Author: Hans Christian Lykke
Date: 13:25:11 09/17/98
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On September 17, 1998 at 15:56:14, Moritz Berger wrote:
>Here's the 2 games from the 1st Sveshnikov Nunn position at tournament time
>controls. I found the games to be very interesting, if not revealing. So please
>do yourself a favor and take a look at the actual moves, not only the scores.
>
>The PII-400 (256 MB RAM) I used for CST (Paris version including new style from
>www.oxford-softworks.com) is about 2.5 times as fast as the P233MMX (128 MB
>RAM), according to the built-in CST benchmark.
>
>I deliberately use the Nunn positions, because they guarantee that
>
>a) I publish all 20 games - no more no less, no selection of particularly "nice"
>games
>
>b) The Nunn positions are generally accepted - with the ingenious mind and
>authority of GM Dr. John Nunn behind them, they are probably better than any
>"Moritz Berger" test suite.
>
>c) You can replay the games exactly if you use the same hardware or can compare
>differences on different machines, at different time controls, vs. different
>opponents, ...
>
>
>Of course, the Nunn test makes only sense with opening books disabled, which I
>did. Now have fun with the games (scores by Hiarcs 6, I have kept also the CST
>logfiles, if you want them), 18 more to follow ...
>
>
>1st Nunn position in EPD:
>r2qk2r/5pbp/p1np4/1p1Npb2/8/N1P5/PP3PPP/R2QKB1R w KQkq - 0 14
>
>
>[Event "Nunn-Match 40/120, 20/60"]
>[Site "Bonn"]
>[Date "1998.09.16"]
>[Round "1.1"]
>[White "CST Paris, PII-400."]
>[Black "HIARCS 6, P233MMX."]
>[Result "0-1"]
>[ECO "B33"]
>[PlyCount "98"]
>
>1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nb5 Nf6 6. N1c3 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
>Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Nd5 f5 12. c3 Bg7 13. exf5 Bxf5 14. Qf3
>14... Bd7 {H6: 09 14...Bd7 O-O-O O-O Kb1 Ne7 Bd3 Nxd5 Qxd5 Be6 = -24} 15. Bd3
>15... O-O {H6: 09 15...O-O O-O f5 Bc2 Qa5 Rad1 Be6 Bb3 = -29} 16. Qh5 16... f5
>{H6: 09 16...f5 Bc2 Be6 O-O-O Ne7 Bb3 Nxd5 Bxd5 Bxd5 Rxd5 Qb6 Rf1 = 22} 17. Bc2
>17... Be6 {H6: 09 17...Be6 O-O-O Rc8 Kb1 Ne7 Nxe7+ Qxe7 Bb3 Bxb3 = 9} 18. Rd1
>18... b4 {H6: 10 18...b4 Nc4 bxc3 bxc3 Ne7 Ndb6 Bxc4 Nxc4 d5 Ne3 e4 Bb3 Bxc3+
>Kf1 Qe8 Nxd5 Qxh5 Nf4+ Kh8 Nxh5 = 25} 19. cxb4 19... Nxb4 {
>H6: 09 19...Nxb4 Nxb4 = 138} 20. Nxb4 20... Qa5 {
>H6: 09 20...Qa5 O-O Qxb4 Bb3 Bxb3 = 145} 21. O-O 21... Qxb4 {
>H6: 10 21...Qxb4 Qh3 Rad8 Bb3 Bxb3 axb3 d5 Nc2 Qe4 Ne3 d4 Nc4 Qe2 = 141} 22.
