Author: Mike Byrne
Date: 18:53:25 06/08/02
Games 12 through 18 are Now In! Tiger has upped it’s lead by 2, is now leading the match 6-4 in wins. Games 12 through 18 have been completed of the Frank J. Byrne Memorial Computer Chess Challenge pitting the world's best freely available commercial computer chess program - Chess Tiger v14 by Christophe Theron against the world's best freely available non-commercial computer chess program - Crafty v18.15 by Robert Hyatt. Crafty won game 12, Tiger won games 15 and 17. Games 13, 14, 16 and 18 ended as draw. Of the games decided by a win, the White side has won 7 and while the black side has won 3. In the previous games, Crafty had won games 1, 2 and 8.. Tiger had roared to victories in games 4, 5, 6 and 9. Games 3, 7, 10 and 11 ended in a draw. Tiger now leads Crafty 6-4 in wins. Match Summary: Tiger v14.0 CP 0 0 .5 1 1 1 .5 0 1 .5 .5 0 .5 .5 1 .5 1 .5 = 10 Crafty 18.15 1 1 .5 0 0 0 .5 1 0 .5 .5 1 .5 .5 0 .5 0 .5 = 8 Like the days of yore, it is the first player to win 10 games and the player must have a margin of victory of 2 games. A winning score could be 10-8 or 21-19 it all depends on how the games go. Draws do not count - it just wins that count. The match is being held just outside of Philadelphia. Game 19 is underway. Next update will note be tommorrow night. For further background information on this match, please see this link. http://www.talkchess.com/forums/1/message.html?231517 The moves for games 12-18: [Event "Frank J. Byrne Memorial Computer Chess Challenge"] [Site "Philadelphia, PA"] [Date "2002.06.05"] [Round "12"] [White "Crafty v18.15"] [Black "Chess Tiger 14.0"] [Result "1-0"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nc3 e6 5. g4 Bg6 6. Nge2 Ne7 7. Be3 c5 8. h4 cxd4 9. Nxd4 h5 10. Bg5 Qd7 11. gxh5 Bxh5 12. Be2 Bxe2 13. Ncxe2 Nec6 14. f4 Na6 15. a3 Nxd4 16. Qxd4 Rc8 17. Nc3 Bc5 18. Qd2 Qc6 19. Rh3 d4 20. Ne2 Bb6 21. O-O-O Qg2 22. Rg3 Qf2 23. b4 Nc7 24. Rd3 O-O 25. h5 Nd5 26. Nxd4 Bxd4 27. Rxd4 Qf3 28. Rd3 Qxh5 29. Qg2 Qg6 30. Qh3 Qh7 31. Rh1 Qxh3 32. Rdxh3 f6 33. exf6 Kf7 34. fxg7 Rg8 35. Rh8 Ne3 36. R1h3 Nf5 37. Rd3 Kxg7 38. Rh2 Kg6 39. Rg2 Kh7 40. Rh2 Kg6 41. Re2 Rce8 42. Rg2 b5 43. Bd8 Kf7 44. Rd7 Re7 45. Bxe7 Rxg2 46. Bc5 Kf6 47. Rxa7 Ng3 48. Rb7 Ne2+ 49. Kb2 Nxf4 50. Rxb5 e5 51. a4 Nd3+ 52. Kc3 Nxc5 53. Rxc5 Rg3+ 54. Kd2 Rg2+ 55. Kd3 Rg3+ 56. Ke2 Ra3 57. Rc6+ Ke7 58. a5 Kd7 59. Rh6 Ra2 60. Kd3 Kc7 61. a6 e4+ 62. Kxe4 Rxc2 1-0 [Event "Frank J. Byrne Memorial Computer Chess Challenge"] [Site "Philadelphia, PA"] [Date "2002.06.05"] [Round "13"] [White "Chess Tiger 14.0"] [Black "Crafty v18.15"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. Nd2 a5 10. a3 Bd7 11. b3 c5 12. Re1 Ne8 13. Bd3 f5 14. a4 Nf6 15. Nb5 Ra6 16. Ra2 fxe4 17. Nxe4 Nxe4 18. Bxe4 Nf5 19. f4 Nd4 20. fxe5 Bxe5 21. Nxd4 Bxd4+ 22. Be3 Bc3 23. Rf1 Rxf1+ 24. Qxf1 Qe7 25. Qd3 Be5 26. Re2 Ra8 27. Bf3 Rf8 28. Qd2 Qh4 29. g3 Qf6 30. Bg2 Bc3 31. Bg5 Qg7 32. Qc1 Rf7 33. h3 Be5 34. Bh6 Qf6 35. Kh2 Qe7 36. Qe1 Qd8 37. Rxe5 dxe5 38. d6 Bc6 39. Bxc6 bxc6 40. Qxe5 Qd7 41. Qxc5 Rf3 42. Qd4 Rxb3 43. c5 Rb7 44. h4 Qe6 45. Qf2 Rb8 46. Qd2 Qf5 47. Qe2 Qf7 48. Bg5 Rb3 49. Bf4 h5 50. Qc2 Rb8 51. Bg5 Kh7 52. Qd2 Rb7 53. Be3 Qf1 54. Qf2 Qd1 55. Qa2 Kg7 56. Qf2 Qxa4 57. Bd2 Qa1 58. Qe3 Qb2 59. Kh3 Qb1 60. Kg2 Qf5 61. Bc3+ Kf7 62. Qd4 Rd7 63. Bxa5 Ke6 64. Qe3+ Kd5 65. Be1 Qe4+ 66. Qxe4+ Kxe4 67. Ba5 Kd4 68. Bb6 Ke3 69. g4 Kf4 70. gxh5 gxh5 71. Kf2 Ke4 72. Ke2 Kd5 73. Kd2 Kd4 74. Kc2 Rf7 75. Kb3 Kd3 76. Bd8 Rb7+ 77. Ka4 Kc4 78. Bb6 Kd5 79. Ka5 Ke6 80. Ka6 Rb8 81. Ka7 Rg8 82. Kb7 Kd7 83. Ba5 Rg2 84. Bc3 Rc2 85. Bd4 Rc4 86. Bf2 Rc1 87. Kb6 Rb1+ 88. Ka5 Rb3 89. Ka6 Rf3 90. Be1 Rf4 91. Ka5 Rg4 92. Kb6 Rc4 93. Bf2 Rf4 94. Bg3 Rb4+ 95. Ka7 Rd4 96. Be1 Rd3 97. Kb7 Rb3+ 98. Ka6 Ra3+ 99. Kb6 Rb3+ 100. Ka7 Rh3 101. Bf2 Rh2 102. Bg3 Rh3 103. Be1 Rh2 104. Ka6 Ra2+ 105. Kb7 Ra1 106. Bg3 Rd1 107. Bf4 Rb1+ 108. Ka6 Kc8 109. Be3 Kd7 110. Ka5 Rb3 111. Bf2 Rf3 112. Be1 Rb3 113. Ka4 Rb2 114. Bc3 Rc2 115. Kb4 Ke6 116. Be1 Re2 117. Bg3 Rg2 118. Be1 Kd5 119. Ka3 Ke6 120. Bc3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Frank J. Byrne Memorial Computer Chess Challenge"] [Site "Philadelphia, PA"] [Date "2002.06.06"] [Round "14"] [White "Crafty v18.15"] [Black "Chess Tiger 14.0"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. f3 e5 6. Bb5+ Nbd7 7. Nb3 a6 8. Be2 Be7 9. Be3 Nb6 10. c4 Be6 11. N1d2 O-O 12. O-O Nh5 13. g3 Rc8 14. Rc1 Bg5 15. Bf2 Nf6 16. h4 Bh6 17. Na5 Nbd7 18. b4 b6 19. Nab3 a5 20. a3 Qc7 21. Rc2 axb4 22. axb4 Ra8 23. Rb2 Nb8 24. c5 bxc5 25. bxc5 d5 26. exd5 Nxd5 27. Nc4 Nc3 28. Qc2 Nxe2+ 29. Qxe2 Nc6 30. Nd6 Rfb8 31. Rfb1 Rb4 32. Nd2 Bxd2 33. Qxd2 Ra2 34. Qc2 Raxb2 35. Rxb2 Rxb2 36. Qxb2 Qb8 37. Qxb8+ Nxb8 38. Be3 Kf8 39. Kf2 Ke7 40. f4 f6 41. fxe5 fxe5 42. Bc1 Bd5 43. Ba3 Bc6 44. g4 Ke6 45. Nc8 g6 46. Ke3 h6 47. Kf2 Bd7 48. Nb6 Be8 49. Bc1 h5 50. gxh5 gxh5 51. Bh6 Na6 52. Be3 Nb4 53. Ke2 