Author: Kurt Utzinger
Date: 11:54:09 08/27/02
Tournament RB 2002 by chessfriend Rolf Bühler, Zurich
Published by Kurt Utzinger, Switzerland in August 2002
Download address of games: <a href="http://www.pcschach.de">Computerschach
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**************************50 rounds / 6 engines / 150 games
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3 x Athlon 1.3/256
Engine-Matches [normally=1 round per day]
Fritz7-GUI
64 MB hashtables
ponder=off
4 men TBS
Own opening books,
List 4.61 with general.ctg up to round 21, later CM8.ctg
Time control: 60/120' + 30/60' + 30'
Some people have argued that it would be unfair to let play List 4.61 with the
general.ctg book (130 MB) of Fritz6. This would lead to a clear advantage over
the other amateur programs. In the meantime I have investigated the so far
played 21 games. And frankly spoken, I found only one game that give evidence to
this theory. Nevertheless, we are going to change things in so far as List 4.61
- having no own book - will play with the CM8.ctg (3,3 MB), the converted
CM8-book. The Chessmaster8000 book has never had the reputation to be a good
opening book and we are wondering what will happen. It should also be mentioned
that the book option in this tournament was: Influence of learning value and
Learing strenght deactivated.
Below the 21 commented games, just showing the opening phase:
[Event "RB 2002 Ath 1.3/64 120'/60"]
[Site "Zurich"]
[Date "2002.08.10"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Little Goliath 2000 v3.7"]
[Black "List 4.61"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[PlyCount "16"]
1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 c6 4. e3 Bg4 5. Be2 {White last book move} 5... e6
6. Nbd2 {0.24/14 133} 6... Bd6 {Black last book move} 7. Ne5 {0.13/14 203} 7...
Bxe2 {0.00/13 75} 8. Qxe2 {
The position here is rather balanced but List 4.61 lost in 58 moves.} 8... O-O
{0-1 (58)} 0-1
[Event "RB 2002 Ath 1.3/64 120'/60"]
[Site "Zurich"]
[Date "2002.08.10"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Yace 0.99.56"]
[Black "List 4.61"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C95"]
[PlyCount "37"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d6 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. Nf1 Bf8 14. Ng3 g6 15. a4
{White last book move} 15... c5 16. d5 {0.08/11 201} 16... c4 17. Be3 {
0.20/13 286} 17... Nc5 {Black last book move} 18. Bxc5 {0.30/12 227} 18... dxc5
{0.88/14 112 Both program consider White to be better. But the win of Yace or
loss of List 4.61 has nothing to do with the opening.} 19. Qd2 {1-0 (79)} 1-0
[Event "RB 2002 Ath 1.3/64 120'/60"]
[Site "Zurich"]
[Date "2002.08.11"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "List 4.61"]
[Black "Tao 5.4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C47"]
[PlyCount "35"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8.
exd5 cxd5 9. O-O O-O 10. Bg5 c6 {Black last book move} 11. Na4 {
White last book move} 11... Re8 {-0.05/12 338 Tao 5.4 feels better.} 12. c3 {
0.10/12 99 List 4.61 believes it is slightly better.} 12... Bd6 13. Re1 Rxe1+
14. Qxe1 Bd7 15. Qe3 h6 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. Nc5 {0.03/15 143} 17... Be6 {
(Lf5) -0.13/12 144 Again no evidence that the opening could be responsible
with the outcome of the game.} 18. Nxe6 {0-1 (58)} 0-1
[Event "RB 2002 Ath 1.3/64 120'/60"]
[Site "Zurich"]
[Date "2002.08.11"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Aristarch 4.4"]
[Black "List 4.61"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B81"]
[PlyCount "34"]
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. g4 h6 7. h4 Nc6 8. Rg1
h5 9. gxh5 Nxh5 10. Bg5 Nf6 11. Qd2 Qb6 12. Nb3 Bd7 13. O-O-O a6 14. Qe2 Qc7
15. Rg3 {White last book move} 15... b5 {Black last book move} 16. a3 {
0.07/12 412} 16... Nh7 {-0.32/12 112} 17. Kb1 {An intersting and dynamically
balanced position arose where both programs think they have an advantage. It
is however List 4.61 to loos the game.} 17... b4 {1-0 (68)} 1-0
[Event "RB 2002 Ath 1.3/64 120'/60"]
[Site "Zurich"]
[Date "2002.08.12"]
[Round "1.5"]
[White "List 4.61"]
[Black "Junior 5.0"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C42"]
[PlyCount "24"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. c4
Nb4 9. Be2 Be6 10. Nc3 O-O {Black last book move} 11. Bf4 {White last book move
} 11... c5 {0.17/15 92} 12. Re1 {0.24/10 62} 12... Re8 {
And again it is List 4.61 to loose the game 0-1 (85).} 0-1
[Event "RB 2002 Ath 1.3/64 120'/60"]
[Site "Zurich"]
[Date "2002.08.13"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "List 4.61"]
[Black "Little Goliath 2000 v3.7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[PlyCount "29"]
1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 d5 4. Bg5 Bb4+ 5. Nc3 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. cxd5 exd5 8.
