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Subject: Re: CSTal-2 vs Nimzo 99a (probably 7.5:4.5 and not 7:5)

Author: blass uri

Date: 05:44:25 10/07/99

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On October 05, 1999 at 09:00:50, James T. Walker wrote:

>This match between CSTal-2 vs Nimzo99a ended with Nimzo99a winning 7-5.
>Games were played with auto232.  So now I have 24 games of CSTal-2 at 40/2 hrs
>using the original "Chess.sty".  Hiarcs 7.32 won 6.5-5.5 and Nimzo 99a won 7-2
>for a total of 13.5 to 10.5.  Not bad for CSTal-2.  These results are much
>better than one might expect if you only play CSTal-2 at fast time controls.
>The important thing to "see" is the playing style of CSTal.  It is fun to play
>against and will surprise you a lot with unexpected moves.  Watch your King.  By
>the way CSTal had access to all 3/4 man tablebases and 29 of the 5 man
>tablebases.
>[Event "Level=120'/40+120'/40+0'0. "]
>[Site "?"]
>[Date "1999.10.03"]
>[Round "10"]
>[White "Nimzo 99a(PII-333/160M)"]
>[Black "CSTal-2(K6-3-450/256M)"]
>[Result "0-1"]
>[ECO "A30"]
>[PlyCount "154"]
>[EventDate "1999.09.17"]
>
>1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
>d6 9. b3 O-O 10. Rd1 Nbd7 11. Bb2 a6 12. Ng5 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 Qb8 14. Nge4 Rd8 15.
>Nxf6+ Bxf6 16. Qxd6 Qb7+ 17. Kg1 Ne5 18. Qa3 Be7 19. Rxd8+ Rxd8 20. Qa4 Bc5 21.
>Rd1 Ra8 22. Ba3 b5 23. cxb5 axb5 24. Qxb5 Qxb5 25. Nxb5 Bxa3 26. Nxa3 Kf8 27.
>Nb5 Rxa2 28. Nd4 Rb2 29. b4 g6 30. b5 Ke7 31. f4 Nc4 32. Nc6+ Kf8 33. Rd8+ Kg7
>34. Nd4 Kf6 35. Rc8 Nd6 36. Rc5 h5 37. Kh1 Rb4 38. e3 Ne4 39. Rc6 Nf2+ 40. Kg2
>Ng4 41. Rc3 Nxe3+ 42. Rxe3 Rxd4 43. Rb3 Rd7 44. b6 Rb7 45. Kh3 Ke7 46. g4 hxg4+
>47. Kxg4 f6 48. h4 Kd6 49. h5 gxh5+ 50. Kxh5 e5 51. Kg6 Kc5 52. fxe5 fxe5 53.
>Kf5 Kd4 54. Rb5 e4 55. Kf4 Rf7+ 56. Kg4 Rg7+ 57. Kh3 Rb7 58. Kg3 Kc4 59. Rb2
>Kc3 60. Rb1 Kc2 61. Rb5 Kd2 62. Rb2+ Kc1 63. Rb4 e3 64. Kf3 e2 65. Kxe2 Kc2 66.
>Ke3 Kc3

This position is a clear draw.

I think that nimzo won the match 7.5:4.5 unless nimzo can reproduce 67.Ke4
without the fritz CD.

I know that the ssdf guys tested Nimzo99 with the fritz CD but I think that the
fritz CD should be used only for Fritz.

Uri



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