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Subject: Botvinnik - Capablanca 1938 - Crafty 19.01 SE finds 30.Ba3 in 1:46

Author: Mike Byrne

Date: 03:57:09 10/29/02

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>
>Here is a great game to play over especially the outstanding Ba3 move played by
>Botvinnik vs Capablanca 1938
>Here is the game score and diagram after 30.Ba3... which is so deep that
>programs on my 350 MHz Pentium II have trouble finding it. Perhaps, those of you
>with faster processors will find that your program actually selects this move
>like Botvinnik did.
>Those of you who have not seen this game are in for real treat. Enjoy!
>
>Botvinnik,Mikhail - Capablanca,Jose Raul [E49]
>AVRO Holland, 1938
>
>1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 d5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 c5 7.cxd5 exd5 8.Bd3 0-0
>9.Ne2 b6 10.0-0 Ba6 11.Bxa6 Nxa6 12.Bb2 Qd7 13.a4 Rfe8 14.Qd3 c4 15.Qc2 Nb8
>16.Rae1 Nc6 17.Ng3 Na5 18.f3 Nb3 19.e4 Qxa4 20.e5 Nd7 21.Qf2 g6 22.f4 f5 23.exf6
>Nxf6 24.f5 Rxe1 25.Rxe1 Re8 26.Re6 Rxe6 27.fxe6 Kg7 28.Qf4 Qe8 29.Qe5 Qe7
>{
[d] [D]8/p3q1kp/1p2Pnp1/3pQ3/2pP4/BnP3N1/1B4PP/6K1 w - -

>30.Ba3 Qxa3 31.Nh5+ gxh5 32.Qg5+ Kf8 33.Qxf6+ Kg8 34.e7 Qc1+ 35.Kf2 Qc2+ 36.Kg3 Qd3+
>37.Kh4 Qe4+ 38.Kxh5 Qe2+ 39.Kh4 Qe4+ 40.g4 Qe1+ 41.Kh5 1-0
>
>Regards
>Brian Katz

Crafty 19.01 SE ("Petrosian" level) after 29. ...Qe7

White(1): 8/p3q1kp/1p2Pnp1/3pQ3/2pP4/1nP3N1/1B4PP/6K1 w
White(1): d

       +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
    8  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
       +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
    7  | *P|   |   |   | *Q|   | *K| *P|
       +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
    6  |   | *P|   |   | P | *N| *P|   |
       +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
    5  |   |   |   | *P| Q |   |   |   |
       +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
    4  |   |   | *P| P |   |   |   |   |
       +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
    3  |   | *N| P |   |   |   | N |   |
       +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
    2  |   | B |   |   |   |   | P | P |
       +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
    1  |   |   |   |   |   |   | K |   |
       +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
         a   b   c   d   e   f   g   h

