Author: Torstein Hall
Date: 15:02:46 06/11/05
I found my old Mephisto Modular MMIV. I can not remember exactly when I got it,
but is has been stacked away on my shelf for ages. Anyway, beeing slightly
intoxicated and alone at home, I made it ready for a game. Blitz game in 15
minutes. Comments are by me and Shredder 9. After playing that game, I wonder
why I was so impressed with it back then. It was not really very strong, but it
is still a nice little chess machine.
[Event "Blitz 15"]
[Site "Privat"]
[Date "2005.06.11"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Hall, Torstein"]
[Black "Mephisto, MMIV."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A70"]
[WhiteElo "1747"]
[Annotator "Shredder 9 (15s)"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[TimeControl "360+2"]
{256MB, Shredder9.ctg, PRIVAT-JDMW33LS A70: Modern Benoni: 6 e4 g6 7 Nf3} 1. d4
Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nf3 g6 7. e4 Bg7 8. Bd3 {MMIV
out of book after that move } 8... O-O 9.
O-O $146 (9. h3 Bd7 10. O-O b5 11. Bxb5 (11. Bf4 c4 12. Bc2 Qb6 13. e5 dxe5 14.
Nxe5 Na6 15. Nxd7 Nxd7 16. d6 Nb4 17. Be3 Qd8 18. Be4 Rc8 19. a3 Nc6 20. Qd2 a6
21. Rad1 Re8 22. Bc2 Qh4 23. Bb1 Re5 24. Nd5 Rd8 25. Bf4 Rh5 {
Kramnik,V-Hjartarson,J/Munich 1994/EXT 2000/1-0}) (11. a3 Re8 (11... c4 12. Bc2
Na6 13. Bf4 Qb6 14. e5 dxe5 15. Nxe5 Rad8 16. Qf3 Nc5 17. Rad1 a5 18. Bg5 h6
19. Bh4 Rde8 20. Rfe1 b4 21. axb4 axb4 22. Nb1 b3 23. Nxc4 Rxe1+ 24. Rxe1 Qb4
25. Nbd2 bxc2 26. Rc1 {Mohandesi,S-Degraeve,J/Cappelle La Grande FRA 2000/0-1})
12. Re1 c4 13. Bc2 Na6 14. Be3 Qc7 15. Bd4 b4 16. axb4 Nxb4 17. Bb1 a5 18. Qd2
Rab8 19. Rc1 Bc8 20. Nh2 Na6 21. Ne2 Nc5 22. Rxc4 Ncxe4 23. Qc1 Qd8 24. Bxe4
Nxe4 25. Bxg7 Kxg7 {Ionov,S-Lerner,K/Rostov 1993/TD/1/2-1/2 (52)}) 11... Bxb5
12. Nxb5 Nxe4 13. Qc2 Qd7 14. Nc3 Nf6 15. Qd3 Qb7 16. Bf4 Na6 17. a3 Rfd8 18.
Rfd1 Nc7 19. Rab1 a5 20. Bg5 h6 21. Bf4 Rab8 22. Be3 Re8 {
1/2-1/2 Ben Nasser,K-Husari,S/Doha QAT 2002/The Week in Chess 385}) 9... Bg4
10. h3 Bd7 (10... Bxf3 11. Qxf3 (11. gxf3 $143 Nh5 $15) 11... Nh5 12. Qd1 $14)
11. Nd2 (11. Qb3 Bc8 $16) 11... a6 {Covers b5} 12. a4 Qc7 (12... Nh5 13. Re1
$16) 13. Nc4 $16 Nh5 (13... Bc8 $5 $16) 14. g4 $18 Nf6 15. Bf4 Ne8 16. Bg3 (16.
Qf3 Bc8 17. Qg3 Qd8 $18) 16... Bd4 (16... Bc8 17. Bh4 $16) 17. Kh2 (17. Qb3 Ra7
$18) 17... f6 (17... Bc8 18. Qb3 Nd7 19. f4 $16) 18. f4 (18. Qc1 $142 $18)
18... Ng7 $2 (18... Ra7 $142 19. Qb3 Bxc3 20. Qxc3 b5 $18) 19. Qd2 b6 (19...
Ne8 20. e5 b5 21. axb5 Bxc3 22. bxc3 (22. Qxc3 $6 Bxb5 23. g5 Nd7 $18) 22...
