Author: Michael Cummings
Date: 05:57:15 04/22/00
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On April 22, 2000 at 05:00:49, Chessfun wrote:
>On April 21, 2000 at 20:51:35, Michael Cummings wrote:
>
>>On April 21, 2000 at 16:49:54, Chessfun wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>CONGRATS FRITZ 6a
>>>
>>>The pre-tourney favorite Fritz 6a proves too much for CM 6666.
>>>Fritz 6a wins the last game also for a 3-1/2 - 1-1/2 victory.
>>>
>>>The CM had chances in this game the likely cause of it's problems
>>>were 21. h3 and 25. e4. It appeared that the CM missed 15....f5
>>>but with the rook trapped after the exchanges it looked like the CM
>>>would have a good chance of winning. The simple 21. BxR clearly is better
>>>than the complex 21. h3, although the CM saw all the consequences of it
>>>as can be seen by it's time usage.
>>>
>>>All games of this tourney will be at my website at:
>>>http://www.geocities.com/chessfun_1999 later today.
>>>
>>>[Event "Easter Tourney blitz 60 Final"]
>>>[Site "Scarb"]
>>>[Date "2000.04.21"]
>>>[Round "Final"]
>>>[White "CM6666"]
>>>[Black "Fritz 6a"]
>>>[Result "0-1"]
>>>[PlyCount "94"]
>>>
>>>} 1. Nf3 {0} 1... d5 {1} 2. d4 {4} 2... Nf6 {0} 3.
>>>c4 {4} 3... c6 {0} 4. Nc3 {4} 4... e6 {0} 5. e3 {4} 5... Nbd7 {0} 6. Bd3 {6}
>>>6... Bb4 {0} 7. O-O {5} 7... O-O {0} 8. Qc2 {5} 8... Qe7 {0} 9. a3 {87} 9...
>>>dxc4 {0.31/12 81} 10. Bxc4 {104} 10... Ba5 {0.28/13 0} 11. Bd2 {86} 11... e5 {
>>>0.25/12 208} 12. Rae1 {13} 12... Bc7 {0.19/11 112} 13. Bd3 {127} 13... h6 {
>>>0.22/12 88} 14. Ne4 {80} 14... Nd5 {0.00/12 119} 15. Re2 {106} 15... f5 {
>>>0.00/11 87} 16. Ng3 {56} 16... e4 {0.50/12 95} 17. Nxf5 {8} 17... Rxf5 {
>>>0.56/13 123} 18. Bxe4 {6} 18... Rh5 {0.47/12 115} 19. Bh7+ {8} 19... Kh8 {
>>>0.37/13 155} 20. Bg6 {5} 20... N7f6 {0.44/12 77} 21. h3 {6} 21... Rxh3 {
>>>0.09/12 112} 22. gxh3 {6} 22... Bxh3 {0.25/11 49} 23. Bf5 {27} 23... Bxf1 {
>>>0.22/11 24} 24. Kxf1 {13} 24... Qf7 {0.00/12 60} 25. e4 {19} 25... Qh5 {
>>>0.00/12 74} 26. Kg2 {6} 26... Ne7 {-0.22/12 129} 27. Bh3 {7} 27... Ng6 {
>>>-0.34/10 39} 28. Qb3 {59} 28... Rf8 {-1.06/10 47} 29. Be6 {63} 29... Nh7 {
>>>-2.00/11 0} 30. Ng1 {117} 30... Ng5 {-2.06/12 0} 31. Bxg5 {60} 31... Qxg5+ {
>>>-2.06/12 0} 32. Kf1 {36} 32... Nf4 {-2.09/12 0} 33. Bh3 {85} 33... Nxe2 {
>>>-1.94/11 0} 34. Nxe2 {26} 34... c5 {-2.28/11 40} 35. d5 {18} 35... Qh4 {
>>>-2.31/11 52} 36. Qe3 {69} 36... c4 {-2.97/13 0} 37. Bf5 {67} 37... Qh1+ {
>>>-3.19/12 20} 38. Ng1 {8} 38... Bh2 {-3.31/12 15} 39. f3 {67} 39... b6 {
>>>-3.56/13 0} 40. Qd4 {66} 40... Bxg1 {-3.66/14 0} 41. Qxg1 {41} 41... Qxf3+ {
>>>-3.66/13 0} 42. Ke1 {35} 42... Rxf5 {-3.69/12 21} 43. exf5 {5} 43... Qe4+ {
>>>-3.72/11 30} 44. Kf2 {6} 44... Qxf5+ {-3.84/10 33} 45. Kg3 {9} 45... Qg6+ {
>>>-4.03/10 10} 46. Kh2 {31} 46... Qxg1+ {-4.41/12 0} 47. Kxg1 {10} 47... Kg8 {
>>>-5.59/15 3} 0-1
>>>
>>>Thanks.
>>
>>Well least this showed one thing, that CM can still easily compete with the new
>>generation of chess programs.
>
>
>I agree, as you know I am a CM fan.
>It was however a little sad how Fritz 6a took them both
>apart. I just pray the next CM brings forth a better book.
>
>The performance of both CM's used show that it is still
>at or very close to the top programs of today even with it
>being almost 2 years old.
>
>In my mind there is no doubt that Fritz 6a is the strongest
>program available right now.
>
>Only programs I regrest not having for this tourney were
>naturally Chesstiger and also I should have found room for
>Fritz 5.32 and maybe even Junior 5 and Nimzo 99.
>
>Thanks.
I think apart from the opening book, there is nothing to suggest that the king
engine is if not the best, certainly in the top few of chess engines.
I think if an opening book was written that was good enough, it would be
competing even more better than it is
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