Author: John Merlino
Date: 11:10:11 12/23/02
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On December 23, 2002 at 12:45:09, Vincent Lejeune wrote: >38. Qh3 ??? show it's still some weakness in the monster chessprograms ;) > > >[Event "ICS Rated Blitz match"] >[Site "chessclub.com"] >[Date "2002.12.23"] >[Round "-"] >[White "wackyraces"] >[Black "Talion"] >[Result "0-1"] >[WhiteElo "3431"] >[BlackElo "3163"] >[TimeControl "300+3"] > >1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nf3 Bb4 7. Qc2 Nc6 8. >Bg5 h6 9. Be3 a6 10. a3 Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 O-O 12. Bd3 dxc4 13. Bxc4 b5 14. Bd3 >Bb7 15. O-O Ne7 16. a4 Bxf3 17. gxf3 Qd5 18. Be4 Nxe4 19. fxe4 Qh5 20. f3 >Rac8 21. axb5 axb5 22. Qd3 f5 23. Bf4 Ng6 24. Bd6 Rfd8 25. Ra6 Kh8 26. Kh1 >Rd7 27. Rg1 Rcd8 28. e5 Nf4 29. Qe3 Nd5 30. Qd3 Rc8 31. Bc5 Nf4 32. Qe3 Nd5 >33. Qf2 Re8 34. Ra3 g5 35. Qf1 Rg7 36. Rg3 Reg8 37. Ra6 f4 38. Qh3 Qxh3 39. >Rxh3 Kh7 40. Rxe6 Rg6 41. Rxg6 Kxg6 42. Kg2 h5 43. Kf2 Nxc3 44. Ke1 h4 45. >Kd2 Nd5 46. Kc2 Kf5 47. Kd3 Ra8 48. Kc2 Ra2+ 49. Kb3 Re2 50. Bf8 Re3+ 51. >Kc2 b4 52. Kd2 b3 53. Ba3 Nb6 54. Kd1 Nc4 55. Bb4 Rd3+ 56. Ke2 Rxd4 57. Bc3 >Rd5 58. e6 Kxe6 59. Ke1 Rd3 60. Ba1 b2 61. Bxb2 Nxb2 62. Ke2 Kd5 63. Ke1 >Kd4 64. Ke2 Kc3 65. Ke1 Re3+ 66. Kf1 Kd2 67. Rxh4 gxh4 68. Kg2 Nd3 69. Kh3 >Rxf3+ 70. Kg4 Rf2 71. h3 Rg2+ 72. Kf3 Rg3+ 73. Ke4 Rxh3 74. Kd5 f3 75. Kd4 >f2 76. Kd5 f1=N 77. Ke6 Ne3 78. Kf7 Rg3 79. Kf6 h3 80. Ke6 h2 81. Kd7 h1=R >82. Ke6 Rh4 83. Kd6 Rg5 84. Ke6 Re4+ 85. Kd6 Rd5+ 86. Kc6 Ne5+ 87. Kc7 Nf5 >88. Kb6 Nd6 89. Kc7 Rc4+ 90. Kb6 Nc6 91. Kc7 Rcc5 92. Kd7 Nd4 93. Ke7 Ne4 >94. Kf8 Rc7 95. Ke8 Nd6+ 96. Kf8 Ne6+ 97. Kg8 Rf7 98. Kh8 Ng5 99. Kg8 Nf5 >100. Kh8 Rd6 101. Kg8 Rg6+ 102. Kh8 Rh7# The funny thing is that the game went on about 45 moves longer than it should have. In this position: [D]8/8/8/4Pkp1/1BnP1p1p/1p2rP1R/7P/3K4 b - - 0 55 Black has a Mate in 13 with b2 or a Mate in 10 with Ke6! However, Talion played Rd3+, which also wins, of course. The time control probably prevented the GM from spotting either of these moves, however.... It takes CM9000, on a P3-733, 47 