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Subject: Re: Why I do not like Columbus' egg 9g

Author: Sandro Necchi

Date: 14:15:34 10/12/05

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On October 12, 2005 at 15:24:57, Werner Schuele wrote:

>Hi,
>after a lost game against Toga II now this draw against Shredder SE on a mĂșch
>slower Hardware I shall now use standard settings again:
>
>Werner
>
>[Event "60m + 15s, rated"]
>[Site "?"]
>[Date "2005.10.12"]
>[Round "?"]
>[White "Nitrox32, Shredder 9 SE"]
>[Black "Werner, Deep Shredder 9.02 x"]
>[Result "1/2-1/2"]
>[WhiteElo "2505"]
>[BlackElo "2545"]
>[PlyCount "94"]
>[EventDate "2005.10.12"]
>[EventType "rapid"]
>
>1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} g6 {
>[%emt 0:00:00]} 3. g3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 4. Nf3 {
>[%emt 0:00:00]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:00]} 5. Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:00]
>} 6. O-O {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 7. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} e5 {
>[%emt 0:00:00]} 8. e4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} exd4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 9. Nxd4 {
>[%emt 0:00:00]} Re8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 10. h3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nc5 {
>[%emt 0:00:00]} 11. Re1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} a5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 12. Qc2 {
>[%emt 0:00:00]} Nfd7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 13. Rd1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nb6 {
>[%eval -34,17] [%emt 0:02:14]} 14. b3 {[%eval -36,17] [%emt 0:03:40]} a4 {
>[%eval -20,18] [%emt 0:00:03]} 15. Rb1 {[%eval -7,16] [%emt 0:02:21]} c6 {
>[%eval -12,16] [%emt 0:03:27]} 16. Bf4 {[%eval 16,16] [%emt 0:03:04]} Qf6 {
>[%eval 17,17] [%emt 0:03:39]} 17. Nde2 {[%eval 20,17] [%emt 0:05:36]} Bf8 {
>[%eval 32,19] [%emt 0:00:00]} 18. f3 {[%eval 34,16] [%emt 0:02:55]} Be7 {
>[%eval 36,18] [%emt 0:00:06]} 19. Be3 {[%eval 51,17] [%emt 0:03:25]} axb3 {
>[%eval 48,18] [%emt 0:01:50]} 20. axb3 {[%eval 50,13] [%emt 0:00:08]} Bf8 {
>[%eval 57,19] [%emt 0:02:55]} 21. f4 {[%eval 61,16] [%emt 0:03:01]} Qe7 {
>[%eval 68,18] [%emt 0:02:02]} 22. Bd4 {[%eval 62,17] [%emt 0:00:00]} f5 {
>[%eval 28,18] [%emt 0:02:59]} 23. Re1 {[%eval 52,15] [%emt 0:02:02]} Ra6 {
>[%eval 48,18] [%emt 0:03:34]} 24. e5 {[%eval 56,16] [%emt 0:02:09]} Ne6 {
>[%eval 60,19] [%emt 0:04:16]} 25. exd6 {[%eval 60,18] [%emt 0:00:00]} Qxd6 {
>[%eval 61,20] [%emt 0:03:18]} 26. Bf2 {[%eval 60,18] [%emt 0:00:00]} Bg7 {
>[%eval 63,18] [%emt 0:00:36]} 27. Rbd1 {[%eval 73,16] [%emt 0:01:32]} Qb4 {
>[%eval 84,18] [%emt 0:01:29]} 28. Na2 {[%eval 78,16] [%emt 0:00:08]} Qa3 {
>[%eval 84,17] [%emt 0:01:06]} 29. Nec3 {[%eval 74,16] [%emt 0:02:04]} Nd7 {
>[%eval 84,17] [%emt 0:00:00]} 30. b4 {[%eval 74,15] [%emt 0:02:51]} Ra8 {
>[%eval 69,16] [%emt 0:01:42]} 31. Kh2 {[%eval 64,16] [%emt 0:00:51]} Nf6 {
>[%eval 59,17] [%emt 0:01:38]} 32. Re2 {[%eval 56,15] [%emt 0:00:24]} Bd7 {
>[%eval 57,16] [%emt 0:01:22]} 33. Rd3 {[%eval 55,15] [%emt 0:00:45]} Nf8 {
>[%eval 44,17] [%emt 0:01:24]} 34. Red2 {[%eval 49,16] [%emt 0:01:12]} Be6 {
>[%eval 12,18] [%emt 0:01:19]} 35. Nd5 {[%eval 8,17] [%emt 0:00:16]} Qxa2 {
>[%eval 7,20] [%emt 0:01:10]} 36. Qxa2 {[%eval 11,19] [%emt 0:00:15]} Rxa2 {
>[%eval 3,21] [%emt 0:01:05]} 37. Rxa2 {[%eval 0,20] [%emt 0:00:35]} cxd5 {
>[%eval 5,22] [%emt 0:01:07]} 38. cxd5 {[%eval 0,20] [%emt 0:00:13]} Bd7 {
>[%eval 5,21] [%emt 0:02:05]} 39. Rda3 {[%eval -4,17] [%emt 0:01:46]} Bb5 {
>[%eval 3,18] [%emt 0:01:35]} 40. Ra8 {[%eval 2,18] [%emt 0:01:47]} Ba6 {
>[%eval 0,21] [%emt 0:00:02]} 41. Rxe8 {[%eval 0,20] [%emt 0:01:32]} Nxe8 {
>[%eval 1,23] [%emt 0:00:00]} 42. Ra5 {[%eval 0,19] [%emt 0:00:58]} Bc3 {
>[%eval 0,22] [%emt 0:00:04]} 43. Bc5 {[%eval 2,20] [%emt 0:01:08]} Nd7 {
>[%eval 0,23] [%emt 0:00:00]} 44. d6 {[%eval 0,21] [%emt 0:01:27]} Nef6 {
>[%eval 0,23] [%emt 0:00:20]} 45. Ra3 {[%eval 0,22] [%emt 0:01:05]} Bd2 {
>[%eval 0,23] [%emt 0:00:02]} 46. Ra2 {[%eval 0,21] [%emt 0:00:59]} Bc3 {
>[%eval 0,23] [%emt 0:00:05]} 47. Ra3 {[%eval 0,21] [%emt 0:01:10]} Bd2 {
>[%eval 0,22] [%emt 0:01:00]} 1/2-1/2

Well, I think you should not make assumptions based only on few games. In my
testing against Shredder 9 CE 9g was loosing 2-5 after 7 games, but winning 10.5
to 9.5 after 20 games and 2 points ahead after 50 games.
So the first impression would have clearly wrong.

Now I am testing the latest 9h (Henrik) which seems and improvement over 9g
based on games against Shredder 9, but I want to see more games.

The problem with these Columbus' egg settings is that they are more aggressive
and suffer a lot specific openings while doing well in general terms, so
assumptions based on a few games is always wrong and especially with these
settings.

Sandro



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