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Subject: Re: Topalov-Ponomariov Sofia 2005

Author: Terry Giles

Date: 10:10:16 05/21/05

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On May 21, 2005 at 11:23:12, Ricardo Gibert wrote:

>More interesting is the following:
>
>[D]rn1q1rk1/p5p1/b3pb2/2p3P1/2P5/1Pp3P1/P1QB1P2/1B2K2R w K - 0 20
>
>There is no hope for Ruffian to find the stupendous 20.Bf4 from move 17, but if
>it is started on the position just before 20.Bf4 it manages after a lot of
>effort:
>
>Ruffian 1.0.1  UCI 13 MB:
>D1  00:00  -6.70   gxf6 cxd2 Qxd2 Qxf6
>D1  00:00  -6.63   Be3
>D1  00:00  -2.84   Qh7 Kf7 Bg6 Ke7 gxf6
>D2  00:00  -2.31   Qh7 Kf7 Bg6 Ke7 gxf6 Kd6
>D3  00:00  -1.92   Qh7 Kf7 Bg6 Ke7 gxf6 Kxf6 Bxc3 e5 f4
>D4  00:00  -1.93   Qh7 Kf7 Qh5 Ke7 gxf6 gxf6 Qxc5 Qd6 Qxd6 Kxd6 Bxc3
>D5  00:00  -1.27   Qh7 Kf7 Bg6 Ke7 gxf6 Kd6 Bxc3 gxf6 0-0
>D6  00:00  -1.83   Qh7 Kf7 Qh5 Ke7 gxf6 Rxf6 Qxc5 Qd6 Qxd6 Kxd6 Bxc3 Rh6 Bb4 Kc6
>D6  00:00  -0.39   Rh8 Kf7 Qg6 Ke7 gxf6 Kd7 Qxg7 Kc6 Be4 Kb6 Bxc3 Rxh8 Bxa8
>D7  00:00  -0.39   Rh8 Kf7 Qg6 Ke7 gxf6 Kd7 Qxg7 Kc6 Be4 Kb6 Bxc3 Rxh8 Bxa8
>D8  00:00  1.06   Rh8 Kf7 Qg6 Ke7 gxf6 Kd7 Qd3 Kc6 Qxd8 Rxd8 Rxd8 cxd2 Rxd2 Kb6
>fxg7 Nc6
>D9  00:01  1.19   Rh8 Kf7 Qg6 Ke7 gxf6 gxf6 Rh7 Kd6 Bf4 Kc6 Qe4 Kb6 Bc7 Qxc7
>Rxc7 Kxc7 Qxa8 Kb6
>D10+  00:02  1.54   Rh8
>D10  00:02  1.88   Rh8 Kf7 Qg6 Ke7 gxf6 gxf6 Rh7 Kd6 Bf4 Kc6 Qe4 Kb6 Bc7 Qxc7
>Rxc7 Kxc7 Qxa8 Kb6 Bc2
>D11+  00:04  2.23   Rh8
>D11  00:06  2.35   Rh8 Kf7 Qg6 Ke7 gxf6 gxf6 Rh7 Kd6 Bf4 Kc6 Qe4 Kb6 Bc7 Qxc7
>Rxc7 Kxc7 Qxa8 Bb7 Qxa7 Kc6
>D12  00:48  2.39   Rh8 Kf7 Qg6 Ke7 gxf6 gxf6 Rh7 Kd6 Bf4 Kc6 Qe4 Kb6 Bc7 Qxc7
>Rxc7 Kxc7 Qxa8 Kb6 Qf3 Rd8 Qxc3
>D13  01:29  2.27   Rh8 Kf7 Qg6 Ke7 gxf6 gxf6 Rh7 Kd6 Bf4 Kc6 Qe4 Kb6 Bc7 Qxc7
>Rxc7 Kxc7 Qxa8 Kb6 Qf3 Nc6 Qxc3 Nd4
>D13+  03:04  2.74   Bf4
>D13  03:36  3.68   Bf4 Kf7 Qg6 Ke7 gxf6 Rxf6 Qxg7 Rf7 Bg5 Kd6 Qxf7 Qxg5 Rh7 Qe5
>Kf1 Kc6 Qf3 Kb6 Qxa8 Nc6
>D14+  05:01  4.03   Bf4
>D14  06:23  4.22   Bf4 Kf7 Qg6 Ke7 gxf6 Rxf6 Qxg7 Rf7 Bg5 Kd6 Qxf7 Qxg5 Rh7 Qd8
>Qf4 Kc6 Be4 Kb6 Bxa8 Qc8 Qd6 Nc6 Bxc6 Qxc6 Qxc6 Kxc6 Rxa7
>
>How do the other engines do?

Hi Ricardo,

Chessmaster 9000 finds 20.Bf4, but believes it to be second best to 20.Rh8+
I think either move wins.

Terry



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