Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 08:43:27 08/18/05
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On August 18, 2005 at 11:11:20, Peter Berger wrote:
>On August 18, 2005 at 10:40:28, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>
>>I think the criticism for the g5 move came from two different GM players, one on
>>ICC (Goldmund) and another that wanted to remain nameless.
>
>I already took the blame for it. It was a bad move to have in our book - shit
>happens. There should not be many lines like that I hope. The Scotch four knight
>game didn't get much attention in preparation.
As I said, it was also your fault for dying in that sealed room. Just don't
breath and you make it out just fine. :)
Most have never tried to prepare a book to use in a tournament like this, and
simply don't realize the size of the undertaking. Been there. Done that. Got
the T-shirt. I would remind everyone that we managed to do quite well against
DJ and shredder's professionally-done opening preparation.
>
>But I think there are some other issues to think about when it is about this
>game. One example would be time management. Crafty played all the critical moves
>soo fast.
>
>And maybe 12. ..h6 is another interesting one (with Rg8 looking like a sensible
>alternative to me). Crafty *never* considered to *not* castle short in the
>mainlines - just something to think about for future versions, nothing more,
>nothing less.
If you look at the log file, you will see a couple of O-O-O's that it thought
about briefly. But "sticking in the center" is not something it wants to do as
a general rule, while here it might have been better.
This will take more analysis. Here are the top 10 moves, searched to a depth of
14 plies (I am going to run 'em for 30 minutes each for fun):
({14:+0.97} 16. ... O-O 17. Qg3+ Qg7 18. Qh4 Kh7 19. Bg4 Rae8 20. Nxb6 axb6 21.
Bf5+ Ng6 22. Bd2 f6 23. Qh5 Rg8 24. Bc3 c5 25. Bxg6+ Qxg6 26. Qxg6+ Rxg6 27.
Bxf6 Bxe4 $16)
({14:+1.35} 16. ... Qg7 17. Bxe5 Qxe5 18. Qxe5+ dxe5 19. Bc4 O-O-O 20. Rxf7 Rd2
21. Raf1 Rhd8 22. R7f5 Rxc2 23. Be6+ Kb8 24. Rxe5 Bf2 25. Rf5 $16)
({14:+1.50} 16. ... Rg8 17. Bxe5 Qxe5 18. Qxe5+ dxe5 19. Bh5 Rg7 20. Rxf7 Rxf7
21. Rf1 O-O-O 22. Bxf7 a5 23. Rf5 Rd2 24. Be6+ Kb8 25. Rxe5 Rxc2 $16)
({14:+1.60} 16. ... O-O-O 17. Nxb6+ axb6 18. a4 Nd7 19. e5 dxe5 20. Bg4 Rhe8
21. Rae1 Kb8 22. Bxd7 Rxd7 23. Bxe5 Qd8 24. a5 f6 25. Rxf6 $18)
({14:+1.68} 16. ... Qe6 17. Rad1 O-O-O 18. Bxe5 Qxe5 19. Qxe5 dxe5 20. Rxf7 c5
21. Nc3 h5 22. Rxd8+ Kxd8 23. g3 Ba5 24. Bd3 h4 25. gxh4 Bxc3 26. bxc3 Rxh4 $18)
({14:+1.69} 16. ... Rf8 17. Nxb6 axb6 18. a4 Rg8 19. a5 c5 20. Bb5+ Ke7 21. a6
Bxe4 22. Bg3 Qg5 23. Qe1 Bxc2 24. Ra3 $18)
({14:+1.79} 16. ... Qe7 17. Rad1 O-O-O 18. Nxb6+ axb6 19. a4 Ng6 20. a5 Nxf4
21. Rxf4 Qe5 22. Qd2 bxa5 23. Bg4+ Kb8 24. Rf5 Qxe4 25. Rxa5 $18)
({14:+1.77} 16. ... c5 17. Bb5+ Kf8 18. Rf2 Rh7 19. Raf1 Kg8 20. Qg3+ Rg7 21.
Qe3 Kh7 22. Bg3 Qg5 23. Qxg5 hxg5 24. Bxe5 dxe5 25. Rxf7 Bxe4 $18)
({14:+1.94} 16. ... h5 17. Bxe5 Qxe5 18. Qxe5+ dxe5 19. Rf5 O-O-O 20. Bxh5 Rd4
21. Nxb6+ cxb6 22. Bg4 Kb8 23. Rxe5 Rd2 24. Rc1 Rhd8 25. Re7 $18)
({14:+2.04} 16. ... Rh7 17. Rad1 Kf8 18. Bg3 Qe6 19. Rf5 Nd7 20. Bg4 Qxa2 21.
Nxb6 Nxb6 22. Rdf1 Na4 23. Qa5 Bc8 $18)
Bottom line is that I don't see _any_ decent move in all of that.
>
>>The Sjeng opening was not as good, but Crafty managed to
>>equalize and then simply misplay the resulting ending badly due to a problem _I_
>>had introduced way back in the 19.x series.
>
>You think the opening against Sjeng was bad? I don't think I agree :) - but
>let's stick to the topic.
I didn't say "bad". I said "not as good". A pawn down, then a struggle to win
the pawn back to reach what was, by any sensible play, a drawn position. Of
course that is not a bad outcome, by any measure. :)
>
>
>>6 rounds played, 4 blacks. Time for some whites now, I hope? :)
>>
>>Particularly white against strong opponents. :)
>
>Nope - Crafty really had bad luck with the lots. After the tournament it will
>have had black in *all* important games.
>
>So it will be black against Jonny and Zappa too .
>
>And white against Futé, The Baron and Isichess.
>
>Peter
Seems to be "our story". :)
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