Author: Kurt Utzinger
Date: 00:31:58 05/31/04
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On May 30, 2004 at 23:48:26, Mike Byrne wrote:
>This is semi-follow up to Jorge post regardng Game 6 of the first match between
>Kasparov and Deep Blue , but not directly so I started a new thread.
>
>I witness this game live in Philadelphia with my brother-in-law. If anybody is
>interested in a program from the match . e-mail me privately. There was
>laughter after Nh5, it certainly did look like a computer move at the time..
>
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>
>[Event "Philadelphia m"]
>[Site "Philadelphia"]
>[Date "1996.02.17"]
>[Round "6"]
>[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
>[Black "Comp Deep Blue"]
>[Result "1-0"]
>[ECO "D30"]
>[WhiteElo "2795"]
>[Annotator "Friedel"]
>[PlyCount "85"]
>[EventDate "1996.02.??"]
>[Source "ChessBase"]
>
>1. Nf3 {Keene Borik} d5 2. d4 c6 3. c4 e6 4. Nbd2 Nf6 5. e3 c5 {a tempo-losing
>move to deviate from game four. The Deep Blue team has prepared a line that
>should open up the position.} 6. b3 Nc6 7. Bb2 cxd4 8. exd4 Be7 9. Rc1 O-O 10.
>Bd3 Bd7 11. O-O Nh5 $2 {
>A very strange move which absolutely nobody at the site liked.} 12. Re1 Nf4 13.
>Bb1 Bd6 14. g3 Ng6 15. Ne5 Rc8 16. Nxd7 Qxd7 17. Nf3 Bb4 18. Re3 Rfd8 19. h4
>Nge7 20. a3 Ba5 21. b4 Bc7 22. c5 {Four consecutive pawn advances which drive
>back all the black pieces, which are stumbling over each other on the
>queenside.} Re8 23. Qd3 g6 24. Re2 Nf5 25. Bc3 h5 26. b5 {Keene calls this
>"Kasparov's strategy of strangulation" and points out that 26.b5 doesn't just
>attack the knight but establishes "a giant, crawling mass of white pawns,
>rather resembling a colossal army of soldier ants on the move."} Nce7 27. Bd2
>Kg7 28. a4 Ra8 29. a5 a6 30. b6 Bb8 {# Kasparov has shut the black bishop and
>rook out of play to the end of the game. Black's position is lost.} 31. Bc2 Nc6
>32. Ba4 Re7 33. Bc3 Ne5 {actually accelerating the end.} 34. dxe5 Qxa4 35. Nd4
>Nxd4 36. Qxd4 Qd7 {IM Otto Borik that other variations also lose:} (36... Qxd4
>37. Bxd4 {and Rb2, c6 wins, e.g.} Re8 38. Rb2 Rc8 39. c6 Rxc6 40. Rxc6 bxc6 41.
>b7 Ra7 42. Bxa7 Bxa7 43. b8=Q Bxb8 44. Rxb8) (36... Qc6 37. Bd2 Rd7 38. Bg5 Kf8
>39. Bf6 {and now f3, Rg2 and g4 wins.}) 37. Bd2 Re8 38. Bg5 Rc8 39. Bf6+ Kh7
>40. c6 $1 bxc6 (40... Rxc6 41. Rec2 Rxc2 42. Rxc2 Qe8 43. Qc5 {wins}) 41. Qc5
>Kh6 42. Rb2 Qb7 43. Rb4 $1 {And the Deep Blue team reseigned for the machine.
>Why did Black resign? IM Malcolm Pein explained this on the Internet: "Black
>has four pieces left plus his king. The rook on a8 and the bishop on b8 cannot
>move. If the queen on b7 moves it allows b7, winning a rook. If the rook on
>c8 moves White can play Qxc6, forcing an exchange of queens. After that there
>are many ways to win, the most prosaic being double on the c file and play Rc8.
>So we are left with Kh7! The simplest way then is Qe7 Qxe7 Bxe7 threatening b7
>and if Rc8-e8 then b7 Ra7 Bc5 etc. Note that had Kasparov left his rook on b2
>Black would have ...Bxe5 gaining a tempo."} (43. Rb4 Qd7 (43... Re8 44. Qxc6
>Qxc6 45. Rxc6 Kh7 46. b7 Ra7 47. Rbb6 Rg8 48. Rc8 d4 49. Rbc6 g5 (49... d3 50.
>Rxg8 Kxg8 51. Rc8+ Kh7 52. Rh8#) 50. Rxg8 Kxg8 51. Rc8+ Kh7 52. Rh8+ Kg6 53.
