Author: Peter Skinner
Date: 11:17:42 03/15/05
Today just for kicks I thought I would try my luck at a very long game (well long vs my normal time controls) vs Fritz 8. I have been practicing quite a bit with ChessMaster 10K over the last while, learning more openings, and improving my middlegame play. The absolutely humbling part was Fritz almost correctly pondered each of my moves, still having over 90 minutes on the clock when I lost. I was doing absolutely fantastic until of all things, I lost on time :( (lol!) Here is a diagram of the final position: [d]2r2k2/1p2rp1p/p2p2p1/4b3/P3P1R1/2PB4/1P4PP/5R1K - w I was thinking of moving Rh4, or Rc1 when my flag fell. This was a Sicilian Defencse that I have practiced quite a bit recently, as most players online tend to play Sicilian and Ruy Lopez systems. The engine analysis window was turned off so I couldn't see the Fritz's pondering/score. I think Fritz was slightly ahead here, but certainly not by much. I had excellent draw chances. Which move do you think would have been best? Rh4? Rc1? Here is the whole game: (I cleaned the pgn up with SCID) [Event "Gettingbuttkicked2005"] [Site "Home"] [Date "2005.03.15"] [Round "1"] [White "Peter"] [Black "Fritz 8"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B85"] [TimeControl "7200+30"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e6 7. Be3 Qc7 8. O-O Nc6 9. f4 Be7 10. a4 O-O 11. Qe1 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 e5 13. Be3 exf4 14. Rxf4 Be6 15. Qg3 Nd7 16. Bd4 Ne5 17. Bd3 Qa5 18. Kh1 Rac8 19. Ne2 Rfe8 20. Bc3 Qd8 21. Nd4 Bg5 22. Nxe6 Rxe6 23. Rf5 Bf6 24. Raf1 g6 25. Bxe5 Bxe5 26. Qg4 Re7 27. c3 Qd7 28. Bc2 Kh8 29. Rg5 Qxg4 30. Rxg4 Kg7 31. Bd3 Kf8 0-1 Peter
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