Author: Steffen Jakob
Date: 08:29:34 02/14/05
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On February 14, 2005 at 10:56:24, Vincent Diepeveen wrote:
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>>I analyzed this overnight with Crafty but didn't find where Arasan
>>went wrong. I didn't like 7.. Ne7 and 7.. Bd6 seems to be better -
>>this has occurred in a few games with this line. After Ne7, Arasan
>>had its Bishop locked in and failed to develop it.
>
>I watched this game live and found it a very strong game from witchess.
>Especially because it plays without book. Let's be honest there. That's 700
>rating points (a real strong book).
>
>>1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Nc6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nxe4 d5 6. Bd3 dxe4
>>7. Bxe4 Ne7
>
>Ne7 was first move out of book and to me it looked not only very strong, it is
>also well known theory.
>
>>8. c3
>
>Personally i would have played Bd3 there, but c3 is a very solid setup.
>
>> f5 9. Bc2 e4 10. Ne5 Qd5 11. f4 exf3 12. Nxf3 Qe6+
>>13. Kf2
>
>Kf2 is simply the best move. Amazingly no one plays it.
[D]r1b1kb1r/ppp1n1pp/4q3/5p2/8/2P2N2/PPBP2PP/R1BQK2R w KQkq
Hossa also wants to play Kf2 right from the beginning, soon getting a score > 1:
depth value time nodes pv
1 +0.62 0.10 2 1.Kf2
<1> +0.62 0.15 14 1.Kf2
2 +0.33 0.20 66 1.Kf2 e7c6
<2> +0.33 0.25 90 1.Kf2 e7c6
3 +0.75 0.31 406 1.Kf2
3 +0.82 0.36 980 1.Kf2 g6 2.h1e1
<3> +0.82 0.42 1045 1.Kf2 g6 2.h1e1
4 +0.84 0.48 3854 1.Kf2 e6g6 2.d4 c8d7
<4> +0.84 0.54 4076 1.Kf2 e6g6 2.d4 c8d7
5 +0.75 0.68 13289 1.Kf2 e6b6 2.d4 c8d7 3.f3e5 O-O-O
<5> +0.75 0.68 13758 1.Kf2 e6b6 2.d4 c8d7 3.f3e5 O-O-O
6 +0.95 0.87 34285 1.Kf2 e6b6 2.d4 c8d7 3.h1e1 O-O-O
4.c2b3
<6> +0.95 0.99 35272 1.Kf2 e6b6 2.d4 c8d7 3.h1e1 O-O-O
4.c2b3
7 +0.86 1.35 96957 1.Kf2 c8d7 2.h1e1 e6d6 3.c2b3 O-O-O
4.d4
<7> +0.86 1.47 100530 1.Kf2 c8d7 2.h1e1 e6d6 3.c2b3 O-O-O
4.d4
8 +0.74 1.82 172697 1.Kf2 c8d7 2.h1e1 e6d6 3.d4 O-O-O
4.Kg1 d8e8
<8> +0.74 1.95 182919 1.Kf2 c8d7 2.h1e1 e6d6 3.d4 O-O-O
4.Kg1 d8e8
9 +0.97 2.68 406484 1.Kf2 c8d7 2.h1e1 e6d6 3.d4 O-O-O
4.Kg1 d8e8 5.f3e5
<9> +0.97 2.73 407219 1.Kf2 c8d7 2.h1e1 e6d6 3.d4 O-O-O
4.Kg1 d8e8 5.f3e5
10 +1.03 4.51 1002123 1.Kf2 c8d7 2.h1e1 e6f6 3.d4 O-O-O
4.c1g5 f6d6 5.f3e5 d8e8
<10> +1.03 4.64 1010453 1.Kf2 c8d7 2.h1e1 e6f6 3.d4 O-O-O
4.c1g5 f6d6 5.f3e5 d8e8
11 +1.26 10.98 3257340 1.Kf2 c8d7 2.h1e1 e6b6 3.d4 O-O-O
4.Kg1 c5 5.d4xc5 b6xc5 6.c1e3 c5b5
7.b4
<11> +1.26 11.21 3278980 1.Kf2 c8d7 2.h1e1 e6b6 3.d4 O-O-O
4.Kg1 c5 5.d4xc5 b6xc5 6.c1e3 c5b5
7.b4
12 +1.27 23.45 7463667 1.Kf2 c8d7 2.h1e1 e6f6 3.d4 f4
4.f3e5 O-O-O 5.e5xd7 d8xd7 6.Kg1 g5
<12> +1.27 23.70 7510966 1.Kf2 c8d7 2.h1e1 e6f6 3.d4 f4
4.f3e5 O-O-O 5.e5xd7 d8xd7 6.Kg1 g5
13 +1.26 55.50 17539913 1.Kf2 e6b6 2.d4 c8e6 3.c2a4 c6
4.h1e1 e6d5 5.a4b3 O-O-O 6.b3xd5 e7xd5
7.d1c2 f4 8.Kg1
<13> +1.26 56.09 17685476 1.Kf2 e6b6 2.d4 c8e6 3.c2a4 c6
4.h1e1 e6d5 5.a4b3 O-O-O 6.b3xd5 e7xd5
7.d1c2 f4 8.Kg1
14 +1.19 1:30 29408898 1.Kf2 e6b6 2.d4 c8e6 3.c2a4 c6
4.h1e1 e6d5 5.a4b3 O-O-O 6.b3xd5 e7xd5
7.d1c2 g6 8.c1g5 d8d7
<14> +1.19 1:31 29748385 1.Kf2 e6b6 2.d4 c8e6 3.c2a4 c6
4.h1e1 e6d5 5.a4b3 O-O-O 6.b3xd5 e7xd5
7.d1c2 g6 8.c1g5 d8d7
Greetings,
Steffen.
>
>> Qb6+
>
>I understand why programs go Qb6 here to avoid a quick d4-d5 later. However
>perhaps it's the wrong plan. Just development with Bd7 and you can still choose.
>
>Yet whites advantage is obvious after Bd7.
>
>For your own confidence, even the top programs see relative little score
>difference between Qb6 and other moves here. Only after a few moves they realize
>the problem bigtime for black.
>
>>14. d4 Be6 15. Ba4+ c6 16. Re1 Bd5 17. Bb3 O-O-O 18. Bg5
>
>After Bg5 the position is already completely won.
>
>>Qc7 19. Bxd5 cxd5 20. Qe2 Qb6 21. c4
>
>c4!!
>
>> Rd7 22. cxd5 Kb8 23. Qe5+ Ka8
>>24. d6 Rxd6 25. Bxe7 Bxe7 26. Qxe7 Rc8 27. Kg1 Rg8 28. Rac1 Rdd8
>> 1-0 {ArasanX resigns}
>
>It's a brilliant game from white.
>
>Black has made 0 mistakes and lost.
>
>>I was a bit surprised by 13. Kf2, keeping the Queens on -
>>Arasan expected Qd2 and a Queen exchange.
>
>13.Kf2!! is simply an improvement of the theory which deserves 2 exclamation
>marks.
>
>Because black has made 0 mistakes and white has shown a superb novelty, this
>is therefore the best game of the tournament by a large margin.
>
>>cEng played a nice attack and won handily.
>
>>Overall I am happy with a 4.5 score but it seems like you have to
>>keep improving to stay even - this is the best Arasan version I have
>
>50 points a year at least.
>
>>ever had, and the best hardware, and it is still finishing in the
>>middle of the field. As others have said, the amateur chess community
>>generally is improving.
>>
>>I appreciate the opportunity to have my program play and hope we will
>>do a CCT8.
>>
>>--Jon
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