Author: Jorge Pichard
Date: 11:06:14 07/06/04
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On July 06, 2004 at 13:36:01, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>On July 06, 2004 at 13:31:28, Jorge Pichard wrote:
>
>>On July 06, 2004 at 13:28:35, C McClain Morris, Jr. wrote:
>>
>>>I would not be surprised to see Crafty win the WCCC.
>>
>>The chances are looking better for Crafty than Shredder or Fritz at the moment.
>>
>>Jorge
>
>
>Crafty can definitely play chess. But picking a favorite at the moment is way
>premature. Crafty's only advantage is that it has already drawn Shredder, which
>is the program that I consider the strongest player there. But it still has to
>deal with Junior tomorrow, and eventually Fritz and the rest.
>
>While it is playing well in my local testing, and at the WCCC, anything can
>happen. It could win, or it could still finish at the bottom. I'm just sitting
>back, watching, and letting Peter do his thing and deal with all the pressure.
>:)
>
>He was a bit unhappy with today's opening that looked very drawish, but Crafty
>played a decent endgame and it turned out to be a good choice using hindsight.
>Tomorrow will likely be an interesting game, for those that watched the wild
>slugfest between Crafty and Junior at the last CCT event. :)
Yes the Opening has a lot to do with the overall result, I did a shootout with
Shredder8 from Crafty vs Shredder Opening and the game ended in a draw too.
[Event "Shootout (Shredder8, 120'/40+60'/20+30')"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2004.07.05"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Crafty"]
[Black "Shredder"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B52"]
[Annotator "Wccc2004"]
[PlyCount "41"]
1. e4. c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. c4 Nc6 6. Nc3 Nf6 7.
d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Qg4 9. Qxg4 Nxg4 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Bf4 Rb8 12. h3 g5 13. Bxg5
Rg8 14. hxg4 Rxg5 15. O-O-O Rxg4 16. g3 h6 17. Kc2 e6 18. b3 Ke7 19. Rd3 a6 20.
Rhd1 Kd7 21. a3 Re8 22. b4 {[%eval 50,19] [%emt 0:11:15]} f5 {
[%eval 42,18] [%emt 0:04:20]} 23. Re1 {(Rf3) [%eval 59,18] [%emt 0:07:04]} f4 {
(Bg7) [%eval 44,18] [%emt 0:05:11]} 24. c5 {[%eval 44,19] [%emt 0:05:46]} fxg3
{[%eval 34,19] [%emt 0:05:40]} 25. fxg3 {[%eval 17,21] [%emt 0:11:25]} Kc7 {
[%eval 17,21] [%emt 0:11:39]} 26. Rf1 {(cxd6+) [%eval 33,19] [%emt 0:05:32]}
dxc5 {[%eval 24,19] [%emt 0:06:38]} 27. Rf7+ {[%eval 20,20] [%emt 0:05:44]} Be7
{[%eval 20,21] [%emt 0:05:38]} 28. bxc5 {[%eval 42,21] [%emt 0:09:14]} Rgg8 {
(Kb8) [%eval 52,21] [%emt 0:13:56]} 29. e5 {[%eval 51,21] [%emt 0:05:31]} Rgf8
{[%eval 48,22] [%emt 0:04:53]} 30. Rdf3 {[%eval 49,22] [%emt 0:04:38]} Rxf7 {
(Kd7) [%eval 51,22] [%emt 0:01:59]} 31. Rxf7 {[%eval 48,23] [%emt 0:02:46]} Kd7
{[%eval 50,23] [%emt 0:05:39]} 32. Ne4 {[%eval 50,22] [%emt 0:03:24]} Rh8 {