>Rd3 22... Qxb2 {H6: 09 22...Qxb2 Rxd6 Bxa2 Bxf5 Rxf5 Qxf5 Qxa3 = 159} 23. Rxd6
>23... Bxa2 {H6: 10 23...Bxa2 Bxf5 Rxf5 Qxf5 Qxa3 Rfd1 Rf8 Qg4 a5 Rd7 Bf7 Ra7
>Qc5 Rdd7 Qc3 Qe2 Bf6 = 178} 24. Rd3 24... e4 {
>H6: 09 24...e4 Rh3 h6 Bd1 Rf6 Ba4 Bf7 Qh4 Rg6 Qe7 = 212} 25. Rh3 25... h6 {
>H6: 09 25...h6 Bd1 Rac8 Ba4 Rc1 Rd1 = 219} 26. Rg3 26... Rf6 {
>H6: 09 26...Rf6 Qe2 Kh8 Re3 Rg6 Qh5 Rg5 Qh3 Rb8 = 216} 27. Re1 27... Rc8 {
>H6: 09 27...Rc8 Qd1 Rfc6 Re2 Bf7 Bb3 Bxb3 Rxb3 Qxe2 Qxe2 Rc1+ Qf1 Rxf1+ Kxf1
>Rc1+ Ke2 =} 28. Qd1 28... Rfc6 {
>H6: 09 28...Rfc6 Re2 Rc3 Qd7 R3c7 Qd1 Bf7 Ba4 Qc1 Re1 Qxd1 Rxd1 = 272} 29. Qd7
>29... Be6 {H6: 09 29...Be6 Qe7 Kh8 Rd1 Bf8 Qh4 = 328} 30. Qe7 30... Kh8 {
>H6: 08 30...Kh8 Rd1 Bf8 Qh4 Bg8 Qf4 Bxa3 Rxa3 Rxc2 Qxh6+ Bh7 Qxa6 = 389} 31.
>Rf1 31... Bf6 {H6: 08 31...Bf6 Qa7 = 471} 32. Qa7 32... Bd4 {
>H6: 08 32...Bd4 Qe7 Bc5 Qh4 = 473} 33. Qe7 33... Bc5 {H6: 08 33...Bc5 Qh4 = 474
>} 34. Qh4 34... Bf7 {H6: 09 34...Bf7 Qf4 = 507} 35. Rd1 35... Bxa3 {
>H6: 08 35...Bxa3 Ba4 = 670} 36. Ba4 36... Bc5 {
>H6: 08 36...Bc5 Qf4 Rf6 Rh3 Kg8 Rg3+ Kf8 Rh3 Kg7 = 670} 37. Qf4 37... Rf6 {
>H6: 08 37...Rf6 Rh3 Kg8 Qg3+ Kf8 Qh4 Kg7 Rg3+ Kh7 Rh3 = 702} 38. Rh3 38... Kg7
>{H6: 08 38...Kg7 Rg3+ = 738} 39. Rf1 39... Bd6 {
>H6: 09 39...Bd6 Qe3 f4 Qe1 Be6 Rh4 e3 fxe3 Rg6 Rf2 Qc1 Bd1 fxe3 Rf1 Bd5 = 831}
>40. Qe3 40... f4 {H6: 09 40...f4 Qe1 Be6 = 831} 41. Qa7 41... Rc7 {H6: 08 41...
>Rc7 Qa8 Rc1 Qxe4 Rxf1+ Kxf1 Qa1+ Ke2 Re6 Bc2 Rxe4+ Bxe4 Qb2+ Kf3 = 1288} 42.
>Qa8 42... Rc1 {H6: 08 42...Rc1 Bd1 Bc5 g4 Bc4 g5 Bxf2 = 1322} 43. Bd1 43... Bc5
>{H6: 08 43...Bc5 Rf3 Qb1 Rb3 Bxb3 Qb7+ Bf7 Qxb1 Rxb1 Be2 Rxf1+ Kxf1 = 1701} 44.
>Qd8 44... Rd6 {H6: 09 44...Rd6 Qxd6 = 2397} 45. Qxd6 45... Bxd6 {
>H6: 09 45...Bxd6 Rh4 = 2883} 46. Rxh6 46... Kxh6 {
>H6: 09 46...Kxh6 g3 Qb1 g4 Mat+16} 47. h4 47... Bc4 {H6: 07 47...Bc4 Be2 Bxe2
>Re1 Rxe1+ Kh2 f3+ g3 e3 Kh3 Rh1+ Kg4 exf2 h5 Qg7+ Kf5 Qe5+ Kg4 Qxg3+ Kf5 Qe5+
>Kg4 Qxh5+ Mat+12} 48. Re1 48... Qxf2+ {H6: 05 48...Qxf2+ Kxf2 Bc5+ Re3 Rxd1 g4
>fxe3+ Kg2 Bf1+ Kg1 Be2+ Kg2 Bf3+ Kh2 Rh1+ Kg3 Bd6+ Mat+9} 49. Kxf2 49... Bc5+ {
>H6: 05 49...Bc5+ Re3 Bxe3+ Ke1 Bd4 g4 e3 g5+ Kg7 g6 Bc3+ Mat+6} 0-1
>
>[Event "Nunn-Match 40/120, 20/60"]
>[Site "Bonn"]
>[Date "1998.09.17"]
>[Round "1.2"]
>[White "HIARCS 6, P233MMX."]
