Author: ERIQ
Date: 13:37:44 03/12/01
Hi all I just downloaded Crafty 18.3 and wanted to see how much better it was so I ran a Blitz match w/Chesstiger 12.0 in CA. 5.1 Both programs used 40 meg hash tables, one cpu, ponder off, cel 433. And now I have renewed respect for CT. This match was just a blowout. Throwing in the towel seemed the most logical course of action as from watching some of the games it was clear ct was much stronger. Why everyone is crying about the wait for a stronger tiger when I don't think many people or comps! would survive against the oldest one. 1 SICILIAN def. RICHTER ATTACKB64 Crafty - Tiger 12.0 ( 3/2001 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cd 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 Be7 8. O-O-O O-O 9. f4 h6 10. Bh4 e5 11. Nf5 Bxf5 12. ef ef 13. Kb1 d5 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Nxd5 Be5 16. Bc4 b5 17. Bxb5 Rb8 18. c4 Nd4 19. Rhe1 f6 20. a4 a6 21. Bxa6 Rb3 22. Bb5 Qa8 23. Nb6 Qa7 24. Nd7 Nxb5 25. cb Rxb2 26. Qxb2 Bxb2 27. Nxf8 Qxa4 28. Ng6 Kh7 29. Kxb2 Qxb5 30. Kc3 Qc5 31. Kd2 Qd5 32. Kc3 Qc5 33. Kd2 Qd5 34. Ke2 Qxg2 35. Kd3 Qd5 36. Kc3 Qc5 37. Kb3 f3 38. h4 Qxf5 39. Nf8 Kg8 40. Nd7 Kf7 41. Rf1 g5 42. Kc4 g4 43. Rd3 f2 44. Nc5 g3 45. Rd7 Ke8 46. Rg7 Qh3 47. Rd1 g2 48. Rxg2 Qxg2 49. Ra1 f1R 50. Ra6 Rc1 51. Kd4 Crafty-Tiger 12.0 0:1 0:01.48-0:01.21 [0:1] 2 SICILIAN def. RICHTER ATTACKB69 Tiger 12.0 - Crafty ( 3/2001 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cd 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8. O-O-O Bd7 9. f4 Be7 10. Nf3 b5 11. Bxf6 gf 12. Kb1 Qb6 13. f5 O-O-O 14. g3 Kb8 15. fe fe 16. Bh3 Bc8 17. Qh6 Qc5 18. Ne2 d5 19. ed Nb4 20. Nc3 Nxd5 21. Nxd5 Rxd5 22. Rxd5 Qxd5 23. Rf1 Rd8 24. a3 Qe4 25. Qg7 Rd7 26. Qg4 Qxg4 27. Bxg4 Rd6 28. Bh5 e5 29. c3 Be6 30. Kc2 Bf5 31. Kb3 a5 32. Be8 Bd3 33. Re1 a4 34. Ka2 Bc4 35. Kb1 Kc7 36. Bh5 Rd7 37. Bg4 Rd8 38. Bf5 h6 39. Kc2 Bb3 40. Kc1 Kc6 41. Nd2 Bd5 42. Ne4 Bb3 43. Nd2 Bd5 44. Ne4 Bc4 45. Rd1 h5 46. Rxd8 Bxd8 47. Bg6 Be2 48. Kd2 Bg4 49. Nf2 Bf3 50. Be8 Kb6 51. Ke3 Bd5 52. Bxh5 f5 53. h4 Kc5 54. Be8 Bb6 55. Nd1 f4 56. gf Kc4 57. Kd2 ef 58. h5 f3 59. h6 Bc7 60. Ne3 Kc5 61. Bxb5 Bb3 62. h7 Be5 63. Be8 Bh8 64. Ke1 Bc4 65. Bxa4 Bd3 66. Bc2 Be2 67. b4 Kd6 68. Kd2 Ke5 69. a4 Kd6 70. c4 Ke5 71. a5 Kd6 72. b5 Kc5 73. b6 Kc6 Tiger 12.0-Crafty 1:0 0:00.34-0:00.21 [1:0] 3 SICILIAN def. RICHTER ATTACKB69 Crafty - Tiger 12.0 ( 3/2001 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cd 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8. O-O-O Bd7 9. f4 Be7 10. Nf3 b5 11. Bxf6 gf 12. Kb1 Qb6 13. f5 