seconds to announce Mate in 15 with b2, 2:13 to announce Mate in 13, and 3:28 to switch to Ke6 and announce Mate in 11, and it finally announces Mate in 10 after 4:50.... Time Depth Score Positions Moves 0:00 1/4 -4.07 4098 55...Rd3+ 56.Ke2 Rxd4 57.Bc3 b2 58.Bxb2 Rd2+ 59.Ke1 Rxb2 0:00 1/5 -4.76 9971 55...Rd3+ 56.Ke2 Rxd4 57.Bc3 b2 58.Bxb2 Nxb2 59.e6 Kxe6 0:00 1/6 -5.95 28970 55...Rd3+ 56.Ke2 b2 57.Kxd3 b1=Q+ 58.Kxc4 Qf1+ 59.Kc5 Qxh3 60.d5 Kxe5 61.Bc3+ Kf5 0:00 1/7 -7.52 72313 55...Rd3+ 56.Ke2 b2 57.Kxd3 Ne3 58.Kc3 b1=Q 59.Bd6 Qf1 60.Rxh4 Qc4+ 61.Kb2 gxh4 0:01 1/7 -9.62 102954 55...b2 56.Kc2 Re2+ 57.Kb1 Rg2 58.Ka2 Rg1 59.Kb3 b1=Q+ 60.Kxc4 Qf1+ 61.Kd5 Qxh3 0:01 2/8 -9.62 136015 55...b2 56.Kc2 Re2+ 57.Kb1 Rg2 58.Ka2 Rg1 59.Kb3 b1=Q+ 60.Kxc4 Qf1+ 61.Kd5 Qxh3 0:04 3/9 -11.28 392160 55...b2 56.Kc2 Re2+ 57.Kb1 Rg2 58.Ka2 Rg1 59.Kb3 b1=Q+ 60.Kxc4 Qf1+ 61.Kc5 Qxh3 62.d5 Qxf3 0:17 4/10 -15.63 1734658 55...b2 56.Kc2 Re2+ 57.Kb1 Rg2 58.Ka2 Rc2 59.d5 Rc1 60.Kb3 b1=Q+ 61.Ka4 Nb6+ 62.Kb5 Nxd5 63.Ka6 Nxb4+ 64.Kb5 Kxe5 0:47 5/11 -Mate15 4782164 55...b2 56.Kc2 Re2+ 57.Kb1 Rg2 58.Ka2 Rc2 59.Rxh4 Rc1 60.Rxf4+ gxf4 61.Kb3 b1=Q+ 62.Ka4 Qc2+ 63.Kb5 Nd6+ 64.Bxd6 Qc4+ 65.Ka5 Ra1+ 66.Ba3 Rxa3+ 67.Kb6 Ra6+ 68.Kb7 Qc6+ 69.Kb8 Ra8# 2:13 6/12 -Mate13 14419075 55...b2 56.Kc2 Re2+ 57.Kb1 Rg2 58.Ka2 Rg1 59.Kb3 b1=Q+ 60.Kxc4 Rc1+ 61.Kb5 Qb3 62.Ka5 Qd5+ 63.Ka4 Ra1+ 64.Ba3 Qc4+ 65.Ka5 Rxa3+ 66.Kb6 Rb3+ 67.Ka5 Qb5# 3:28 6/12 -Mate11 22296199 55...Ke6 56.Kc1 b2+ 57.Kc2 Kd5 58.Rg3 hxg3 59.hxg3 fxg3 60.Bd2 Re2 61.Kb1 g2 62.Kc2 Rxd2+ 63.Kc3 b1=N+ 64.Kb3 Rb2+ 65.Ka4 Nc3# 4:50 7/13 -Mate10 32333952 55...Ke6 56.Kc1 b2+ 57.Kc2 Kd5 58.Rg3 hxg3 59.hxg3 fxg3 60.Bd2 Re2 61.Kb1 g2 62.Kc2 Rxd2+ 63.Kc3 b1=Q 64.f4 Qb2# There are further mates that were missed at move 64 (mate in 7 with Kc3), move 65 (mates with both Rd2 and Nc4), move 70 (mate in 8 with Re3), move 73 (mates with both Re3+ and f3), and, of course.... 76...f1=N must have just been for fun. :-) Even after 81...h1=R, Black has a mate in 4! Perhaps there was huge time trouble? Either way, the GM certainly had his way with the Tiger! jm
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