Author: Slater Wold
Date: 12:34:22 08/10/03
I've played several longer time control games with Rebel 12.0 on ICC, and
thought I'd share some experiences.
Over the course of a few days, Rebel 12.0 has had this record on ICC:
Rebel 12.0 (beta1 - 200MB HTs - P4 3.06Ghz) vs:
Deep Shredder 7.04 (Dual AMD 2600+) @ 120/0 = +1 -1 =2
Crafty 19.04 (2xP4 2.4Ghz w/ HTing) @ 60/30 = +1 -0 =0
Yace Paderborn (Athlon XP 3200+) @ 60/30 = +1 -0 =0
Here is an interesting position from one of these games:
From a game verus DS 7.04:
[D]4Q3/2B1bp1k/2p2qpp/2P5/2nNp1P1/4P2P/3P1PB1/1b4K1 w - - 0 47
This game is *easily* won with Nxc6. Even DS knows it. But for some reason,
R12 plays Bf1. I don't remember what depth R12 got to at this move, but I
remember it spent well over 5 minutes on it. Here's what DS thought when it
played Nc4:
RebelRex(C) kibitzes: -2.76/15 Nc4 Nxc6 Bxc5 Na5 Bb6 Nxc4 Bxc7
Bxe4 Ba2 Bd5 Kg7 Qd7 Bb8 d4 h5 gxh5 gxh5 Qb7 Bxc4 Bxc4 Bd6
Here is R12's eval:
00:00:00.1 0.53 1 89 Bd6 Bxd6 cxd6 Nxd6 Qxc6
00:00:00.1 0.94 1 211 Bb6
00:00:00.1 1.01 1 358 Bf4 Bxc5 Nxc6 Nxd2
00:00:00.1 1.01 2 661 Bf4 Bxc5 Nxc6 Nxd2
00:00:00.2 1.01 3 1922 Bf4 Bxc5 Nxc6 Nxd2
00:00:00.2 1.01 4 4847 Bf4 Bxc5 Nxc6 Nxd2
00:00:00.2 1.09 5 15727 Bf4 Bxc5 Nxc6 Bd6 Bxe4 Bxe4
00:00:00.2 1.15 6 41628 Bf4 Bxc5 Nxc6 Nxd2 Ne5 g5
00:00:00.3 1.00 7 108562 Bf4 Bxc5 Nxc6 Bd6 Bxd6 Nxd6 Qf8 Bd3
00:00:00.4 1.07 7 141736 Nxc6 Bxc5 Be5 Nxe5 Nxe5 Qe6 Qb8 Bd3
00:00:00.6 0.99 8 357121 Nxc6 Bxc5 Na5 Bb6 Bxb6 Nxb6 Bh1 Qe6
00:00:01.0 1.13 8 673421 Bf1 Bd3 Bxd3 exd3 Nb3 g5 f4
00:00:01.2 1.21 9 888888 Bf1 Bd3 Bxd3 exd3 Nb3 Qe6 Bf4 g5
00:00:02.2 1.21 10 1865247 Bf1 Bd3 Bxd3 exd3 Nb3 Qe6 Nd4 Qf6
00:00:04.7 1.21 11 4320125 Bf1 Bd3 Bxd3 exd3 Nb3 Qe6 Nd4 Qf6
00:00:05.0 1.21 11 4591965 Nxc6
00:00:05.7 1.37 11 5291292 Nxc6 Bxc5 Ne5 Nxd2 Nxf7 Ba2 Nxh6 Nf3+
00:00:10.1 1.68 12 9771422 Nxc6 Bxc5 Ne5 Nd6 Bxd6 Bxd6 Nxf7 Ba3
00:00:17.4 1.56 13 17425904 Nxc6 Bxc5 Ne5 Bd6 Nd7 Qe6 Bxd6 Nxd6
00:00:36.6 1.68 14 36999816 Nxc6 Bxc5 Ne5 Nd6 Bxd6 Bxd6 Nxf7 Bc5
00:01:34.9 1.30 15 95160639 Nxc6 Bxc5 Ne5 Nd6 Bxd6
00:01:51.0 1.37 15 110978536 Bf1 Bd3 Bxd3 exd3 Nxc6 Bxc5 Be5 Nxe5
00:02:18.9 1.46 15 139268594 g5 hxg5 Nxc6 Bxc5 Ne5 Nd6
00:03:53.2 1.00 16 235798782 g5 hxg5 Nxc6 Bxc5 Ne5 Nd6
00:04:24.9 1.46 16 267494567 Bf1 Bd3 Bxd3 exd3 Nxc6
DS line: Nxc6 Bxc5 Na5 Bb6 Nxc4 Bxc7 Bxe4 Ba2 Bd5 Kg7 Qd7 Bb8 d4 h5 gxh5 gxh5
Rs line: Nxc6 Bxc5 Ne5 Nd6 Bxd6
So if we force Nxc6, we can all agree Bxc5 is the best move. Now we've reached
this position:
[D]4Q3/2B2p1k/2N2qpp/2b5/2n1p1P1/4P2P/3P1PB1/1b4K1 w - - 0 48
How long does it take engines to play (and see it's winning) Na5!:
R12: 00:03:24.9 1.72 16 209735308 Na5 Bb6 Nxc4 Bxc7 Bxe4 Bxe4 Qxe4 Qe6
Crafty 19.03: 10-> 1.98 2.22 1. Na5 Bb6 2. Nxc4 Bxc7 3. Bxe4 Bxe4
F7: 1.Na5 Bb6 2.Nxc4 Bxc7 3.Bxe4 Ba2 4.Bd5 Kg7 5.d4 h5 6.Nb6 Bxb6 7.Bxa2
+- (2.19) Depth: 15/35 00:00:55 70931kN
However, Rebel played Bf1, and reached this position:
[D]4Q3/2B1bp1k/2p2qpp/2P5/2nNp1P1/4P2P/3P1P2/1b3BK1 b - - 0 1
Easily refuted, and easily drawn with:
1...Bd3 2.Bxd3 exd3 3.Nxc6 Bxc5 4.Be5 Nxe5 5.Nxe5 Bb4 6.Nxd3 Bxd2 7.Nc5 Bb4
8.Ne4 Qe7
± (1.16) Depth: 18/45 00:08:18 605470kN
Here is the entire game:
[Event "ICC 120 0"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2003.08.10"]
[Round "-"]
[White "Project"]
[Black "RebelRex"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ICCResult "Game drawn by mutual agreement"]
[WhiteElo "2567"]
[BlackElo "2584"]
[Opening "English opening"]
[ECO "A20"]
[NIC "EO.24"]
[Time "00:07:43"]
[TimeControl "7200+0"]
1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 Bc5 4. Nc3 O-O 5. e3 d5 6. Nxd5 c6 7. Nxf6+ Qxf6
8. a3 Bf5 9. b4 Be7 10. Bb2 Nd7 11. c5 Qg6 12. Nf3 Be4 13. O-O Bd3 14. Re1
e4 15. Nd4 Bf6 16. Qb3 Ne5 17. Rec1 Rad8 18. a4 Rfe8 19. h3 Be7 20. b5 Bf8
21. Rc3 a6 22. Rac1 axb5 23. axb5 Ra8 24. Ba3 Red8 25. bxc6 bxc6 26. Ra1 Be7
27. Qd1 Ra7 28. Bb4 Rb7 29. Ba5 Rdb8 30. Bb6 h6 31. Qa4 Rc8 32. Kh1 Kh8 33.
Rca3 Bf8 34. Rb3 Rd7 35. Kg1 Be7 36. Qb4 Rb7 37. Ra7 Rxa7 38. Bxa7 Re8 39.
Ra3 Qf6 40. Qb7 Kg8 41. Bb6 g6 42. Ra8 Rxa8 43. Qxa8+ Kg7 44. Qe8 Kh7 45. g4
Bb1 46. Bc7 Nc4 47. Bf1 Bd3 48. Bxd3 exd3 49. Nxc6 Bxc5 50. Be5 Nxe5 51.
Nxe5 Bb4 52. Nxd3 Bxd2 53. Ne5 Kg7 54. Kg2 h5 55. Kg1 Bc3 56. f4 hxg4 57.
hxg4 g5 58. Nd3 Qg6 59. Qd7 gxf4 60. Nxf4 Qc2 61. Ne6+ Kg6 62. Nd4 Bxd4 63.
Qxd4 {Game drawn by mutual agreement} 1/2-1/2
Here are the other games, which are also very interesting. Such has the 20 move
stomping DS gives Rebel, or the mate in 2 that DS couldn't find, and more:
[Event "ICC 120 0"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2003.08.08"]
[Round "-"]
[White "Project"]
[Black "RebelRex"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ICCResult "Black resigns"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Opening "Sicilian: Sozin, Leonhardt variation"]
[ECO "B88"]
[NIC "SI.26"]
[Time "20:10:18"]
[TimeControl "7200+0"]
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 d6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Bc4 Nf6 7. O-O a6 8.