>[Black "CST Paris, PII-400."]
>[Result "1-0"]
>[ECO "B33"]
>[PlyCount "97"]
>
>1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nb5 Nf6 6. N1c3 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
>Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Nd5 f5 12. c3 Bg7 13. exf5 Bxf5 14. Qf3 {
>H6: 09 14.Qf3 Bd7 Bd3 O-O Bf5 Ne7 Bxd7 Qxd7 = 34} 14... Be6 15. Nf4 {
>H6: 09 15.Nf4 Qd7 Nxe6 fxe6 Be2 O-O-O O-O-O Rhf8 Qe3 = 30} 15... Nd4 16. cxd4 {
>H6: 09 16.cxd4 exf4 Nc2 O-O Bd3 Re8 O-O Qh4 = 30} 16... exf4 17. Nc2 {
>H6: 09 17.Nc2 O-O Bd3 Qh4 O-O Rac8 Qb7 f3 Qxf3 Bxd4 Nxd4 Qxd4 Qg3+ Kh8 = 26}
>17... O-O 18. Bd3 {H6: 09 18.Bd3 Qg5 O-O Rac8 a4 Bc4 = 45} 18... Qg5 19. O-O {
>H6: 09 19.O-O Rac8 Rfc1 Rfe8 b4 Bd5 = 25} 19... d5 20. h3 {
>H6: 10 20.h3 Rfc8 Rfe1 Rc7 a4 Rac8 Nb4 bxa4 Nxa6 Rb7 Rxa4 Rxb2 = 62} 20... Rfc8
>21. a4 {H6: 09 21.a4 bxa4 Rxa4 Rc6 b3 a5 Re1 Rac8 Ra2 Bd7 = 71} 21... bxa4 22.
>Rxa4 {H6: 09 22.Rxa4 Rc6 Rfa1 Rac8 Ne1 a5 Be2 Bf6 Nd3 Rc2 = 66} 22... a5 23.
>Rfa1 {H6: 10 23.Rfa1 Rab8 Rb1 Ra8 b4 axb4 Rxa8 Rxa8 Rxb4 = 80} 23... Rab8 24.
>b3 {H6: 10 24.b3 Kh8 Rxa5 Rxb3 Ra8 Bf6 Rxc8+ Bxc8 Ra8 Rc3 Ra7 Be6 = 96} 24...
>Kh8 25. Rxa5 {H6: 10 25.Rxa5 Rxb3 Ra8 Qd8 Rxc8 Qxc8 Re1 h6 g3 = 73} 25... Rxb3
>26. Ra8 {H6: 09 26.Ra8 Qd8 Rxc8 Qxc8 Qd1 f5 Ra4 Kg8 Ne1 Rb2 = 70} 26... Qd8 27.
>Rxc8 {H6: 09 27.Rxc8 Qxc8 Qd1 Qb8 Ne1 = 62} 27... Qxc8 28. Qd1 {
>H6: 10 28.Qd1 Qb8 Kh2 f3+ g3 Qc8 g4 Kg8 = 62} 28... Qb8 29. Kh2 {
>H6: 10 29.Kh2 Kg8 Ra5 Qb7 Kg1 = 59} 29... Bf6 30. Qd2 {
>H6: 10 30.Qd2 Kg7 Ra4 f3+ g3 Qc8 Ne1 Bxh3 Ra5 h6 Rxd5 Be6 = 6} 30... Kg8 31.
