Author: Robert Allgeuer
Date: 14:47:33 12/09/04
I have observed two bugs in Gandalf 6 WB version:
1) It loses sometimes (rarely) on time, observed with 5min+2s time control both
under ChessPartner and Winboard.
2) More seriously: under certain (unclear) circumstances Gandalf 6WB does not
execute the last mating move and loses on time instead. Examples below:
[Event "Gandalf v6.0 Gauntlet"]
[Site "DISCO"]
[Date "2004.12.05"]
[Round "1.11"]
[White "Gandalf v6.0WB"]
[Black "Jonny v2.70"]
[Result "0-1"]
[TimeControl "300+2"]
1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c6
3. c4 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3 e6 7. Bxc4 Bb4 8. O-O Nbd7 9. Qe2 Bg6
10. e4 O-O 11. Bd3 Bh5 12. e5 Nd5 13. Ne4 Be7 14. Ng3 Bg6 15. Bxg6 hxg6 16. Ne4
c5 17. Nc3 Qb6 18. Nxd5 exd5 19. dxc5 Nxc5 20. Be3 Qe6 21. Rfd1 Rac8 22. Bxc5
Bxc5 23. Rd2 Rfd8 24. Rad1 Qc6 25. b3 Qb6 26. Rd3 Rc7 27. Qd2 Rcd7 28. Ng5 Be7
29. Qf4 Bxg5 30. Qxg5 Qe6 31. Qe3 d4 32. Qf4 b6 33. h3 Qf5 34. Qxf5 gxf5 35. f4
Kf8 36. Rc1 Ke8 37. b4 Ke7 38. Rc6 Rd5 39. Kf2 Kd7 40. b5 Ke7 41. Ke2 R8d7
42. Rg3 g6 43. Rd3 Rc5 44. Rd2 g5 45. g3 Rdd5 46. Kd3 gxf4 47. gxf4 Rd7 48. h4
Rd8 49. Rh2 Rg8 50. h5 Rg3+ 51. Kxd4 Rg4 52. Rxc5 bxc5+ 53. Kxc5 Kf8 54. a5
Rxf4 55. b6 axb6+ 56. axb6 Re4 57. b7 Rxe5+ 58. Kb6 Re8 59. Ka7 Kg7 60. b8Q
Re7+ 61. Ka8 Re4 62. h6+ Kh7 63. Qf8 Ra4+ 64. Kb8 Rg4 65. Qxf7+ Kh8 66. h7 Rb4+
67. Kc8 Rc4+ 68. Qxc4 Kg7 69. h8Q+ Kg6
{White forfeits on time. White/Black clocks: -00:00:20 / 00:00:29} 0-1
[Event "Gandalf v6.0 Gauntlet"]
[Site "DISCO"]
[Date "2004.12.02"]
[Round "16.1"]
[Number "27362"]
[White "Crafty-MPC v18.15DC"]
[Black "Gandalf v6.0WB"]
[Result "1-0"]
[TimeControl "300+2"]
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Be2 Be7
8. O-O O-O 9. f4 a6 10. a4 Qc7 11. Kh1 Re8 12. Bf3 Rb8 13. Qd2 Bd7 14. Nb3
b6 15. g4 Bc8 16. g5 Nd7 17. Bg2 Bf8 18. f5 Bb7 19. fxe6 fxe6 20. Qf2 Nce5
21. Kg1 Nc4 22. Bc1 Nde5 23. Bh3 d5 24. exd5 exd5 25. Ne2 Kh8 26. Nf4 d4
27. Bg2 Ne3 28. Bxe3 dxe3 29. Qe2 Bxg2 30. Nxg2 Bd6 31. Nxe3 Ng4 32. Qxg4
Rxe3 33. Qf5 Re5 34. Qf3 Rxg5+ 35. Kh1 Qxc2 36. Rf2 Qg6 37. Raf1 h6 38. Qc6
Rd8 39. Re2 Qd3 40. Nc1 Qh3 41. Qf3 Rg3 42. Qf5 Rg4 43. Qf3 Qh5 44. Ref2
Rf8 45. Qd1 Rxf2 46. Rxf2 Qg6 47. b4 Qe4+ 48. Qf3 Qxb4 49. Qf5 Qxa4 50.
Qc8+ Kh7 51. Qf5+ Rg6 52. Nd3 Qc6+ 53. Rf3 a5 54. Ne1 Qc5 55. Qxc5 Bxc5 56.
