Author: Kurt Utzinger
Date: 03:02:03 10/25/03
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On October 24, 2003 at 11:17:39, Art Patterson wrote:
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>Ferret - IGM Raphael Vaganian
>WCCC99 Paderborn, 20.06.1999
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>1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5 4.exd5 exd5 5.Bb5+ Bd7 6.Bxd7+ Nxd7 7.Ne2 Ngf6 8.dxc5
>Bxc5 9.0-0 0-0 10.Nb3 Bb6 11.Nbd4 Re8 12.c3 Ne5 13.Bg5 h6 14.Bf4 Ng6 15.Be3 Ng4
>16.Bd2 N4e5 17.b3 Qf6 18.Qc2 Nh4 19.Rae1 Rac8 20.Qb1 Re7 21.h3 Rce8 22.Be3 Nc6
>23.Kh1 Re4 24.Rg1 Nxd4 25.Nxd4 Qg6 26.Rd1 Bc7 27.Nb5 Bb8 28.Rxd5 f5 29.Bd2 Re2
>30.Qf1 a6 31.Na3 f4 32.Rd4 Nf5 33.Rd8 Rxd8 34.Qxe2 f3 35.gxf3 Qd6 36.f4 Qd5+
>37.f3 Qxd2 38.Qe6+ Kh8 39.Qxf5 Bxf4 40.Qc2 Qe3 41.Qg2 Qxc3 42.Nb1 Qe5 43.Qg6 Rd6
>44.Qg4 Rc6 45.Qd7 Bg5 46.Qxb7 Qf5 47.Qb8+ Kh7 48.Qg3 Qf6 49.Qg4 Bf4 50.Na3 Re6
>51.Qg2 g6 52.Rf1 Re5 53.Rd1 h5 54.Nc4 Rg5 55.Rd7+ Kh6 56.Qb2 Qxb2 57.Nxb2 Rg3
>58.h4 Rxf3 59.Kg2 Rg3+ 60.Kf2 Rg4 61.Nc4 Rxh4 62.Ra7 Rh3 63.Rxa6 h4 64.Rf6 Kg5
>65.Ra6 Rc3 66.Ra5+ Kf6 67.Ra6+ Kf5 68.Rc6 Bg3+ 69.Ke2 Rc2+ 70.Kd3 Rxa2 71.Ne3+
>Kg5 72.Rc5+ Kf4 73.Nd5+ Kf3 74.Rc8 Bf4 75.Rf8 Rd2+ 76.Kc4 Rxd5 77.Kxd5 h3 0-1
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>I was curious if this game has ever been commented and if todays programs could
>of held or won this game, the hardware used was a Pent 500.
My comments of this interesting games are below
in PGN-format.
Kurt
[Event "WCCC Man-Machine Exhibition"]
[Site "Paderborn"]
[Date "1999.06.19"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Ferret 4xXeon 450/200"]
[Black "Vaganian, Rafael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C08"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Utzinger,K"]
[PlyCount "154"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
1. e4 {Time control / Spielstufe: 120'/40} 1... e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5
exd5 {Vaganian,R is one of the GM's who has a lot of experience with the
Tarrasch variation in the French defence / Vaganian,R is einer der
Grossmeister mit grosser Erfahrung mit der Tarrasch-Variante in der
Franzoesischen Verteidigung} 5. Bb5+ Bd7 6. Bxd7+ Nxd7 7. Ne2 Ngf6 8. dxc5 Bxc5
9. O-O O-O 10. Nb3 Bb6 11. Nbd4 Re8 12. c3 Ne5 {We have the usual structure in
the Tarrasch French. Due to his active piece play, Black has some compensation
for the potential long-term weakness of his isolated pawn / Die uebliche
Tarrasch Franzoesische Struktur ist auf dem Brett. Schwarz sucht durch aktives
Figurenspiel seine langfristig wirkende Schwaeche des isolierten Bauern zu
kompensieren} 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bf4 Ng6 15. Be3 Ng4 16. Bd2 N4e5 17. b3 Qf6 18.
Qc2 Nh4 19. Rae1 Rac8 {Black has placed his pieces rather actively and so far
White had no chance to put pressure on the weak isolated d5-pawn / Schwarz hat
seine Figuren aktiv aufgestellt und Weiss ist es nicht gelungen, Druck auf den
schwachen, isolierten d5-Bauern auszuueben} 20. Qb1 Re7 21. h3 Rce8 22. Be3 Nc6
23. Kh1 ({After / Nach} 23. Nxc6 bxc6 24. Bxb6 axb6 {
Black stands clearly better / steht Schwarz klar besser}) 23... Re4 {
It's Black to have the initiative / Es ist Schwarz, der die Initiative besitzt}
24. Rg1 Nxd4 25. Nxd4 Qg6 {
With the threat ... Bxd4, cxd4 Nf5 / Mit der Drohung ... Lxd4, cxd4 Sf5} 26.
