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Subject: Re: Nice rook sacrifice of Gambit Tiger 2.

Author: John Merlino

Date: 15:52:26 04/10/01

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On April 10, 2001 at 18:02:07, Ernst Walet wrote:

>This game of Gambit Tiger 2 brought my FICS RT-II account at the first place on
>the standard rating list just about half an hour ago.  For the record, I have a
>modest PIII-500E!
>
>Gambit played a exciting rook sacrifice at move 19.  I kept my fingers crossed
>but things worked out well.  The game was fun to watch.
>
>
>Ernst.
>
>
>Date: 10/4/2001
>White: cchess
>Black: Species
>Opening: A36 English: ultra-Symmetrical Variation
>White ELO: 2533
>Black ELO: 2471
>
>Time control = 14 2 Engine book(s): ct.tbk
>1. c4 c5 2. g3 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. a3 b6 6. e3 Bb7 7. Nge2 Na5 8. Bxb7
>Nxb7 9. b4 Nf6 10. Bb2 O-O 11. O-O d5 12. cxd5 Nxd5 13. Qb3 Nxc3 14. dxc3 Qd7
>15. c4 Bxb2 16. Qxb2 Rac8 17. Nf4 Nd6 18. Rfd1 Qb7 19. Rxd6 exd6 20. Nd5 Rfd8
>21. Nf6+ Kg7 22. Rd1 Qf3 23. Nd7+ Kh6 24. Rxd6 f6 25. bxc5 Rxc5 26. Qd4 Rf5 27.
>e4 Ra5 28. Nxf6 Rxd6 29. Ng8+ Kg5 30. Qxd6 Qxe4 31. h3 Qb1+ 32. Kg2 Qe4+
>Species resigns
>1-0

Congratulations, although 27...Re8 [28.Nxf6 Rxf6 29.Rxf6 Qxf6 30.Rxf6 Rxe4]
would probably have held better than the text.

What was the time control? How much time did your opponent have at 27...Ra5?

Position after 18...Qb7, before rook sacrifice:

[D]2r2rk1/pq2pp1p/1p1n2p1/2p5/1PP2N2/P3P1P1/1Q3P1P/R2R2K1 w - - 0 1

Position after 27.e4 before 27...Ra5?

[D]3r4/p2N3p/1p1R1ppk/5r2/2PQP3/P4qP1/5P1P/6K1 w - - 0 1

Anybody else care to toss their engine(s) at these?

jm



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