Rf1 Rf6 57. Nf3 b5 58. Kg2 a4 59. Rc1 Bd6 60. Nd2 b4 61. Rc4 a3 62. Nb3 Kg6
63. Rg4+ Kf7 64. Rd4 Ke6 65. Rd2 g5 66. h3 Rf4 67. Re2+ Kd5 68. Rd2+ Kc4
69. Na5+ Kb5 70. Nb3 Ka4 71. Nc1 Rc4 72. Rd1 Rxc1 73. Rxc1 b3 74. Rc4+ Bb4
75. h4 b2 76. Rd4 b1=Q 77. Kh3 Qh1+ 78. Kg3 Qg1+ 79. Kf3 Qxd4 80. Kg2 a2
81. Kf3 a1=Q 82. Kg3 Qag1+ 83. Kf3
{White wins on time} 1-0
[Event "Gandalf v6.0 Gauntlet"]
[Site "DISCO"]
[Date "2004.12.03"]
[Round "17.1"]
[Number "27463"]
[White "Gandalf v6.0WB"]
[Black "Tao v5.6"]
[Result "0-1"]
[TimeControl "300+2"]
1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 dxc4 4. Qa4+ Bd7 5. Qxc4 Nf6 6. Bg5 Nc6 7. e3 h6
8. Bxf6 gxf6 9. Nc3 Rg8 10. O-O-O Bd6 11. d5 Ne5 12. Nxe5 Bxe5 13. dxe6
fxe6 14. Be2 Qe7 15. Bh5+ Kf8 16. Bf3 Rb8 17. Ne4 b6 18. Rd2 Rd8 19. Rhd1
f5 20. Nc3 Kg7 21. g4 Bxh2 22. gxf5 exf5 23. Nd5 Qe5 24. Bh1 Qe6 25. f4 Qc6
26. Nxb6 Qxc4+ 27. Nxc4 Ba4 28. Rxd8 Bxd1 29. Rxg8+ Kxg8 30. Kxd1 h5 31.
Ne5 Kg7 32. Nc6 a6 33. Bf3 Kg6 34. Ne5+ Kh6 35. Bb7 Kg7 36. Nf3 Bg3 37.
Bxa6 Kf6 38. Bf1 Bf2 39. Ke2 Bg3 40. a4 Ke7 41. Nd4 Kd8 42. Nxf5 Bh2 43.
Kf3 c5 44. Kg2 Bxf4 45. exf4 Kc7 46. a5 Kb7 47. a6+ Kc6 48. Be2 Kc7 49. Bc4
Kc6 50. Ne7+ Kc7 51. f5 h4 52. f6 h3+ 53. Kxh3 Kd6 54. a7 Ke5 55. a8=Q Kf4
56. Qd5 Ke3 57. f7 Kf4 58. f8=Q+ Ke3
{Black wins on time} 0-1
[Event "Gandalf v6.0 Gauntlet"]
[Site "DISCO"]
[Date "2004.12.04"]
[Round "4.1"]
[Number "27570"]
[White "Amy v0.8.3"]
[Black "Gandalf v6.0WB"]
[Result "1-0"]
[TimeControl "300+2"]
1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. dxc5 Qxc5 7. Be3 Qc7
8. Nbd2 Nc6 9. Bd3 O-O-O 10. Qe2 e6 11. O-O Nd5 12. h3 h5 13. Bb5 Nxe3 14.
Qxe3 Bd6 15. Bxc6 bxc6 16. Nb3 Bf4 17. Qe2 Bxf3 18. Qxf3 g5 19. Rfd1 Rd5
20. Rxd5 cxd5 21. Qe2 Kb8 22. Nd4 h4 23. Rd1 Rc8 24. Qh5 Ka8 25. a4 a6 26.
Nf3 Kb8 27. Qh7 Qb7 28. a5 Ka8 29. Rb1 Rb8 30. Qg7 Qe7 31. b4 Qf8 32. Qf6
Qg8 33. Nd4 Qh7 34. Ra1 Qd3 35. Qxf7 Qxc3 36. Rd1 Rxb4 37. Qe8+ Bb8 38. Nf3
Qc2 39. Re1 Rb2 40. Rf1 Rb1 41. Qxe6 Rxf1+ 42. Kxf1 Qc4+ 43. Kg1 Qb5 44.
Qe1 Bc7 45. Nxg5 Qxa5 46. Qd1 Qa2 47. Nf3 Qc4 48. Qb1 a5 49. Nd2 Qe2 50.
Nf3 a4 51. Nd4 Qc4 52. Ne6 Bd6 53. Nd8 Qc7 54. Ne6 Qc3 55. Qd1 Kb8 56. Qf1
Qb2 57. f4 a3 58. Qa6 Bc7 59. Nxc7 a2 60. Ne6 a1=Q+ 61. Qxa1 Qxa1+ 62. Kf2
Qf6 63. Ng5 Qxf4+ 64. Nf3 d4 65. Ke2 Qe3+ 66. Kd1 d3 67. Nd4 Qg1+ 68. Kd2
Qxd4 69. g4 hxg3 70. h4 g2 71. h5 g1=Q 72. h6 Qgf2+ 73. Kc1
{White wins on time} 1-0
[Event "Gandalf v6.0 Gauntlet"]
[Site "DISCO"]
[Date "2004.12.05"]
[Round "15.1"]
[Number "27681"]
[White "Gandalf v6.0WB"]
[Black "Leila v0.53h"]
[Result "0-1"]
[TimeControl "300+2"]
