Author: Harald Faber
Date: 23:26:26 09/23/00
Hi all,
sorry for not posting frequently but my time is limited...
Besides some improvements in the GUI one expected a stronger engine for the new
Tiger. You can imagine how astonishe I was when I played several games with the
new Tiger/K7-500 against Shredder4/K6-200 (g/120) and Shredder led by 4.5-2.5
after 7 games. Although I know how strong Shredder is even on tha slow
200MHz-machine, but this result was unbelievable. I was not sure if this was due
to strange engine progress or due to the book. Because of some trouble getting
the London-book started, in these 7 games the "original", small book was used.
After these 7 games I stoped that match, I have seen enough. I managed to get
the London-book to work finally successful. I started the match again, and what
I say is just WOW! I have stopped the match at a standing of 5-0 for Tiger!
Not even Tiger 12e crushed Shredder that clear. And look at the games, there are
wins in the endgame although Shredder is said to be very strong in there and had
access to all 5-man TBs!
See the games below and enjoy!
(And get eager for the new Tiger :-))
[Event "120 Minuten/Partie"]
[Site "Auto232, Computerspeed = 511"]
[Date "2000.09.23"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Shredder 4.00"]
[Black "Tiger2b"]
[Result "0-1"]
1. e4 {Buch 35s} e5 {1s (Sc6)} 2. Nf3 {Buch 0s} Nc6 {1s
(Sf6)} 3. Bb5 {Buch 0s} f5 {1s} 4. Nc3 {Buch 0s} fxe4 {1s}
5. Nxe4 {Buch 0s} d5 {1s} 6. Nxe5 {Buch 0s} dxe4 {1s}
7. Nxc6 {Buch 0s} Qd5 {1s} 8. c4 {Buch 0s} Qd6 {1s} 9. Qh5+
{Buch 0s} g6 {1s} 10. Qe5+ {Buch 0s} Qxe5 {1s} 11. Nxe5+
{Buch 0s} c6 {1s} 12. Ba4 {Buch 0s} Bg7 {1s} 13. d4 {Buch
0s} exd3 {1s} 14. Nxd3 {+0.85/11 2:13m} Bf5 {2:06m (Lg4)}
15. Nc5 {+0.34/12 3:13m} O-O-O {1s} 16. O-O {+0.74/9 13s}
Nf6 {2:02m} 17. Bf4 {+0.42/11 2:20m} Nd7 {5:29m} 18. Nxd7
{+0.35/13 0s} Rxd7 {2:38m} 19. Rad1 {+0.29/13 0s} Bxb2
{2:20m} 20. Rxd7 {-0.34/12 3:04m} Bxd7 {1:11m} 21. Rb1
{-0.35/12 2:12m} Bf6 {7:31m (La3)} 22. Re1 {-0.34/11 2:21m}
Re8 {29s} 23. Rxe8+ {-0.36/11 22s} Bxe8 {53s} 24. Be3
{-0.32/12 1:00m} Bf7 {2:39m} 25. Bb3 {-0.59/15 0s} a5
{3:04m} 26. c5 {-0.67/15 3s} Bxb3 {2:46m} 27. axb3
{-0.46/18 0s} Kd7 {2:48m} 28. f4 {-0.22/14 16s} Ke6 {5:11m}