Be3 Be7 9. f4 Qc7 10. f5 Na5 11. Bb3 Nc4 12. Bxc4 Qxc4 13. fxe6 fxe6 14. Nb1
O-O 15. Nd2 Qc7 16. c3 d5 17. exd5 Nxd5 18. Rxf8+ Bxf8 19. Bf2 Bd6 20. N4f3
Bd7 21. Ne4 Be7 22. Qd4 Rf8 23. Rd1 Bc8 24. Qe5 Qxe5 25. Nxe5 Rf4 26. Re1
Rf5 27. Nc4 Rf8 28. Bc5 Bxc5+ 29. Nxc5 b6 30. Ne4 Kf7 31. Ncd6+ Ke7 32.
Nxc8+ Rxc8 33. Ng5 Nf4 34. g3 h6 35. gxf4 hxg5 36. f5 Rc6 37. fxe6 Rxe6 38.
Rxe6+ Kxe6 39. Kf2 Kf5 40. Kf3 g4+ 41. Ke3 Ke5 42. b3 Kf5 43. Kd4 Ke6 44.
Ke4 b5 45. Kf4 {Black resigns} 1-0
[Event "ICC 120 0"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2003.08.10"]
[Round "-"]
[White "RebelRex"]
[Black "Project"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ICCResult "Game drawn by repetition"]
[WhiteElo "2583"]
[BlackElo "2568"]
[Opening "QGD: Chigorin defense"]
[ECO "D07"]
[NIC "QP.08"]
[Time "03:05:53"]
[TimeControl "7200+0"]
1. d4 d5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. cxd5 Bxf3 5. gxf3 Qxd5 6. e3 e5 7. Nc3 Bb4
8. Bd2 Bxc3 9. bxc3 exd4 10. cxd4 Nf6 11. Bg2 O-O 12. O-O Rfe8 13. Qb3 Qxb3
14. axb3 Rad8 15. Rfc1 a6 16. Rc5 Nd7 17. Rc3 Nf6 18. Rac1 h6 19. Bf1 Rd6
20. Bg2 Rdd8 21. Rc5 Nd7 22. R5c2 Nf6 23. Rc5 Nd7 24. R5c4 Nb6 25. R4c2 f5
26. Bf1 f4 27. h4 Rd6 28. h5 Red8 29. Rc5 Nd5 30. Bd3 Kf8 31. Be4 Kg8 32.
Kf1 Kf8 33. R5c4 Kf7 34. Ke2 Nb6 35. Rc5 Nd5 36. b4 Nde7 37. b5 axb5 38.
Rxb5 Rxd4 39. Be1 R4d6 40. Rxb7 R8d7 41. Rc5 Kg8 42. Bc3 Kf8 43. Rc4 Kg8 44.
Rb2 Re6 45. Ra2 fxe3 46. fxe3 Kf7 47. Rc5 Nd8 48. Ra7 Ndc6 49. Ra1 Red6 50.
Rg1 Kf8 51. Bxg7+ Kf7 52. f4 Nd8 53. f5 c6 54. Kf3 Nb7 55. Rcc1 Nd8 56. Be5
Rd2 57. Rg7+ Kf8 58. f6 Ng8 59. Rcg1 Rxg7 60. fxg7+ Kf7 61. Bg6+ Ke7 62. Bc3
Rd5 63. Bh7 Kf7 64. Rf1 Ne7 65. Ke4+ Ke6 66. Bf6 Nf7 67. Bxe7 Rd7 68. g8=Q
Rxe7 69. Rd1 Ra7 70. Qe8+ Re7 71. Qxc6+ Nd6+ 72. Qxd6+ Kf7+ 73. Kf5 Re6 74.
Qxe6+ Kf8 75. Qe5 Kf7 76. Bg6+ Kf8 77. Kf4 Kg8 78. Qe8+ Kg7 79. Qe7+ Kg8 80.
Qf7+ Kh8 81. Qf6+ Kg8 82. Qe7 Kh8 83. Kf5 Kg8 84. Qf7+ Kh8 85. Qe8+ Kg7 86.
