Author: Andrew Williams
Date: 15:38:06 02/16/02
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On February 16, 2002 at 11:34:20, Brian Richardson wrote:
>A startling computer "sacrifice" during this game, likely the result
>of Tinker's poor book, but ending up in an interesting game, IMHO.
>
>[Event "ICS Rated blitz match"]
>[Site "chessclub.com"]
>[Date "2002.02.16"]
>[Round "-"]
>[White "ArasanX"]
>[Black "Tinker"]
>[Result "0-1"]
>[WhiteElo "2536"]
>[BlackElo "2443"]
>[ECO "C65 Ruy Lopez: Berlin defense, Beverwijk variation"]
>
>1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Bc5 5. c3 Nxe4 6. Qe2 Bxf2+ 7. Kh1
>Ng3+ 8. hxg3 Bxg3 9. d4 h6 10. dxe5 O-O 11. Qe4 d5 12. exd6 Re8 13. dxc7
>Qd7 14. Bxc6 bxc6 15. Qc4 Qxc7 16. Nd4 Bg4 17. Kg1 Bh2+ 18. Kh1 Bg3 19. Bd2
>Re5 20. Kg1 Rh5 21. Qd3 Bh2+ 22. Kf2 c5 23. Nf3 Qg3+ 24. Ke2 c4 25. Qxc4
>Qxg2+ 26. Kd1
>{White resigns} 0-1
>
>Here is the sac:
>Tinker played Bxf2 after 50 seconds...
>
>[D] r1bqk2r/pppp1ppp/2n5/1Bb1p3/4n3/2P2N2/PP1PQPPP/RNB2RK1 b kq - 0 6
>
Brian,
Coincidentally, PM takes exactly 50 seconds to play Bxf2 as well (Athlon 1200).
PM's score for this move is -1.00 (ie White ahead) after 5 minutes searching.
10= -80 14 2440318 1...f5 2.d3 Nf6 3.d4 Bb6 4.dxe5 Ne4
5.Nbd2 d5 6.Bxc6 bxc6 7.Nxe4
11> -80 28 4650206 1...d5 2.d3 Nf6 3.d4 Be7 4.Nxe5 Bd7
5.Nxd7 Qxd7 6.Re1 Ne4
11= -79 33 5503706 1...d5 2.d3 Nf6 3.d4 Be7 4.Nxe5 Bd7
5.Nxd7 Qxd7 6.Re1 Ne4
12> -79 50 8159725 1...Bxf2 2.Kh1 d5 3.d3 Ng3 4.hxg3 Bxg3
5.Bxc6 bxc6 6.Bg5 f6 7.Bh4 Bf4 8.Kg1 O-O
12= -70 63 10872989 1...Bxf2 2.Kh1 d5 3.d3 Ng3 4.hxg3 Bxg3
5.Bxc6 bxc6 6.Bg5 f6 7.Bh4 Bf4 8.g3 Bh3
13> -111 238 39977919 1...Bxf2 2.Kh1 d5 3.c4 Bd4 4.Nxd4 exd4
5.cxd5 Qxd5 6.Bxc6 Qxc6 7.d3 Bg4 8.Qxe4 Qxe4
13= -100 267 46448508 1...Bxf2 2.Kh1 d5 3.c4 Bd4 4.Nxd4 exd4
5.cxd5 Qxd5 6.Bxc6 Qxc6 7.Re1 Bf5 8.d3 O-O-O
>score was still quite negative (good for white) for many moves,
>but things led to
>
>[D] r5k1/p1q2pp1/2p4p/7r/2QN2b1/2P3b1/PP1B2P1/RN3RK1 w - - 0 21
>
>where white played Qd3 (perhaps Rf3 is best here), and it was downhill from
>there
PM likes Rf3, but thinks that the game is probably up for White:
10> -125 49 7061509 1.Rc1 Qa5 2.Be3 Re8 3.Qd3 Qd8 4.Nd2 c5 5.Bxh6
10= -96 50 7164282 1.Rc1 Qa5 2.Be3 Re8 3.Qd3 Qd8 4.Rc2 Bh2 5.Kf1 c5
11> -137 107 15418574 1.Rf3 Bxf3 2.Nxf3 Qb6 3.Qd4 Qxb2 4.c4 Qxd4
5.Nxd4 Be5 6.Bc3 Bxd4 7.Bxd4 Rh4 8.Be5 Rxc4
11= -123 127 18128722 1.Rf3 Bxf3 2.Nxf3 Qb6 3.Qd4 Qxb2 4.c4 Qxd4
5.Nxd4 Be5 6.Bc3 Bxd4 7.Bxd4 Rh4
12> -143 215 30498882 1.Rf3 Bxf3 2.Nxf3 Qb6 3.Qd4 Qxb2 4.c4 Be5
5.Qxb2 Bxb2 6.g4 Rc5 7.Be3 Rxc4
12= -136 233 33863586 1.Rf3 Bxf3 2.Nxf3 Qb6 3.Qd4 Qxb2 4.c4 Be5
5.Qxb2 Bxb2 6.g4 Rc5
Cheers
Andrew
>Move times:
>
>ArasanX (2536) vs. Tinker (2443) --- 2002.02.16 10:44:29
>Rated blitz match, initial time: 5 minutes, increment: 8 seconds
>
>Move ArasanX Tinker
>---- ---------------- ----------------
> 1. e4 (0:00) e5 (0:01)
> 2. Nf3 (0:00) Nc6 (0:01)
> 3. Bb5 (0:00) Nf6 (0:02)
> 4. O-O (0:00) Bc5 (0:05)
> 5. c3 (0:00) Nxe4 (0:02)
> 6. Qe2 (0:27) Bxf2+ (0:50)
> 7. Kh1 (0:00) Ng3+ (0:54)
> 8. hxg3 (0:00) Bxg3 (0:13)
> 9. d4 (0:17) h6 (0:44)
> 10. dxe5 (0:29) O-O (0:37)
> 11. Qe4 (0:26) d5 (0:26)
> 12. exd6 (0:24) Re8 (0:15)
> 13. dxc7 (0:23) Qd7 (0:24)
> 14. Bxc6 (0:00) bxc6 (0:04)
> 15. Qc4 (0:22) Qxc7 (0:13)
> 16. Nd4 (0:21) Bg4 (0:12)
> 17. Kg1 (0:20) Bh2+ (0:10)
> 18. Kh1 (0:10) Bg3 (0:00)
> 19. Bd2 (0:19) Re5 (0:16)
> 20. Kg1 (0:02) Rh5 (0:10)
> 21. Qd3 (0:19) Bh2+ (0:00)
> 22. Kf2 (0:18) c5 (0:00)
> 23. Nf3 (0:17) Qg3+ (0:10)
> 24. Ke2 (0:17) c4 (0:00)
> 25. Qxc4 (0:15) Qxg2+ (0:11)
> 26. Kd1 (0:04)
> {White resigns} 0-1
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