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Subject: Re: The best response to 1.h3.... according to Shredder8................

Author: Jorge Pichard

Date: 06:25:29 07/31/04

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On July 31, 2004 at 03:11:17, Jorge Pichard wrote:

>On July 31, 2004 at 01:05:03, Daniel Jackson wrote:
>
>>With balanced play, without error, chess is a draw....what else could it be?
>>
>>If God played God, it would be a draw, as each side would choose the "best"
>>move.
>>
>>I believe this has been solved mathematically. Even if it hasn't, logic dictates
>>a draw. White can't win due to one tempo.
>>
>>Daniel
>>
>>P.S. 1.h3 is inferior but not a lost afaik.
>
>Here is the result of a shootout between Shredder8: and the second game is in
>progress with 1.h3 d5 as a new response!
>
>[Event "Shootout (Shredder8, Blitz:120') "]
>[Site "?"]
>[Date "????.??.??"]
>[Round "1"]
>[White "Shredder 8"]
>[Black "Shredder 8"]
>[Result "0-1"]
>[PlyCount "78"]
>
>1. h3 e5 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. a3 Bxc3 5. dxc3 O-O 6. Qf3 d5 7. exd5 Qxd5 8.
>Qxd5 Nxd5 9. Nf3 f6 10. Bc4 c6 11. O-O Bf5 12. Rd1 Rd8 13. Ne1 Na6 14. Bxa6
>bxa6 15. Kf1 Be6 16. Nd3 a5 17. Nc5 Bf5 18. Nb7 Rd7 19. Nxa5 Rad8 20. Kg1 Nb6
>21. Rxd7 Rxd7 22. Nxc6 Bxc2 23. Nb4 Rd1+ 24. Kh2 Bb3 25. Nc6 Nc4 26. Kg3 Nd6
>27. Na5 Ne4+ 28. Kh2 Be6 29. b4 Nxf2 30. Bb2 Rd2 31. Bc1 Re2 32. Nc6 Nd3 33. b5
>Ne1 34. Kg1 Bc4 35. Rb1 Rxg2+ 36. Kh1 Rg3 37. Kh2 Rxc3 38. Nb4 Nf3+ 39. Kh1 {
>[%eval -659,18] [%emt 0:02:35]} f5 {[%eval -658,18] [%emt 0:01:08]} 0-1
>
>
>
>[Event "Shootout (Shredder8, Blitz:60') "]
>[Site "?"]
>[Date "????.??.??"]
>[Round "2"]
>[White "Pichard, Jorge"]
>[Black "Shredder 8"]
>[Result "*"]
>[PlyCount "17"]
>
>1. h3 d5 2. d4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. Bf4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nd7 6. Nf3 Qf6 7. Qd4 Qxd4 {
>[%eval -142,14] [%emt 0:00:46]} 8. Nxd4 {[%eval -179,17] [%emt 0:01:26]} e5 {
>[%eval -179,18] [%emt 0:00:52]} 9. Nb5 {[%eval -179,17] [%emt 0:00:31]} *
>
>
>[D]r1b1kbnr/pp1n1ppp/8/1N1pp3/5B2/7P/PPP1PPP1/RN2KB1R b KQkq - 0 9

[Event "Shootout (Shredder8, Blitz:60') "]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Shredder 8"]
[Black "Shredder 8"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "124"]