Rd1 Bc7 {!? Most interesting: Vaganian,R trusting on the strength of his dark
squared bishop decides to give up his d5-pawn to get good attacking chances
against White's king position / !? Sehr interessant: Vaganian,R vertraut auf
die Staerke seines dunkelfarbigen Laeufers und entschliesst sich, seinen
d5-Bauern zugunsten von Angriffschancen gegen die weisse Koenigsstellung zu
opfern} 27. Nb5 Bb8 28. Rxd5 f5 29. Bd2 (29. Qd3 {
loses on account of / verliert wegen} 29... Rxe3 30. fxe3 Qg3 {-+}) (29. Bxa7 {
??} 29... Re1 {-+}) 29... Re2 30. Qf1 {Forced / Erzwungen} (30. Be3 {??} 30...
R2xe3 31. fxe3 Qg3 {-+}) (30. Be1 {??} 30... Rxe1 31. Qxe1 Rxe1 32. Rxe1 Qxg2#)
30... a6 31. Na3 f4 {White's position is very uncomfortable and I think that a
human player would not have succeeded in finding the best defence / Weiss hat
eine sehr unangenehme Stellung und ich zweifle, ob ein menschlicher Spieler
die beste Verteidigung gefunden haette} 32. Rd4 Nf5 33. Rd8 {Forces the
e white Rd8 vs blakc Re2 / Forciert den Abtausch wTd8 gegen den sTe2} 33...
Rxd8 34. Qxe2 f3 {This demolishes White's pawn structure on the weak king's
wing / Das zerstoert die weisse Bauernstruktur am schwachen Koenigsfluegel} 35.
gxf3 Qd6 36. f4 Qd5+ 37. f3 (37. Kh2 {??} 37... Qxd2 38. Qe6+ Kh8 39. Qxf5
Qxf2+ 40. Rg2 Bxf4+ {and wins / und gewinnt}) 37... Qxd2 38. Qe6+ Kh8 39. Qxf5
Bxf4 40. Qc2 {Just in time / Gerade noch zur rechten Zeit} 40... Qe3 41. Qg2 {
A strong defence with pressure against g7 / Eine starke Verteidigung mit Druck
gegen g7} 41... Qxc3 42. Nb1 Qe5 43. Qg6 Rd6 44. Qg4 Rc6 45. Qd7 Bg5 46. Qxb7 {
It's hard to believe but possible that White finds time to grap this pawn / Es
ist kaum zu glauben aber wahr, dass Weiss diesen Bauern schlagendarf} 46... Qf5
47. Qb8+ (47. Qxc6 Qxh3#) 47... Kh7 48. Qg3 Qf6 49. Qg4 Bf4 50. Na3 Re6 51. Qg2
g6 52. Rf1 Re5 53. Rd1 h5 {The line 53...Rg5 deserves further investigation /
Die Variante 53...Tg5 verdient es, naeher untersucht zu werden} ({
Shredder 7.04:} 53... Rg5 54. Rd7+ Kh8 55. Qe2 Bd6 56. Rxd6 Qxd6 57. Nc4 Qf6
58. Qe8+ Kg7 59. Qd7+ Kg8 60. Qe8+ Kh7 61. Qd7+ Qg7 62. Qxg7+ Kxg7 63. Kh2 Kf6
64. h4 Rh5 65. Kg3 {-1.97/16}) 54. Nc4 Rg5 55. Rd7+ Kh6 56. Qb2 Qxb2 57. Nxb2
Rg3 58. h4 Rxf3 {Ferret was able to survive Black's attack but in the ensuing
endgame the superiority of Vaganian's technic leads to a win for Black /
Ferret hat den Angriff erfolgreich abgewehrt, doch geht das Endspiel dank der
menschlichen Ueberlegenheit doch noch verloren} 59. Kg2 Rg3+ 60. Kf2 Rg4 61.
Nc4 Rxh4 62. Ra7 Rh3 63. Rxa6 h4 64. Rf6 Kg5 65. Ra6 Rc3 {Black's passers are
much more dangerous than the White ones / Die schwarzen Freibauern sind
bedeutend gefaehrlicher als die weissen} 66. Ra5+ Kf6 67. Ra6+ Kf5 68. Rc6 Bg3+
69. Ke2 (69. Kg2 Rc2+ 70. Kf3 Rf2+ 71. Ke3 Rxa2 {wins too / gewinnt ebenfalls})
69... Rc2+ 70. Kd3 Rxa2 71. Ne3+ Kg5 72. Rc5+ Kf4 73. Nd5+ Kf3 74. Rc8 Bf4 75.
Rf8 Rd2+ 76. Kc4 Rxd5 77. Kxd5 h3 0-1
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