>Ne1 {H6: 09 31.Ne1 Rb2 Bc2 Bf5 Nd3 f3+ g3 Rb6 Ra4 = 36} 31... Rb2 32. Bc2 {
>H6: 09 32.Bc2 Bf5 Nd3 Rb6 Qc3 Be4 Ra5 f3+ g3 Qe8 = 42} 32... f3+ 33. g3 {
>H6: 10 33.g3 Bf5 Qc3 Be4 Ra4 Bg5 Nd3 Rb6 Nc5 Bxc2 Qxc2 = 57} 33... Bf5 34. Nd3
>{H6: 09 34.Nd3 Rb6 Rc1 Bg6 Qe3 Be4 Nc5 Bxc2 Rxc2 Qa8 = 84} 34... Rb5 35. Ra2 {
>H6: 09 35.Ra2 Be4 Qe3 Qd8 Nf4 Bxc2 Rxc2 h6 = 93} 35... Be4 36. Qc3 {
>H6: 09 36.Qc3 Qd8 Nc5 Bxc2 Rxc2 Bg7 Rc1 Bh6 Re1 Qf6 Re8+ Bf8 = 104} 36... Qd8
>37. Nc5 {H6: 10 37.Nc5 Bg6 Ra4 Bxc2 Qxc2 Qc8 Qd3 Rb2 = 116} 37... Bg6 38. Ra7 {
>H6: 09 38.Ra7 Bxc2 Qxc2 Qb8 Qa4 Bxd4 Ra8 Bxc5 Rxb8+ Rxb8 Qg4+ Kf8 Qxf3 = 130}
>38... Qd6 39. Bxg6 {H6: 09 39.Bxg6 hxg6 Qxf3 Kg7 Rd7 Qc6 Qxd5 Qxd5 Rxd5 Kh6
>Rd7 Bxd4 Ne4 Rb4 Rxf7 = 271} 39... hxg6 40. Qxf3 {
>H6: 10 40.Qxf3 Kg7 Rd7 Qc6 = 271} 40... Kg7 41. h4 {H6: 09 41.h4 Qc6 = 273}
>41... Rb8 42. Rd7 {H6: 09 42.Rd7 Qc6 h5 gxh5 Rxd5 Rc8 Qe4 Qe8 Qf5 Qc6 = 289}
>42... Qc6 43. h5 {H6: 10 43.h5 gxh5 = 288} 43... Rh8 44. g4 {
>H6: 10 44.g4 Rh6 Qxd5 Qxd5 Rxd5 Bh4 Kg2 gxh5 gxh5 Kf8 f4 = 347} 44... Rd8 45.
>g5 {H6: 10 45.g5 Rxd7 Qxf6+ Qxf6 gxf6+ Kxf6 Nxd7+ Kg5 h6 Kxh6 Nb6 = 535} 45...
>Rxd7 46. Qxf6+ {H6: 11 46.Qxf6+ Qxf6 gxf6+ Kxf6 Nxd7+ Kg5 f4+ Kxh5 Nf6+ Kh6
>Nxd5 Kg7 Nc3 Kf6 d5 Ke7 Ne4 Kd7 = 576} 46... Qxf6 47. gxf6+ {H6: 13 47.gxf6+
>Kh6 Nxd7 Kxh5 Nb6 Kg4 Nxd5 Kf5 Kg3 Ke6 Nf4+ Kf5 d5 Ke5 Nxg6+ Kxd5 Kf4 = 620}
>47... Kxf6 48. Nxd7+ {H6: 13 48.Nxd7+ Kg5 = 676} 48... Kg5 49. hxg6 {H6: 14 49.
>hxg6 Kxg6 Kg3 Kf5 Kf3 Ke6 Ne5 f6 Nd3 Kd6 Nb4 Ke6 Kf4 Ke7 Nxd5+ Ke6 Nxf6 = 775}
>1-0
To do the Nunntest the right way, you have to let the slower machine gets more
time. Look in CSS have to calculate that! I think thats important!
One way is to play 1. a4 and see how long the programs take to at certain ply.
Venlig hilsen
Hans Christian Lykke
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