1. h3 d5 2. d4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. Bf4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nd7 6. Nf3 Qf6 7. Qd4 Qxd4 8.
Nxd4 e5 9. Nb5 exf4 {[%eval -186,17] [%emt 0:01:03]} 10. Nc7+ {
[%eval -186,19] [%emt 0:02:01]} Kd8 {[%eval -186,20] [%emt 0:01:59]} 11. Nxa8 {
[%eval -182,18] [%emt 0:00:58]} b6 {[%eval -182,19] [%emt 0:01:42]} 12. a4 {
[%eval -182,16] [%emt 0:00:55]} Bb7 {[%eval -187,19] [%emt 0:01:13]} 13. Nxb6 {
[%eval -194,19] [%emt 0:01:41]} Nxb6 {[%eval -194,19] [%emt 0:01:46]} 14. Nd2 {
(a5) [%eval -206,17] [%emt 0:00:57]} Nf6 {[%eval -207,17] [%emt 0:00:50]} 15.
a5 {[%eval -208,17] [%emt 0:01:26]} Nbd7 {[%eval -209,17] [%emt 0:00:54]} 16.
c3 {(Nb3) [%eval -209,16] [%emt 0:00:44]} Ke8 {
(Bd6) [%eval -207,16] [%emt 0:00:55]} 17. Nb3 {[%eval -212,16] [%emt 0:00:41]}
Be7 {(Bd6) [%eval -213,16] [%emt 0:00:41]} 18. Nd4 {
[%eval -198,16] [%emt 0:00:37]} Ne4 {[%eval -214,17] [%emt 0:00:38]} 19. a6 {
[%eval -214,16] [%emt 0:00:48]} Bc8 {[%eval -237,16] [%emt 0:00:40]} 20. Nf5 {
[%eval -212,16] [%emt 0:00:52]} Nb6 {(Bc5) [%eval -234,15] [%emt 0:00:52]} 21.
Nxe7 {[%eval -230,15] [%emt 0:00:32]} Kxe7 {[%eval -215,14] [%emt 0:00:04]} 22.
Rg1 {(e3) [%eval -216,16] [%emt 0:01:08]} Nc4 {[%eval -241,17] [%emt 0:00:37]}
23. g3 {(Ra2) [%eval -242,16] [%emt 0:00:43]} fxg3 {
[%eval -255,17] [%emt 0:00:43]} 24. f3 {[%eval -276,18] [%emt 0:01:06]} Ned2 {
[%eval -276,17] [%emt 0:00:31]} 25. Rxg3 {[%eval -284,18] [%emt 0:00:49]} Nxf1
{[%eval -265,18] [%emt 0:01:03]} 26. Kxf1 {[%eval -277,19] [%emt 0:00:53]} Nxb2
{[%eval -277,18] [%emt 0:00:39]} 27. Kf2 {[%eval -313,15] [%emt 0:01:11]} g6 {
[%eval -286,15] [%emt 0:00:46]} 28. Rgg1 {[%eval -286,16] [%emt 0:00:33]} Bd7 {
(Bf5) [%eval -311,16] [%emt 0:00:41]} 29. Ra5 {
(Rgb1) [%eval -304,15] [%emt 0:00:38]} Bc6 {
(Kd6) [%eval -311,15] [%emt 0:00:33]} 30. Raa1 {[%eval -311,15] [%emt 0:00:25]}
Rb8 {[%eval -329,15] [%emt 0:00:32]} 31. Rgb1 {[%eval -331,15] [%emt 0:00:39]}
Kd6 {(Rb5) [%eval -353,16] [%emt 0:00:46]} 32. Ke3 {
[%eval -354,16] [%emt 0:00:35]} Nc4+ {[%eval -369,16] [%emt 0:00:25]} 33. Kf2 {
(Kd4) [%eval -387,17] [%emt 0:00:42]} Rb6 {[%eval -389,17] [%emt 0:00:28]} 34.
Rxb6 {[%eval -393,17] [%emt 0:00:36]} Nxb6 {[%eval -392,19] [%emt 0:00:27]} 35.
Ke3 {[%eval -401,19] [%emt 0:00:41]} Na4 {[%eval -401,19] [%emt 0:00:27]} 36.