[%eval 55,22] [%emt 0:08:37]} 33. Rf1 {[%eval 44,22] [%emt 0:07:48]} h5 {
(Kc7) [%eval 43,22] [%emt 0:12:09]} 34. Rh1 {(Rb1) [%eval 48,21] [%emt 0:05:05]
} h4 {[%eval 46,22] [%emt 0:04:37]} 35. gxh4 {[%eval 45,22] [%emt 0:04:34]}
Rxh4 {[%eval 42,25] [%emt 0:03:13]} 36. Rxh4 {[%eval 41,26] [%emt 0:04:26]}
Bxh4 {[%eval 37,28] [%emt 0:00:50]} 37. Kd2 {(Kd3) [%eval 18,27] [%emt 0:03:37]
} Ke7 {[%eval 18,28] [%emt 0:07:28]} 38. Kc2 {
(Ke3) [%eval 23,30] [%emt 0:03:30]} Ke8 {(Be1) [%eval 19,30] [%emt 0:05:14]}
39. Kb3 {(Kc3) [%eval 20,30] [%emt 0:04:34]} Kd7 {
(Be1) [%eval 19,29] [%emt 0:02:45]} 40. Kc4 {[%eval 20,28] [%emt 0:03:37]} Kd8
{(Be1) [%eval 26,29] [%emt 0:03:58]} 41. a4 {[%eval 26,29] [%emt 0:06:25]} Kc8
{(Be1) [%eval 13,30] [%emt 0:03:23]} 42. Kc3 {
(Nd2) [%eval 14,30] [%emt 0:05:05]} Kd7 {[%eval 20,30] [%emt 0:04:56]} 43. Kc2
{[%eval 20,30] [%emt 0:05:55]} Kd8 {(Be1) [%eval 17,29] [%emt 0:02:29]} 44. Kb3
{[%eval 15,28] [%emt 0:03:02]} Ke7 {(Kd7) [%eval 16,28] [%emt 0:04:03]} 45. Nd2
{(Kb4) [%eval 18,28] [%emt 0:02:45]} Bg3 {(Bf2) [%eval 14,30] [%emt 0:02:59]}
46. Nf3 {[%eval 14,31] [%emt 0:03:18]} Kd7 {[%eval 14,30] [%emt 0:02:26]} 47.
Kb4 {[%eval 21,30] [%emt 0:02:05]} Kc7 {(Kc8) [%eval 15,30] [%emt 0:02:43]} 48.
Ng5 {[%eval 17,30] [%emt 0:02:02]} Bxe5 {[%eval 21,30] [%emt 0:03:30]} 49.
Nxe6+ {[%eval 21,30] [%emt 0:05:42]} Kc8 {(Kd7) [%eval 17,30] [%emt 0:07:36]}
50. Ng5 {[%eval 18,31] [%emt 0:03:17]} Bg7 {(Kd7) [%eval 16,30] [%emt 0:03:31]}
51. Ne4 {[%eval 15,30] [%emt 0:03:02]} Bd4 {[%eval 16,30] [%emt 0:02:26]} 52.
Nd2 {[%eval 16,30] [%emt 0:02:42]} Kd7 {(Bg7) [%eval 6,30] [%emt 0:04:22]} 53.
Nb3 {(Nf3) [%eval 14,30] [%emt 0:02:39]} Be3 {[%eval 14,31] [%emt 0:02:28]} 54.
Na1 {[%eval 16,31] [%emt 0:02:32]} Kc7 {(Ke6) [%eval 16,30] [%emt 0:04:08]} 55.
Nc2 {[%eval 11,30] [%emt 0:02:04]} Bd2+ {[%eval 11,30] [%emt 0:02:43]} 56. Kc4
{[%eval 12,32] [%emt 0:03:31]} Ba5 {(Kd7) [%eval 11,30] [%emt 0:02:38]} 57. Nd4
{(Ne3) [%eval 9,29] [%emt 0:02:20]} Be1 {(Kd7) [%eval 11,29] [%emt 0:04:23]}
58. Nc2 {(Ne6+) [%eval 11,29] [%emt 0:02:25]} Ba5 {[%eval 16,29] [%emt 0:00:48]
} 59. Nd4 {(Kd3) [%eval 8,29] [%emt 0:03:17]} Kd7 {[%eval 10,30] [%emt 0:02:02]
} 60. Kd3 {(Nb3) [%eval 6,30] [%emt 0:02:18]} Bc7 {[%eval 7,30] [%emt 0:01:06]}
61. Nc2 {(Ne2) [%eval 11,28] [%emt 0:00:48]} Ba5 {[%eval 11,28] [%emt 0:00:31]}
62. Kd4 {[%eval 11,28] [%emt 0:00:46]} Bd2 {(Ke7) [%eval 10,28] [%emt 0:00:52]}
63. Ke4 {[%eval 9,28] [%emt 0:00:48]} Bc3 {(Ba5) [%eval 8,28] [%emt 0:00:32]}
64. Kd3 {(Ke3) [%eval 14,27] [%emt 0:01:35]} Bf6 {
(Ba5) [%eval 7,27] [%emt 0:00:46]} 65. Ne1 {(Nb4) [%eval 8,26] [%emt 0:00:48]}
Bh4 {[%eval 6,24] [%emt 0:00:10]} 66. Nc2 {(Ng2) [%eval 11,26] [%emt 0:00:37]}
Bd8 {(Be7) [%eval 6,26] [%emt 0:00:34]} 67. Ne1 {
(Kc4) [%eval 9,25] [%emt 0:00:30]} Bh4 {(Ke6) [%eval 8,26] [%emt 0:00:32]} 68.