29. Kf2 {-0.68/15 3s} Kd5 {2:29m} 30. Kf3 {-0.76/14 21s}
Bc3 {3:49m (Le7)} 31. g4 {-0.95/14 2:25m} Bb4 {1s} 32. f5
{-1.97/15 4:17m} gxf5 {1s} 33. gxf5 {-2.48/15 5:22m} Bxc5
{7:58m} 34. Bd2 {-2.84/15 0s} Bb4 {5:00m} 35. Bc1 {-2.92/14
12s} b5 {1:57m} 36. Bb2 {-3.35/14 28s} a4 {1:44m (c5)}
37. bxa4 {-4.03/14 2:06m} bxa4 {55s} 38. Ba1 {-3.92/14
2:48m} a3 {1s} 39. Ke3 {-4.39/14 7:12m} Bd6 {1:39m (Lc5+)}
40. f6 {-4.38/12 13s} Bxh2 {2:57m} 41. Kf3 {-6.51/14 8:43m}
Ke6 {1:30m} 42. Ke4 {-10.08/13 3:57m} 0-1
[Event "120 Minuten/Partie"]
[Site "Auto232, Computerspeed = 511"]
[Date "2000.09.24"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Tiger2b"]
[Black "Shredder 4.00"]
[Result "1-0"]
1. d4 {0s} Nf6 {Buch 0s} 2. Bg5 {1s} Ne4 {Buch 0s} 3. Bf4
{1s} d5 {Buch 0s} 4. e3 {1s} e6 {Buch 0s} 5. Nd2 {1s} Bd6
{-0.35/10 3:08m} 6. Bxd6 {2:05m (Sh3)} Qxd6 {-0.46/12
5:10m} 7. Bd3 {10s (Sgf3)} Nxd2 {-0.33/11 2:34m} 8. Qxd2
{2:16m} O-O {-0.32/11 1:00m} 9. Nf3 {3:07m} Nd7 {-0.38/11
1:37m} 10. O-O {7:21m (c4)} e5 {-0.21/10 2:12m} 11. dxe5
{2:58m} Nxe5 {-0.17/12 0s} 12. Nxe5 {2:25m} Qxe5 {-0.06/11
0s} 13. Qb4 {4:05m} Re8 {-0.06/11 1s} 14. c3 {2:34m (Tad1)}
b6 {+0.02/11 3:04m} 15. Qa4 {4:02m (Lb5)} c5 {+0.13/10 59s}
16. Rfd1 {2:42m (Lb5)} Be6 {+0.07/9 2:23m} 17. Rd2 {5:28m
(Tac1)} a5 {+0.08/11 2:41m} 18. Rad1 {2:00m} Rab8 {+0.03/10
12s} 19. Qh4 {2:07m} h6 {-0.08/11 0s} 20. Be2 {2:13m} Rbd8
{-0.05/11 3:00m} 21. Bb5 {1:26m} Rf8 {-0.06/10 0s} 22. Qe7
{1:52m} Qe4 {-0.19/11 23s} 23. c4 {5:39m} d4 {-0.37/13
2:44m} 24. exd4 {1:28m} cxd4 {-0.47/12 59s} 25. Qc7 {36s}
Bg4 {-0.69/12 2:50m} 26. f3 {3:01m} Qe3+ {-0.79/12 0s}
27. Kf1 {2:23m (Kh1)} Rc8 {-0.63/12 2:38m} 28. Qg3 {1:26m}
Bf5 {-1.01/12 0s} 29. Rxd4 {3:54m} Bc2 {-1.29/11 8s}
30. R1d2 {1:07m} Bb1 {-1.39/11 45s} 31. b3 {1:20m} Rc5
{-1.45/10 33s} 32. Qf4 {2:04m (Df2)} Qxf4 {-1.27/12 2:06m}
33. Rxf4 {1s} f6 {-1.84/11 1:47m} 34. Rfd4 {1:12m} Re5
{-1.86/10 41s} 35. Rd7 {1:25m (Kf2)} Rf7 {-1.91/11 1:47m}
36. R7d6 {1:37m} Rb7 {-2.79/13 1:47m} 37. Rd8+ {1s} Kf7
{-2.73/11 15s} 38. Bc6 {1:15m} Rbe7 {-3.07/12 27s} 39. Kf2
{35s (Ld5+)} Rh5 {-2.99/11 1:39m} 40. h3 {1:03m} Rc5
{-3.21/12 40s} 41. Bd5+ {1:25m} Kg6 {-3.42/13 0s} 42. Rb8
{1:13m} b5 {-3.71/12 50s} 43. Rxb5 {58s} Rec7 {-4.46/13