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. e5 Nd5 7. Bd2 Bxc3
8. bxc3 O-O 9. Bd3 d6 10. exd6 Qxd6 11. O-O Nc6 12. Nxc6 Qxc6 13. c4 Nb6
14. Bb4 Re8 15. Qh5 f5 16. Rfe1 Bd7 17. Rad1 Na4 18. Re5 Rac8 19. a3 b6 20.
Qh4 Nb2 21. Rd2 a5 22. Be7 Nxd3 23. Rxd3 Kf7 24. Bg5 Qc7 25. Re1 Bc6 26.
Rg3 Be4 27. Bf4 Qe7 28. Qh5+ Kg8 29. Be5 Qf7 30. Rxg7+ Qxg7 31. Bxg7 Kxg7
32. Re3 Re7 33. Rg3+ Kf8 34. Qh6+ Ke8 35. Rg8+ Kd7 36. Qd2+ Kc7 37. Rxc8+
Kxc8 38. f3 Rd7 39. Qe2 Bc6 40. Qxe6 Kb7 41. Qxf5 a4 42. Kf2 Rd2+ 43. Kf1
Rd7 44. Ke2 Rg7 45. g4 Re7+ 46. Kf2 Rd7 47. f4 Rd2+ 48. Kg3 Rd7 49. Qe6 Rd2
50. f5 Rg2+ 51. Kh3 h5 52. gxh5 Rd2 53. h6 Rd7 54. f6 Rc7 55. Kg3 Bd7 56.
Qg8 Rc5 57. f7 Rxc4 58. f8=Q Rg4+ 59. Qxg4 Bxg4 60. Kxg4 Kc6 61. Qf6+ Kc5
62. h7 b5 63. h8=Q Kd5 64. Qhd8+ Kc5
{Black wins on time} 0-1
[Event "Gandalf v6.0 Gauntlet"]
[Site "DISCO"]
[Date "2004.12.07"]
[Round "7.1"]
[Number "27713"]
[White "Gandalf v6.0WB"]
[Black "Resp v0.19"]
[Result "0-1"]
[TimeControl "300+2"]
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8.
f3 h5 9. Qd2 Be7 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. Kb1 Rc8 12. h3 O-O 13. g4 b5 14. g5 Nh7
15. h4 Nb6 16. Qf2 Nc4 17. Bxc4 Rxc4 18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. Rxd5 Qa8 20. Na5 Ra4
21. Qe1 f5 22. Bd2 fxe4 23. fxe4 Bd8 24. Rxd6 Rxe4 25. Qd1 Bc7 26. Rd7 Qc8
27. Bb4 Rxh4 28. Rxg7+ Kxg7 29. Rxh4 Rf5 30. Nb3 Rxg5 31. Bd2 Rg4 32. Rxh5
Nf6 33. Rh1 Kf7 34. Rf1 Kg6 35. Qf3 Bd8 36. Qd3+ e4 37. Qd6 Kf7 38. Bb4 Rg8
39. Qd5+ Qe6 40. Qh5+ Rg6 41. Bc3 Qc4 42. Qh7+ Rg7 43. Qh3 Qd5 44. a3 Rg6
45. Qh7+ Rg7 46. Qh4 Rg6 47. Nc1 Be7 48. Ne2 e3 49. Bd4 Qg2 50. Qe1 Qe4 51.
Rf4 Qa8 52. Bxe3 Ke8 53. Rh4 Rg4 54. Rh6 Qe4 55. Nc3 Qe5 56. Rh8+ Kf7 57.
Qf2 Bxa3 58. Nd1 Bd6 59. Qf1 Bc5 60. Bxc5 Qxc5 61. Rh7+ Rg7 62. Rh1 Qd4 63.
Nc3 b4 64. Ne2 Qd6 65. Nf4 Rg4 66. Qc4+ Kf8 67. Qc8+ Kf7 68. Nd3 Kg6 69.
Rf1 Kg7 70. Qb7+ Kg8 71. Rh1 Rd4 72. Rg1+ Kf8 73. Qg7+ Ke8 74. Rh1 Kd8 75.
Rh8+ Ne8 76. Qg5+ Kd7 77. Qf5+ Kd8 78. Qa5+ Kd7 79. Qa4+ Kc7 80. Qxe8 Kb7
81. Rh7+ Kb6 82. Qe3 a5 83. Rh4 Ka6 84. Rxd4 Qc6 85. Re4 Kb7 86. Re7+ Kc8
87. Rg7 Qc7 88. Qe8+ Kb7 89. Qb5+ Kc8 90. Rg8+ Qd8 91. Qc6+ Kb8 92. Rxd8+
Ka7
{Black wins on time} 0-1
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