Author: John Merlino
Date: 18:52:49 11/26/02
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On November 26, 2002 at 21:21:55, Mike Byrne wrote: >I examined one "the King" games to see what was happening. It's getting >outplayed deep into the game > >Fritz 7 - The King [C71] >120'/40 Secane, PA USA (1.6), 25.11.2002 > >1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 d6 5.d4 b5 6.Bb3 Nxd4 7.Nxd4 exd4 8.Bd5 Rb8 >9.Qxd4 Bd7 10.c3 Nf6 11.0-0 0.09/15 3:21 Be7 -0.31/126 3:55 12.Bf4 (Bb3) >0.09/15 9 12...0-0 -0.31/126 3:59 13.Nd2 (Re1) 0.13/14 10 13...c6 (a5) >-0.14/126 3:56 14.Bb3 0.16/15 3:48 c5 -0.14/126 8 15.Qe3 0.19/15 14:28 > Nh5 (Ng4) -0.09/137 0 16.Rfd1 0.22/14 3:07 Nxf4 -0.17/126 48 17.Qxf4 >0.22/14 8 c4 -0.19/126 3:51 18.Bc2 0.06/15 0 Be6 -0.25/126 4:50 >19.Nf3 (a3) 0.19/15 45 19...b4 -0.07/126 5:21 20.e5 0.19/14 1:18 d5 >-0.16/115 1:22 21.Nd4 0.13/14 6:21 Rb6 (bxc3) -0.02/115 2 22.cxb4 >0.28/13 3:33 Bxb4 0.01/126 0 23.b3 0.16/13 4:00 cxb3 (Qc7) 0.14/115 59 > 24.Bxb3 0.31/14 7:46 Qe7 0.17/126 0 25.Rac1 0.50/14 12:48 Qd7 (Ba3) >0.35/126 0 26.h3 (Qe3) 0.44/13 6:06 26...a5 0.33/115 4:56 27.Qf3 (Qe3) >0.50/13 6:53 27...a4 (Rd8) 0.32/115 2:59 28.Bc2 0.53/14 5:39 Rfb8 (g6) >0.32/126 0 29.a3 0.63/13 2:39 Bf8 (Be7) 0.19/115 1:10 30.Nxe6 (Ne2) >0.41/14 8:29 30...fxe6 0.06/115 2:52 31.Rd4 0.25/14 1:37 g6 -0.17/115 >2:34 32.Bxa4 0.09/14 1:47 Qa7 -0.43/127 8:28 33.Rcd1 (Bd1) -0.06/14 0 >33...Ra6 -0.57/116 4:57 34.Bc2 (Qg4) 0.00/14 0 34...Bxa3 (Qc7) -0.65/116 >6:37 35.Qg3 (R4d2) 0.00/14 5:19 35...Bb2 -0.82/116 4:46 36.R4d2 -0.06/15 > 1:39 Rc6 (Ra1) -0.73/116 3:00 37.Re2 0.00/14 4:00 Qc7 -0.51/116 49 >38.Bd3 0.00/15 2:14 Qe7 (Rc1) -0.57/116 4:38 39.Kh2 (h4) 0.09/15 8:16 >39...Rc3 (Bc1) -0.66/116 4:33 40.f4 (Kg1) 0.19/13 1:43 40...Rcb3 >-0.62/116 4:26 41.Rc2 0.13/14 0 Bd4 (R8b4) -0.59/116 4:56 42.Rf1 (Rc6) >0.13/13 4:19 42...Ra8 -0.64/116 4:22 43.Rcc1 (Rc6) -0.03/14 3:59 >43...Raa3 -0.81/105 4:06 44.Rcd1 (Rc8+) 0.00/15 3:04 44...Kg7 -1.13/105 >2:44 45.Rf3 0.00/16 2:42 Rb2 -1.00/116 1:26 46.Qg4 (Kh1) -0.19/14 1:19 >46...Ra4 -1.05/105 4:06 47.Qg3 -0.37/15 8:25 Bc5 (Raa2) -0.91/116 3 >48.Rb1 (Rc1) -0.12/15 3:45 48...Rd2 (Rxb1) -0.76/116 4:45 49.Bf1 -0.06/14 > 2:32 Qf7 (Rda2) -0.71/116 3:29 50.h4 (f5) -0.09/13 3:13 50...h5 (h6) >-0.97/105 3:34 51.Bd3 (Bb5) 0.09/14 8:08 51...Raa2 -0.42/116 4:44 52.Kh1 > -0.03/15 0 Rf2 (Ra3) -0.44/116 3:32 53.Rxf2 -0.03/15 4:37 Rxf2 >-0.07/138 0 54.Rb5 (Rc1) 0.00/16 4:21 54...Ba7 (Bd4) 0.00/127 3:18 55.f5 > 0.19/15 2:11 exf5 0.00/127 2:02 56.e6 0.34/15 1:01 Qe7 0.00/116 1:05 >57.Kh2 (Rxd5) 0.69/14 4:28 > >[d]8/b3q1k1/4P1p1/1R1p1p1p/7P/3B2Q1/5rPK/8 b - - 0 57 > >Here, The King inexplicably played Ra2 ( a clunker). On analysis, with the >king, it still likes Ra2 > >57...Ra2? (Kf8) 0.72/105 2:34 58.Bxf5 2.13/13 2:37 Kf8 2.02/116 5:36 > > >[d]5k2/b3q3/4P1p1/1R1p1B1p/7P/6Q1/r5PK/8 w - - 0 59 > >Fritz played the subtle Qf4 as the B is immune from capture without devastating >results for black. On these two moves, the game turned for Fritz. > >59.Qf4!! 2.63/12 1:15 Kg7 3.02/105 2:36 60.Rxd5 2.44/14 2:34 Rf2 >3.10/116 1 61.Qg3 (Qe5+) 2.44/14 3:21 61...Rxf5 2.74/127 2:36 62.Rd7 >2.78/16 0 Bc5 2.84/139 4:05 63.Qc3+ 3.47/17 0 Kg8 2.84/128 2:04 >64.Rxe7 3.03/16 0 Bxe7 3.00/129 3:22 65.Qc8+ 3.63/16 2:01 Kg7 2.93/129 > 49 66.Qe8 4.03/16 4:16 Bxh4 2.97/129 0 67.Qd7+ (Kh3) 4.06/15 1:52 >67...Kf8 2.99/119 2:14 68.Qc8+ 4.09/15 0 Kg7 (Ke7) 2.98/119 1:59 >69.Qc7+ 4.06/15 2:27 Kf8 3.02/119 1:39 70.Qb8+ 4.13/15 50 Ke7 (Kg7) >3.02/119 1:39 71.Qb4+ 4.41/14 1:52 Kxe6 3.00/119 1:20 72.Qxh4 4.44/13 >0 Re5 2.97/109 3:24 73.Qc4+ (Qd4) 4.97/15 1:21 73...Ke7 (Kf6) 2.99/109 >1:56 74.g4 (Qc7+) 5.34/16 6:45 74...hxg4 (h4) 1.52/109 2:12 75.Kg3 >#91/13 29 Kf6 1.54/109 2:57 76.Qd4 #40/7 0 Kf5 1.56/109 4:29 77.Qxg4+ >(Qf4+) #39/6 0 77...Kf6 #39/1 0 78.Qd4 #38/1 0 Kf5 #38/1 0 79.Kf3 >#37/1 0 Ke6 (g5) #37/1 0 80.Kg4 #36/1 0 Kf6 #36/1 0 81.Qd6+ #35/1 0 > Re6 #35/1 0 82.Qf4+ #34/1 0 Ke7 #34/1 0 83.Kg5 #33/1 0 Kd7 #32/1 >1 84.Qf7+ #32/1 0 Kd6 #32/1 0 85.Kf4 #31/1 0 Kd5 #31/1 0 86.Qd7+ >#30/1 0 Rd6 #30/1 0 87.Qb5+ #29/1 0 Ke6 #29/1 0 88.Qc4+ #28/1 0 >Kf6 #28/1 0 89.Qc5 #27/1 0 Ke6 #27/1 0 90.Ke4 #26/1 0 Rd1 #25/1 0 >91.Qc4+ (Qb6+) #25/1 0 91...Kd6 #25/1 0 92.Qb4+ #24/1 0 Kc7 #24/1 0 >93.Ke5 #23/1 0 Rd7 #23/1 0 94.Qc5+ #22/1 0 Kb7 #21/1 0 95.Ke6 (Kf6) >#21/1 0 95...Rh7 #21/1 0 96.Kd6 #20/1 0 Kb8 #20/1 