O-O-O 14. g3 Kb8 15. fe fe 16. Bh3 Bc8 17. Qh6 Qc5 18. Rhe1 b4 19. Ne2 d5 20. ed Rxd5 21. Nf4 Rxd1 22. Rxd1 e5 23. Ng6 Rd8 24. Rxd8 Bxd8 25. Bxc8 Kxc8 26. Ngh4 e4 27. Ne1 Qd4 28. Qh5 Crafty-Tiger 12.0 0:1 0:03.31-0:03.43 [0:1] 4 SICILIAN def. NAJDORF var.B99 Tiger 12.0 - Crafty ( 3/2001 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cd 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Be7 8. Qf3 Qc7 9. O-O-O Nbd7 10. g4 b5 11. Bxf6 Nxf6 12. g5 Nd7 13. f5 Bxg5 14. Kb1 Ne5 15. Qh5 Qd8 16. Nxe6 Bxe6 17. fe g6 18. ef Kxf7 19. Qh3 Ra7 20. Ne2 Rc7 21. Qa3 Nc4 22. Qxa6 Nd2 23. Ka1 Qd7 24. Nc3 b4 25. Bb5 Qc8 26. Nd5 Qxa6 27. Bxa6 Rxc2 28. h4 Bh6 29. Nxb4 Rc5 30. Bb7 Kg7 31. Bd5 Rhc8 32. h5 gh 33. Nd3 Rc2 34. Rdg1 Kh8 35. Be6 Rb8 36. Nb4 Rxb2 37. Kxb2 Rxb4 38. Kc2 Rb8 39. Rxh5 Be3 40. Rgh1 Kg7 41. Kd3 Bf4 42. Rg1 Kh8 43. Bf5 Rb7 44. Rg4 d5 45. ed Nb3 46. ab Bd6 47. Rhg5 Rxb3 Tiger 12.0-Crafty 1:0 0:01.53-0:01.48 [1:0] 5 SICILIAN def. RICHTER ATTACKB66 Crafty - Tiger 12.0 ( 3/2001 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cd 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8. O-O-O h6 9. Be3 Be7 10. f4 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 b5 12. Qe3 Qc7 13. e5 de 14. fe Nd7 15. Ne4 Bb7 16. Nd6 Qxd6 17. ed Bg5 18. Qxg5 hg 19. Bxg7 Rh4 20. Bd4 Rc8 21. Rd2 Bd5 22. Be3 f6 23. b3 Nc5 24. g3 Rh7 25. Rg1 Ne4 26. Re2 Kd7 27. Bd4 Kxd6 28. Kb2 e5 29. Bb6 f5 30. Ba5 Rch8 31. Rgg2 Ke6 32. a4 ba 33. c4 Bc6 34. Re3 Rxh2 35. Bc7 ab 36. Kxb3 R2h7 37. Ba5 Rh1 38. Rxe4 Rb8 39. Kc3 fe 40. Be2 e3 41. Bg4 Crafty-Tiger 12.0 0:1 0:01.54-0:02.37 [0:1] 6 SICILIAN def. RICHTER ATTACKB66 Tiger 12.0 - Crafty ( 3/2001 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cd 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8. O-O-O h6 9. Be3 Be7 10. f4 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 b5 12. Qe3 Qc7 13. e5 de 14. fe Nd7 15. Ne4 Bb7 16. Nd6 Qxd6 17. ed Bg5 18. Qxg5 hg 19. Bxg7 Rh4 20. Bd4 Rc8 21. Bf2 Ra4 22. a3 Be4 23. c3 Nc5 24. b4 Nd7 25. Kb2 Rxa3 26. Kxa3 Rxc3 27. Ka2 Rc2 28. Ka1 Rxf2 29. h4 Bxg2 30. Bxg2 Rxg2 31. h5 Nf6 32. h6 Nh7 33. Rc1 Rf2 34. Rhd1 Nf6 35. Rc8 Kd7 36. Rc7 Kd8 37. Rxf7 Rf4 38. d7 Nd5 39. Rxf4 Nxf4 40. Rd6 Ng6 41. Rxe6 Ne7 42. h7 Kxd7 43. Rxa6 g4 44. h8Q g3 45. Qf6 Nc8 46. Qf7 Kd8 47. Re6 Nd6 48. Rxd6 Kc8 Tiger 12.0-Crafty 1:0 0:02.37-0:01.34 [1:0] 7 SICILIAN def. NAJDORF var.B99 Crafty - Tiger 12.0 ( 3/2001 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cd 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Be7 8. Qf3 Qc7 9. O-O-O Nbd7 10. g4 b5 11. Bxf6 Nxf6 12. g5 Nd7 13. f5 Bxg5 