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Subject: Re: Why does Crafty like g5?

Author: Richard Pijl

Date: 07:03:55 09/07/04

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On September 06, 2004 at 14:16:45, Gabor Szots wrote:

>Two games by Crafty, played recently on my computer:
>
>[Event "SzG Swiss 1st division 10th season"]
>[Site "Szentendre"]
>[Date "2004.09.05"]
>[Round "6"]
>[White "Quark v2.35Paderborn"]
>[Black "Crafty-19.15 WCCC"]
>[Result "0-1"]
>[TimeControl "2700+15"]
>
>1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. Re1 Bc5 8.
>c3 d6 9. d4 Bb6 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bh4 g5 12. Bg3 O-O 13. Qd3 Nh5 14. Nbd2 Nxg3
>15. hxg3 Qf6 16. Bd5 g4 17. Nh4 exd4 18. e5 Nxe5 19. Rxe5 Qxe5 20. Bxb7
>dxc3 21. bxc3 Rae8 22. Rf1 Qe2 23. Qc2 Re6 24. Nf5 d5 25. Bxd5 Rf6 26. Be4
>Rd8 27. Nb3 Qxc2 28. Bxc2 h5 29. Rc1 Kf8 30. Kf1 Rd5 31. Nfd4 c5 32. Ne2
>Rd8 33. Rb1 Rd7 34. Ke1 Re7 35. Rd1 Re5 36. Kf1 c4 37. Nbd4 a5 38. f4 b4
>39. Ke1 Rd5 40. Be4 Rd8 41. Bc2 Rfd6 42. Rc1 Bc5 43. Ba4 bxc3 44. Nb5 Rd2
>45. Nbxc3 Bb4 46. Bb5 Rxa2 47. Bxc4 Rad2 48. Kf1 Rc8 49. Na4 Kg7 50. Bb3
>Re8 51. Bc4 Ba3 52. Rb1 Re4 53. Ra1 Bb4 54. Bb5 Re7 55. Rc1 Kg6 56. Rc6+
>Kh7 57. Kf2 Kg7 58. Rc1 f6 59. Rc6 Ra2 60. Nc3 Rc2 61. Kf1 f5 62. Ba4 Rd2
>63. Bb3 a4 64. Bc4 a3 65. Rc8 Ba5 66. Rc5 Bxc3 67. Nxc3 h4 68. gxh4 g3 69.
>Re5 Rc7 70. Ke1 Rb2 71. Rxf5 Rxc4 72. Ra5 Rxc3 73. Kd1 Rxg2 74. Ra7+ Kf6
>75. Ra6+ Kf5 76. Ra5+ Ke4 77. Re5+ Kf3 78. Re6 a2 79. Ra6 Rb3 80. Ra3 Rxa3
>81. Kc1 a1=Q#
>{Black mates} 0-1
>
>[Event "Computer chess game"]
>[Site "LUCIFER"]
>[Date "2004.09.06"]
>[Round "-"]
>[White "Ruffian 2.1.0"]
>[Black "Crafty-19.15 WCCC"]
>[Result "1-0"]
>[TimeControl "2700+15"]
>
>1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c6 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 b5 7. Qd3 Nbd7
>8. a3 a5 9. e4 b4 10. axb4 Ba6 11. b5 cxb5 12. Bf4 h6 13. Be2 g5 14. Bg3 b4
>15. Nb5 Be7 16. Nd2 O-O 17. h4 g4 18. Qe3 Bxb5 19. Bxb5 Qb6 20. Qe2 Rad8
>21. Nb3 Nxe4 22. Qxg4+ Kh8 23. Qxe4 Qxb5 24. Rxa5 Qb6 25. O-O Kg7 26. Rfa1
>Nf6 27. Be5 Rd5 28. Ra7 Rxe5 29. Qxe5 Bd6 30. Qe2 Bb8 31. R7a5 Qd6 32. g3
>Bc7 33. Rc5 Re8 34. Rc4 Bb6 35. Rac1 Nd5 36. Nc5 Qe7 37. Nd3 Rd8 38. Ne5
>Rg8 39. Qh5 Qf6 40. b3 Ra8 41. Nd7 Qe7 42. Nxb6 Nxb6 43. Qg4+ Kh7 44. Rc7
>Qe8 45. R1c6 Nd5 46. Rxe6 Nxc7 47. Rxe8 Rxe8 48. Qd7 Re1+ 49. Kg2 Ne6 50.
>Qxf7+ Ng7 51. d5 Rd1 52. Qe7 Rxd5 53. Qe4+ Rf5 54. g4 Kg8 55. gxf5 Kf7 56.
>f4 Ne8 57. Qe6+ Kf8 58. f6 Nxf6 59. Qxf6+ Ke8 60. Qg7 h5 61. f5 Kd8 62. f6
>Kc8 63. Qe7 Kb8 64. f7
>{Black resigns} 1-0
>
>Crafty got away with the first one (in fact, its move 63.-a4! made the game a
>gem), but not with the second.
>
[D] r2qkb1r/3n1pp1/b3pn1p/pp6/3PPB2/2NQ1N2/1P2BPPP/R3K2R b KQkq -