1:37m} 44. Ke3 {1s (Txc5)} Rxb5 {-4.23/11 1:32m} 45. cxb5
{9s} Bf5 {-4.20/11 3:20m} 46. b6 {1:07m (a4)} Re7+
{-5.07/12 4:26m} 47. Kd4 {1s (Kf2)} Bc8 {-4.99/12 1:25m}
48. Rc2 {1s (a4)} Ba6 {-6.06/13 3:13m} 49. Rc7 {1:02m} Re2
{-6.41/12 1:29m} 50. Bc4 {1:01m (Lf7+)} Bxc4 {-7.88/12
2:28m} 1-0
[Event "120 Minuten/Partie"]
[Site "Auto232, Computerspeed = 511"]
[Date "2000.09.24"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Shredder 4.00"]
[Black "Tiger2b"]
[Result "0-1"]
1. e4 {Buch 0s} e5 {1s (Sc6)} 2. Nf3 {Buch 0s} Nf6 {1s}
3. d4 {Buch 0s} Nxe4 {1s} 4. Bd3 {Buch 0s} d5 {1s} 5. Nxe5
{Buch 0s} Nd7 {1s} 6. Nxd7 {Buch 0s} Bxd7 {1s} 7. O-O {Buch
0s} Bd6 {1s} 8. c4 {Buch 0s} c6 {1s} 9. cxd5 {Buch 0s} cxd5
{1s} 10. Qh5 {Buch 0s} O-O {1s} 11. Qxd5 {Buch 0s} Bc6 {1s}
12. Qh5 {Buch 0s} g6 {1s} 13. Qh3 {Buch 0s} Ng5 {1s}
14. Qg4 {Buch 0s} Ne6 {1s} 15. Bh6 {Buch 0s} Re8 {1s}
16. Nc3 {Buch 0s} Bf4 {1s} 17. Bxf4 {Buch 0s} Qxd4 {1s}
18. Be4 {+0.88/11 2:07m} f5 {1s} 19. Be3 {+0.72/12 3:56m}
fxg4 {18s} 20. Bxd4 {+0.78/11 11s} Nxd4 {54s} 21. Rae1
{+0.11/11 2:57m} Bxe4 {2:23m} 22. Nxe4 {0.00/12 22s} Re6
{2:30m (Kg7)} 23. Nc3 {+0.02/12 2:41m} Rae8 {3:57m (Td8)}
24. Rxe6 {-0.01/12 1:04m} Rxe6 {1:58m} 25. Rd1 {-0.09/13
8s} Ne2+ {2:48m} 26. Kf1 {-0.18/15 2s} Nxc3 {4:37m}
27. bxc3 {-0.18/15 0s} Kf7 {3:14m} 28. a4 {-0.18/13 0s} Kf6
{3:47m (h5)} 29. Rd7 {-0.20/13 2:53m} Re7 {5:23m} 30. Rd6+
{-0.17/14 0s} Kf5 {2:50m (Ke5)} 31. Rd5+ {-0.16/13 1:22m}
Kf4 {2:57m (Ke6)} 32. g3+ {-0.04/14 1:57m} Ke4 {9:29m}
33. Rd4+ {-0.15/14 0s} Kf5 {3:25m} 34. Rf4+ {-0.07/15 19s}
Kg5 {6:05m} 35. f3 {-0.37/16 34s} gxf3 {2:08m} 36. Rxf3
{-0.44/14 2:12m} h5 {1s (b6)} 37. Kf2 {-0.17/13 2:54m} b6
{1:51m} 38. h4+ {-0.40/13 13s} Kh6 {2:14m (Kg4)} 39. c4
{-0.23/14 1:44m} Re5 {4:19m} 40. Re3 {-0.38/16 1s} Rc5
{1:40m (Ta5)} 41. Rc3 {-0.39/15 2:12m} Kg7 {1s (g5)}
42. Ke3 {-0.39/14 2:00m} Kf6 {6s (g5)} 43. Ke4 {-0.39/14
3:24m} Re5+ {1:31m (g5)} 44. Kd4 {-0.38/12 21s} Ra5 {1:38m}
45. Rf3+ {-0.59/14 9s} Ke6 {1:23m} 46. Ra3 {-0.61/15 31s}
Kf5 {1:02m} 47. Ke3 {-0.62/14 0s} Kg4 {1:32m} 48. Ke2
{-1.17/14 35s} Rf5 {2:27m (Kh3)} 49. Rd3 {-1.69/14 2:09m}
Kh3 {1:22m} 50. Ke1 {-1.62/14 0s} Kg2 {1:10m} 51. Kd1
{-1.96/14 18s} Rf1+ {2:42m} 52. Kc2 {-1.92/15 0s} Rf2+
{1:11m} 53. Kb1 {-1.99/16 2:18m} Rf3 {1:13m} 54. Rd6
