Author: stuart taylor
Date: 15:14:34 06/11/05
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On June 11, 2005 at 18:02:46, Torstein Hall wrote:
The main thing to look out for is not to overreach yourself, and to be careful
during the second half of the game (to win the won games).
S.Taylor
>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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