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Subject: Re: Shredder vs Hydra (Game 2) 0-1 (now 0-2)

Author: John Merlino

Date: 10:38:53 08/15/04

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On August 15, 2004 at 12:37:34, Kurt Utzinger wrote:

>The games are ready for download at
>[http://www.utzingerk.com/m_hydra_shredder.pgn]
>
>Die Partien stehen zum Download bereit bei
>[http://www.utzingerk.com/m_hydra_shredder.pgn]
>
>[Event "Match  rapid 90 min"]
>[Site "Abu Dhabi"]
>[Date "2004.08.15"]
>[Round "2"]
>[White "Shredder"]
>[Black "Hydra"]
>[Result "0-1"]
>[ECO "B97"]
>[PlyCount "102"]
>
>1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Qb6 8. Nb3
>Be7 9. Qf3 Nbd7 10. O-O-O Qc7 {Black last book move} 11. Kb1 b5 12. Bd3 b4 13.
>Ne2 Bb7 14. Qh3 Nxe4 15. Bxe7 Kxe7 16. Qh4+ {White last book move} 16... Ndf6
>17. Rhe1 h6 18. f5 e5 19. Nf4 Ng5 20. Nh5 Nxh5 21. Qxh5 Bxg2 22. Nd2 a5 23. h4
>Nh7 24. Qe2 Bc6 25. Rg1 Rhg8 26. Ne4 Bxe4 27. Bxe4 Rac8 28. Bd3 Qb6 29. Bb5 Nf6
>30. Ba4 e4 31. Rde1 Qc5 32. Qa6 d5 33. Rd1 d4 34. Bb3 Rc6 35. Qe2 Kf8 36. Ba4
>Rd6 37. Qf1 Rd8 38. Qa6 Qc7 39. Qb5 Rh8 40. Qf1 Rh7 41. Bb3 h5 42. Ba4 e3 43.
>Qb5 Rh6 44. Rg2 Rd5 45. Qf1 Ng4 46. Bb3 Rd8 47. Ba4 Rf6 48. Re1 g6 49. Rc1 Rxf5
>50. Qe2 Qe7 51. Bb5 Qxh4 0-1

Hello Kurt,

In your commentary on Game 1, you say that 30.Rd3 is a fine move leading to
Rdf3-Rf6. However, in this position, CM_SKR prefers 30.Rf6 right away (this is
on a P4-2.4):

[D]5rk1/4qpp1/p1r5/1p1pP1PQ/3B3P/6K1/8/3R1R2 w - - 0 30

Time	Depth	Score	Positions	Moves
0:00	1/3	1.22	1082		30.Qf3 Rc2 31.Rf2
0:00	1/3	1.34	1354		30.Rd2 a5 31.Qf3
0:00	1/4	1.24	4296		30.Rd2 Rc4 31.Qf3 Qe6
0:00	1/4	1.33	7235		30.Qf3 Qe6 31.Rc1 Rc4 32.Rxc4 dxc4
0:00	1/5	1.31	12160		30.Qf3 Qe6 31.Rc1 Rxc1 32.Rxc1 a5
0:00	1/6	1.33	47659		30.Qf3 Qe6 31.Rc1 Rc4 32.Rxc4 dxc4
0:00	1/7	1.26	136590		30.Qf3 Qe6 31.Rc1 Rc4 32.Rxc4 bxc4
					33.Bc3
0:01	1/7	1.33	243816		30.Rf6 Rfc8 31.Rxc6 Rxc6 32.Qf3
					Qe6 33.Ba1 Rc2 34.Rxd5
0:04	1/8	1.30	886687		30.Rf6 Qe8 31.Rxc6 Qxc6 32.Qf3
					a5 33.Ba1 Qc2 34.Qxd5
0:14	2/9	1.41	3176242		30.Rf6 Qa3+ 31.Qf3 Qxf3+ 32.Rxf3
					a5 33.Ba1 b4 34.Rxd5 a4 35.Rd7
0:29	2/10	1.19	6433193		30.Rf6 Qa3+ 31.Qf3 Qxf3+ 32.Rxf3
					b4 33.Bb2 Rc2 34.Rb3 a5 35.Ra1 Rc5
1:32	2/11	1.24	20299004	30.Rf6 Qa3+ 31.Qf3 Qxf3+ 32.Rxf3
					b4 33.Ba1 Rb8 34.Rxd5 b3 35.Rf1
					Rc2 36.Rd7

SKR scores 30.Rd3 at just a few centipawns less than 30.Rf6. Do you think 30.Rf6
is too soon?

jm



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