The Baron 1.4.1b1 doesn't have a better move:
 ply       time        nodes   score  pv
  5(10)-   0:00.06     13496   -0.08  b5-b4 (Nc3-b5) (Ba6xb5) (Qd3xb5) (g7-g5)
(Bf4-e5)
                                      (Ra8-a6)
  5(10)&   0:00.08     18455   -0.60  b5-b4 Nc3-b5 Ba6xb5 Qd3xb5 Nf6xe4 O-O
  5(12)&   0:00.16     37974   -0.59  Bf8-e7 Nc3xb5 Be7-b4 Nf3-d2 Ba6xb5 Qd3xb5
                                      Nf6xe4
  5(12).   0:00.17     39571   -0.59  Bf8-e7 Nc3xb5 Be7-b4 Nf3-d2 Ba6xb5 Qd3xb5
                                      Nf6xe4
  6(11)&   0:00.36     83653   -0.86  Bf8-e7 Nc3xb5 Be7-b4 Ke1-f1 Ba6xb5 Qd3xb5
                                      Nf6xe4 Kf1-g1
  6(11)+   0:00.39     94943   -0.24  b5-b4 (Nc3-a4) (Ba6xd3) (Bf4-c7)
  6(11)&   0:00.42    104366   -0.10  b5-b4 Nc3-b5 Ba6xb5 Qd3xb5 Nf6xe4 Qb5-c6
                                      Ne4-f6
  6(12).   0:00.64    157115   -0.10  b5-b4 Nc3-b5 Ba6xb5 Qd3xb5 Nf6xe4 Qb5-c6
                                      Ne4-f6
  7(13)&   0:00.81    212684   -0.43  b5-b4 Nc3-b5 Ba6xb5 Qd3xb5 Nf6xe4 O-O
                                      Bf8-d6 Nf3-e5
  7(13).   0:01.83    451295   -0.43  b5-b4 Nc3-b5 Ba6xb5 Qd3xb5 Nf6xe4 O-O
                                      Bf8-d6 Nf3-e5
  8(13)&   0:02.23    556327   -0.46  b5-b4 Nc3-b5 Ba6xb5 Qd3xb5 Nf6xe4 Qb5-c6
                                      Ne4-f6 O-O b4-b3
  8(13)&   0:03.56    917369   -0.44  g7-g5 Bf4-e5 Nd7xe5 Nf3xe5 Bf8-d6 h2-h4
                                      O-O h4xg5 h6xg5
  8(13).   0:05.17   1319074   -0.44  g7-g5 Bf4-e5 Nd7xe5 Nf3xe5 Bf8-d6 h2-h4
                                      O-O h4xg5 h6xg5
  9(14)&   0:07.50   1932261   -0.42  g7-g5 Bf4-e5 Nd7xe5 Nf3xe5 b5-b4 Nc3-b5
                                      Ra8-b8 Ne5-c6 Ba6xb5 Qd3xb5
  9(15).   0:13.81   3499761   -0.42  g7-g5 Bf4-e5 Nd7xe5 Nf3xe5 b5-b4 Nc3-b5
                                      Ra8-b8 Ne5-c6 Ba6xb5 Qd3xb5
 10(16)&   0:26.78   6757391   -0.43  g7-g5 Bf4-e5 Bf8-e7 O-O g5-g4 Nf3-d2
                                      Nd7xe5 d4xe5 Qd8xd3 Be2xd3 b5-b4
 10(17).   0:45.89  11566966   -0.43  g7-g5 Bf4-e5 Bf8-e7 O-O g5-g4 Nf3-d2
                                      Nd7xe5 d4xe5 Qd8xd3 Be2xd3 b5-b4
 11(18)&   1:09.02  17592936   -0.42  g7-g5 Bf4-e5 g5-g4 Be5xf6 Nd7xf6 Nf3-e5
                                      b5-b4 Nc3-b5 Ra8-b8 Nb5-c7 Qd8xc7 Qd3xa6
                                      Nf6xe4
 11(19).   2:12.27  32781430   -0.42  g7-g5 Bf4-e5 g5-g4 Be5xf6 Nd7xf6 Nf3-e5
                                      b5-b4 Nc3-b5 Ra8-b8 Nb5-c7 Qd8xc7 Qd3xa6
                                      Nf6xe4
 12(19)&   3:45.16  55178278   -0.44  g7-g5 Bf4-e5 Bf8-e7 Be5xf6 Be7xf6 e4-e5
                                      g5-g4 Nf3-d2 Bf6-g5 Nc3-e4 Bg5xd2 Qd3xd2
                                      Ba6-b7
 12(20).   6:00.45  89310238   -0.44  g7-g5 Bf4-e5 Bf8-e7 Be5xf6 Be7xf6 e4-e5
                                      g5-g4 Nf3-d2 Bf6-g5 Nc3-e4 Bg5xd2 Qd3xd2
                                      Ba6-b7
 13(21)&  12:16.58 181038192   -0.50  g7-g5 Bf4-e3 b5-b4 Nc3-b5 Bf8-e7 Nf3-e5
                                      Ra8-b8 Ne5-c6 Ba6xb5 Qd3xb5 Rb8xb5 Nc6xd8
                                      Rb5-b8
 13(22).  18:52.72 284002112   -0.50  g7-g5 Bf4-e3 b5-b4 Nc3-b5 Bf8-e7 Nf3-e5
                                      Ra8-b8 Ne5-c6 Ba6xb5 Qd3xb5 Rb8xb5 Nc6xd8
                                      Rb5-b8
Richard.

>I don't remember older Crafties doing this.
>
>Gábor



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