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Subject: Re: Immortal game?

Author: chandler yergin

Date: 13:23:33 11/08/04

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On November 08, 2004 at 12:59:10, Ed Schröder wrote:

>On November 08, 2004 at 08:04:34, chandler yergin wrote:
>
>>On November 07, 2004 at 05:23:27, Ed Schröder wrote:
>>
>>>Last night I played a game against my own brainchild, I sometimes still do that.
>>>The game got interesting when I played a wild sacrifice which I couldn't oversee
>>>till the end but as it seems is correct after all. It's my bet (in case the
>>>sacrifice is correct) no engine will find this move.
>>>
>>>I want to find out if the sac is correct so I can label this game as my own
>>>personal immortal game.
>>
>>
>>Congratulations Ed!
>>Very nicely done; well played, and also very aesthetically appealing!
>>
>>I wonder.. will you 'Tweak' Rebel's Opening Book, based on this game?
>>;)
>>CY
>
>He he he... No.
>
>I think Jeroen (the opening book guy) will explode if I tell him to actively
>play 1.d4 Nf6 2.f3
>
>Ed :)
>

Why? Kasparov played it!


>==============
>
>>>Here is the game and the critical positions, please start your engines...
>>>
>>>[Event "Play for fun"]
>>>[Site "Deventer"]
>>>[Date "06.11.2004"]
>>>[Round "?"]
>>>[White "Ed"]
>>>[Black "Rebel 12"]
>>>[Result "1-0"]
>>>[WhiteElo "?"]
>>>[BlackElo "?"]
>>>
>>>1. d4 Nf6 2. f3 d5 3. Nc3 c6 4. e4 e6 5. e5 Nfd7 6. f4 Bb4 7. Nf3 O-O 8.
>>>Bd3 c5 9. Ng5 g6 10. h4 cxd4 11. h5 dxc3 12. b3 Qc7 13. Nxh7 Nxe5 14. fxe5
>>>Qxe5+ 15. Kf1 Kxh7 16. hxg6+ Kg8 17. g7 Qf6+ 18. Ke1 Qxg7 19. Bh7+ Kh8
>>>20. Qh5 f5 21. Bg5 Nc6 22. Bxf5+ Kg8 23. Bh7+ Kh8 24. Be4+ Kg8 25. Bh6
>>>Qg3+ 26. Kd1 dxe4 27. Bg5 Qd6+ 28. Kc1 Qd7 29. Bf6 Qd2+ 30. Kb1 Qe1+ 31.
>>>Rxe1 Rxf6 32. Rh1 Kf8 33. Qh8+ Ke7 34. Rh7+ Rf7 35. a3 Bd6 36. Ka2 e5 37.
>>>Rah1 Nd8 38. R1h6 Bf5 39. Qf6+ Ke8 40. Rh8+ Bf8 41. Qxe5+ Kd7 42. Rf6 Rxf6
>>>43. Qxf6 Be6 44. Qxf8 *
>>>
>>>[d]rnbq1rk1/pp1n1p1p/4p1p1/3pP1N1/1b1p1P1P/2NB4/PPP3P1/R1BQK2R w KQ - bm h5;
>>>
>>>Position after 10..cxd4, move to find 11.h5!!
>>>
>>>[d]rnbq1rk1/pp1n1p1p/4p1p1/3pP1NP/1b3P2/1PpB4/P1P3P1/R1BQK2R b KQ - bm Qc7;
>>>
>>>12..Qc7 looks like a smart defence (see the game) but is it really the best
>>>move? Else I think the rest is forced. I think this is the critical position.
>>>
>>>[d]rnb2r1k/pp3pqB/4p3/3p4/1b6/1Pp5/P1P3P1/R1BQK2R w - - bm Qh5;
>>>
>>>Position after 19..Kh8, move to find 20.Qh5! This (I guess) will be already hard
>>>enough to find for many engines.
>>>
>>>Ed



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