Qa4+ Nc6 9. e3 O-O 10. Rc1 {White last book move} 10... Be6 {
Black last book move} 11. Bb5 {0.42/13 119} 11... Bd7 {0.22/13 173} 12. O-O
Bxc3 13. Rxc3 a6 14. Bxc6 Bxc6 15. Qb3 {Some moves after the opening books
have ended, White's position is somewhat better. However, I do not think that
this visible advantage is so great as to promise a win for White. List
eventually won the game 1-0 (60)} 1-0
[Event "RB 2002 Ath 1.3/64 120'/60"]
[Site "Zurich"]
[Date "2002.08.14"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "List 4.61"]
[Black "Yace 0.99.56"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C43"]
[PlyCount "20"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 Nxe4 4. Bd3 d5 5. Nxe5 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. c4 {
White last book move} 7... Nf6 {Black last book move} 8. Re1 Nbd7 9. Nc3 dxc4
10. Nxc4 {White has no advantage at all but Black does nothing to get d5 under
control and to occupy this square with a knight. The win of List 4.61 has
surely no connection with the opening line.} 10... Re8 {1-0 (38)} 1-0
[Event "RB 2002 Ath 1.3/64 120'/60"]
[Site "Zurich"]
[Date "2002.08.15"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Tao 5.4"]
[Black "List 4.61"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[PlyCount "18"]
1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Be2 e6 {
Black last book move} 7. Na3 {White last book move} 7... a6 8. h3 Bh5 {
Has Black any advantage here? Of course not so that Tao's loss has nothing to
do with the opening.} 9. g4 {?!} 9... Bg6 {0-1 (60)} 0-1
[Event "RB 2002 Ath 1.3/64 120'/60"]
[Site "Zurich"]
[Date "2002.08.15"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "List 4.61"]
[Black "Aristarch 4.4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B42"]
[PlyCount "22"]
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Bc5 6. Nb3 Ba7 7. O-O Nc6 {
Black last book move} 8. c4 {White last book move} 8... Nf6 9. Bf4 d6 10. Nc3
O-O {A difficult position but List lost this game so nothing can be proved.}
11. Be2 e5 {0-1 (81)} 0-1
[Event "RB 2002 Ath 1.3/64 120'/60"]
[Site "Zurich"]
[Date "2002.08.16"]
[Round "2.5"]
[White "Junior 5.0"]
[Black "List 4.61"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[PlyCount "25"]
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. O-O Bg7 6. Re1 Nh6 7. c3 f6 8. d4
cxd4 9. cxd4 Nf7 {Both last book move} 10. b3 d6 11. Nc3 e5 12. d5 c5 {
Three moves after being out of books, the programs have reached a position
without much tension. It's equally balanced and the game ended with a draw 1/2
(49)} 13. b4 1/2-1/2
[Event "RB 2002 Ath 1.3/64 120'/60"]
[Site "Zurich"]
[Date "2002.08.17"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Little Goliath 2000 v3.7"]
[Black "List 4.61"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D03"]
[PlyCount "10"]
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 d5 3. Bg5 e6 {Black last book move} 4. Nc3 {
White last book move} 4... Bb4 {
No comments necessary since the opening phase is still under progress.} 5. e3
Nbd7 {1/2-1/2 (76)} 1/2-1/2
[Event "RB 2002 Ath 1.3/64 120'/60"]
[Site "Zurich"]
[Date "2002.08.18"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Yace 0.99.56"]
[Black "List 4.61"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E05"]
[PlyCount "24"]
1. c4 Nf6 2. d4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 dxc4 6. O-O O-O 7. Qc2 a6 8. a4
Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Bg5 a5 11. Nc3 Ra6 {Both last book move with a small
advantage for White. The game ended with a draw.} 12. Qd3 h6 {1/2-1/2 (65)}
1/2-1/2
[Event "RB 2002 Ath 1.3/64 120'/60"]
[Site "Zurich"]
[Date "2002.08.19"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "List 4.61"]
[Black "Tao 5.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C47"]
[PlyCount "28"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8.
exd5 Qe7+ 9. Qe2 cxd5 10. Bd2 Qxe2+ 11. Kxe2 c6 {Black last book move} 12. Na4
Bd6 13. Be3 O-O 14. f3 {White last book move} 14... Re8 {A typical and equal
position of the Scotch opening arose. The game ended with a draw at move 98.}
1/2-1/2
[Event "RB 2002 Ath 1.3/64 120'/60"]
[Site "Zurich"]
[Date "2002.08.20"]
[Round "3.4"]
[White "Aristarch 4.4"]
[Black "List 4.61"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D58"]
[PlyCount "28"]
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Nf3 h6 7. Bh4 b6 8. Bd3
Bb7 9. O-O Nbd7 10. Qe2 c5 11. Rfd1 Ne4 12. Bg3 {White last book move} 12...
