Author: Jeffrey Wadsworth
Date: 23:07:35 11/17/03
What if 14...n-e8 had been played? What if Kasparov's king had not fled to the
queenside? Ruffian 1.5 and Crafty 19.3 show us a possible outcome.
Played with ponder on. 70 MB hash for each. 3.14 Ghz P4.
This is just for fun, of course, considering crafty at least tries the n-e8/f5
break. ;-)
[Event "X3D Match"]
[Site "New York USA"]
[Date "2003.11.16"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Ruffian_105"]
[Black "crafty-19_03"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[Opening "QGD"]
[Variation "Semi-Slav, Accelerated Meran (Alekhine Variation)"]
[WhiteElo "2830"]
[TimeControl "40/7200:40/7200:7200"]
[Termination "normal"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[WhiteType "program"]
[BlackType "program"]
1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.d4 c6 5.e3 a6 6.c5 Nbd7 7.b4 a5 8.b5 e5 9.Qa4 Qc7
10.Ba3 e4 11.Nd2 Be7 12.b6 Qd8 13.h3 O-O 14.Nb3 Ne8 {(Ne8 Be2 Bd6 g3 Qg5 Nxa5
Be7 h4
Qf6 0-0 Kh8 Qb4) -0.91/15 316} 15.Bb2 {(Bb2 Bh4 Be2 Qf6 g3 Bg5 h4 Qh6 Nxa5 Be7
Nxc6
Rxa4 Nxe7+) 0.63/13 172} Bg5 {(Bg5 Be2 Bh6 Nxa5 Nxb6 cxb6 Qxb6 Nc4 dxc4 Qxa8
Qxb2
0-0 Nc7 Qa5) -0.86/14 177} 16.Be2 {(Be2 Qe7 0-0 Nb8 Nxa5 Bd7 Qb4 Bf5 Nb3 Na6 Qa5
Nf6 Rad1) 0.66/14 282} Qe7 17.O-O {(0-0 Nb8 Nxa5 Bd7 Nb1 Bf5 Nd2 Nf6 Bc3 Nbd7
Qc2
Rfb8 Nab3) 0.60/13 272} Qe6 {(Qe6 Nxa5 f5 g3 Qg6 Bc1 Rf7 Qb4 Ndf6 Nb3 Be6 Bb2
Nh5
h4) -0.77/14 181} 18.Nxa5 {(Nxa5 Nef6 Bc1 Re8 Qb4 Nb8 Ba3 Qe7 Nb3 Na6 Qa5 Bf5
Rad1)
0.64/13 217} f5 19.Qb4 {(Qb4 Kh8 a4 Qh6 Rae1 f4 exf4 Bxf4 Bg4 Rf7 Bc1 Ndf6 Bxf4
Qxf4
Ne2) 0.72/13 282} Qh6 {(Qh6 a4 Rf7 Nb3 f4 exf4 Bxf4 Bc1 Ndf6 a5) -0.64/13 184}
20.Nb3 {(Nb3 Qh4 a3 Kh8 Bc1 Ndf6 Bd2 Be6 Rfe1 Nd7 Na5 Rb8) 0.67/12 179} Rf6
{(Rf6 Nd1
Rg6 Qc3 Be7 Kh1 Ndf6 Qd2 Qg5 Rg1 Be6 Nc3 Nh5) -0.57/13 184} 21.a4 {(a4 Rg6 Bc1
Be7
