Author: Christophe Theron
Date: 20:09:05 05/31/01
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On May 31, 2001 at 21:11:36, Tom Glenn wrote:
>I'm using a Handspring Visor oc'd to 45 MHz , with PB on.
>So far , Tiger is +7,-1,=2
>By semi-contrast , in a 30 game match , at game/30mins
>Chess Genius 1.2 (no PB) at 33MHz lost to Mach III 13.5 - 16.5
>
>Game 9 , a Ruy Lopez , both sides out of book at 11 .
> Mach III catches Tiger sleeping with 17.... Rxf2
> At move 20 , Tiger= -4.70 , and it looked like a sure defeat....
> Tiger holds on by his claws to achieve a theoretical draw ??
> ........ ( Bish vs Bish+Knight , opp bishops )
>
>Tournament: 2001.05.30 08:45
>Time: Game/30 mins
>Round: Game 9
>Date: 30/5/2001
>White: Palm Tiger/45 MHz
>Black: Fidelity Mach III
>
>1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5
>Be6 9. c3 Bc5 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. Nxe4 dxe4 12. Qxd8 Raxd8 13. Ng5 Bd5 14. e6 fxe6
>15. Nxe6 Bxe6 16. Bxe6+ Kh8 17. Bb3 Rxf2 18. Rxf2 Rf8 19. Bf4 Rxf4 20. Rf1 Ne5
>21. g3 Rxf2 22. Rxf2 Nd3 23. Kf1 Nxf2 24. Bd5 Bb6 25. Bb7 a5 26. Ke2 g6 27. b4
>axb4 28. cxb4 Bd4 29. Bc6 Ng4 30. Bxb5 Nxh2 31. Bc6 Be5 32. a4 Bxg3 33. a5 Be5
>34. a6 Bd4 35. Bxe4 g5 36. Kd3 Bb6 37. b5 g4 38. Bg2 h5 39. Ke4 h4 40. Kf4 Bc5
>41. Be4 Kg7 42. Bd5 Kf6 43. Bh1 Ke6 44. Be4 h3 45. Kg3 Bg1 46. b6 Nf1+ 47. Kxg4
>Bxb6 48. Kxh3 c5 49. Kg4 c4 50. Bg6 Bd4 51. Kf3 Nd2+ 52. Ke2 Nb3 53. Bh7 Kd7 54.
>Bg8 Kc6 55. Bxc4 Nc5 56. a7 Kb7 57. a8B+ Kxa8 58. Ba2
>1/2-1/2
It shows that even with very negative scores a computer games must be continued
to its end. Anything can happen!
>Game 10 was a fun game. Tiger queens a pawn before he castles , and has an
> easy go of it........
>
>
>Tournament: 2001.05.30 12:30
>Time: Game/30 mins
>Round: Game 10
>Date: 30/5/2001
>White: Fidelity Mach III
>Black: Palm Tiger/45 MHz
>
>1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bg5 Ne4 4. Bf4 Bf5 5. Nbd2 c6 6. Nh4 e5 7. Nxf5 exf4 8.
>g3 g6 9. Nxe4 dxe4 10. Nh4 Qb6 11. gxf4 Qb4+ 12. c3 Qxb2 13. Rc1 Qxa2 14. Rb1
>Qa3 15. Rxb7 Qxc3+ 16. Qd2 Qa1+ 17. Qd1 Qxd1+ 18. Kxd1 Nd7 19. Bh3 f5 20. Kd2 c5
>21. Ra1 a5 22. dxc5 Nxc5 23. Rb6 Be7 24. Ng2 a4 25. Ke1 a3 26. Ra2 Na6 27. Kf1
>Nb4 28. Ra1 Bc5 29. Rb7 Bd4 30. Rd1 a2 31. Rxb4 a1Q 32. Rxd4 Qc3 33. Ne3 O-O 34.
>R1d2 Ra1+ 35. Kg2 Qc7 36. Nd5 Qc1 37. Kg3 Qg1+ 38. Bg2 Rf1 39. e3 Rf7 40. Nc3
>Rc7 41. Rd8+ Kg7 42. Nd1 Kh6 43. Kh3 Rc1 44. Nb2 Rxf2 45. Rxf2 Qxf2 46. Nc4 Kh5
>47. Bxe4 Rg1 48. Rd4 Qh4#
>0-1
Looks like the evaluation of passed pawns is a big weakness of the Mach III.
Thanks for playing and posting these games. I hope you'll go on.
Christophe
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