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Subject: Re: AT 2004 (90m+30s) Specialities (7) especially for Tor Romstad

Author: Kurt Utzinger

Date: 23:10:31 09/20/04

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On September 20, 2004 at 20:27:47, John Merlino wrote:


>>This time I show/comment a most interesting game of our
>>AT 2004 (90m+30s) tournament http://www.utzingerk.com/at_2004.htm
>>where Tord Romstad's engine Gothmog won a very beautiful game
>>Gothmog 1.0 beta 10 vs Crafty 19.15 WB
>>Position before 11.Qh5!?
>>[D]rnbqr1k1/ppp1b1pp/5p2/3nN3/4NP2/3B4/PPP1Q1PP/R1B1K2R w KQ - 0 11
>>
>>[Event "AT 2004  Ath 1.3/64  90m+30s"]
>>[Site "Zurich"]
>>[Date "2004.08.13"]
>>[Round "5.5"]
>>[White "Gothmog 1.0 beta 10"]
>>[Black "Crafty-19.15"]
>>[Result "1-0"]
>>[ECO "C32"]
>>[SetUp "1"]
>>[FEN "rnbqr1k1/ppp1b1pp/5p2/3nN3/4NP2/3B4/PPP1Q1PP/R1B1K2R w KQ - 0 11"]
>>[PlyCount "46"]
>>[EventDate "2004.??.??"]
>>
>>11. Qh5 fxe5 12. Ng5 Bxg5 13. Qxh7+ Kf7 14. fxg5 Ke7 15. c4 Nb4 16. Qxg7+ Kd6
>>17. c5+ Kc6 18. Be4+ Kxc5 19. Be3+ Kb5 20. O-O N8c6 21. a3 Nd5 22. Rfd1 Be6 23.
>>Bd3+ Ka5 24. b4+ Ka4 25. Bc2+ Kb5 26. a4+ Kxb4 27. Rab1+ Kc3 28. Bf2 Nf4 29.
>>Be1+ Kc4 30. Bb3+ Kc5 31. Bf2+ Qd4 32. Bxe6 Ne2+ 33. Kh1 Rxe6 1-0
>>
>
>Regarding your comment about 18...Nd5 being "the only try", CM9_SKR thinks that
>18...Kb5 is the best move (this is on a moderately busy AMD 2500), and may even
>lead to a draw:

      Hi John
      Interesting: I am going to have a deeper look at this
      in the evening after work.
      Kurt




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