Author: scott farrell
Date: 20:13:34 12/01/03
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On December 01, 2003 at 15:20:47, John Merlino wrote:
>On December 01, 2003 at 08:11:34, scott farrell wrote:
>
>>[d]2b2rk1/5p2/1N1np2p/p2pN1p1/2p3P1/2q5/5QBP/4R1K1 w - - 0 4
>>
>>In a blitz match chompster played BxP and showed a draw score.
>>
>>It found the move at ply 3, and the draw score at depth 10.
>>
>>Blik tried to escape the draw, and was mated with Qd4, and chompster announced
>>mate in 13 (I think it is probably shorter than that, but it was mate no doubt).
>>
>>Crafty 19.3 takes 11 ply to see the move, and 13 to see its a draw.
>>
>>I think the engine has to see the forced mate, and one side is down material, so
>>its clearly the right move.
>>
>>Scott
>
>Chessmaster 9000 sees the drawing move (and gives it a 0.00 score) in 0:03 on my
>P4-2.4.
>
>How did blik try "to escape the draw"? Can you post the game?
>
>jm
here is the whole game
it really goes to show the opponent wasnt up to scratch, if they tried so hard
to avoid the draw, they allowed a mate !!!
[Event "ICC 5 3"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2003.12.01"]
[Round "-"]
[White "ChompsterX"]
[Black "blik"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ICCResult "Black checkmated"]
[WhiteElo "2539"]
[BlackElo "2306"]
[Opening "English: Neo-Catalan declined"]
[ECO "E06"]
[NIC "RE.11"]
[Time "07:30:47"]
[TimeControl "300+3"]
1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. d4 c6 7. c5 b6 8. Nc3
bxc5 9. Bf4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 c5 11. Ndb5 Na6 12. e4 Bb7 13. e5 Ne8 14. a3 Qb6
15. a4 Nb4 16. a5 Qd8 17. Qf3 a6 18. Na3 Qxa5 19. Nc4 Qc7 20. Na5 Bc8 21.
Nb3 g5 22. Be3 c4 23. Nd2 Nd3 24. Qg4 Nxe5 25. Qe2 Rb8 26. f4 Rxb2 27. fxe5
Qxe5 28. Na4 Rc2 29. Rac1 Rxc1 30. Rxc1 Nd6 31. Nf3 Qg7 32. Bd4 Bf6 33. Bxf6
Qxf6 34. Qe3 h6 35. Nb6 Qb2 36. Re1 a5 37. Qd4 Qb4 38. Ra1 Nf5 39. Qf2 Rd8
40. g4 Nd6 41. Ne5 Qc3 42. Re1 Rf8 43. Bxd5 exd5 44. Nxd5 Qb3 45. Nf6+ Kg7
46. Nh5+ Kg8 47. Nf6+ Kg7 48. Nh5+ Kh7 49. Nf6+ Kh8 50. Qd4 Qc2 51. Qxd6
Qxh2+ 52. Kxh2 Re8 53. Nxf7+ Kg7 54. Nxe8+ Kxf7 55. Qf6+ Kg8 56. Qg7#
{Black checkmated}
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