Author: Christophe Theron
Date: 18:44:49 03/12/02
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On March 12, 2002 at 14:07:47, John Merlino wrote:
>On March 12, 2002 at 10:02:32, Christophe Theron wrote:
>
>>[Site "My home in Santiago"]
>>[Date "2002.03.11"]
>>[Round "1"]
>>[White "IM Pablo Toloza"]
>>[Black "Chess Tiger for Palm on m105"]
>>
>>{Game in 5 minutes}
>>
>>1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e3 Nc6
>>7. Bd3 Be7 8. O-O O-O
>>
>>{ "...well, until now at least this thing knows something of openings"
>>said Pablo. }
>>
>>9. Re1 cxd4 10. exd4 Ncb4 11. Bb1 Bd7 12. Ne5 Rc8 13. Bd2 Qc7
>>
>>{ At this stage Pablo was very confident.
>>"Not a very imaginative playing" he commented.
>>"And yours ?" I asked.
>>"Oh" he answered, "I am just just toying with him..." }
>>
>>14. a3 Nxc3 15. bxc3 Nd5 16. c4 Nf6 17. Bf4 b6 {?}
>>
>>{ An horrible move, but there it was in the screen. In the screen,
>>also, appeared the following data: Tiger was looking only 3 plys deep.
>>He was also taking only some seconds to decide a move.
>>I thought, for a moment, to declare the game already lost and give
>>the full point to Pablo, but I resisted. I had some hopes.
>>Pablo just laughed. He asked another ration of you know what.
>>I served also one for myself. }
>>
>>18. Ng6
>>
>>{ Of course. }
>>
>>Qd8 19. Nxf8 Kxf8 20. Bd3 Bc6 21. Be5 Bd6 22. Qe2 h6 23. Red1 Bb7
>>24. a4 Bc6 25. a5 bxa5 26. Qa2
>>
>>{ "Why that?" I asked Pablo. He said nothing.
>>I guess, now, that he was so confident that indulged himself
>>playing rococo moves instead of making sure his advantage. }
>>
>>a4 27. Bc2 Ng4 28. h3 Nxe5 29. dxe5 Qg5 30. g3 Bxe5 31. Qa3+ Kg8
>>32. Rab1 a5 33. Re1 Bd4 34. Be4 Bxe4 35. Rxe4 Qf5
>>
>>{ At this moment Pablo was not smiling anymore.
>>He was already in trouble. Some threats glooming in the horizon.
>>Those bishops... And What's more: he has already lost on time.
>>He had got the edge, but at a cost: consumming lot more time than
>>Tiger. But Tiger - still with two full minutes to finish the game -
>>was generous and gave him an extra time. }
>>
>>36. Qd3 Bxf2+ 37. Kg2 Bc5 38. Rf1 Qg6 39. Qf3 a3 40. h4 Rc7
>>41. Rg4 Qc2+ 42. Kh3 Qb2 43. Qa8+
>>
>>{ Ok, said Pablo, after declaring that move,
>>lets try the last shot... }
>>
>>Bf8 44. Rd1 h5 45. Rg5 Qf2
>>
>>{ "Oh well, he is comning for the draw, the little bastard" }
>>
>>46. Rd8 Qf1+ 47. Kh2 Qe2+ 48. Kh3 Qf1+ 49. Kh2 Qf2+ 50. Kh3 Qf1+
>>1/2-1/2
>>
>>{ Last comment: "Hmmm, he deserved the draw. He defended well.
>>You just cannot be confident with these toys. }
>
>
>No doubt, Tiger played well, except for 17...b6?. Additionally, 42...f5 wins for
>Black, but that might be too much to ask from a Palm version:
>
>Time Depth Score Positions Moves
>0:00 1/3 -2.27 1477 42...f5 43.Qa8+ Bf8 44.Rgf4 Rxc4
> 45.Qxa5
>0:00 1/4 -2.27 7040 42...f5 43.Qa8+ Bf8 44.Rgf4 Rxc4
> 45.Qxa5
>0:00 2/5 -1.96 18802 42...f5 43.Rf4 g5 44.hxg5 hxg5