Nc2 54. Bf2 Nd4+ 55. Kd3 Bb5+ 56. Kc3 Nf5 57. Kb4 Be2 58. Nc4 Ne7 59. Ne3 Nc6+ 60. Ka4 Bd3 61. Kb3 Ba6 62. Kc3 Be2 63. Kd2 Bf3 64. Kc3 Bd5 65. Nc4 Bg2 66. Be3 Bf3 67. Nd2 Bh1 68. Kc4 Bg2 69. Kb5 Kd5 70. Bg1 Ne7 71. Kb4 Bh3 72. Bf2 Nc6+ 73. Kc3 Bc8 74. Nc4 Be6 75. Nd6 Bd7 76. Nc4 Ke4 77. Be3 Bg4 78. Bh6 Kd5 79. Bf8 Be2 80. Nb6+ Ke6 81. Na8 Nd4 82. Nc7+ Kd7 83. Bd6 Nf3 84. Nd5 Ke6 85. Nc7+ Kf6 86. Nd5+ Kf5 87. Kb4 Ke6 88. Nc7+ Kd7 89. Nd5 Nd4 90. Ka5 Bf3 91. Ne3 Ke6 92. Bc7 Bc6 93. Kb6 Bd7 94. Bd8 Ba4 95. Bg5 e4 96. Bf4 Nc6 97. Ka6 Ne7 98. Bg5 Nd5 99. Nc4 Bc6 100. Bh6 Kf5 101. Ka7 Nb4 102. Kb6 Ba8 103. Ne3+ Ke5 104. Kb5 Nc6 105. Kc4 Ke6 106. Bf4 Bb7 107. Kb5 Nd4+ 108. Kb6 Bc6 109. Bg3 Be8 110. Bf2 Nc6 111. Bg1 Ne7 112. Kb7 Bc6+ 113. Kb6 Ba4 114. Bh2 Nd5+ 115. Nxd5 Kxd5 116. Bg1 Bc6 117. Be3 Bd7 118. Kc7 Bb5 119. Bf2 Ba4 120. Kc8 1/2-1/2 [Event "Frank J. Byrne Memorial Computer Chess Challenge"] [Site "Philadelphia, PA"] [Date "2002.06.06"] [Round "15"] [White "Chess Tiger 14.0"] [Black "Crafty v18.15"] [Result "1-0"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. Nd2 Nd7 10. b4 a5 11. bxa5 Rxa5 12. Nb3 Ra8 13. f3 Nf6 14. c5 Nh5 15. Bc4 Nf4 16. g3 Nh3+ 17. Kg2 h6 18. Rh1 f5 19. Kxh3 fxe4+ 20. Kg2 exf3+ 21. Kf2 Bh3 22. Ne4 b6 23. cxd6 cxd6 24. Bb5 Ra7 25. a4 Nf5 26. Nbd2 Nd4 27. Ba3 Bg2 28. Bxd6 Rff7 29. Re1 Rf5 30. Nc4 Rh5 31. h4 Rf7 32. Qd3 Kh7 33. Ne3 Bh3 34. Rh1 Bf5 35. Bb4 Ra7 36. Raf1 Bc8 37. Rc1 Bf5 38. Qb1 Bd7 39. Bxd7 Rxd7 40. d6 Rf7 41. Rc7 Rxc7 42. dxc7 Qxc7 43. g4 Rxh4 44. Rxh4 Qd8 1-0 [Event "Frank J. Byrne Memorial Computer Chess Challenge"] [Site "Philadelphia, PA"] [Date "2002.06.07"] [Round "16"] [White "Crafty v18.15"] [Black "Chess Tiger 14.0"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. Bxc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 Nc6 7. Be3 Bf5 8. e6 fxe6 9. Nf3 e5 10. Nc3 e6 11. Nxe5 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Qxd1+ 13. Rxd1 c6 14. h3 Nd5 15. O-O Nxe3 16. fxe3 Bc5 17. g4 Bxe3+ 18. Kg2 Bg6 19. Bxe6 Ke7 20. Bf5 Rad8 21. Bxg6 hxg6 22. e6 Bb6 23. Rf7+ Kxe6 24. Rxd8 Rxd8 25. Rxb7 Rd2+ 26. Kf3 Rxb2 27. Rxg7 Kf6 28. Rd7 Rh2 29. Kg3 Rc2 30. Ne4+ Ke5 31. Re7+ Kd4 32. a4 Ra2 33. Nf6 c5 34. Re4+ Kd3 35. Re6 c4 36. Nd5 Rxa4 37. Nxb6 axb6 38. Rd6+ Kc2 39. Rxb6 c3 40. Rxg6 Kb3 41. Re6 c2 42. Re3+ Kb2 43. Re1 Re4 44. Rh1 Re3+ 45. Kh4 Re2 46. Kg3 Rd2 47. g5 Rd3+ 48. Kf4 Rd4+ 49. Kf3 Rd3+ 50. Kf4 Rd4+ 51. Ke5 Rd1 52. Rh2 Re1+ 53. Kf6 Rf1+ 54. Kg7 Rf4 55. h4 