Author: Ricardo Gibert
Date: 14:07:44 04/11/00
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On April 11, 2000 at 00:01:21, Pete Galati wrote:
>This is a game from a quick match between the new Comet and Crafty. My time
>controls I guess were a little bit fast 40 moves/10 minutes, and this is my slow
>computer, but Comet made a sacrifice I did'nt understand on the position below,
>99. RxP QxR, Shouldn't have Comet played 99. R-R1 instead? Other than that some
>great jockeying for position, and Comet makes what looks to me like some brave
>moves, but lost the game.
>
>"Craftyob" indicates that it's Crafty using the book downloaded at Bob's ftp.
>
>[Event "Computer chess game"]
>[Site "DEFAULT"]
>[Date "2000.04.10"]
>[Round "2"]
>[White "Comet"]
>[Black "Craftyob"]
>[Result "0-1"]
>[TimeControl "40/600"]
>
>1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 b6 7. Bg5 Bb7
>8. e3 d6 9. f3 Nbd7 10. Bd3 c5 11. Ne2 Rc8 12. Qb3 h6 13. Bh4 cxd4 14. exd4
>d5 15. O-O dxc4 16. Bxc4 Nb8 17. Rfc1 Nc6 18. Qd3 e5 19. d5 Na5 20. Ba2 g5
>21. Bg3 Qd6 22. Nd4 Bxd5 23. Nf5 Qe6 24. Nxh6+ Kg7 25. Bxd5 Nxd5 26. Nf5+
>Kh8 27. b4 Nc6 28. b5 Nce7 29. Nxe7 Nxe7 30. Rd1 Nf5 31. Bf2 Rfd8 32. Qxd8+
>Rxd8 33. Rxd8+ Kg7 34. a4 Kf6 35. Re1 Qc4 36. Re4 Qc1+ 37. Be1 Qc5+ 38. Kh1
>Qc1 39. Rd3 Ke6 40. Rc3 Qd1 41. Rc6+ Nd6 42. Re3 f5 43. a5 f4 44. Re4 bxa5
>45. h3 Qb1 46. Re2 Qxb5 47. Rcc2 a4 48. Kh2 a3 49. Bf2 a5 50. Ba7 Kf6 51.
>Ra2 Nc4 52. Bf2 Qb3 53. Bc5 a4 54. Rf2 Qc3 55. Rfc2 Qb3 56. Rf2 Ke6 57. Bf8
>Qe3 58. Rfc2 Qb3 59. Rf2 Qd3 60. Bc5 Qc3 61. Rac2 Qb3 62. Ra2 Qd3 63. Rfc2
>Qb3 64. Rf2 Qd3 65. Rfc2 Ne3 66. Rc1 Qd5 67. Re2 Nf1+ 68. Rxf1 Qxc5 69. Ra1
>Qb4 70. Rea2 e4 71. fxe4 Qxe4 72. Rxa3 Qe5 73. Kh1 Qh8 74. Rxa4 Kf5 75. Ra8
>Qh4 76. Kg1 Kg6 77. R1a6+ Kf5 78. Rf8+ Ke5 79. Re8+ Kf5 80. Ra5+ Kf6 81.
>Rb5 g4 82. Rf8+ Ke6 83. Rxf4 Qe1+ 84. Rf1 Qc3 85. h4 g3 86. Rh5 Qd3 87.
>Rh6+ Ke5 88. Rh8 Ke6 89. Re1+ Kf7 90. Rh5 Qd4+ 91. Kh1 Qf4 92. Ra1 Kg6 93.
>Rg5+ Kf7 94. Ra7+ Kf6 95. Ra6+ Ke7 96. Ra7+ Kd6 97. Ra6+ Kc7 98. Rg7+ Kb8
>99. Rxg3 Qxg3 100. Rh6 Kc7 101. Rh7+ Kd6 102. Kg1 Qe1+ 103. Kh2 Qe5+ 104.
>g3 Qe2+ 105. Kh3 Qf1+ 106. Kg4 Qd1+ 107. Kg5 Qd5+ 108. Kh6 Qe6+ 109. Kh5
>Qe5+ 110. Kh6 Qxg3 111. h5 Qe3+ 112. Kg6 Qe6+ 113. Kg5 Ke5 114. Rc7 Qf6+
>115. Kg4 Qf4+ 116. Kh3 Qf3+ 117. Kh4 Kf6 118. Ra7 Qf2+ 119. Kg4 Qxa7 120.
>h6 Qe3 121. h7 Kg7 122. h8=Q+ Kxh8 123. Kh4 Kg7 124. Kh5 Qg1 125. Kh4 Kf6
>126. Kh3 Kf5 127. Kh4 Qh2#
>{Black mates} 0-1
>
>[D]1k6/6R1/R7/8/5q1P/6p1/6P1/7K w - - 0 99
>
>99. RxP?
After 99.Rxg3 Qxg3 100.Rb6+ (also interesting is maybe 100.Ra2) Kc7 101.Rb1, it
looks like a draw to me. Of course, Crafty should see this if it has the
associated 5-man EGTB. The move 100.Rh6 looks like a materially minded move. Is
there someone with the 5-man EGTB that could clear this up?
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