> 45.Qa8+ Kh7 46.Qxa5
>0:00 2/6 -2.61 59965 42...f5 43.Rg6 Qxc4 44.g4 Rf7 45.Re1
>
>0:01 3/7 -2.54 129976 42...f5 43.Rg6 Qxc4 44.g4 Kh7 45.h5
> Rf7 46.Re1
>0:08 3/8 -3.40 543858 42...f5 43.Rg6 Qxc4 44.Ra1 Kh7
> 45.h5 a2 46.Re1 Bd4
>0:23 4/9 -3.12 1601322 42...f5 43.Rg6 Qxc4 44.Ra1 Bb4
> 45.Qf4 Qc3 46.Ra2 Kf7 47.h5
>1:39 5/10 -3.16 6572612 42...f5 43.Rg6 Qxc4 44.Ra1 Kf7
> 45.Qh5 Kf8 46.Re1 Re7 47.Qe2 Qxe2
> 48.Rxe2
>
>But Pablo made by far the worst move of the game: 28.h3?? 28.Bxd6+ trades off
>the queens and one pair of bishops, plus wins a pawn:
>
>Time Depth Score Positions Moves
>0:00 1/3 2.41 2135 28.Bxa4 Be4 29.Bg3 Bxg3 30.hxg3
>0:00 1/4 2.37 8024 28.Bxa4 Bxe5 29.dxe5 Qh4 30.Qa3+
> Kg8
>0:00 2/5 1.58 19325 28.Bxa4 Bxa4 29.Qxa4 Bxe5 30.dxe5
> Qh4 31.Qa3+ Kg8 32.Qg3 Qxg3 33.hxg3
> Nxe5 34.Rxa7 Rxc4 35.Rd8+ Kh7
>0:00 2/5 1.78 21823 28.Bxd6+ Qxd6 29.Qa3 Qxa3 30.Rxa3
> Bd5 31.Bf5 exf5 32.cxd5
>0:00 2/5 1.94 34071 28.Bg3 Bb4 29.Rab1 Qe7 30.Qb2
>0:01 2/6 2.19 64901 28.Bg3 Bxg3 29.hxg3 Nf6 30.Bxa4
> Qb6 31.Rab1
>0:03 3/7 2.21 219325 28.Bg3 Bxg3 29.hxg3 Nf6 30.Bxa4
> Qb6 31.Qa3+ Kg8 32.Bc2
>0:08 3/8 2.27 528714 28.Bg3 Bxg3 29.hxg3 Nf6 30.Bxa4
> Qc7 31.Rac1 Bxa4 32.Qxa4
>0:09 3/8 2.83 611585 28.Bxd6+ Qxd6 29.Qa3 Qxa3 30.Rxa3
> Bd5 31.c5 Rb8 32.Rxa4 Rb2
>0:15 4/9 2.73 1011119 28.Bxd6+ Qxd6 29.Qa3 Qxa3 30.Rxa3
> Bd5 31.c5 Rb8 32.Rxa4 Rb2 33.Rd2
>0:34 4/10 2.96 2456257 28.Bxd6+ Qxd6 29.Qa3 Qxa3 30.Rxa3
> Nf6 31.Bxa4 Bb7 32.Rc1 a5 33.Rb3
> Bd5
>
>But, after 28.h3, Tiger found the right reply:
>
>Time Depth Score Positions Moves
>0:00 1/3 -0.71 1815 28...Nxe5 29.dxe5 Qg5 30.g3 Bxe5
>0:00 1/4 -0.44 3651 28...Nxe5 29.dxe5 Qg5 30.g3 Bxe5
> 31.Qa3+ Qe7
>0:00 2/5 -0.58 15089 28...Nxe5 29.dxe5 Qg5 30.g3 Bxe5
> 31.Rab1 Bxg3 32.fxg3 Qxg3+ 33.Kf1
> Qxh3+ 34.Ke2
>0:00 2/6 -0.71 35992 28...Nxe5 29.dxe5 Qg5 30.g3 Bxe5
> 31.Qa3+ Qe7 32.Ra2 Qxa3 33.Rxa3
>0:01 3/7 -0.59 103433 28...Nxe5 29.dxe5 Qg5 30.g3 Bxe5
> 31.Qa3+ Qe7 32.Qxe7+ Kxe7 33.Rxa4
> Bxa4 34.Bxa4 Rxc4 35.Rd7+ Kf6 36.Rxa7
>0:04 3/8 -0.55 304002 28...Nxe5 29.dxe5 Qg5 30.g3 Bxe5
> 31.Qa3+ Qe7 32.Qxe7+ Kxe7 33.Ra3
> Bb2 34.Rxa4 Bxa4 35.Bxa4 Rxc4 36.Rd7+
> Kf6 37.Rxa7
>0:13 4/9 -0.56 974480 28...Nxe5 29.dxe5 Qg5 30.g3 Bxe5
> 31.Qa3+ Qe7 32.Qxe7+ Kxe7 33.Ra2
> Bf3 34.Rxa4 Bxd1 35.Rxa7+ Kf6 36.Bxd1
> Rxc4
>0:51 4/10 -0.23 4032292 28...Nxe5 29.dxe5 Qg5 30.g3 Bc5
> 31.Kh2 Qxe5 32.Bxa4 Bf3 33.Rd7
> Kg8 34.Rc1 Qe4 35.Qb2
>3:18 5/11 -0.32 16222353 28...Nxe5 29.dxe5 Qg5 30.g3 Bc5
> 31.Kh2 Qxe5 32.Bxa4 Bf3 33.Rd7
> Be2 34.f4 Qe3 35.h4 Qf2+ 36.Kh3
>
>Fantastic result for Tiger, even if it was against a slightly inebriated IM!
>Somehow, I think Toloza might want a rematch soon. :-)
>
>Congrats Christophe!
>
>jm
I have noticed that Fernando always has a good bottle of wine to drink every
time a strong chess player is invited to play a game against Tiger (Palm or PC
version)! :)
Thanks a lot Fernando! :)
Christophe
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