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Subject: Re: Match Hiarcs6 Mac - MacChess 5.0

Author: Nouveau

Date: 00:59:29 01/15/99

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On January 14, 1999 at 12:52:29, Will Singleton wrote:

>On January 14, 1999 at 09:50:20, Nouveau wrote:
>
>>Hello,
>>
>>I finished a match between Hiarcs 6 for Mac and MacChess 5.0 on two performa
>>5260 (PPC 603e, 120 Mhz, no cache). The games were in 40mvs/2h.
>>
>>The result is : Hiarcs-MacChess = 8-2 (+7 =2 -1)
>>
>>I'm very impressed by the positional play of Hiarcs : MacChess was often 2 plies
>>deeper (in the middlegame the average was 6-7 for Hiarcs and 8-9 for MacChess),
>>but it was a complete domination of Hiarcs. Hiarcs is also very (very) good in
>>the endings.
>>
>>I really thought that MacChess had a chance on such a slow machine.
>>Hiarcs must be impressive on a G3 !!
>>
>>I can post the games if you want, or e-mail them to those who desire.
>>My e-mail : nouvejf@agf.fr
>>
>>Jeff
>
>Jeff,
>
>You did this manually, right?  You don't have a secret automated system, by any
>chance?

Yep, with my pretty little hands ! I dream of an autoplayer for the Mac !

>
>MacChess is pretty strong, but Hiarcs is one of the best.  I'm surprised
>MacChess was able to win a game.

The game :