Bxb5 23. Nxd6 Bxd3 24. Nxe8 (24. Qxd3 $6 Nxd6 25. exd6 Qc8 $18) 24... Rxe8 25.
Qxd3 $18) 20. e5 (20. f5 $142 {might be the shorter path} Ne8 21. fxg6 hxg6 $18
) 20... fxe5 $4 {simply worsens the situation} (20... f5 $18) 21. fxe5 Bxe5 (
21... Rxf1 {there is nothing better in the position} 22. Rxf1 Bxg4 23. hxg4 Nd7
$18) 22. Rxf8+ Kxf8 23. Nxe5 dxe5 (23... Kg8 {doesn't get the cat off the tree}
24. Rf1 dxe5 25. d6 $18) 24. Rf1+ Kg8 25. d6 $1 {a devastating blow} Qa7 (25...
Qxd6 {Decoy to d6} 26. Ne4) 26. Bxe5 (26. Bc4+ $142 {ends the debate} Be6 27.
Bxe6+ Nxe6 $18) 26... Be6 (26... Nc6 27. Ne4 Rf8 $18 (27... Nxe5 28. Nf6+ Kf7
29. Nxd7+ Kg8 30. Nxe5 Rf8 31. Bc4+ Ne6 32. Bxe6+ Kg7 33. Rxf8 Kxf8 34. Qc3 Qe7
35. Nd7+ Ke8 36. Qh8+ Qf8 37. Qxf8#)) 27. Qh6 Nc6 28. Bg3 (28. Ne4 Nh5 29. gxh5
Nxe5 30. Nf6+ Kh8 31. d7 Bg8 32. Nxh7 Qxd7 33. Nf6+ Qh7 34. Nxh7 Ra7 35. hxg6
Ng4+ 36. hxg4 Rg7 37. Ng5+ Bh7 38. Rf8+ Rg8 39. Qxh7#) 28... Bf7 (28... Rf8 {
is the last straw} 29. Rxf8+ Kxf8 30. Qxh7 Ne8 31. Qh8+ Bg8 $18) 29. Ne4 Kh8
30. Nf6 Bg8 31. Be4 Qb7 32. Bd5 (32. Bxc6 c4 33. Bxb7 Rd8 34. Nxh7 Bxh7 35. Rf7
Rg8 36. Be5 a5 37. Bxg7+ Rxg7 38. Qxg7#) 32... Nh5 33. gxh5 (33. Nxh5 gxh5 34.
Bh4 Qg7 35. Bf6 Ra7 36. Bxg7+ Rxg7 37. Rf8 Ne7 38. dxe7 Rg6 39. Rxg8+ Rxg8 40.
Qf6+ Rg7 41. e8=Q#) 33... Bxd5 34. Nxd5 (34. d7 Qxd7 35. Nxd7 Re8 36. Rf8+ Bg8
37. Rxe8 c4 38. Rxg8+ Kxg8 39. Qf8#) 34... Qg7 $18 35. Qxg7+ Kxg7 36. hxg6 hxg6
(36... Re8 {the only chance to get some counterplay} 37. gxh7 Re2+ 38. Rf2
Rxf2+ 39. Bxf2 Kxh7 40. Nxb6 Kg8 $18) 37. Ne7 Nd4 38. Be5+ Kh6 39. Bxd4 cxd4
40. Rd1 Rd8 41. Rxd4 Rd7 42. Nc6 Kh5 43. Ne5 Rd8 44. d7 (44. Nf7 Rd7 45. Rd5+
Kh4 46. Ne5 Kg5 47. Nxd7+ Kh6 48. Nxb6 Kg7 49. d7 Kf6 50. d8=Q+ Ke6 51. Nc8 Kf7
52. Qe7+ Kg8 53. Rd8#) 44... Kh6 45. Nc6 (45. Nc6 Rxd7 46. Rxd7 $18) (45. Nf7+
Kg7 46. Nxd8 g5 47. Ne6+ Kf6 48. Nf8 a5 49. d8=Q+ Kf5 50. Qd6 b5 51. Qe6#) 1-0
Position after 24...Kg8:
[D]rn4k1/2qb2np/pp4p1/2pPp3/P5P1/2NB2BP/1P1Q3K/5R2 w - - 0 25
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