Author: Chessfun
Date: 18:13:58 12/15/01
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On December 15, 2001 at 13:53:55, Sune Larsson wrote:
>Just recently I started a little match between Gambit Tiger 2.0 and the young
>Swedish talent IM Emanuel Berg, ELO 2500. These games are thought as serious
>training games for Emanuel - and are played under usual tournament conditions.
>That means big board, chessclock and scoresheet. No money or marketing interests
>are involved. The issue is just chesstraining. These games
>are the first Emanuel ever played vs a computer. He has a non-coventional, very
>inventive playing style. And most of all - wants to win... Emanuel plays his
>own chess and has no interest whatsoever in so called "anti-computer chess."
>
>This post might serve as a little contribution to the discussion about the
>playingstrength of chess programs, the upcoming Kramnik-Fritz match, weaknesses
>of programs contra human players etc.
>
>Since these games are preparations for coming tournaments, Emanuel is, so far,
>a bit restrictive in making them public. I have permission to show something
>from the second game though.
>
>Gambit Tiger plays on a setup similar to the one in South America -
>PIII 800 192Mb hash - 2 hours per player and game. Tigerbook used.
>Coffee only for the human player + the operator of Tiger ;-)
>
>
>The first game gave a better ending for Emanuel, which he almost won. In a
>crucial moment he made it easier for Tiger, who just saved the draw.
>
>The second game is shown below.
>
>The third game saw Emanuel in some advantage a few moves after the opening.He
>played a little too optimistic though, and after some complications had
>to enter the ending a pawn down. Opposite colored bishops made it an easy draw.
>
>Standings after 3 games: Gambit Tiger 2.0 - IM Berg 1-2.
>
>The fourth game is schedueled Monday.
>
>
> [D]r6r/p5kp/3pB1p1/1p1P1p2/5b2/2P5/PP4P1/1K2R2R w - - 0 28
>
>This is a position from the second game. Emanuel is playing white and for
>him the idea is now to keep maximum piece activity and create play on the
>white squares. Therebye willing to give up 1, 2 and even 3 pawns to get there..
>
>The game went like this:
>
>[Event "Emanuel 120'"]
>[Site "KIL"]
>[Date "2001.12.13"]
>[Round "2"]
>[White "Berg, Emanuel"]
>[Black "Gambit Tiger 2.0"]
>[Result "1-0"]
>[ECO "B82"]
>[WhiteElo "2500"]
>[SetUp "1"]
>[FEN "r6r/p5kp/3pB1p1/1p1P1p2/5b2/2P5/PP4P1/1K2R2R w - - 0 28"]
>[PlyCount "77"]
>[EventDate "2001.12.11"]
>
>{192MB, PowerBig.ctg. PIII 800
>} 28. Bd7 {3} 28... a6 {-0.54/16 296} 29. a4 {
>331} 29... bxa4 {-0.63/15 221} 30. Re7+ {358} 30... Kf8 {-0.58/17 270} 31. Re6
>{39} 31... a3 {-0.88/15 148} 32. b4 {217} 32... Be5 {-1.18/15 182} 33. c4 {405}
>33... Bc3 {-1.30/14 133} 34. c5 {575} 34... a5 {-1.56/14 136} 35. b5 {559}
>35... dxc5 {-1.18/17 701} 36. Ka2 {34} 36... Bb4 {-1.20/15 132} 37. Bc6 {62}
>37... Rd8 {-1.04/17 357} 38. Kb3 {504} 38... Kf7 {-1.42/13 94} 39. b6 {293}
>39... Rb8 {-1.32/15 0} 40. b7 {71} 40... h5 {-1.16/15 231} 41. g3 {396} 41...
>Kg7 {-1.26/13 111} 42. Rh2 {189} 42... Rhd8 {-0.86/14 310} 43. Kc4 {85} 43...
>Kf7 {-0.54/13 88} 44. Rhe2 {33} 44... a4 {0.08/16 639} 45. Kb5 {189} 45... Bc3
>{-0.08/14 121} 46. Kxa4 {62} 46... Bb2 {-0.46/14 77} 47. Kb3 {40} 47... Rdc8 {
>-0.02/14 139} 48. Re7+ {42} 48... Kf6 {1.36/17 297} 49. Ka2 {20} 49... Rd8 {
>1.30/15 97} 50. R2e6+ {150} 50... Kg5 {1.56/16 16} 51. d6 {19} 51... c4 {
>1.22/15 72} 52. Re8 {242} 52... Bf6 {1.60/16 0} 53. Kxa3 {56} 53... c3 {
>2.62/16 283} 54. Kb3 {12} 54... Rxe8 {3.66/16 68} 55. Rxe8 {16} 55... Bd8 {
>4.61/15 63} 56. Kxc3 {77} 56... Kg4 {6.08/14 30} 57. Kc4 {109} 57... Kxg3 {
>5.84/14 69} 58. Kb5 {19} 58... f4 {6.84/14 32} 59. Ka6 {104} 59... f3 {
>5.56/13 28} 60. Ka7 {11} 60... Rxb7+ {5.88/13 36} 61. Kxb7 {11} 61... f2 {
>6.40/15 75} 62. Bb5 {14} 62... Bg5 {6.32/13 47} 63. Rg8 {52} 63... Kf3 {
>6.88/13 0} 64. Rxg6 {10} 64... Bh4 {7.94/12 32} 65. Rh6 {7} 65... Kg4 {
>8.44/13 26} 66. Be2+ {8} 1-0
>
>Sune
Hi Sune,
Can you post the two draws also?
Thanks.
Sarah.
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