{-2.04/15 1:22m} Rxg3 {1s (Kxg3)} 55. Kc2 {-2.13/13 2:04m}
Rg4 {1s} 56. Kd3 {-2.13/13 3:34m} g5 {1:08m} 57. a5
{-2.11/12 1:13m} gxh4 {1:06m (bxa5)} 58. axb6 {-1.67/10
10s} axb6 {15s} 59. Kc3 {-4.63/11 1:44m} h3 {1:40m}
60. Rd2+ {-5.37/14 54s} Kg3 {55s (Kh1)} 61. Rd3+ {-6.12/15
6:27m} Kh4 {1s (Kf2)} 62. Rd2 {-4.78/12 2s} Rf4 {58s}
63. Kb4 {-8.31/14 3:51m} 0-1
[Event "120 Minuten/Partie"]
[Site "Auto232, Computerspeed = 511"]
[Date "2000.09.24"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Tiger2b"]
[Black "Shredder 4.00"]
[Result "1-0"]
1. d4 {0s} d5 {Buch 0s} 2. c4 {1s} c6 {Buch 0s} 3. Nf3 {1s}
Nf6 {Buch 0s} 4. Nc3 {1s} e6 {Buch 0s} 5. e3 {1s} Nbd7
{Buch 0s} 6. Qc2 {1s} Bd6 {Buch 0s} 7. b3 {1s} O-O {Buch
0s} 8. Be2 {1s} e5 {Buch 0s} 9. cxd5 {1s} cxd5 {Buch 0s}
10. Nb5 {1s} Bb4+ {Buch 0s} 11. Bd2 {1s} Bxd2+ {Buch 0s}
12. Nxd2 {1s} a6 {Buch 0s} 13. dxe5 {1s} Nxe5 {Buch 0s}
14. Nd4 {1s} Bd7 {Buch 0s} 15. O-O {2:33m} Rc8 {Buch 0s}
16. Qb2 {2:05m} Ne4 {+0.02/10 3:17m} 17. N2f3 {1s (Sxe4)}
Ng4 {+0.23/10 2:35m} 18. h3 {4:02m (Ld3)} Ngxf2 {+0.30/13
3:04m} 19. Rxf2 {22s} Nxf2 {+0.14/12 2:15m} 20. Kxf2 {7s}
Re8 {+0.03/11 2:47m} 21. Bd3 {6:27m} Qf6 {-0.09/11 0s}
22. Qd2 {3:10m (Tc1)} h6 {-0.15/11 3:19m} 23. Rd1 {2:18m
(Tc1)} b5 {-0.13/10 1:43m} 24. Ne2 {3:13m (Tc1)} Red8
{-0.34/10 3:42m} 25. Qb4 {5:23m (Sf4)} Re8 {-0.43/10 1:41m}
26. Nf4 {1:50m (Dd4)} Be6 {-0.77/10 6:23m} 27. Qd4 {5:11m
(Dd6)} Qe7 {-0.91/10 2:51m} 28. Bb1 {1s} Rcd8 {-1.18/10
10:04m} 29. Qd3 {2:46m} g6 {-1.20/10 0s} 30. Qd4 {1:55m}
Qd6 {-1.30/10 2:57m} 31. Qf6 {1:44m} Qf8 {-1.57/10 6s}
32. e4 {2:47m} Qc5+ {-1.62/9 0s} 33. Nd4 {5:40m} Qf8
{-2.48/10 56s} 34. Re1 {1:31m (Sdxe6)} Bc8 {-1.87/10 2:13m}
35. e5 {6:01m (exd5)} Qg7 {-1.46/10 3:50m} 36. Qb6 {1s} Qf8
{-1.63/10 1:28m} 37. g3 {3:11m (Sc6)} Qg7 {-2.27/10 2:07m}
38. Kg2 {1s (Sc6)} Kh8 {-2.79/10 3:31m} 39. e6 {1s} Bxe6
{-3.04/11 1:34m} 40. Ndxe6 {8s} fxe6 {-3.03/10 1:10m}
41. Bxg6 {1:04m} Rg8 {-3.92/10 4:25m} 42. Rxe6 {1s} Rc8
{-4.00/9 2:26m} 43. Qf2 {1:24m (Se2)} Rgf8 {-5.33/9 1:28m}
44. Bb1 {1s (Ld3)} Rf6 {-6.01/9 2:01m} 45. Ng6+ {1s} Qxg6
{-6.67/11 27s} 46. Qxf6+ {1:00m} Qxf6 {-6.88/13 0s}
47. Rxf6 {25s} h5 {-6.96/13 56s} 48. Rxa6 {1:46m} Kg7
{-7.34/13 1:04m} 1-0
[Event "120 Minuten/Partie"]