>Rg8+ Kf5 54. f3 {Threat: Rxg5#} Bxe5 55. Bxe5 {Threat: ditto} Kxe5 56. b8=Q+ {
>and mate.}) (43... Kh7 44. Qe7 Qxe7 45. Bxe7 Re8 46. b7 Ra7 47. Bc5 Rd8 48.
>Bxa7 Bxa7 49. Rxc6 Bb8 50. Rc8 {winning}) 44. b7) 1-0
>
>[d]2rr2k1/pp1qnppp/2n1p3/3p4/1bPP3P/1P2RNP1/PB3P2/1BRQ2K1 w - - 0 20
>
>There was much disussion in the audience about 20.Bxh7! - Yasser indicating
>that against a human , Kasparov most definitely would have played that move.
>After the game, Kasparov indicated as such - but he did not play it because he
>saw no reason to take the chance against Deep Blue. He was confident that he
>had a "won" game at this point and the was no reason to take unnecceary risks.
>Hsu also confirmed later that Deep Blue also like Bxh7 as the best move and it
>saw white with a winning score.
>
>Start your engines...
Gothmog 0.4.8 UCI1: (P4 1.8/32 MB hash, Arena 1.08)
1 00:00 0.03 Ng5
2 00:00 0.12 Ng5 Ng6 Bxg6
3 00:00 0.31 Ng5 Ng6 Qf3
4 00:00 0.15 a3 Bd6 Ng5 Ng6 Bxg6
5 00:00 0.50 Ng5 h6 cxd5 exd5 Bh7+ Kh8
6- 00:00 0.46 Ng5 h6 cxd5 exd5 Bh7+ Kh8
6- 00:00 0.43 Ng5 h6 cxd5 exd5 Bh7+ Kh8
6- 00:00 0.37 Ng5 h6 cxd5 exd5 Bh7+ Kh8
6- 00:00 0.21 Ng5 h6 cxd5 exd5 Bh7+ Kh8
6+ 00:00 -0.04 Ng5 h6 Nf3
6+ 00:00 0.00 Ng5 h6 Nf3
6+ 00:00 0.12 cxd5 exd5 Qd3 Ng6 Ng5 Bd6
6- 00:00 0.18 cxd5 exd5 Qd3 Ng6 Ng5 Re8
6- 00:00 0.15 cxd5 exd5 Qd3 Ng6 Ng5 Re8
6 00:00 0.12 cxd5 exd5 Qd3 Ng6 Ng5 Re8
7+ 00:00 0.12 a3 Ba5 Ng5 h6 cxd5 Qxd5 Nf3
7+ 00:00 0.15 a3 Ba5 Ng5 h6 cxd5 Qxd5 Be4
7+ 00:00 0.28 a3 Ba5 Ng5 h6 cxd5 Qxd5 Be4
7- 00:00 0.50 a3 Ba5 Ng5 g6 Qf3 Nf5
7- 00:00 0.46 a3 Ba5 Ng5 g6 Qf3 Nf5
7+ 00:00 0.43 a3 Ba5 Ng5 g6 cxd5 Nxd5 Rf3
7 00:00 0.46 a3 Ba5 Ng5 g6 cxd5 Nxd5 Rf3
8- 00:01 0.43 a3 Ba5 Ng5 h6 cxd5 exd5 Bh7+ Kh8
8- 00:01 0.40 a3 Ba5 Ng5 h6 cxd5 exd5 Bh7+ Kh8
8- 00:01 0.34 a3 Ba5 Ng5 h6 cxd5 exd5 Bh7+ Kh8
8+ 00:01 0.21 a3 Ba5 b4 Bb6 b5 Na5 Ne5
8+ 00:01 0.25 a3 Ba5 b4 Bb6 b5 Na5 Ne5
8 00:01 0.31 a3 Ba5 b4 Bb6 b5 Na5 Ne5 Qd6
