Author: Kurt Utzinger
Date: 11:08:38 09/11/03
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On September 11, 2003 at 14:00:02, Ed Schröder wrote:
>I am currently trying singular extensions again, while running test positions I
>got this amazing result:
>
>[d]8/pR4pk/1b6/2p5/N1p5/8/PP1r2PP/6K1 b - - bm Rxb2;
>
>Found after just 9 seconds and 11 plies. Without the algoritm it takes 14 or 15
>plies and several minutes of course. I am now looking for the crazy game Gandalf
>vs Ferret of a few years ago during the WCM in Maastricht (I believe) where
>Ferret miraculous won from a lost position due to singular extensions.
>
>Thanks in advance,
>
>Ed
Hi Ed
I think it's the game below
Regards
Kurt
[Event "Wch-Comp-11 Maastricht"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2001.08.19"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Ferret 2xAMD 1.2"]
[Black "Gandalf 5.0"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[PlyCount "149"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a4 h6 13. Bc2 exd4 14. cxd4 Nb4 15.
Bb1 g6 16. Ra3 Bg7 17. Nh2 c5 18. d5 Nd7 19. Ndf3 h5 20. Nf1 bxa4 21. Qxa4 a5
22. Ne3 Ba6 23. Qd1 c4 24. Nd2 Ne5 25. Rf1 Qb6 26. Kh2 c3 27. bxc3 Bxf1 28.
Qxf1 Na6 29. Rb3 Qc7 30. c4 Nb4 31. Qd1 Nd7 32. Nef1 Nc5 33. Rf3 a4 34. Kg1
Reb8 35. Rg3 Qe7 36. Ba3 Be5 37. Re3 Bf4 38. Rf3 Qe5 39. h4 Bh6 40. Ne3 Nb3 41.
Ndf1 Bxe3 42. Nxe3 Qa1 43. e5 Qxa3 44. Rxf7 Kxf7 45. Qf3+ Kg8 46. Qf6 Qa1 47.
Qe6+ Kf8 48. Qxd6+ Ke8 49. Qxg6+ Kd8 50. d6 Kc8 51. Qf7 Qxb1+ 52. Kh2 Na6 53.
e6 Nbc5 54. e7 Qe4 55. d7+ Nxd7 56. e8=Q+ Qxe8 57. Qxe8+ Kc7 58. Nd5+ Kc6 59.
Qe6+ Kc5 60. Qxd7 a3 61. Qf5 Kxc4 62. Ne3+ Kc3 63. Qc2+ Kb4 64. Qc4+ Ka5 65.
Qc3+ Kb5 66. Qb3+ Kc6 67. Qa4+ Kb6 68. Qxa3 Rh8 69. Qd6+ Kb5 70. Qe5+ Nc5 71.
Qb2+ Kc6 72. Qf6+ Kb5 73. Nd5 Rhc8 74. Qb2+ Kc6 75. Ne7+ 1-0
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