Author: Vincent Lejeune
Date: 13:41:45 04/21/02
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On April 21, 2002 at 15:59:51, Vincent Lejeune wrote:
>On April 21, 2002 at 15:34:56, Vincent Lejeune wrote:
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>>On April 21, 2002 at 15:33:59, Vincent Lejeune wrote:
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>>>With 17.b5, Tiger leaved the Theory, Bg4 was played 1 time before ...
>
[Event "Internet Challenge"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2002.04.21"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Chess Tiger"]
[Black "Ilya Smirin"]
[Result "*"]
[ECO "E92"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[Annotator "Frederic"]
[PlyCount "81"]
{Standing by for Tiger vs Tiger. Game will start at 19:00 h GMT = 20:00 h
London = 21:00 h Paris/Berlin = 3 p.m. NY We usually get the first ten moves
in a burst. I will be periodically posting times in the notation. Smirin has
not yet arrived. Because of the number of people in the chat we request you
to keep it down a bit (no flooding) And NO PINGING! Still no moves from
Israel Shay says they have a minor webcam problem and will start in a few
minutes.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. dxe5
dxe5 8. Qxd8 Rxd8 9. Bg5 {Why do computers/programmers keep avoiding 1.e4
agains Smirin? (Evan Katz. This is going to be a draw. (Murugan)} 9... c6 10.
Nxe5 Re8 11. O-O-O Na6 12. f4 {Time: 1h:01-0h:59} 12... Nc5 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 {
Time: 60:56} 14. b4 {Curious: Tiger wants to crush Smirin. FA: Tiger has his
pawns on parade. NYTed: If Smirin had white he would lose the white side here.
Steff: Black is okay. Murugan: Smirin getting a taste of his own medicine.}
14... Bxe5 15. fxe5 Nd7 {Spielhase: vernuenftige Entscheidung. NYTed: Let's
see if he is still in "The Butt Kickin Business". FA: Am I the only one who
actually prefers White's position? Time: 57:53} 16. e6 {FA: watch...a CT pawn
sac for a few tempi :) Time: 55:52 Shredder: 0.73, Fritz7 0.44} 16... Rxe6 17.
b5 Re8 {Veresov: Looks like white is going to an inferior ending when the dust
settles. Ferdinan: white is pushing, not winning.} 18. bxc6 bxc6 {Dreamer: this
should be an easy endgame win for black. Knallo: Smirin can be very happy to
have a slight advantage this early. Time: 52:50} 19. Rd6 Ne5 {Murugan: Black
has a comfotrtable position. Jeremaia: Smirin is well prepared. OMG:
impossible for smirin to lose this.} 20. c5 {Time: 50:49. MWorrior: Der Tiger
faehrt wohl gerade die Krallen aus... Woodcrusher: aber bei der Stellung kann
Tiger nur zum Vegetarier werden. Alterman: White has no active moves} 20... Be6
21. Bd1 {Murugan: I change my mind. Black is going to win. Alterman: Strange
play! Time: 49:47.} 21... Rab8 {SH: Smirin is the predator here! Curious:
Blacks breakout move could be the f5 pawn break. Murugan: I think Tiger is
suffering from a virus. DE: Der versuchte Bauernsturm von Tiger verflacht.} 22.
Ba4 {Time: 48:46 Curious: Now White has a slight advantage. MWorrior: Why is
white going for a pawn? Mate ends the game!} 22... Rb4 {
Murugan: Go Smirin! Mendi: Smirin is playing like Junior 7. Time: 47:45} 23.
Bxc6 {Draco: ok folks, that's it. Black will win! MWarrior: Na los, Ilya,
schmier ihn!!} 23... Rc8 {Miepy: This not a Tiger, it looks more like a mouse!
Fritz: -0.91 NYTed: It's all about the Tablebases BABY! Deep Shredder
Paderborn 3100 mhz 24.Bd5 -1.06} 24. Bd5 Rxc5 {MWarrior: Good knight, CT!!
Junior: -1.08 Ardee: Tactical position, so the best Smirin can get is a draw.
Too open for human to defeat computer. Deep Shredder Paderborn 3100 mhz 25.Kc2
-1.30. Shay: Tiger is using a special book sent by Christophe Theron for the
event. Time: 37:44} 25. Kc2 Nc4 {Time: 36:43} 26. Rd8+ Kg7 {
NYTed: One Two Three Four Smirin's up by 2 in Four! Time: 34:43} 27. Bxe6 fxe6
28. Rd7+ Kh6 29. Re1 {Ardee: ...Rb2+ with advantage but winnable?? Time: 32:41}
29... Rb2+ 30. Kd1 Rxg2 31. Re2 {Pickle: Looks winning for Smirin. NYTed:
Tiger has been declawed. Constrictor: Tiger, tiger burning bright.} 31... Rxe2
{Time: 32:37} 32. Nxe2 a5 {Menno: Draw chances!! Nf4! Time: 24:37 Judge:
Smirin, hasn't unleashed the dogs...} 33. Nf4 {Time: 23:37} 33... Re5 34. Rd4
Ne3+ {Murugan: Smirin will have to work hard to produce a win. Time: 22:35} 35.
Ke2 {Time: 21:34 Sarek: la guagua satanica habia predicho esto!!!} 35... Nf5
36. Ra4 {Time: 21:32} 36... Nd6 37. Ke3 {
Constrictor: The tiger is still burning. Murugan: Play Kg5!} 37... Kg7 38. Nd3
{21:28} 38... Rh5 39. Nf4 Rxh2 {Time: 20:27} 40. Nxe6+ {
Ardee: Black may yet win!} 40... Kf6 {
Bigben: tiptoe down the h file with the pawn maybe?} 41. Nc5 {Miepy: Against
those two pawns even a Tiger is helpless. Time: 19:27. Shay says Gambit Tiger
is expecting 41...h5. Fritz prefers 41...c2} *
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