Author: Mike Byrne
Date: 15:02:13 03/16/05
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On March 16, 2005 at 13:54:46, Martin Slowik wrote: >Hi Mike, > >I forgot the password to this forum but in the old emails I luckily found it now >again.. :) > >First of all: congrats to you too for finally getting the ole' Rolls-Royce of >the dedicated 'puters! > >>Which Model? > >R30 v2.5 with SB 20 and SB 30. > > >>When was it acquired? > >February 2004 > > >>Are you the original owner? > >Nope. > > >>How often do you play it? > >Half time per month. (Well, actually it's more 1-2 times in 2-3 months :) ). > > >>How long do you plan to keep it or how did you keep it? > >What a question! :) I'd never ever part with it. > > >>Do you have a favorite game played against it or played by the Tasc R30? > >Ha! My favourite question of your little questionnaire. :)) > >Actually it's the very first game I played against the machine. Ruud Martin came >into my office (I bought the unit from him) and we started checking the >functionality of the computer and so I began a little game on the default >setting (10s/move) at the same time chatting with Ruud about his Resurrection >plans (the name wasn't born yet) and of course also chess computers in general. >It won't surprise you that I expected to get filleted (or is gutted the right >word? Eh...anyway. You probably got the point...:)) very quickly. But somehow my >position got better and better... and my concentration got more and more >distracted by the game... so finally... well, see yourself. :) > >[Event "Blitz:10'""] >[Site "MyTown"] >[Date "????.??.??"] >[Round "?"] >[White "M.S."] >[Black "Tasc R30 v2.5"] >[Result "*"] >[PlyCount "79"] >[TimeControl "?"] > >1. Nf3 Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. g3 Bf5 4. Bg2 e6 5. O-O Nf6 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bf4 Bd6 8. Ne5 >Bxe5 9. Bxe5 Nxe5 10. dxe5 Nd7 11. f4 c6 12. Nd2 Qb6+ 13. Kh1 Qxb2 14. e4 Bg6 >15. f5 exf5 16. exf5 Bh7 17. e6 fxe6 18. Qh5+ Kd8 19. fxe6 Nc5 20. e7+ Kxe7 21. >Rae1+ Kd8 22. Qf7 Be4 23. Nxe4 dxe4 24. Rd1+ Nd3 25. cxd3 e3 26. Bh3 Qd4 27. >Qxb7 e2 28. Qxa8+ Kc7 29. Rf7+ Kd6 30. Rd7+ Ke5 31. Re1 Qxd7 32. Bxd7 Rxa8 33. >Rxe2+ Kd6 34. Bf5 Rd8 35. Kg2 Kc5 36. Kf3 Rd4 37. Rc2+ Kd6 38. Be4 c5 39. Rc4 >Rxc4 40. dxc4 1-0 > >So hey, I even have a very respectable witness for that occurrence. :) > >Mega Bragging Regards, >Martin > >P.S. Of course after that game the R30 started a cruel long vendetta. But since >this forum is not even r-rated, I better don't go into details about that one... >;( Excellent - nice game and it was your first ..very special...
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