cxd4 13. exd4 Nxg3 {Black last book move} 14. fxg3 {In this opening line
chances are equal. But 14.fxg3? chosen by Aristarch 4.4 is a bad move which
has never been played before 0-1 (52).} 14... dxc4 0-1
[Event "RB 2002 Ath 1.3/64 120'/60"]
[Site "Zurich"]
[Date "2002.08.21"]
[Round "3.5"]
[White "List 4.61"]
[Black "Junior 5.0"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E11"]
[PlyCount "20"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 b6 5. a3 Bxd2+ 6. Bxd2 Bb7 7. Bg5 d6 8.
e3 Nbd7 9. Bd3 Qe7 {Both last book move} 10. Bh4 {The normal move is 10.0-0
and statistically we have equal results. There is no evidence that List 4.61
won this game due to this opening line.} 10... e5 {1-0 (67)} 1-0
[Event "RB 2002 Ath 1.3/64 120'/60"]
[Site "Zurich"]
[Date "2002.08.22"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "List 4.61"]
[Black "Little Goliath 2000 v3.7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C18"]
[PlyCount "26"]
1. d4 e6 2. e4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Nc6 7. Nf3 Qa5 8. Bd2
Nge7 9. h4 Bd7 10. h5 h6 11. Bd3 c4 {Black last book move} 12. Be2 {
White last book move} 12... O-O {The first game where one can say that List 4.
61 with White has a substantial advantage due to the attacking chances against
Black's king position. Black on the other hand has no counterchances on the
queen side.} 13. g4 b5 {1-0 (38)} 1-0
[Event "RB 2002 Ath 1.3/64 120'/60"]
[Site "Zurich"]
[Date "2002.08.23"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "List 4.61"]
[Black "Yace 0.99.56"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E14"]
[PlyCount "24"]
1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. e3 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Bd3 b6 7. O-O Bb7 8. b3 c5
9. Bb2 cxd4 10. Nxd4 dxc4 11. Bxc4 a6 {Both last book move but no one will be
able to say that List 4.61 as White has more than a small advantage.} 12. Qe2
Bd6 {1-0 (67)} 1-0
[Event "RB 2002 Ath 1.3/64 120'/60"]
[Site "Zurich"]
[Date "2002.08.24"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Tao 5.4"]
[Black "List 4.61"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E00"]
[PlyCount "12"]
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 {White last book move} 4... Be7 5. Nc3 dxc4
{Black last book move} 6. e4 Bb4 {
1-0 (31) No comments as List 4.61 lost the game.} 1-0
[Event "RB 2002 Ath 1.3/64 120'/60"]
[Site "Zurich"]
[Date "2002.08.25"]
[Round "4.4"]
[White "List 4.61"]
[Black "Aristarch 4.4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E91"]
[PlyCount "16"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 Na6 {
Black last book move} 7. Bf4 {White last book move} 7... Nh5 {A well known
position, however difficult to understand for computer programs. And if Black
does not find a accurate plan, White will of course obtain the better play due
to his space advantage.} 8. Bg5 c5 {Better 8...h6 9.Be3 e5. Maybe that
Aristarch 4.4 was out of book too early. On the other hand White was also out
of book, but this time however - after 8...c5? - List obtains a clear
advantage. 1-0 (51)} 1-0
[Event "RB 2002 Ath 1.3/64 120'/60"]
[Site "Zurich"]
[Date "2002.08.25"]
[Round "4.5"]
[White "Junior 5.0"]
[Black "List 4.61"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B30"]
[PlyCount "22"]
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. O-O Nge7 5. Re1 a6 6. Bf1 Ng6 7. c3 Be7 8. d4
cxd4 9. cxd4 d5 {Black last book move} 10. e5 {White last book move} 10... Bd7
{This game - won by List 4.61 with Black - does not prove anything. Junior's
loss has not much to do with the opening.} 11. Nc3 Rc8 {0-1 (62)} 0-1
[Event "RB 2002 Ath 1.3/64 120'/60"]
[Site "Zurich"]
[Date "2002.08.26"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Little Goliath 2000 v3.7"]
[Black "List 4.61"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D47"]
[PlyCount "30"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3
Bb7 9. O-O b4 10. Ne4 Be7 11. Nxf6+ Nxf6 12. e4 O-O 13. Qe2 c5 14. dxc5 Rc8 {
Both last book move} 15. Rd1 Qc7 {
No comments necessary as List 4.61 lost this game = 1-0 (84)} 1-0
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