[Event "Match Hiarcs-MacChess"]
[Site "Levallois-Perret"]
[Date "1999.01.01"]
[Round "4"]
[White "MacChess 5"]
[Black "HIARCS6"]
[Result "1-0"]
1.e4 e5 {H6: 01   1...e5 =    0}
2.Nf3 Nc6 {H6: 01   2...Nc6 =    0}
3.Bb5 a6 {H6: 01   3...a6 =    0}
4.Ba4 Nf6 {H6: 01   4...Nf6 =    0}
5.O-O Be7 {H6: 01   5...Be7 =    0}
6.Re1 b5 {H6: 01   6...b5 =    0}
7.Bb3 O-O {H6: 01   7...O-O =    0}
8.c3 d6 {H6: 01   8...d6 =    0}
9.h3 Bb7 {H6: 01   9...Bb7 =    0}
10.d4 Re8 {H6: 01  10...Re8 =    0}
11.Nbd2 Bf8 {H6: 01  11...Bf8 =    0}
12.a4 h6 {H6: 01  12...h6 =    0}
13.Bc2 exd4 {H6: 01  13...exd4 =    0}
14.cxd4 Nb4 {H6: 01  14...Nb4 =    0}
15.Bb1 c5 {H6: 01  15...c5 =    0}
16.d5 Nd7 {H6: 01  16...Nd7 =    0}
17.Ra3 {MC: 1er coup hors bibli} f5 {H6: 01  17...f5 =    0}
18.exf5 Nf6 {H6: 01  18...Nf6 =    0}
19.Nh4 Rxe1+ {H6: 07  19...Rxe1+ Qxe1 Bxd5 Ndf3 Qd7 axb5 axb5 Rxa8 Bxa8 Qe6+ Kh7
=   14}
20.Qxe1 Bxd5 {H6: 07  20...Bxd5 Ndf3 bxa4 Rxa4 Qe8 Qxe8 Rxe8 Be3 Bb3 Ra3 =  17}
21.Ng6 Qd7 {H6: 07  21...Qd7 axb5 Re8 Qd1 Qxb5 Nf3 Qe2 Qxe2 Rxe2 =   25}
22.axb5 Re8 {H6: 07  22...Re8 Qf1 Qxb5 Qd1 Qe2 Qxe2 Rxe2 Re3 Rxe3 =   24}
23.Re3 axb5 {H6: 08  23...axb5 Nf1 Nc6 Bd2 Nd4 Rxe8 Nxe8 Ne3 Bb3 =   14}
24.b3 Rxe3 {H6: 08  24...Rxe3 Qxe3 Bf7 Bb2 Bxg6 fxg6 d5 Bxf6 gxf6 Qf4 Qd6 =  14}
25.fxe3 Bf7 {H6: 08  25...Bf7 Nxf8 Kxf8 Bb2 d5 Qg3 Bh5 Qb8+ Kf7 Qh8 =   25}
26.Nxf8 Kxf8 {H6: 08  26...Kxf8 Bb2 =   25}
27.e4 Nc6 {H6: 08  27...Nc6 Bb2 Ne5 Qe3 Qc6 Qg3 Nh5 Qh4 =    6}
28.Bb2 Ne5 {H6: 08  28...Ne5 Qe3 Qa7 Bxe5 dxe5 b4 Nd7 Bd3 Qa1+ Kf2 cxb4 Bxb5=
-5}
29.Bc2 Qa7 {H6: 08  29...Qa7 Qf2 Nfd7 b4 Qa2 Bxe5 Nxe5 Bb1 =    7}
30.Qe3 Nfd7 {H6: 08  30...Nfd7 b4 Qb6 Bc3 Kg8 Nf3 Nc4 =   15}
31.Bb1 Kg8 {H6: 08  31...Kg8 Qg3 c4+ Kh2 Qc5 bxc4 bxc4 Bc3 Nf6 =    1}
32.Qf2 Qa5 {H6: 09  32...Qa5 Qe3 Qb4 Qc3 Qxc3 Bxc3 Kf8 Kf2 b4 =   22}
33.Kh1 Qb4 {H6: 09  33...Qb4 Bc2 Kh8 Kg1 Nf6 Qe3 Kh7 Bc3 =   39}
34.Bc2 Kh8 {H6: 07  34...Kh8 Qe3 Kh7 =   33}
35.Qe3 Qa5 {H6: 07  35...Qa5 Bd3 Kg8 Be2 Kh7 Bc3 Qb6 =    6}
36.Nb1 b4 {H6: 08  36...b4 Qc1 Kg8 Nd2 Qb5 Qd1 Nd3 Bxd3 Qxd3 =   47}
37.Qc1 Qd8 {H6: 08  37...Qd8 Qd1 Qe7 Nd2 Kg8 Qe2 Nf6 Nf3 =   34}
38.Qd1 Qe7 {H6: 08  38...Qe7 Nd2 Kg8 Nf3 h5 Nxe5 Nxe5 =   20}
39.Nd2 Kg8 {H6: 08  39...Kg8 Nf3 Kh7 Qd2 Bh5 =   16}
40.Nf3 Nxf3 {H6: 08  40...Nxf3 Qxf3 Ne5 Qg3 h5 h4 Kh7 Bxe5 Qxe5 Qxe5 dxe5 Bd1
Kg8 Kg1 =   -1}
41.Qxf3 Ne5 {H6: 08  41...Ne5 Qg3 =   -1}
42.Qf4 Kh7 {H6: 08  42...Kh7 Qg3 h5 h4 Qf6 Bxe5 dxe5 =    3}
43.Ba1 h5 {H6: 07  43...h5 Bb2 Qf6 g3 Kg8 Kh2 Kh7 =   10}