14. Kb1 Ne5 15. Qh5 Qd8 16. Nxe6 Bxe6 17. fe g6 18. ef Kxf7 19. Qe2 Kg7 20. Qf2 Bf6 21. Nd5 Rf8 22. Rg1 Bh4 23. Qg2 Rf2 24. Qh1 Qd7 25. Rg2 Raf8 26. c3 Qe6 27. Ne3 Kh8 28. Nd5 Ng4 29. Bd3 R2f7 30. Rc1 Nf2 31. Qf1 Rf3 32. Bc2 Nd3 33. Qe2 Nxc1 34. Kxc1 h6 35. Bd3 Qh3 36. Rxg6 Bg5 37. Rxg5 hg 38. Nb4 Rf1 39. Qxf1 Rxf1 40. Bxf1 Qxf1 41. Kd2 Qg2 42. Kd3 Qxh2 43. a4 ba 44. Nc2 Crafty-Tiger 12.0 0:1 0:01.39-0:03.04 [0:1] 8 SICILIAN def. RICHTER ATTACKB64 Tiger 12.0 - Crafty ( 3/2001 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cd 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 Be7 8. O-O-O O-O 9. f4 h6 10. Bh4 e5 11. Nf5 Bxf5 12. ef ef 13. Kb1 d5 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Nxd5 Be5 16. Bc4 b5 17. Bxb5 Rb8 18. c4 Nd4 19. Rhe1 f6 20. a4 a6 21. Bxa6 Rb3 22. Bb5 Qa8 23. Nb6 Qa7 24. Nd7 Nxb5 25. cb Rxb2 26. Qxb2 Bxb2 27. Nxf8 Qxa4 28. Ng6 Kh7 29. Kxb2 Qxb5 30. Ka3 Qa5 31. Kb3 Qb5 32. Kc3 Qc5 33. Kd2 Qd5 34. Ke2 Qxg2 35. Kd3 Qd5 36. Kc3 Qc5 37. Kd2 Qd5 38. Kc1 Qc5 39. Kd2 Qd5 40. Ke2 Qg2 41. Kd3 Qd5 42. Ke2 Qg2 Tiger 12.0-Crafty 1/2 0:01.31-0:02.26 [½:½] 9 SICILIAN def. RICHTER ATTACKB65 Crafty - Tiger 12.0 ( 3/2001 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cd 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 Be7 8. O-O-O O-O 9. f4 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Qa5 11. Bc4 Bd7 12. e5 de 13. fe Bc6 14. Bd2 Nd7 15. Nd5 Qd8 16. Nxe7 Qxe7 17. Rhe1 Rfd8 18. Qg4 Nf8 19. Bd3 Rxd3 20. cd Qd7 21. Re3 Qd5 22. Kb1 Ng6 23. Rg3 Qxe5 24. Bc3 Qb5 25. h4 h5 26. Qg5 Qxg5 27. Rxg5 Rd8 28. Kc2 Rd5 29. Rg3 Rf5 30. Bd4 Ra5 31. a3 Ra4 32. Bc5 Nxh4 33. Rh1 Nf5 34. Rg5 h4 35. Rh2 f6 36. b3 Rf4 37. Rh5 g5 38. g4 Rxg4 39. Rf2 Be8 40. Rh6 Kg7 41. Rxf6 Kxf6 42. Bxa7 h3 43. Rh2 Rg3 44. Bb6 Bb5 45. Rd2 Rxd3 46. Bg1 Crafty-Tiger 12.0 0:1 0:02.48-0:02.35 [0:1] 10 SICILIAN def. RICHTER ATTACKB64 Tiger 12.0 - Crafty ( 3/2001 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cd 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 Be7 8. O-O-O O-O 9. f4 h6 10. Bh4 e5 11. Nf5 Bxf5 12. ef ef 13. Kb1 d5 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Nxd5 Be5 16. Bc4 b5 17. Bxb5 Rb8 18. c4 Nd4 19. Rhe1 f6 20. a4 a6 21. Bxa6 Rb3 22. Bb5 Qa8 23. Nb6 Qa7 24. Nd7 Rxb5 25. Nxf8 Nf3 26. gf Rxb2 27. Qxb2 Bxb2 28. Ng6 Qb8 29. Re2 Ba3 30. Ka1 Kh7 31. Rd3 Bc5 32. Red2 Qb4 33. Rd8 Bd4 34. R8xd4 Qxa4 35. Ra2 Qb3 36. Nf8 Kg8 37. Ne6 Qc3 38. Kb1 Qe1 39. Kc2 Qe2 40. Kb3 Qxf3 41. Kb4 Qb7 42. Kc3 Qf3 43. Rd3 Qb7 44. Rd8 Kf7 Tiger 12.0-Crafty 1:0 0:02.03-0:02.18 [0:1]
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