Author: Peter Berger
Date: 15:41:43 11/30/04
Nice to get the chance to try a new version of one of the most interesting
amateur engines availlable.
First game of a new engine or new version is always a thrill.
Movei was just as sceptical as usual in its new incarnation and first game on my
computers.
a.) While watching the game it occured to me that eval is a bit similar to a
bet. Junior put its money on the assessment that a pair of bishops is at least
about a pawn better than a rook and two pawns in late middlegame or endgame -
Movei disagreed. Even without the additional king safety issue in the game I
think Junior is just right.
Movei made Junior work hard for the game - one or two critical Junior moves were
found very late, which is again typical, so
b.) The top pros just use their time much better. It doesn't work always, but
there is a strong tendency that they will spend much time when it matters, to an
extent that in pro-amateur game they usually have about a 2-1 time advantage
during the critical moves ( with the exception of Chess Tiger) . I think this
advantage is maybe underestimated.
c.) And yes, Junior is just a bitch anyway- what a mighty prog.
Movei played on Athlon64 3200+(2.0GHz), 64MB Hash, Junior on a P233MMX, 16MB
Hash - looking forward to the next games.
A diagram maybe ?
Junior 8.0.0.2 - movei00_8_295, Computer chess game 2004
[D] r4r1k/p4ppp/2q1p3/2b1P1B1/2B1R1n1/P7/2Q2PPP/5RK1 b - - 0 1
Here movei decided that Nxf2 was a good idea, and that it would be not much
worse after it.
Peter
[Event "Computer chess game"]
[Site "Athlon64 3200+(2.0GHz) - P233MMX"]
[Date "2004.11.30"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Junior 8.0.0.2"]
[Black "movei00_8_295"]
[Result "1-0"]
[TimeControl "7200+10"]
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8.
Bd3 Bb7 9. O-O b4 10. Ne4 Be7 11. Nxf6+ Nxf6 12. a3 bxa3 13. bxa3 O-O 14.
Rb1 Qc8 15. e4 c5 16. Bg5 cxd4 17. Qb3 Bc6 18. Nxd4 Bc5 19. Nxc6 Qxc6 20.
Qc2 Ng4 21. e5 Qd5 22. Rbe1 Kh8 23. Bc4 Qc6 24. Re4 Nxf2 25. Rxf2 Bxf2+ 26.
Kxf2 Qc5+ 27. Be3 Qxa3 28. Rh4 g6 29. Be2 Rfc8 30. Qe4 Qf8 31. Rh3 Kg8 32.
Qh4 Qg7 33. Bg5 f5 34. exf6 Qf7 35. Qe4 Rab8 36. Re3 Re8 37. Qe5 a6 38.
Bxa6 Rb6 39. Bc4 Qa7 40. Bf4 Kf7 41. Kg3 Qb7 42. h3 Qd7 43. Re4 Qc6 44. Be3
Rb7 45. Bc5 Qc7 46. Bd6 Qd7 47. Qf4 g5 48. Qxg5 Qxd6+ 49. Kh4 Rg8 50. Rxe6
Rxg5 51. Rxd6+ Kg6 52. f7+ Kg7 53. Kxg5 Rb8 54. Rd4 Rf8 55. Kf5
{Movei->black resign} 1-0
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