Author: Duncan Roberts
Date: 03:38:19 08/20/04
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GM Vlamidirov of Kazakhstan lost three matches to Hydra in the human vs machine category in the Abu Dhabi chess festival. The GM played 3 matches in a row and the time control was 60 min. and 30 second per move. The GM commented that Hydra was stronger than he expected. The fourth match will be played on 24th of August at 07:00 EST and can be viewed at playchess server. back ... On August 19, 2004 at 21:47:37, Timothy J. Frohlick wrote: >George, > >Most impressive! What did GM Vladimirov have to say about the play of Hydra? > > >TJ > >On August 19, 2004 at 18:20:45, George Sobala wrote: > >>It seems Hydra played a four match series today against Evgeny Vladimirov (KAZ >>2628). It looks as if games may have been 60 minutes + 20 second increment. >>Hydra won 3-0 and the fourth game was not played. >> >>PGNs (taken from ICC): >> >>[Event "ICS Rated Standard match"] >>[Site "204.178.125.65"] >>[Date "2004.08.19"] >>[Round "-"] >>[White "*Hydra"] >>[Black "*Vladimirov"] >>[Result "1-0"] >>[WhiteElo "0"] >>[BlackElo "0"] >>[TimeControl "3600+20"] >> >>1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. Qe2 Be7 6. c3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. >>O-O O-O 9. d4 Bg4 10. Rd1 exd4 11. cxd4 d5 12. e5 Ne4 13. Nc3 Nxc3 14. bxc3 >>Qd7 15. h3 Bf5 16. Bg5 Bxg5 17. Nxg5 h6 18. Nf3 Na5 19. Nh4 Bh7 20. Bc2 >>Bxc2 21. Qxc2 Nc4 22. Rd3 f6 23. f4 fxe5 24. fxe5 c5 25. Re1 Rae8 26. Rf3 >>Rxf3 27. Nxf3 cxd4 28. cxd4 b4 29. Nh4 a5 30. Qd3 a4 31. Ng6 Qc6 32. Rb1 >>Qb7 33. h4 Na5 34. Rf1 Qd7 35. Qf3 Nc6 36. Nf8 Nxd4 37. Nxd7 Nxf3+ 38. Rxf3 >>Re7 39. Rf8+ Kh7 40. Rd8 Kg6 41. e6 b3 42. axb3 axb3 43. Rb8 Kf5 44. Nf8 d4 >>45. Rxb3 Ke4 46. Rf3 d3 47. Kf2 >>1-0 >> >>[Event "ICS Rated Standard match"] >>[Site "204.178.125.65"] >>[Date "2004.08.19"] >>[Round "-"] >>[White "*Vladimirov"] >>[Black "*Hydra"] >>[Result "0-1"] >>[WhiteElo "0"] >>[BlackElo "0"] >>[TimeControl "3600+20"] >> >>1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c6 4. O-O Bg4 5. d3 Nbd7 6. Nbd2 e5 7. e4 dxe4 >>8. dxe4 Be7 9. h3 Bh5 10. b3 O-O 11. Bb2 Re8 12. Qe1 Bc5 13. Nc4 b5 14. Na5 >>Qc7 15. a4 Bb6 16. axb5 cxb5 17. c4 b4 18. Qxb4 Rab8 19. Qe1 Bxf3 20. Bxf3 >>Bxa5 21. Rxa5 Rxb3 22. Rb5 Rxf3 23. Qe2 a6 >>0-1 >> >>[Event "ICS Unrated Standard match"] >>[Site "204.178.125.65"] >>[Date "2004.08.19"] >>[Round "-"] >>[White "*Hydra(C)"] >>[Black "*Vladimirov(GM)"] >>[Result "1-0"] >>[WhiteElo "0"] >>[BlackElo "0"] >>[TimeControl "3600+20"] >> >>1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. Bxc6+ bxc6 6. d4 f6 7. Be3 Ne7 >>8. Nc3 Ng6 9. Qe2 Be7 10. O-O-O Bd7 11. dxe5 fxe5 12. Qc4 h6 13. Ne1 Bg5 >>14. Kb1 Rf8 15. Bxg5 hxg5 16. Rf1 Nf4 17. Nd3 Qb8 18. h4 Qb6 19. hxg5 Rb8 >>20. b3 Ne6 21. f4 exf4 22. e5 d5 23. Qa4 c5 24. Qa3 Bc6 25. Ne2 Bb5 26. >>Nexf4 Nxf4 27. Rxf4 Bxd3 28. Rxf8+ Kxf8 29. Rxd3 Qc6 30. Rc3 Rb5 31. Qc1 >>Ke7 32. Qf4 Qe6 33. g6 d4 34. Rf3 Qxg6 35. Qf8+ Ke6 36. Qc8+ Kxe5 37. Qxc7+ >>1-0
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