Author: Dana Turnmire
Date: 11:06:26 07/10/03
One can play an old dedicated chess computer against Fritz or some other top program running on a fast processor and it wouldn't take even ten games to realize that the Fritz program is much stronger than the dedicated model. While it may not be as dramatic, I believe from the few games I have played between CM9 SKR and the "Gambit Genius 7" settings that the play for Gambit Genius 7 appears to be noticeably stronger than the Genius 7 default at least against this Chessmaster personality. After 7 games CM9 SKR leads the match 2W 3D 1L. I've been playing the games manually with ponder off so it has been slow. If the Genius settings continue to give Chessmaster a close match I may try a match against Ruffian next. While seven games aren't anything to jump up and shout about it does give hope that my favorite program can at least be competitive against other top programs which hasn't been the case for some time. I paid $149 for the Genius 2 program back in 1992 or 1993. Hopefully Richard Lang will offer an upgrade sometime in the near future. The settings I have been using for Genius 7 are: Selective Search 10 Heavy Pruning Contempt 75 [Event "Game 1"] [Site "?"] [Date "2003.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Gambit Genius 7"] [Black "CM9 SKR"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D46"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Bd6 6. Bd3 Nbd7 7. e4 dxc4 8. Bxc4 e5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Nxe5 Bxe5 11. Qxd8+ Kxd8 12. f3 Ke7 13. Be3 Rd8 14. O-O Be6 15. Bc5+ Ke8 16. Bxe6 fxe6 17. Rfd1 b6 18. Be3 c5 19. Rac1 Ke7 20. h3 Rac8 21. Kf2 h6 22. Rxd8 Rxd8 23. g4 g5 24. Ke2 Kf7 25. Rh1 Kg6 26. h4 Rd7 27. a4 c4 28. h5+ Kf7 29. Rc1 Ne8 30. Rc2 Nd6 31. Nb1 Rd8 32. Na3 Rc8 33. Bd2 Bxb2 34. Rxb2 c3 35. Rc2 cxd2 36. Rxc8 Nxc8 37. Nc4 a6 38. Kxd2 Kf6 39. Kc3 b5 40. axb5 axb5 41. e5+ Ke7 42. Na5 Kd8 43. f4 gxf4 44. g5 b4+ 45. Kd2 Ke8 46. gxh6 Kf7 47. Kd3 Nb6 48. Nc6 Nd7 49. Nxb4 Nxe5+ 50. Ke4 f3 51. Ke3 Kg8 52. Nc2 Kh7 53. Nd4 Kxh6 54. Nxe6 Kxh5 55. Nd4 f2 56. Kxf2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Game 2"] [Site "?"] [Date "2003.