Nc2 {(Nf3) [%eval 8,27] [%emt 0:00:28]} Bg5 {[%eval 15,27] [%emt 0:00:48]} 69.
Kc3 {[%eval 5,27] [%emt 0:01:08]} Bh4 {[%eval 20,27] [%emt 0:00:59]} 70. Kb4 {
[%eval 15,27] [%emt 0:00:41]} Bd8 {[%eval 12,27] [%emt 0:00:35]} 71. Kc4 {
(Ne1) [%eval 12,27] [%emt 0:00:28]} Ba5 {[%eval 12,27] [%emt 0:00:29]} 72. Nd4
{[%eval 10,27] [%emt 0:00:35]} Bc7 {(Bd8) [%eval 9,26] [%emt 0:00:30]} 73. Kd3
{(Ne2) [%eval 7,27] [%emt 0:01:46]} Bg3 {[%eval 6,25] [%emt 0:00:27]} 74. Nc2 {
[%eval 10,25] [%emt 0:00:31]} Bh4 {[%eval 6,25] [%emt 0:00:28]} 75. Na1 {
(Kc4) [%eval 7,24] [%emt 0:00:26]} Bg5 {[%eval 0,26] [%emt 0:00:35]} 76. Nc2 {
(Kc4) [%eval 7,25] [%emt 0:00:23]} Bh4 {[%eval 11,25] [%emt 0:00:27]} 77. Ke3 {
(Nb4) [%eval 6,25] [%emt 0:00:40]} Bg5+ {(Ke6) [%eval 7,25] [%emt 0:00:49]} 78.
Ke4 {[%eval 9,27] [%emt 0:00:53]} Bd2 {[%eval 11,27] [%emt 0:00:30]} 79. Kd4 {
(Nd4) [%eval 12,27] [%emt 0:00:22]} Ke6 {(Ba5) [%eval 10,26] [%emt 0:00:21]}
80. Kd3 {[%eval 4,27] [%emt 0:00:34]} Ba5 {[%eval 9,27] [%emt 0:00:49]} 81. Ne3
{[%eval 9,27] [%emt 0:00:55]} Bb4 {[%eval 6,27] [%emt 0:00:36]} 82. Kc4 {
(Kd4) [%eval 7,27] [%emt 0:00:23]} Be1 {[%eval 10,26] [%emt 0:00:48]} 83. Nd1 {
(Nc2) [%eval 2,26] [%emt 0:00:29]} Ke5 {[%eval 2,28] [%emt 0:00:25]} 84. Nb2 {
[%eval 2,29] [%emt 0:00:25]} Bd2 {(Ke4) [%eval 2,28] [%emt 0:00:24]} 85. Nd3+ {
[%eval 1,27] [%emt 0:00:26]} Ke4 {[%eval 1,28] [%emt 0:00:47]} 86. Nb4 {
(Nf2+) [%eval 0,27] [%emt 0:00:21]} Bxb4 {[%eval 0,30] [%emt 0:00:23]} 87. Kxb4
{[%eval 0,37] [%emt 0:00:01]} Kd5 {[%eval 0,70] [%emt 0:00:17]} 88. Ka5 {
[%eval 0,70] [%emt 0:00:29]}) 1/2-1/2
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