Qe7+ Kg8 87. Kf4 Kh8 88. Kf5 Kg8 {Game drawn by repetition} 1/2-1/2
[Event "ICC 120 0"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2003.08.09"]
[Round "-"]
[White "RebelRex"]
[Black "Project"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ICCResult "Black resigns"]
[WhiteElo "2567"]
[BlackElo "2584"]
[Opening "QGD Slav: 3.Nf3"]
[ECO "D11"]
[NIC "SL.01"]
[Time "22:20:10"]
[TimeControl "7200+0"]
1. c4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nf3 dxc4 4. e3 b5 5. b3 cxb3 6. Qxb3 e6 7. Nbd2 a5 8.
a4 b4 9. Bb2 Bb7 10. Bd3 Nd7 11. O-O Ngf6 12. Rad1 Rc8 13. e4 Be7 14. Nc4 c5
15. d5 exd5 16. exd5 Bxd5 17. Bf5 Rc7 18. Nfe5 Nxe5 19. Bxe5 Rc6 20. Qh3 Re6
21. Rfe1 Qc8 22. Nb6 Qc6 23. Nxd5 Nxd5 24. Qg3 Qd7 25. Be4 Rxe5 26. Qxe5 O-O
27. Rxd5 Qe6 28. Bxh7+ Kxh7 {Black resigns} 1-0
[Event "ICC 60 30"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2003.08.09"]
[Round "-"]
[White "Project"]
[Black "crafty"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ICCResult "Black resigns"]
[WhiteElo "2568"]
[BlackElo "2568"]
[Opening "Trompowsky attack (Ruth, Opocenský opening)"]
[ECO "A45"]
[NIC "QP.07"]
[Time "17:48:37"]
[TimeControl "3600+30"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 e6 3. e4 h6 4. Bxf6 Qxf6 5. c3 d6 6. Bd3 e5 7. Ne2 Be7 8.
O-O O-O 9. f4 exd4 10. cxd4 Nc6 11. Nbc3 Qh4 12. Nd5 Bd8 13. g3 Qh5 14. f5
Ne7 15. Ndf4 Qg5 16. Qb3 c6 17. Rac1 a5 18. a4 Rb8 19. Kh1 Re8 20. Ng1 h5
21. Be2 h4 22. Bh5 Rf8 23. Nf3 Qh6 24. Nxh4 d5 25. Rce1 Bc7 26. exd5 Bxf4
27. Rxe7 Qxh5 28. Rxf4 cxd5 29. Ng6 fxg6 30. Qxd5+ Kh8 31. Rh4 Qxh4 32. gxh4
Bxf5 33. Qe5 Rg8 34. h5 Rbc8 35. h6 Bh3 36. hxg7+ Kh7 37. Qg5 Rxg7 38. Qh4+
Kg8 39. Rxg7+ Kxg7 40. Qxh3 Rc1+ 41. Kg2 Rc2+ 42. Kg3 Rxb2 43. Qd7+ Kh6 44.
Qc8 g5 45. Qe6+ Kh5 46. Qe8+ Kh6 47. d5 Rb3+ 48. Kg4 Rb4+ 49. Kf3 Rb3+ 50.
Ke2 Rb2+ 51. Kd3 Rb6 {Black resigns} 1-0
[Event "ICC 60 30"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2003.08.10"]
[Round "-"]
[White "Project"]
[Black "X-Engine"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ICCResult "Black resigns"]
[WhiteElo "2569"]
[BlackElo "2592"]
[Opening "Nimzovich-Larsen attack: modern variation"]
[ECO "A01"]
[NIC "VO.08"]
[Time "12:54:51"]
[TimeControl "3600+30"]
1. b3 e5 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. e3 Nf6 4. c4 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. d3 Bb4+ 7. Nd2 O-O 8.
a3 Bc3 9. Bxc3 Nxc3 10. Qc2 Nd5 11. Ngf3 Qf6 12. Rc1 Qg6 13. Ne4 Rd8 14. b4
a6 15. h3 Nf6 16. Nc5 Nd5 17. g3 b6 18. Ne4 Bb7 19. Qc4 b5 20. Qb3 a5 21.
bxa5 Rxa5 22. Nh4 Qh5 23. Nc5 Ba8 24. Bg2 Nce7 25. O-O Ng6 26. Nxg6 Qxg6 27.
Rfd1 c6 28. d4 exd4 29. Rxd4 Qf6 30. Rcd1 Re8 31. e4 Nb6 32. Nd7 Nxd7 33.
Rxd7 g6 34. R1d6 Qa1+ 35. Kh2 Rf8 36. Rd8 Qxa3 37. Qd1 Ra4 38. Rxf8+ Kxf8
39. Rd8+ Kg7 40. Re8 {Black resigns} 1-0
Project will be on ICC, and open to any 120/0, 60/30, or 30/10 game for the next
week or so. I would appreciate any games!!
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