps=1.21M
              ext-> chk=138418557 cap=3497881 pp=1631649 1rep=7142851 mate=12304
1
              predicted=1  nodes=1626396706  evals=201020401  50move=0
              endgame tablebase-> probes=0  hits=0
              SMP->  split=1178  stop=265  data=9/128  cpu=43:37  elap=22:27

Black(1): Re4



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