Author: Eye Witness
Date: 12:48:32 11/10/03
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Where is the link on chessbase to this article?
>According to Chessbase GM Shaposhnikov has been disqualified from the first
>European Internet championships qualifier because he supposedly used a computer
>program.
>
>I just looked at some of his games.
>He indeed played many moves suggested also by Fritz 8 after a few seconds.
>
>There is some evidence. Is it enough to disqualify a GM?
>I wonder whether they had more.
>
>[D]4rr1k/1bq1n2p/pp1ppbp1/8/2P1PPQ1/1P2B2P/P3N2K/1BR3R1 b - - 0 30
>
>In this position Shaposhnikov played 30...Nf5 in 3 seconds.
>
>[D] 4rr1k/1bq1n2p/pp1ppbp1/8/2P1PPQ1/1P2B2P/P3N2K/1BR3R1 b - - 0 30
>
>Here 21.f4 in 8 seconds.
>
>In the game against Chessbase member Rainer Knaak he played quite a few Fritz
>moves in a row...
>
>[Event "EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP - CANDIDATES TOUR"]
>[Site "playchess.com"]
>[Date "2003.11.08"]
>[Round "11"]
>[White "SerS"]
>[Black "E-Shaposhnikov"]
>[Result "0-1"]
>[WhiteElo "2632"]
>[BlackElo "2798"]
>[PlyCount "80"]
>[EventDate "2003.11.08"]
>
>1. e4 {2} c5 {1} 2. Nf3 {1} e6 {1} 3. d3 {1} d5 {2} 4. Qe2 {2} g6 {3} 5. g3 {2}
>Bg7 {1} 6. Bg2 {1} Nf6 {1} 7. O-O {8} Nc6 {1} 8. c3 {12} O-O {5} 9. Re1 {10}
>Nd7 {1} 10. Bf4 {11} d4 {6} 11. e5 {6} h6 {7} 12. h4 {3} Nb6 {16} 13. c4 {3}
>Nd7 {7} 14. Nbd2 {2} Kh7 {8} 15. Nf1 {5} Qe7 {8} 16. N1h2 {2} Rb8 {9} 17. Ng4 {
>5} Re8 {5} 18. a3 {11} Qf8 {7} 19. Rab1 {6} a5 {3} 20. b3 {6} Ra8 {2} 21. Qe4 {
>6} Ne7 {16} 22. b4 {6} axb4 {2} 23. axb4 {2} Nf5 {4} 24. h5 {8} gxh5 {11} 25.
>Nf6+ {15} Bxf6 {9} 26. exf6 {1} Nxf6 {2} 27. Qe2 {9} cxb4 {9} 28. Be5 {7} Nd7 {
>5} 29. Nd2 {1} Nxe5 {9} 30. Qxe5 {1} Qg7 {1} 31. Qe4 {4} Ra2 {3} 32. Nf3 {5}
>Rg8 {3} 33. Rf1 {13} Kh8 {4} 34. Rxb4 {14} Nxg3 {9} 35. fxg3 {7} Rxg2+ {4} 36.
>Kh1 {6} Rxg3 {2} 37. Rb2 {8} Rh3+ {8} 38. Nh2 {6} f5 {4} 39. Qe2 {6} Bd7 {9}
>40. Rb6 {5} Rg3 {SerS resigns 6} 0-1
>
>and in this game he played some quite strong (computer?) moves in a complicated
>position.
>
>[Event "EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP - CANDIDATES TOUR"]
>[Site "playchess.com"]
>[Date "2003.11.08"]
>[Round "11"]
>[White "SerS"]
>[Black "E-Shaposhnikov"]
>[Result "0-1"]
>[WhiteElo "2632"]
>[BlackElo "2798"]
>[PlyCount "80"]
>[EventDate "2003.11.08"]
>
>1. e4 {2} c5 {1} 2. Nf3 {1} e6 {1} 3. d3 {1} d5 {2} 4. Qe2 {2} g6 {3} 5. g3 {2}
>Bg7 {1} 6. Bg2 {1} Nf6 {1} 7. O-O {8} Nc6 {1} 8. c3 {12} O-O {5} 9. Re1 {10}
>Nd7 {1} 10. Bf4 {11} d4 {6} 11. e5 {6} h6 {7} 12. h4 {3} Nb6 {16} 13. c4 {3}
>Nd7 {7} 14. Nbd2 {2} Kh7 {8} 15. Nf1 {5} Qe7 {8} 16. N1h2 {2} Rb8 {9} 17. Ng4 {
>5} Re8 {5} 18. a3 {11} Qf8 {7} 19. Rab1 {6} a5 {3} 20. b3 {6} Ra8 {2} 21. Qe4 {
>6} Ne7 {16} 22. b4 {6} axb4 {2} 23. axb4 {2} Nf5 {4} 24. h5 {8} gxh5 {11} 25.
>Nf6+ {15} Bxf6 {9} 26. exf6 {1} Nxf6 {2} 27. Qe2 {9} cxb4 {9} 28. Be5 {7} Nd7 {
>5} 29. Nd2 {1} Nxe5 {9} 30. Qxe5 {1} Qg7 {1} 31. Qe4 {4} Ra2 {3} 32. Nf3 {5}
>Rg8 {3} 33. Rf1 {13} Kh8 {4} 34. Rxb4 {14} Nxg3 {9} 35. fxg3 {7} Rxg2+ {4} 36.
>Kh1 {6} Rxg3 {2} 37. Rb2 {8} Rh3+ {8} 38. Nh2 {6} f5 {4} 39. Qe2 {6} Bd7 {9}
>40. Rb6 {5} Rg3 {SerS resigns 6} 0-1
>
>Michael
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