White(1): go
              time surplus   0.00  time limit 100:00 (100:00)
              depth   time  score   variation (1)
                3->   0.00  -0.63   1. Ne2 a5 2. Nf4
                4     0.00     ++   1. Ne2!!
                4     0.00   0.13   1. Ne2 a5 2. Nf4 Qd8
                4->   0.00   0.13   1. Ne2 a5 2. Nf4 Qd8
                5     0.02   0.44   1. Ne2 Kf8 2. Nf4 Qd8 3. Qg5
                5->   0.02   0.44   1. Ne2 Kf8 2. Nf4 Qd8 3. Qg5
                6     0.03   0.47   1. Ne2 a5 2. Nf4 Kh6 3. Nxd5 Nxd5 4.
                                    Qxd5
                6->   0.05   0.47   1. Ne2 a5 2. Nf4 Kh6 3. Nxd5 Nxd5 4.
                                    Qxd5
                7     0.07   0.47   1. Ne2 a5 2. Nf4 Kh6 3. Nxd5 Nxd5 4.
                                    Qxd5
                7     0.14   0.59   1. Nf1 a5 2. Ne3 Kh6 3. g4 Ne4 4. Nxd5
                7->   0.14   0.59   1. Nf1 a5 2. Ne3 Kh6 3. g4 Ne4 4. Nxd5
                                    (s=2)
                8     0.19   0.50   1. Nf1 a5 2. Ne3 Kg8 3. Nxd5 Nxd5 4.
                                    Qxd5 Nd2
                8->   0.24   0.50   1. Nf1 a5 2. Ne3 Kg8 3. Nxd5 Nxd5 4.
                                    Qxd5 Nd2
                9     0.33   0.69   1. Nf1 a5 2. Ne3 Kg8 3. Nxd5 Nxd5 4.
                                    Qxd5 Nd2 5. Qe5
                9->   0.41   0.69   1. Nf1 a5 2. Ne3 Kg8 3. Nxd5 Nxd5 4.
                                    Qxd5 Nd2 5. Qe5
               10     0.75   0.73   1. Nf1 h5 2. Ne3 Kh7 3. Nxd5 Nxd5 4.
                                    Qxd5 Nd2 5. Bc1 Nb3
               10->   0.91   0.73   1. Nf1 h5 2. Ne3 Kh7 3. Nxd5 Nxd5 4.
                                    Qxd5 Nd2 5. Bc1 Nb3
               11     1.33     --   1. Nf1
               11     1.60   0.26   1. Nf1 Na5 2. Ne3 Nc6 3. Nxd5 Nxe5
                                    4. Nxe7 Nd3 5. Ba3 Nf4 6. Nc8 Nxe6
                                    7. Nxa7
               11     6.88   0.61   1. h3 h6 2. Ne2 a5 3. Nf4 Kh7 4. Nxd5
                                    Nxd5 5. Qxd5 Nd2 6. Kh2
               11->   6.88   0.61   1. h3 h6 2. Ne2 a5 3. Nf4 Kh7 4. Nxd5
                                    Nxd5 5. Qxd5 Nd2 6. Kh2
               12    10.35   0.64   1. h3 h5 2. Ne2 a5 3. Nf4 Kh6 4. Nxd5
                                    Nxd5 5. Qxd5 b5 6. Kh2 Kg7 <HT>
               12->  11.25   0.64   1. h3 h5 2. Ne2 a5 3. Nf4 Kh6 4. Nxd5
                                    Nxd5 5. Qxd5 b5 6. Kh2 Kg7 <HT>
               13    12.35     --   1. h3
               13    15.33   0.21   1. h3 h6 2. Ne2 Na5 3. Nf4 Nc6 4. Nxd5
                                    Nxe5 5. Nxe7 Nd3 6. Ba3 Nf4 7. Nc8
                                    Nxe6 8. Nxa7
               13    24.68   0.26   1. Ne2 Na5 2. Nf4 Nc6 3. Nxd5 Nxe5
                                    4. Nxe7 Nd3 5. Ba3 Nf4 6. Nc8 Nxe6
                                    7. Nxa7
               13    59.49   0.38   1. h4 h5 2. Ne2 Na5 3. Nf4 Nc6 4. Qg5
                                    Qe8 5. g4 hxg4 6. h5 Qe7 7. h6+ Kh7
                                    8. Nxd5 Nxd5 9. Qxd5
               13->  59.49   0.38   1. h4 h5 2. Ne2 Na5 3. Nf4 Nc6 4. Qg5
                                    Qe8 5. g4 hxg4 6. h5 Qe7 7. h6+ Kh7
                                    8. Nxd5 Nxd5 9. Qxd5
               14     1:06   0.38   1. h4 h5 2. Ne2 Na5 3. Nf4 Nc6 4. Qg5
                                    Qe8 5. g4 hxg4 6. h5 Qe7 7. h6+ Kh7
                                    8. Nxd5 Nxd5 9. Qxd5
               14     1:46     ++   1. Ba3!!
               14     3:07   3.21   1. Ba3 Qe8 2. Qc7+ Kg8 3. Be7 Kg7 4.
                                    Bd8+ Kf8 5. Bxf6 Qxe6 6. Bg7+ Ke8 7.
                                    Qb8+ Kd7 8. Qxa7+ <HT>
               14->   3:07   3.21   1. Ba3 Qe8 2. Qc7+ Kg8 3. Be7 Kg7 4.
                                    Bd8+ Kf8 5. Bxf6 Qxe6 6. Bg7+ Ke8 7.
                                    Qb8+ Kd7 8. Qxa7+ <HT>
               15     3:56   3.43   1. Ba3 Qe8 2. Qc7+ Kg8 3. Be7 Kg7 4.
                                    Qxa7 Nd2 5. Bd8+ Kf8 6. Bxf6 Qxe6 7.
                                    Be5 h5 8. Qa2 Nb3 9. Qe2
               15->   4:01   3.43   1. Ba3 Qe8 2. Qc7+ Kg8 3. Be7 Kg7 4.
                                    Qxa7 Nd2 5. Bd8+ Kf8 6. Bxf6 Qxe6 7.
                                    Be5 h5 8. Qa2 Nb3 9. Qe2



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