Author: Timothy J. Frohlick
Date: 09:26:16 04/17/05
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Peter, Well done! TJ On April 17, 2005 at 11:41:07, Peter Skinner wrote: >Well here is the full game and the comments afterwards. > >[Event "HomeLand Obscurity"] >[Site "Home"] >[Date "2005.04.17"] >[White "Skinner, Peter"] >[Black "Gandalf 6.0"] >[Result "1/2-1/2"] >[Opening "QGD: Semi-Tarrasch, 5.e3 Nc6 6.a3 a6"] >[ECO "D40"] >[TimeControl "90+30"] > >1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. a3 d5 6. d4 a6 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Be2 >cxd4 9. exd4 Be7 10. O-O Ne4 11. Bd3 Nxc3 12. bxc3 O-O 13. h3 Be6 14. Re1 Qd7 >15. Qc2 h6 16. Bf4 Rfc8 17. Re3 b5 18. Qa2 Bf5 19. Bxf5 Qxf5 20. Bh2 Qd7 21. >Rae1 Bf6 22. Bf4 Kh8 23. R3e2 Kg8 24. a4 bxa4 25. Nh2 Bg5 26. Bxg5 hxg5 27. Nf1 >Rab8 28. Qxa4 Ne5 29. Qxd7 Nxd7 30. Ra2 Rc6 31. Ra5 Nf6 32. Rea1 Rxc3 33. Rxa6 >Rb2 34. Ra8+ Kh7 35. R1a2 Rb4 36. R8a4 Rcc4 37. Rxb4 Rxb4 38. Rd2 Ne4 39. Rd1 >Rb2 40. Ne3 Nc3 41. Ra1 Rb4 42. Nc2 Rb2 43. Ne3 Rd2 44. Ra3 Ne2+ 45. Kf1 Nf4 >46. Ra7 Kg6 47. Ra4 f5 48. Ra6+ Kf7 49. Ra7+ Kg6 50. Ra6+ Kf7 51. Ra7+ Kg8 52. >Ra8+ Kh7 53. Ra7 Rb2 54. f3 Kg6 55. Ra6+ Kh5 56. Nxf5 Rb1+ 57. Kf2 Rb2+ 58. Kf1 >Rb1+ 59. Kf2 Rb2+ 60. Kf1 1/2-1/2 > >The opening I wanted to play was the English but due to error in my theory, I >ended up in a QDG system. > >Up until move 20 I thought I had a reasonable position and had I stuck with my >initial thoughts of Bg3 I would have been fine. Instead I went with Bh2 and sure >enough black moved it's Queen to the back ranks with Qd7. > >Move 28. Qxa4 was the beginning of my demise. I wasn't expecting 28...Ne5 and >almost didn't see that my Queen was in a QxQ position. Swapping Queens at the >time seemed the best decision but I feel was probably wrong. This opened me up >to rook attacks on the b and c files after my HUGE blunder of 30. Ra2. Better >would have been Rc2 to protect the pawn, and realized it right after I dropped >the pawn. > >As expected the rooks came hammering down and I knew I had virtually no chance >at a win now and had to find a drawing position. After an attempt to swap a rook >off the board it came 37. Rxb4 which allowed me to defend the d4 pawn. When >black moved 47... f5 I saw a chance at a repetition draw, so I went for it. >Unfortunately Gandalf avoided it on the third move with 51...Kg8 ^*%&$%^$!! >Although when black moved 54... Kg6 I saw another chance. After putting black in >check again, I was shocked that it moved away from the f5 pawn. I instantly >captured with the knight and prevented black from moving it's King to g4. > >Here was the incredible part! > >Instead of moving the expected g6 to remove my knight from it's perch, it put me >in check! I took my only move of f2 and _instantly_ black fired back with Rb2+! >I thought (and was seriously hoping that I got my draw) this could be the start >of a repetition draw, and sure enough it was. > >Overall I was satisfied with the game, but I am sure once I look it over and >have a few engines analyze it, that there are going to me multiple times I could >have played better moves. I don't think I would have won in any event and a draw >was the best I could have maintained. Gandalf is just to good. It is a strong >positional player in addition to the tactical side of programs. > >I almost feel like it "let me off" with a draw. I chose Gandalf for the game as >I have seen it play the English systems many times before online, and I knew I >could get it into a English: Three Knights varition atleast. > >The English along with the Vienna and Scotch are openings that I have been >practicing. I am trying to play something more than the usual Ruy >Lopez/Sicilian/Reti that I _have_ been playing with, and have been moderately >successful. > >Until next time all my cheeky little monkeys, have a good day! > >Peter
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