Author: Steve B
Date: 13:03:53 09/24/05
Today i dusted off the Mephisto Phantom which is the same Exact Computer as the Fidelity 6100 Phantom but released by Mephisto after they bought out Fidelity it contains the famous Par Program by the no longer happily married, husband and wife programming team of Dan and Kathy Spracklen it was rated about 1850 ELO the Mephisto Phantom: http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/cpaa2@sbcglobal.net/detail?.dir=e084&.dnm=3207.jpg&.src=ph the time control was Game\30 Minutes and the game itself was not particularly noteworthy ,featuring the normal course of events in which i am down about 2-3 pawns with the endgame looming ominously ahead however,just as all hope was lost , i stumbled upon a "Reshevsky" like swindle to nail down a draw by perpetual.. [Date "2005.9.24" [White "Steve B"] [Black "Mephisto Phantom"] [TimeControl Game 30 min] [Result "1/2-1/2"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Nc6 5.Nc3 Be7 6.Bd3 O-O 7.O-O Nb4 8.cxd5 exd5 9.a3 Nxd3 10.Qxd3 a5 11.Re1 Bg4 12.e4 dxe4 13.Nxe4 Bxf3 14.Qxf3 Qxd4 15.Nxf6+ Qxf6 16.Qxb7 Bd6 17.Be3 Be5 18.Rac1 Rfb8 19.Qd5 Qd6 20.Qxd6 cxd6 21.Rc7 Bxb2 22.a4 Rb4 23.Bd2 Rxa4 24.g3 Bd4 25.Ree7 Ra1+ 26.Kg2 Ra2 27.Bf4 Bxf2 28.Kh3 Bb6 29.Rb7 Bd4 30.Bxd6 f5 31.Red7 a4 32.Bb4 Bf6 33.Rd5 g6 34.Rdd7 g5 [D] r5k1/1R1R3p/5b2/5pp1/pB6/6PK/r6P/8 w - - 0 35 here the Phantom is threating mate on the next move with g4 HA! I dont think so.. 35.g4 fxg4+ 36.Kxg4 Rxh2 37.Bd6 h5+ 38.Kf5 Rf2+ 39.Kg6 h4??? [D] r5k1/1R1R4/3B1bK1/6p1/p6p/8/5r2/8 w - - 0 40 here is where i struck lucky the Phantom at this point thought it was ahead +3.34 but when i moved my King to G6 i already had this in mind.. 40.Rg7+!! [D] r5k1/1R4R1/3B1bK1/6p1/p6p/8/5r2/8 b - - 0 40 sacrificing the Exchange to force a perpetual the Phantoms PV evaluation plummeted all the way down to ..+0.00 :)))) 40.. Bxg7 41.Rxg7+ Kh8 42.Rh7+ Kg8 43.Rg7+ Kh8 44.Rh7+ Kg8 45.Rg7+ 1/2-1/2 [D]r5k1/6R1/3B2K1/6p1/p6p/8/5r2/8 b - - 0 45 FINAL POSITION nice swindle with White down in material by 5 Points i guess the Phantom is still working and so am i Every Dog Has His Day Regards Steve
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