9- 00:02 0.28 a3 Bd6 Qd3 g6 c5 Bc7 Ng5 Nf5
9 00:02 0.28 a3 Bd6 Nd2 dxc4 bxc4 Nf5 Bxf5 exf5
10- 00:06 0.25 a3 Bd6 Nd2 dxc4 bxc4 Be5 Qh5 f5
10- 00:06 0.21 a3 Bd6 Nd2 dxc4 bxc4 Be5 Qh5 f5
10+ 00:10 0.18 h5 h6 Bd3 Qd6 Qc2
10 00:11 0.21 h5 h6 Bd3 Qd6 Qc2
11 00:40 0.21 h5 h6 Bd3 Qd6 Qc2
12+ 01:04 0.21 Bxh7+ Kxh7 Ng5+ Kg8 Qh5 Nf5 cxd5 Nxe3 dxc6 Rxc6 Rxc6
12+ 01:07 0.25 Bxh7+ Kxh7 Ng5+ Kg8 Qh5 Nf5 cxd5 Nxe3 dxc6 Rxc6 Rxc6
12+ 01:18 0.37 a3 Ba5 Bxh7+ Kxh7 Ng5+ Kg8 Qh5 Nf5 cxd5 Nxe3 d6 Qxd6 Qxf7+
12+ 01:22 0.65 a3 Ba5 Bxh7+ Kxh7 Ng5+ Kg8 Qh5 Nf5 cxd5 Nxe3 d6 Qxd6 Qxf7+
12- 01:24 1.12 a3 Ba5 Bxh7+ Kxh7 Ng5+ Kg8 Qh5 Ng6 Qh7+ Kf8 Nxe6+ fxe6 Rf3+
Qf7 Rxf7+ Kxf7
12- 01:24 1.09 a3 Ba5 Bxh7+ Kxh7 Ng5+ Kg8 Qh5 Ng6 Qh7+ Kf8 Nxe6+ fxe6 Rf3+
Qf7 Rxf7+ Kxf7
12- 01:27 1.03 a3 Bd6 Bxh7+ Kxh7 Ng5+ Kg8 Qh5 Nf5 cxd5 Ncxd4 Rxc8 Rxc8 dxe6
fxe6 Bxd4 Nxe3
12- 01:28 0.87 a3 Bd6 Bxh7+ Kxh7 Ng5+ Kg8 Qh5 Nf5 cxd5 Ncxd4 Rxc8 Rxc8 dxe6
fxe6 Bxd4 Nxe3
12+ 01:28 0.68 a3 Bd6 Bxh7+ Kxh7 Ng5+ Kg8 Qh5 Nf5 cxd5 Ncxd4 Rxc8 Rxc8 dxe6
fxe6 Bxd4 Nxe3
12+ 01:28 0.71 a3 Bd6 Bxh7+ Kxh7 Ng5+ Kg8 Qh5 Nf5 cxd5 Ncxd4 Rxc8 Rxc8 dxe6
fxe6 Bxd4 Nxe3
12- 01:29 0.81 a3 Bd6 Bxh7+ Kxh7 Ng5+ Kg8 Qh5 Nf5 cxd5 Ncxd4 Rxc8 Rxc8 dxe6
fxe6 Bxd4 Nxe3
12 01:32 0.81 a3 Bd6 Bxh7+ Kxh7 Ng5+ Kg8 Qh5 Nf5 cxd5 Ncxd4 Rxc8 Rxc8 dxe6
13 02:10 0.81 a3 Bd6 Bxh7+ Kxh7 Ng5+ Kg8 Qh5 Nf5 cxd5 Ncxd4 Rxc8 Rxc8 dxe6
14+ 09:29 0.81 Bxh7+ Kxh7 Ng5+ Kg8 Qh5 Nf5 cxd5 Nxe3 dxc6 Rxc6 Qh7+ Kf8 Qh8+
Ke7 Qxg7
14 12:58 0.81 Bxh7+ Kxh7 Ng5+ Kg8 Qh5 Qe8 Qh7+ Kf8 Qh8+ Ng8 Nxe6+ Qxe6 Rxe6
fxe6 a3 Be7
15+ 14:46 0.81 Bxh7+ Kxh7 Ng5+ Kg8 Qh5 Qe8 Qh7+ Kf8 Qh8+ Ng8 Nxe6+ Qxe6 Rxe6
fxe6 a3 Be7
15+ 16:49 0.84 Bxh7+ Kxh7 Ng5+ Kg8 Qh5 Qe8 g4 Rd6 c5 Rd7 Rf3 Ng6
15 20:06 0.93 Bxh7+ Kxh7 Ng5+ Kg8 Qh5 Qe8 g4 Rd6 c5 Rd7 Rf3 Ng6
16+ 25:54 0.93 Bxh7+ Kxh7 Ng5+ Kg8 Qh5 Qe8 Qh7+ Kf8 Qh8+ Ng8 Rc2 Rd6 Nh7+
Ke7 c5 Rd7 Qxg7 Kd8
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