Author: John Merlino
Date: 15:38:28 08/08/02
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On August 08, 2002 at 18:29:53, José Carlos wrote:
>
> Today on ICC:
>
>[D]r3r1k1/3q1ppp/p2p1b2/1ppPn3/4B3/3P2PP/PPPB4/R2Q1RK1 w - - 0 18
>
> In this position, my program played Rxf6. After a strange game, I believe with
>some blunders by white, it ended in a draw.
> What does your program think? Is Rxf6 winning?
>
> The game (sac on move 18):
>
>[Event "ICC 30 30"]
>[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
>[Date "2002.08.08"]
>[Round "-"]
>[White "AvernoX"]
>[Black "ArasanX"]
>[Result "1/2-1/2"]
>[ICCResult "Game drawn because neither player has mating material"]
>[WhiteElo "2360"]
>[BlackElo "2400"]
>[Opening "Sicilian: closed"]
>[ECO "B23"]
>[NIC "SI.44"]
>[Time "08:58:04"]
>[TimeControl "1800+30"]
>
>1. Nc3 c5 2. e4 d6 3. Nge2 Nf6 4. g3 e5 5. Bg2 Be7 6. d3 Nc6 7. O-O O-O 8.
>h3 a6 9. Be3 b5 10. f4 Qc7 11. fxe5 Nxe5 12. Nf4 Bb7 13. Ncd5 Nxd5 14. Nxd5
>Bxd5 15. exd5 Bf6 16. Be4 Rfe8 17. Bd2 Qd7 18. Rxf6 gxf6 19. Qh5 Ng6 20. Bc3
>Qe7 21. Rf1 f5 22. Qxf5 b4 23. Bf6 Qf8 24. h4 Qh6 25. Qg4 Qe3+ 26. Kg2 Rxe4
>27. dxe4 Re8 28. h5 Rxe4 29. Qf5 Re5 30. Bxe5 Nxe5 31. Rf2 h6 32. Qf4 Qe1
>33. g4 Qd1 34. g5 Qxd5+ 35. Kg3 Qh1 36. gxh6 Qxh5 37. Rg2 Ng6 38. Kf2 Qd1
>39. h7+ Kg7 40. h8=B+ Kxh8 41. Qxf7 Qd2+ 42. Kg1 Qc1+ 43. Qf1 Qe3+ 44. Kh1
>Nf4 45. Rf2 Qe4+ 46. Kh2 Qh7+ 47. Kg3 Nh5+ 48. Kh3 Nf4+ 49. Kg4 Ne6 50. Kg3
>Qg6+ 51. Kh2 Ng5 52. Re2 Qh5+ 53. Kg3 Kg7 54. Re7+ Nf7 55. Qf4 Qg6+ 56. Qg4
>Qxg4+ 57. Kxg4 Kf6 58. Ra7 Ne5+ 59. Kf4 Ke6 60. Rxa6 Nc4 61. a3 Nxb2 62.
>axb4 cxb4 63. Rb6 Nc4 64. Rxb4 d5 65. c3 Kd6 66. Rb8 Ke6 67. Re8+ Kd6 68.
>Ra8 Nb6 69. Ra1 Kc5 70. Ra6 Nc4 71. Ra8 Nb6 72. Rb8 Na4 73. Rb3 Kd6 74. Ke3
>Ke5 75. Kd2 Nc5 76. Rb8 Ne6 77. Kd3 Kd6 78. Rh8 Ke5 79. Ra8 Nc5+ 80. Ke3 Ne6
>81. Ra6 Nc5 82. Ra5 Kd6 83. Rb5 Ne6 84. Rb8 Ng7 85. Rf8 Ne6 86. Rh8 Ke5 87.
>Ke2 Nf4+ 88. Kf3 Ne6 89. Ra8 Nc7 90. Rb8 Na6 91. Re8+ Kd6 92. Kf4 Nc5 93.
>Rd8+ Ke6 94. Rg8 Na4 95. Rg3 Kd6 96. Rh3 Kc5 97. Rg3 Kc4 98. Rg1 Nxc3 99.
>Rh1 d4 100. Ra1 Nd5+ 101. Kg5 Nb4 102. Rh1 d3 103. Ra1 Kd4 104. Rh1 Nd5 105.
>Ra1 Ne3 106. Rh1 d2 107. Ra1 Ke5 108. Rh1 Nc4 109. Ra1 Nb2 110. Rh1 Ke4 111.
>Ra1 Kd5 112. Rh1 Kc4 113. Ra1 Kb4 114. Rh1 Kc5 115. Ra1 Kd4 116. Rh1 Ke3
>117. Ra1 Kf2 118. Rh1 Kg3 119. Ra1 Kf3 120. Rh1 Ke3 121. Ra1 Kd3 122. Rh1
>Kc3 123. Ra1 Kc4 124. Rh1 Kd5 125. Ra1 Kc5 126. Rh1 Kd6 127. Ra1 Ke5 128.
>Rh1 d1=Q 129. Rxd1 Nxd1 {Game drawn because neither player has mating
>material} 1/2-1/2
>
> José C.
Chessmaster 9000, on a PIII-600, says "yea, verily, it is good":
Time Depth Score Positions Moves
0:00 1/3 -0.09 1817 18.Qh5 Ng6 19.Rab1
0:00 1/4 0.01 4224 18.Qh5 g6 19.Qh6 Bg7
0:00 1/5 -0.03 15609 18.Qh5 g6 19.Qd1 Bg7 20.Bg2 f5
0:00 1/6 0.02 40740 18.Qh5 g6 19.Qd1 Bg7 20.Bg2 f5
21.Bg5
0:02 1/7 -0.06 107601 18.Qh5 g6 19.Qd1 Bg7 20.Bg2 f5
21.Bg5 Nf7
0:03 1/8 -0.06 211929 18.Qh5 g6 19.Qd1 Bg7 20.Bg2 f5
21.Bg5 Nf7
0:13 1/9 -0.19 895538 18.Qh5 g6 19.Qd1 Bg7 20.Bg2 f5
21.a4 bxa4 22.Bg5 Rab8
0:41 1/9 -0.11 2674763 18.Kh2 a5 19.c3 c4 20.Bf5 Qe7 21.dxc4
Nxc4 22.Re1 Qa7
0:46 1/9 -0.07 3067442 18.Rxf6 gxf6 19.Qh5 Ng6 20.Bc3
Qe7 21.Rf1 f5 22.Rxf5 b4
0:53 1/10 -0.12 3688669 18.Rxf6 gxf6 19.Qh5 Ng6 20.Bc3
Qe7 21.Rf1 f5 22.Rxf5 b4 23.Bf6
2:24 2/11 0.34 10199940 18.Rxf6 gxf6 19.Qh5 Ng6 20.Bc3
Qe7 21.Rf1 f5 22.Rxf5 b4 23.Bf6
Qd7 24.Qh6
3:54 3/12 0.34 17870941 18.Rxf6 gxf6 19.Qh5 Ng6 20.Bc3
Qe7 21.Rf1 f5 22.Rxf5 b4 23.Bf6
Qd7 24.Qh6
jm
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