Kh1 Qg5 Rg1 Ndf6 Bd2 Ng4 Be1 Qh4) 0.41/13 287} Rg6 {(Rg6 a5 Nb8 Qa4 Be6 Bc1 Bf6
Kh1
Qg5 g3 Nd7 a6) -0.34/12 186} 22.Kh1 {(Kh1 Bh4 Bc1 Qg5 g3 Bxg3 Rg1 Qh6 Rxg3 Rxg3
fxg3 Qxh3+ Kg1 Qxg3+ Kf1 Nef6 Bd2) 0.12/13 253} Be7 {(Be7 Bd1 f4 exf4 Nb8 f5 Na6
Qa5
Bxf5 Bc1 Qh4 Be2) -0.17/12 265} 23.Rfe1 {(Rfe1 Nb8 Bf1 Qh4 Re2 Na6 Qa3 Be6 g3
Qg5
Bg2) 0.51/11 149} Ndf6 {(Ndf6 Bf1 f4 Ne2 fxe3 fxe3 Qxe3 Bc1 Qf2 Nf4 Rg3 Qd2 Qxd2
Nxd2) 0.43/13 182} 24.Bf1 {(Bf1 f4 Ne2 f3 Nf4 fxg2+ Bxg2 Rxg2 Kxg2 g5 Qc3 gxf4
exf4
Qxf4 Qg3+ Qxg3+ Kxg3 Bf5 Rg1 Kh8) -1.80/14 1801} f4 25.Ne2 {(Ne2 f3 Nf4 fxg2+
Bxg2
Rxg2 Kxg2 g5 Qc3 gxf4 exf4 Qxf4 Qg3+ Qxg3+ Kxg3 Bf5 Rg1 Kh8) -1.80/12 105} Ng4
{(Ng4
Nxf4 Nxf2+ Kh2 Bxh3 Kg1 Bxg2 Bxg2 Qh1+ Kxf2 Bh4+ Ke2 Rxg2+ Nxg2 Qxg2+ Kd1 Bxe1
Bc3
Bf2 Na5 Rb8) 1.18/14 108} 26.Nxf4 {(Nxf4 Nxf2+ Kh2 Bxh3 Kg1 Bg4 Nxg6 hxg6 Re2
Bh4
g3 Bxg3 Rxf2 Qxe3 Qd2 Bxf2+ Qxf2 Qxb3 a5) -2.80/16 1278} Nxf2+ 27.Kh2 {(Kh2)
-3.15/15 766} Bxh3 28.Kg1 {(Kg1 Bg4 Nxg6 hxg6 Re2 Nd3) -3.51/14 93} Bg4 {(Bg4
Nxg6 hxg6
Re2 Nd3 Qd2 Bxe2 Qxe2 Bg5 g3 Bxe3+ Kg2 Nf6 Bc3) 1.73/13 111} 29.Nxg6 {(Nxg6 hxg6
Re2 Nd3 Qd2 Bxe2 Qxe2 Bg5 g3 Bxe3+ Kg2 Nf6 Qc2 Nf2) -3.35/12 69} hxg6 30.Re2
{(Re2
Bh4 g3 Bxg3 Rxf2 Bf3 Rg2 Qxe3+ Kh1 Qh6+ Kg1 e3 Qe1 Bxg2 Bxg2 Qh2+ Kf1 Bxe1 Rxe1
Qf4+ Ke2 Qf2+ Kd1 Qxb2) -9.75/15 286} Bh4 31.g3 {(g3 Bxg3 Rxf2 Bf3 Rg2 Qxe3+ Kh1
Qh6+ Kg1 Bxg2 Bxg2 Nd6 Nd2 Rf8 Nf3 Rxf3 Bh3 Qxh3 Qd2 Bf4 Qb4) -9.55/14 60} Bxg3
32.Rxf2 {(Rxf2) -9.55/14} Bf3 {(Bf3) 9.30/13 221} 33.Rg2 {(Rg2 Bxg2 Bxg2 Nd6 Qe1
Qh2+
Kf1 Rf8+ Ke2 Qxg2+ Kd1 Rf1 Nd2 Rxe1+ Kc2 Nc4 Bc3 Rxa1 a5 Nxe3+ Kb3 Rh1) -M14/4}
Bxg2 {(Bxg2 Bxg2 Nd6 Nd2 Rf8 Nf3 exf3 Qd2 Qh2+ Kf1 Ne4 Qc2 fxg2+ Ke2 g1Q+ Kd3
Qxe3+
Kxe3 Bf2+ Kd3 Rf3+ Ke2 Re3+ Kf1 Ng3+) M13/13 213} 34.Bxg2 {(Bxg2 Nd6 Qe1 Qh2+
Kf1
Rf8+ Ke2 Qxg2+ Kd1 Rf1 Nd2 Rxe1+ Kc2 Nc4 Bc3 Rxa1 a5 Nxe3+ Kb3 Rh1) -M13/3}
{White
resigns} 0-1
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