Rxh4 56. Rxc2+ Kxc2 57. Kf6 Rf4+ 58. Ke6 Re4+ 59. Kf6 Kd3 60. g6 Rf4+ 61. Ke6 Rg4 62. Kf6 Ke4 63. g7 Rg1 64. Kf7 Rxg7+ 65. Kxg7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Frank J. Byrne Memorial Computer Chess Challenge"] [Site "Philadelphia, PA"] [Date "2002.06.07"] [Round "17"] [White "Chess Tiger 14.0"] [Black "Crafty v18.15"] [Result "1-0"] 1. c4 c6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. Nf3 Bf5 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Qb3 Qc8 7. Nc3 e6 8. d3 Nc6 9. Bf4 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. Rac1 Bg6 12. Ne5 Nd7 13. Nxg6 hxg6 14. h4 Rd8 15. Rfe1 Nc5 16. Qc2 Qd7 17. Red1 e5 18. Bxe5 Nxe5 19. d4 Ng4 20. dxc5 Bxc5 21. e3 Nxe3 22. fxe3 Bxe3+ 23. Kh2 d4 24. Rb1 Qe6 25. Ne2 Rab8 26. b3 Qg4 27. Bh3 Qh5 28. Rd3 Rd6 29. Rf1 Re8 30. Bg2 g5 31. Bf3 Qh7 32. h5 a6 33. Kg2 b5 34. g4 Kh8 35. Qd1 Red8 36. Ng3 Bf4 37. Nf5 Re6 38. Rxd4 Rde8 39. Rh1 Rf8 40. Rd7 Be5 41. Ne7 Re8 42. Ng6+ fxg6 1-0 [Event "Frank J. Byrne Memorial Computer Chess Challenge"] [Site "Philadelphia, PA"] [Date "2002.06.07"] [Round "18"] [White "Crafty v18.15"] [Black "Chess Tiger 14.0"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d3 d6 6. Be3 Rb8 7. Qd2 b5 8. h4 h5 9. Nh3 Qa5 10. O-O Nd4 11. Ng5 Bd7 12. Qd1 b4 13. Nd5 e6 14. Nf4 Ba4 15. b3 Bd7 16. Qd2 Nb5 17. Rac1 Bc3 18. Qe2 Qxa2 19. Qf3 Nh6 20. Bh3 Nd4 21. Bxd4 Bxd4 22. Kh1 O-O 23. Nd5 Kg7 24. Qf4 Qa6 25. Nf3 f5 26. Nxd4 exd5 27. Ra1 Qb6 28. Nxf5+ gxf5 29. Qg5+ Kh7 30. exf5 Rg8 31. Qxh5 Rb7 32. Qf3 Qd8 33. Qxd5 Bc8 34. f6 Rf7 35. Bxc8 Qxc8 36. Rfe1 Qh3+ 37. Kg1 Qf5 38. Qe4 Rg6 39. Qxf5 Nxf5 40. Re6 Nxh4 41. Rxd6 Nf3+ 42. Kg2 Nd4 43. Ra5 Rgxf6 44. Rxf6 Rxf6 45. Rxc5 Rc6 46. Rxc6 Nxc6 47. Kf3 Nd4+ 48. Ke4 Nxc2 49. d4 Kg6 50. Kd3 Na3 51. d5 Kf6 52. f4 Ke7 53. f5 Nb5 54. g4 Nd6 55. Kd4 a6 56. Kc5 a5 57. g5 Nxf5 58. g6 Nd6 59. g7 Kf7 60. Kxd6 a4 61. Kc7 axb3 62. g8Q+ Kxg8 63. d6 b2 64. d7 b1Q 65. d8Q+ Kf7 66. Qh8 Qc2+ 67. Kb6 b3 68. Ka5 b2 69. Qh5+ Ke6 70. Qh6+ Kd5 71. Qh5+ Kc4 72. Qb5+ Kd4 73. Qd7+ Ke5 74. Qe7+ Kf4 75. Qh4+ Kf3 76. Qh5+ Kg2 77. Qg4+ Kf2 78. Qh4+ Ke2 79. Qh2+ Kd1 80. Qh1+ Kd2 81. Qh6+ Kc3 82. Qc6+ Kb3 83. Qa4+ Kc3 84. Qc6+ Kd3 85. Qd7+ Ke2 86. Qg4+ Kd2 87. Qg2+ Kc1 88. Qh1+ Qd1 89. Qc6+ Kd2 90. Qd6+ Kc2 91. Qc6+ Kd3 92. Qg6+ Ke3 93. Qh6+ Ke4 94. Qh7+ Ke5 95. Qh8+ Ke4 96. Qxb2 Qd5+ 97. Qb5 Qa8+ 98. Qa6 Qd8+ 99. Qb6 Qg5+ 100. Qb5 Qxb5+ 101. Kxb5 Kd3 1/2-1/2
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