Kd4 {[%eval -401,19] [%emt 0:00:31]} Nc5 {[%eval -399,19] [%emt 0:00:34]} 37.
Rb1 {[%eval -403,19] [%emt 0:00:49]} Nxa6 {[%eval -399,19] [%emt 0:00:36]} 38.
e4 {[%eval -410,19] [%emt 0:00:38]} f6 {[%eval -409,19] [%emt 0:00:33]} 39.
exd5 {[%eval -416,19] [%emt 0:00:30]} Bxd5 {[%eval -422,20] [%emt 0:00:22]} 40.
c4 {[%eval -429,20] [%emt 0:00:27]} Bc6 {[%eval -435,20] [%emt 0:00:30]} 41.
Ra1 {[%eval -434,20] [%emt 0:00:29]} Bb7 {[%eval -432,20] [%emt 0:00:39]} 42.
h4 {[%eval -432,19] [%emt 0:00:27]} Nb4 {[%eval -432,19] [%emt 0:00:55]} 43.
c5+ {[%eval -435,19] [%emt 0:00:40]} Kc7 {[%eval -440,20] [%emt 0:00:31]} 44.
Kc4 {[%eval -436,20] [%emt 0:00:36]} a5 {[%eval -425,20] [%emt 0:00:45]} 45.
Kc3 {(Rxa5) [%eval -449,20] [%emt 0:02:55]} Nc6 {[%eval -427,18] [%emt 0:00:35]
} 46. f4 {[%eval -439,18] [%emt 0:00:38]} Ne7 {[%eval -435,18] [%emt 0:00:36]}
47. Rxa5 {(Kd3) [%eval -429,16] [%emt 0:00:05]} Nd5+ {
[%eval -442,16] [%emt 0:00:29]} 48. Kd2 {[%eval -436,15] [%emt 0:00:21]} Nxf4 {
[%eval -452,16] [%emt 0:00:10]} 49. c6 {[%eval -451,17] [%emt 0:00:36]} Kxc6 {
[%eval -451,17] [%emt 0:00:44]} 50. Ra4 {(Ra2) [%eval -471,16] [%emt 0:00:22]}
g5 {(Ng2) [%eval -472,17] [%emt 0:00:43]} 51. Rd4 {
(Ra5) [%eval -485,15] [%emt 0:00:28]} Ng6 {[%eval -479,16] [%emt 0:00:44]} 52.
h5 {[%eval -472,16] [%emt 0:00:19]} Nf4 {[%eval -468,16] [%emt 0:00:23]} 53. h6
{[%eval -491,17] [%emt 0:00:34]} Kc7 {[%eval -492,17] [%emt 0:00:16]} 54. Rc4+
{[%eval -492,17] [%emt 0:00:18]} Bc6 {[%eval -494,18] [%emt 0:00:08]} 55. Rc5 {
(Rc1) [%eval -514,18] [%emt 0:00:28]} Nd5 {[%eval -520,17] [%emt 0:00:14]} 56.
Kd3 {(Rc1) [%eval -538,17] [%emt 0:00:13]} f5 {[%eval -532,17] [%emt 0:00:16]}
57. Ra5 {[%eval -557,18] [%emt 0:00:18]} f4 {[%eval -545,18] [%emt 0:00:26]}
58. Ra7+ {[%eval -569,18] [%emt 0:00:29]} Bb7 {[%eval -592,19] [%emt 0:00:22]}
59. Ke2 {(Ra1) [%eval -593,17] [%emt 0:00:14]} g4 {
[%eval -593,18] [%emt 0:00:33]} 60. Ra5 {(Ra1) [%eval -593,16] [%emt 0:00:10]}
Nc3+ {(g3) [%eval -643,17] [%emt 0:00:36]} 61. Ke1 {
(Kf1) [%eval -702,17] [%emt 0:00:29]} Ne4 {[%eval -751,18] [%emt 0:00:28]} 62.
Ra1 {(Kf1) [%eval -728,15] [%emt 0:00:04]} g3 {[%eval -846,16] [%emt 0:00:11]}
0-1


Final Position:

[D]8/1bk4p/7P/8/4np2/6p1/8/R3K3 w - - 0 63





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