44.Bb2 Qf6 {H6: 07  44...Qf6 g3 Kg8 Bxe5 dxe5 Qf3 h4 Kg2 hxg3 Qxg3 =   12}
45.g3 Qe7 {H6: 08  45...Qe7 Kg1 g5 =    0}
46.h4 Qf6 {H6: 07  46...Qf6 Bd1 Bg6 =   18}
47.Kg2 Nd3 {H6: 09  47...Nd3 Bxf6 Nxf4+ Kf3 gxf6 Kxf4 c4 bxc4 Bxc4 Bd1 Kh6 Ke3 =
  87}
48.Bxf6 Nxf4+ {H6: 10  48...Nxf4+ gxf4 gxf6 Bd1 d5 e5 c4 e6 Be8 Kf2 c3 Ke3 Kg7 =
  58}
49.Kf3 Ng2 {H6: 10  49...Ng2 Kxg2 gxf6 Kf2 c4 bxc4 Bxc4 Ke3 b3 Bb1 Kg7 =   82}
50.Kxg2 gxf6 {H6: 10  50...gxf6 Kf2 c4 bxc4 Bxc4 Ke3 b3 Bb1 Kg7 Kd4 Bb5 =  82}
51.Kf3 c4 {H6: 10  51...c4 bxc4 Bxc4 Ke3 b3 Bb1 Bb5 Kd4 Bc6 Bd3 Kg7 =   73}
52.bxc4 Bxc4 {H6: 09  52...Bxc4 Ke3 b3 Bb1 Kg7 Kd4 Bg8 Bd3 Bf7 Kc3 =   83}
53.Ke3 b3 {H6: 09  53...b3 Bb1 =   83}
54.Bd3 Bf7 {H6: 11  54...Bf7 Kd2 d5 exd5 Bxd5 Kc3 Kh6 Bb5 Be4 Bd7 Bc2 Be6 Kg7
Bxb3 Bxf5 =  -45}
55.Kd4 Kh6 {H6: 11  55...Kh6 Kc3 d5 exd5 Bxd5 Bb5 Be4 Kxb3 =  -46}
56.Kc3 d5 {H6: 10  56...d5 exd5 Bxd5 Bb5 Be4 Kxb3 Bxf5 Kc4 Kg7 Kd5 =  -45}
57.Bb1 d4+ {H6: 11  57...d4+ Kxd4 Kg7 e5 fxe5+ Kxe5 Bc4 f6+ Kf7 Kf5 Be6+ Kg5 b2
Bg6+ Kf8 Bb1 Bf7 = -109}
58.Kxd4 Kg7 {H6: 11  58...Kg7 Bd3 = -110}
59.Bd3 Kf8 {H6: 10  59...Kf8 Kc3 = -110}
60.e5 fxe5+ {H6: 09  60...fxe5+ Kxe5 Ke8 Bb1 Kd7 Kf6 Ke8 Kg5 b2 f6 Kd7 = -104}
61.Kxe5 Ke8 {H6: 08  61...Ke8 Be4 Ke7 f6+ Ke8 Kd4 = -110}
62.Bb1 Kd7 {H6: 09  62...Kd7 Be4 Bg8 Bd3 b2 Bb1 Ke7 f6+ Kd7 Bf5 = -104}
63.Kf6 Ke8 {H6: 10  63...Ke8 Kg7 Ke7 f6+ Ke6 Bd3 b2 Bc2 Be8 Bb1 Ke5 = -321}
64.Kg7 Ke7 {H6: 11  64...Ke7 f6+ Ke8 Be4 b2 Bb1 Bc4 Bg6+ Kd7 f7 Bxf7 Kxf7 Kc6
Kf6 Kb7 Bb1 = -400}
65.Bd3 b2 {H6: 09  65...b2 f6+ Ke8 Bb1 Bc4 = -400}
66.f6+ Ke8 {H6: 10  66...Ke8 Bb1 Bd5 Bg6+ Kd7 f7 Bxf7 Kxf7 Kd6 Kf6 Kd5 = -390}
67.Bb1 Bd5 {H6: 10  67...Bd5 Bg6+ = -616}
68.Bg6+ Kd7 {H6: 09  68...Kd7 f7 Bxf7 Kxf7 Kd6 Kf6 Kd5 = -589}
69.f7 Bxf7 {H6: 08  69...Bxf7 Kxf7 Kc7 Bb1 Kd6 Kg6 Ke5 Kxh5 = -623}
70.Kxf7 Kd6 {H6: 11  70...Kd6 Bb1 Kd5 Kg6 Kd4 Kxh5 Ke3 g4 Kf4 g5 Ke5 = -729}
71.Bb1 Ke5 {H6: 12  71...Ke5 Kg6 Ke6 Kxh5 Ke7 g4 Ke6 g5 Kf7 g6+ Kg7 Kg5 Kg8 h5 =
-846}
72.Kg6 Kd5 {H6: 11  72...Kd5 Kxh5 Kd6 g4 Ke6 g5 = -846}
73.Ba2+ Ke5 {H6: 12  73...Ke5 Kxh5 Kd4 g4 Kc5 =-1585}
74.Kxh5 Kd4 {H6: 13  74...Kd4 Kg5 Kc3 h5 Kb4 h6 Ka3 Bb1 Kb4 h7 =-1854}
75.Kg6 Ke4 {H6: 12  75...Ke4 Bb1+ Ke3 h5 Kd2 h6 =-2308} 1-0

I think Hiarcs committed suicide with 47...Nd3? : the position was even, and I
thought it would end in a draw, but Hiarcs surprisingly played a bad positional
move (I think a losing one) and MacChess quietly secures the win.

What do you think ?

>
>Will




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