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Gambit Genius 7"] [Black "CM9 SKR"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D87"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8. Ne2 O-O 9. O-O cxd4 10. cxd4 Nc6 11. Bb2 Bg4 12. f3 Na5 13. Bxf7+ Rxf7 14. fxg4 Rxf1+ 15. Qxf1 Nc4 16. Bc3 Qd7 17. Qb1 Rf8 18. h3 e6 19. Qd3 Ne5 20. Qg3 Nc4 21. Rb1 b5 22. Rf1 Rxf1+ 23. Kxf1 Qb7 24. Kf2 b4 25. Be1 a5 26. Qd3 Qc6 27. Kg1 Nb2 28. Qb3 Nc4 29. Qc2 Qb5 30. Qd3 a4 31. d5 exd5 32. exd5 Be5 33. d6 Bxd6 34. Qe4 Ne5 35. Nd4 Qc5 36. Kh1 Qc1 37. Kg1 Kg7 38. g5 Nd3 39. Qb7+ Bc7 40. Ne6+ Kf7 41. Nxc7 Qxe1+ 42. Kh2 Qe5+ 43. Kh1 Nf2+ 44. Kg1 Nxh3+ 45. gxh3 Qa1+ 46. Kf2 Qd4+ 47. Ke2 Qe5+ 48. Kd3 Qc3+ 49. Ke4 Qe1+ 50. Kf4 Qf2+ 51. Ke5 Qg3+ 52. Kd4 Qc3+ 53. Ke4 Qe1+ 54. Kd4 Qc3+ 55. Ke4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Game 3"] [Site "?"] [Date "2003.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Gambit Genius 7"] [Black "CM9 SKR"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "E94"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O exd4 8. Nxd4 Re8 9. f3 Nh5 10. Be3 f5 11. Qb3 c6 12. c5+ d5 13. Nc2 Kh8 14. Rfd1 Qh4 15. exd5 Be5 16. f4 Nxf4 17. g3 Nxe2+ 18. Nxe2 Qf6 19. Bd4 g5 20. d6 Nd7 21. Qc3 f4 22. Rf1 b6 23. gxf4 Bxd4+ 24. Nexd4 gxf4 25. Rae1 Ba6 26. Rxe8+ Rxe8 27. Re1 Rg8+ 28. Kh1 Nxc5 29. Nf3 Qxc3 30. bxc3 Nd3 31. Re2 c5 32. Rg2 Rd8 33. Ng5 Ne5 34. Rd2 Rg8 35. h4 h6 36. d7 Bb7+ 37. Kg1 Nf3+ 38. Kf2 Nxd2 39. Nf7+ Kg7 40. d8=Q Rxd8 41. Nxd8 Bd5 42. Ne1 Kf6 43. Nd3 Ne4+ 44. Ke1 f3 45. a3 a5 46. Nf4 f2+ 47. Kf1 Bc4+ 48. Ne2 Kf5 49. Nc6 0-1 [Event "Game 4"] [Site "?"] [Date "2003.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Gambit Genius 7"] [Black "CM9 SKR"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D13"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Bf4 Nc6 7. e3 Bg4 8. Bd3 e6 9. h3 Bh5 10. O-O Bd6 11. Bxd6 Qxd6 12. a3 O-O 13. Rc1 Rfc8 14. Na4 Ne7 15. Nc5 b6 16. Nxa6 Rxc1 17. Qxc1 Rc8 18. Qb1 Bxf3 19. gxf3 e5 20. dxe5 Qxe5 21. Rc1 Qg5+ 22. Kh2 Re8 23. Nc7 Qh4 24. Kg2 Rd8 25. Nb5 Qg5+ 26. Kh2 Qh4 27. Rc2 Nd7 28. Qg1 Nc5 29. Bf1 Qf6 30. f4 Ne6 31. Qg4 d4 32. Bc4 Kh8 33. Bxe6 d3 34. Rd2 fxe6 35. Nd4 e5 36. fxe5 Qxe5+ 37. Kg1 Rd6 38. Kf1 h5 39. Qd1 Qe4 40. Rxd3 Qh1+ 41. Ke2 Qxh3 42. Nf3 Rxd3 43. Qxd3 Qe6 44. e4 Qc6 45. Ne5 Qf6 46. Qd6 Qxd6 47. Nf7+ Kh7 48. Nxd6 g5 49. Nc4 Nc8 50. a4 Kg6 51. b4 g4 52. f4 h4 53. Kf2 Kh6 54. a5 bxa5 55. bxa5 Kh5 56. a6 Na7 57. e5 Kg6 58. Ne3 Kf7 59. f5 g3+ 60. Kg2 Nc6 61. Nd5 Ke8 62. e6 Na7 63. f6 Nb5 64. Nf4 Kd8 65. Ng6 Nc7 66. a7 Kc8 67. Nxh4 Kb7 68. e7 Kxa7 69. f7 Kb6 70. f8=Q Kc6 71. Qc8 Kb6 72. Nf5 Ne8 73. Qxe8 Kc5 74. Qa4 Kb6 75. e8=Q Kb7 76. Nxg3 Kb6 77. Qec6+ 1-0 [Event "Game 5"] [Site "?"] [Date "2003.