[Site "Auto232, Computerspeed = 511"]
[Date "24.09.2000"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Shredder 4.00"]
[Black "Tiger2b"]
[Result "0-1"]
1. e4 {Buch 0s} e5 {1s (Sc6)} 2. Nf3 {Buch 0s} Nc6 {1s
(Sf6)} 3. Bb5 {Buch 0s} a6 {1s} 4. Ba4 {Buch 0s} Nf6 {1s}
5. O-O {Buch 0s} Be7 {1s} 6. Re1 {Buch 0s} b5 {1s} 7. Bb3
{Buch 0s} d6 {1s} 8. c3 {Buch 0s} O-O {1s} 9. h3 {Buch 0s}
Na5 {1s} 10. Bc2 {Buch 0s} c5 {1s} 11. d4 {Buch 0s} Qc7
{1s} 12. Nbd2 {Buch 0s} cxd4 {1s} 13. cxd4 {Buch 0s} Bd7
{1s} 14. Nf1 {Buch 0s} Rfc8 {1s} 15. Re2 {Buch 0s} Bd8
{2:21m} 16. Ne3 {+0.25/11 4:15m} Nc4 {5:46m (Sc6)} 17. Nxc4
{+0.32/10 2:44m} bxc4 {1:51m} 18. dxe5 {+0.33/11 42s} dxe5
{2:06m} 19. Bd2 {+0.32/11 1:07m} Qc5 {1:55m (Le6)} 20. Qe1
{+0.41/10 2:23m} Bc7 {3:51m (Tab8)} 21. Bb4 {+0.23/11
3:44m} Qb5 {1:24m} 22. a4 {+0.28/11 2:59m} Qb6 {1:37m
(Dc6)} 23. Re3 {+0.10/10 4:54m} Rab8 {2:33m (h6)} 24. Ba3
{+0.03/11 2:09m} Qe6 {1s (Ld6)} 25. Qc3 {-0.03/10 2:10m}
Nh5 {1:50m} 26. Rd1 {-0.10/10 10s} Nf4 {3:26m} 27. a5
{-0.41/9 29s} Bc6 {2:41m} 28. Bb4 {-0.41/10 3s} Rb5 {1:30m
(Dg6)} 29. Ba4 {-0.18/9 1:40m} Rb7 {1:34m} 30. Bc2
{-0.63/10 1:53m} Rcb8 {1:46m} 31. Ba3 {-0.94/11 1:44m} Rb5
{1:39m} 32. Ba4 {-1.03/10 14s} Bxa5 {2:31m} 33. Qc2
{-1.24/10 0s} R5b6 {1:30m} 34. Nh4 {-1.55/10 28s} Bb4
{1:40m} 35. Bxc6 {-1.61/10 2:13m} Qxc6 {1s} 36. Nf5
{-1.58/10 1:38m} Qe6 {51s (Lxa3)} 37. Rg3 {-1.59/10 1:43m}
g6 {1:30m} 38. Kf1 {-2.28/9 1:04m} Bxa3 {3:34m (c3)}
39. bxa3 {-2.43/9 14s} c3 {2:10m (Sd3)} 40. Rxc3 {-3.00/10
4:17m} gxf5 {1s} 41. exf5 {-3.02/10 42s} Qe8 {1:32m}
42. Re3 {-3.17/11 27s} f6 {1:39m (Tb2)} 43. Kg1 {-3.56/10
1:49m} Kh8 {4:59m (Dc6)} 44. Qe4 {-3.87/10 1:39m} Qc8
{2:54m (Dc6)} 45. Rf3 {-3.93/10 2:01m} Rb2 {1:43m} 46. Kh2
{-4.39/11 4:47m} Qc5 {1s} 47. Qe1 {-4.44/10 1:43m} Rg8
{5:31m} 48. g3 {-4.93/12 0s} Qc6 {1:12m} 49. Qh1 {-4.91/11
2s} Ne2 {1:09m} 50. Re3 {-4.99/11 17s} Qc5 {1:14m (Dxh1+)}
51. Qg2 {-5.29/11 1:20m} Qc2 {1s} 52. Rf1 {-5.48/11 1:06m}
Qxf5 {20s} 53. Qc6 {-5.67/11 1:17m} Nd4 {1s} 54. Qg2
{-5.90/12 1:31m} h5 {1s (e4)} 55. Kh1 {-5.70/10 1:03m} Ne2
{1:10m (Dc2)} 56. h4 {-6.04/12 1:58m} Nf4 {1:03m} 57. Qf3
{-6.52/13 1:10m} Qh3+ {5:20m} 58. Kg1 {-6.52/4 0s} Qxh4
{3:00m} 0-1
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