0 97.Qe5 #19/1 0 >Rb7 #18/1 1 98.Kc6+ #18/1 0 Ka7 #17/1 1 99.Qa1+ (Qe3+) #17/1 0 >99...Kb8 #17/1 0 100.Qa5 #16/1 0 g5 #16/1 0 101.Qxg5 #15/1 0 Rc7+ >#15/1 0 102.Kd6 #14/1 0 Rc8 #14/1 0 103.Qg7 #13/1 0 Rc2 #13/1 0 >104.Qg3 #12/1 0 Rc7 #12/1 0 105.Qe5 #11/1 0 Rb7 #11/1 0 106.Kc6+ >#10/1 0 Ka7 #9/1 0 107.Qa1+ (Qc5+) #9/1 0 107...Kb8 #9/1 0 108.Qa5 >#8/1 0 Rb1 #8/1 0 109.Qd8+ #7/1 0 Ka7 #7/1 0 110.Qd4+ #6/1 0 Ka8 >#5/1 0 111.Qh8+ #5/1 0 Ka7 #5/1 0 112.Qh7+ #4/1 0 Kb8 #4/1 0 >113.Qxb1+ #3/1 0 Kc8 #3/1 0 114.Qh7 #2/1 0 Kb8 #1/1 0 115.Qb7# #1/1 >0 1-0 Depending on hardware and time control, The King MIGHT choose Ra2 here, but it appears to be much more likely to choose Kf8. This is the default personality on a P3-733. Time Depth Score Positions Moves 0:00 1/4 -0.56 23396 57...Kf8 58.Rxd5 Qxe6 59.Rd8+ Kf7 60.Bb5 0:00 1/5 0.03 36594 57...Kf8 58.Rxd5 Qxe6 59.Rd6 f4 60.Rxe6 fxg3+ 61.Kxg3 0:00 1/5 -0.43 55108 57...Kh7 58.Rxd5 Qxe6 59.Qc7+ Kh6 60.Rd7 0:01 1/6 2.61 92893 57...Kh7 58.Rxd5 Kh8 59.Rd7 Qxe6 60.Rxa7 Rd2 0:01 1/6 0.68 124356 57...Ra2 58.Bxf5 Kh8 59.Bxg6 Qxe6 60.Qc3+ Kg8 61.Bxh5 0:02 1/6 -0.49 178483 57...Kf8 58.Rxd5 Rb2 59.Bb5 Qxe6 60.Rd8+ Kf7 61.Rd7+ Kg8 0:03 1/7 -0.14 265434 57...Kf8 58.Rxd5 Rb2 59.Qg5 Bb8+ 60.Kh3 Qxg5 61.hxg5 Ke7 0:07 1/8 -0.03 589183 57...Kf8 58.Rxd5 Rb2 59.Kh3 Bf2 60.Qd6 Bxh4 61.Qxe7+ Bxe7 62.Rd7 0:15 1/9 0.00 1363008 57...Kf8 58.Rxd5 Rb2 59.Kh3 Bf2 60.Qf4 Qxe6 61.Qh6+ Kf7 62.Qh7+ Kf6 63.Qh8+ Kf7 64.Qh7+ 0:39 2/10 0.77 3646767 57...Kf8 58.Rxd5 f4 59.Qg5 Qxg5 60.Rxg5 f3 61.Bxg6 Ke7 62.Bf7 Re2 63.Rg7 1:19 2/10 0.72 7196698 57...Ra2 58.Bxf5 Kf8 59.Bxg6 Ra4 60.Qf3+ Kg7 61.Bf5 Kh6 62.Qxd5 Bb8+ 63.Kg1 Ba7+ 64.Kf1 Qxh4 3:31 3/11 0.90 19024804 57...Ra2 58.Bxf5 Kf8 59.Bxg6 Ra4 60.Qf3+ Kg7 61.Bf5 Kh6 62.g3 Ra2+ 63.Kh3 Bg1 64.Qf4+ Kg7 4:36 3/11 0.60 25140498 57...Kf8 58.Rxd5 f4 59.Qg5 Qxg5 60.Rxg5 Ke7 61.Rxg6 Bd4 62.Kh3 Bf6 63.Bf5 Rd2 While it is certainly possible that The King can lose to Fritz in any given game, it does seem likely that The King's setup in your tournament is faulty somehow. Scoring only 1.5 out of 7 seems like more than bad luck (at least to me, but I'm biased). jm
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