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Gambit Genius 7"] [Black "CM9 SKR"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D86"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 O-O 8. Ne2 Nc6 9. O-O b6 10. Be3 Bb7 11. Rb1 e5 12. Bd5 Na5 13. Bxb7 Nxb7 14. Qb3 Qe7 15. f3 Rac8 16. Qa4 Nd6 17. Ng3 c6 18. Rbd1 b5 19. Qa3 c5 20. d5 Nc4 21. Qc1 h5 22. Ne2 a6 23. Bg5 f6 24. Bd2 h4 25. h3 Rf7 26. Qc2 f5 27. Bc1 f4 28. a4 Qd8 29. axb5 axb5 30. Bd2 Qb6 31. Ra1 b4 32. Rfb1 Rb7 33. Nc1 Nxd2 34. Qxd2 c4+ 35. Qf2 Qxf2+ 36. Kxf2 b3 37. Ra6 Kf7 38. Ke1 Bf8 39. Kd1 Bc5 40. Ra4 Bb6 41. Ne2 Be3 42. Ra6 Kg7 43. Rba1 Rb5 44. Ke1 Rc7 45. R6a4 Rb8 46. Rb1 Kf7 47. Kd1 g5 48. Ra6 Ra7 49. Rxa7+ Bxa7 50. Kc1 Bc5 51. Kb2 Ra8 52. Ra1 Rxa1 53. Kxa1 Ba3 54. Kb1 Ke7 55. Nc1 Kd8 56. Ne2 Kd7 57. Nc1 Ke7 58. Ne2 Kd6 59. Ka1 Kc7 60. Kb1 Kb6 61. Nc1 Kb5 62. Ne2 Ka4 63. Ka1 Be7 64. Kb2 Bc5 65. Kc1 Ka3 66. Kb1 b2 67. Nc1 bxc1=R+ 68. Kxc1 0-1 [Event "Game 6"] [Site "?"] [Date "2003.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "CM9 SKR"] [Black "Gambit Genius 7"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D27"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Bb3 cxd4 8. exd4 Nc6 9. Nc3 Be7 10. Re1 O-O 11. a3 Qb6 12. Bf4 Rd8 13. Na4 Qa7 14. Bc7 Rd7 15. Bb6 Qb8 16. Qd3 Qf4 17. Rad1 h6 18. Nc3 Bd8 19. Bxd8 Rxd8 20. Qc2 Ne7 21. Re5 a5 22. d5 Nfxd5 23. Nxd5 Nxd5 24. Ba2 b6 25. Bb1 g6 26. Re4 Qf6 27. Qc6 Rb8 28. Qc1 Bb7 29. Rde1 Ne7 30. Rf4 Nf5 31. Be4 Rbc8 32. Qb1 Bd5 33. Bxd5 Rxd5 34. Rfe4 Nd4 35. Nxd4 Rxd4 36. Rxd4 Qxd4 37. Rd1 Qc4 38. h3 a4 39. g3 Qc2 40. Qxc2 Rxc2 41. Rd4 Rxb2 42. Rxa4 Kg7 43. Ra7 Ra2 44. Rb7 Rxa3 45. Rxb6 Kf6 46. Kf1 g5 47. Rb8 Ra2 48. Kg2 Kg6 49. Rg8+ Kh7 50. Rc8 h5 51. Rc4 Kg6 52. Re4 Kf5 53. Rc4 Rb2 54. g4+ Kg6 55. gxh5+ Kxh5 56. Rc7 Kg6 57. Rc4 e5 58. h4 gxh4 59. Rxh4 f5 60. Rh2 Rb3 61. Rh8 Kg5 62. Rc8 e4 63. Rc1 Kf4 64. Rc5 Kg4 65. Rc6 e3 66. fxe3 Rxe3 67. Rc7 Re2+ 68. Kf1 Rb2 69. Rc8 f4 70. Rc7 Kg3 71. Rf7 Kf3 72. Kg1 Rb1+ 73. Kh2 Rb5 74. Rf8 Rg5 75. Rf7 Rg2+ 76. Kh3 Rd2 77. Rf8 Ke3 78. Rf7 f3 79. Re7+ Kf2 80. Rc7 Ke2 81. Rc1 Rd6 82. Rc2+ Ke1 83. Kg3 f2 84. Rc1+ Ke2 85. Rc2+ Ke3 86. Rc1 Rg6+ 87. Kh2 Ke2 88. Rc2+ Kf3 89. Rc3+ Ke4 90. Rc1 Rg7 91. Rb1 Rg8 92. Rb4+ Ke5 93. Rb5+ Kd4 94. Rb4+ Kd3 95. Rb3+ Kd2 96. Rb2+ Ke3 97. Rb3+ Kf4 98. Rb4+ Kf5 99. Rb5+ Ke6 100. Rb6+ Kd5 101. Rb5+ Kc4 102. Rb1 Kc3 103. Rc1+ Kd2 104. Rb1 Rg4 105. Rb2+ Ke3 106. Rb3+ Ke4 107. Rb4+ Kd5 108. Rb5+ Kd4 109. Rb4+ Kc3 110. Rb1 Kd3 111. Rb3+ Ke2 112. Rb2+ Kf3 113. Rb3+ Kf4 114. Rb4+ Kf5 115. Rb5+ Ke6 116. Rb6+ Ke5 117. Rb5+ Kf6 118. Rb6+ Ke7 119. Rb7+ Ke8 120. Rb8+ Kf7 121. Rb7+ Kg6 122. Rb6+ Kg7 123. Rb7+ Kg8 124. Rb8+ Kh7 125. Rb7+ Kh6 126. Rb6+ Kg5 127. Rb5+ Kh4 128. Rb1 Rg5 129. Rb4+ Kh5 130. Rb1 Rg7 131. Rb5+ Kh6 132. Rb6+ Kh7 133. Rb1 f1=Q 134. Rxf1 Kh6 135. Rf2 Kh5 136. Rf3 Rd7 137. Rf4 Rd3 138. Rf5+ Kg4 139. Rf6 Rd2+ 140. Kg1 Kg3 141. Rf7 Rd1+ 142. Rf1 Rd5 143. Rf2 Rc5 144. Rf6 Rc1+ 145. Rf1 Rc2 146. Rf5 Rg2+ 147. Kh1 Ra2 148. Rf1 Ra4 149. Rg1+ Kf2 150. Rg2+ Kf3 151. Rg5 Kf4 152. Rg6 Ra2 153. Rg7 Rb2 154. Rg8 Kf3 155. Rg7 Rc2 156. Rg8 Ra2 157. Rg7 Rb2 158. Rg8 Re2 159. Rg7 Ra2 160. Rg8 Rc2 161. Rg7 Rd2 162. Rg8 Rd4 163. Rg7 Re4 164. Rg8 Re1+ 165. Rg1 Re5 166. Rg2 Rd5 167. Rg6 Rd7 168. Rg8 Re7 169. Rg6 Rc7 170. Rg8 Rc6 171. Rg7 Rc5 172. Rg8 Rf5 173. Rg7 Rf6 174. Rg8 Rd6 175. Rg7 Rd4 176. Rg8 Rf4 177. Rg7 Rb4 178. Rg8 Rh4+ 179. Kg1 Rf4 180. Rg7 Rf6 181. Rg8 Rf5 182. Rg7 Rd5 183. Rg8 Rd1+ 184. Kh2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Game 7"] [Site "?"] [Date "2003.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "CM9 SKR"] [Black "Gambit Genius 7"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B66"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8. O-O-O h6 9. Be3 Nxd4 10. Bxd4 b5 11. f4 Bb7 12. Qe3 Be7 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. e5 Be7 15. exd6 Bxd6 16. Qd4 Ke7 17. Kb1 Qc7 18. Bxb5 Rhd8 19. Bd3 Kf8 20. Be4 Bxe4 21. Nxe4 Bxf4 22. Qb4+ Kg8 23. g3 Be5 24. Qc5 Rdc8 25. Qxc7 Rxc7 26. Rhe1 Rb8 27. b3 h5 28. Re3 h4 29. Ng5 Bf6 30. gxh4 Rc4 31. Re4 Rxe4 32. Nxe4 Bxh4 33. c4 Kf8 34. Nc5 Ra8 35. Kc2 Be7 36. Nd3 Rc8 37. h3 f6 38. Kd2 f5 39. Ke2 Bf6 40. Nf4 e5 41. Nd5 Rc6 42. Rf1 g6 43. b4 Kf7 44. Rc1 e4 45. a4 Bg5 46. Rc3 f4 47. b5 f3+ 48. Kf2 axb5 49. cxb5 Rd6 50. Rc5 Be7 51. Kg3 Bd8 52. h4 Kf8 53. Kh2 Ke8 54. Kh3 Re6 55. Rc3 Ba5 56. Rb3 Rd6 57. Ne3 Kd8 58. Ra3 Rd4 59. Ng4 Rd1 60. Nf2 Re1 61. Nxe4 Rxe4 62. Rxf3 Rxa4 63. Rg3 Be1 64. Rg4 Ra3+ 65. Kg2 Kc7 66. b6+ Kb7 67. Re4 Ra1 68. Rg4 Rb1 69. Rxg6 Bxh4 70. Kf3 Re1 71. Rg4 Bd8 72. Re4 Rd1 73. Re6 Bxb6 74. Re7+ Kc6 1/2-1/2 All games were play game/90 ponder off on an AMD 1800+ processor with each program have 64 meg hash.
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