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Subject: Re: What's your programs worst ever move ?

Author: Tord Romstad

Date: 05:28:45 08/30/03

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On August 30, 2003 at 08:18:41, Geoff wrote:

>Anyone else got a favorite clanger that wasn't due to just an obvious bug ?

Not a move, but an entire game, played on ICC a few days ago:

[Event "ICS rated blitz match"]
[Site "204.178.125.65"]
[Date "2003.08.29"]
[Round "-"]
[White "chesscat"]
[Black "GothmogX"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "1960"]
[BlackElo "2591"]
[TimeControl "180"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bd3 Bg4 5. O-O e6 6. c3 Bd6 7. Bd2 Nbd7 8.
h3 Bxf3 9. Qxf3 e5 10. Qd1 e4 11. Be2 Qc7 12. c4 g5 13. cxd5 cxd5 14. Nc3
Kd8 15. Nb5 Qb8 16. Nxd6 Qxd6 17. a3 Qb6 18. f3 Qxb2 19. Rb1 Qxa3 20. Rxb7
Ke8 21. Bb5 Qd6 22. Qa4 exf3 23. Rxf3 a5 24. Rxf6 Qxf6 25. Rxd7 Kf8 26. Bc6
Rd8 27. Rxd8+ Qxd8 28. Bxa5 Qb8 29. Bb4+ Kg7 30. Bxd5 Rd8 31. e4 f5 32. Bc5
Qb1+ 33. Kh2 Qb8+ 34. Kg1 Qb1+ 35. Kf2 Qb2+ 36. Kf3 Qc3+ 37. Kf2 Qb2+ 38.
Kg1 Qb1+
{Game drawn by repetition} 1/2-1/2

I watched this game while it was played, which was of course extremely
painful.  Of course, the game should have been lost, but my opponent
was satisfied with a draw when he got into time trouble.

Tord




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