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Subject: Re: Ferret Vs GM Wilder Match Games.

Author: Mark Young

Date: 23:39:11 03/27/99

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On March 28, 1999 at 01:30:37, Bruce Moreland wrote:

>
>On March 28, 1999 at 00:22:01, Mark Young wrote:
>
>>[Event "ICC 30 0 u"]
>>[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
>>[Date "1999.03.27"]
>>[Round "-"]
>>[White "Ferret"]
>>[Black "Wilder"]
>>[Result "1-0"]
>>[WhiteElo "2622"]
>>[BlackElo "2110"]
>>[Opening "Sicilian: Richter-Rauzer, Rauzer attack, 7...Be7"]
>>[ECO "B63"]
>>[NIC "SI.28"]
>>[Time "17:00:19"]
>>[TimeControl "1800+0"]
>>
>>1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 Be7 8.
>>O-O-O O-O 9. Nb3 Qb6 10. f3 Rd8 11. Be3 Qc7 12. Qf2 d5 13. exd5 Nxd5 14.
>>Nxd5 Rxd5 15. Rxd5 exd5 16. Bb5 Bf6 17. c3 Nb4 18. a3 a6 19. Bf1 Nc6 20. Bd3
>
>The crowd wanted 19 ... Na2+ and this seemed to be a good move, it resulted in a
>strong attack.
>
>>Ne5 21. Bc2 Nc4 22. Bd4 Bg5+ 23. Kb1 Bd7 24. Qg3 Qxg3 25. hxg3 g6 26. Nc5
>>Bc6 27. Re1 b6 28. Nd3 a5 29. Ka2 b5 30. b3 Nd6 31. Ne5 Be8 32. Ng4 Bd7 33.
>>Re5 Nf5 34. Rxd5 Be6 35. Rxb5 a4 36. Kb2 h5 37. Nf6+ Kf8 38. Nh7+
>>{Black resigns}
>>1-0
>>
>>[Event "ICC 30 0 u"]
>>[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
>>[Date "1999.03.27"]
>>[Round "-"]
>>[White "Wilder"]
>>[Black "Ferret"]
>>[Result "0-1"]
>>[WhiteElo "2110"]
>>[BlackElo "2622"]
>>[Opening "English opening"]
>>[ECO "A20"]
>>[NIC "EO.24"]
>>[Time "17:49:05"]
>>[TimeControl "1800+0"]
>>
>>1. c4 e5 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Qxd4 d5 6. Nf3 Be7 7. cxd5 cxd5
>>8. O-O Nc6 9. Qa4 O-O 10. Nc3 Qb6 11. Qb5 Qxb5 12. Nxb5 a6 13. Nbd4 Ne4 14.
>>Be3 Bf6 15. Rac1 Bd7 16. Nxc6 bxc6 17. Bd4 Bxd4 18. Nxd4 Rab8 19. b3 Rbc8
>>20. Bxe4 dxe4 21. Rc5 f5 22. Rfc1 Rf6 23. e3 Kf8 24. Ra5 Ra8 25. h4 g6 26.
>>Kf1 Rd6 27. Ke2 Ke7 28. Rac5 Rc8 29. R1c4 Kd8 30. Ra5 Ra8 31. Kd2 Kc7 32.
>
>Somewhere back in here white could have won a pawn easily.  My program's
>decision to turn an isolated pawn into hanging pawns led to an ending where it
>had two isolated pawns and passive pieces.
>
>>Kc3 Be6 33. Rca4 Kb6 34. Re5 Bd5 35. Rb4+ Kc7 36. Re7+ Kd8 37. Rbb7 c5 38.
>>Ne6+ Bxe6 39. Rxh7 Rd3+ 40. Kc2 Kc8 41. Rbc7+ Kd8 42. Rcg7 Kc8 43. Rxg6 Rd6
>>44. h5 Rb8 45. Rhg7 Rbb6 46. Kc3 c4 47. bxc4 Rbc6 48. h6 Rxc4+ 49. Kb3 Rb6+
>
>45. Rh8+ won I think.  It clearly leads to a R+P ending a pawn up, with another
>one falling and no counterplay for black.  It is perhaps a little hard to see,
>since no spectators mentioned it during the game.

I also missed this move watching the game, but Hiarcs7 agrees Rh8+ is winning.


>
>I question the decision to play for more than a draw, it was a gutsy decision
>and apparently the correct decision but there wasn't much time left on the
>clock.
>
>>50. Ka3 Rc3+ 51. Ka4 Bd7+ 52. Ka5 Rb5+ 53. Ka4 Rc2 54. Ka3 Rb7 55. Rg8+ Kc7
>>{White forfeits on time}
>>0-1
>
>In the final position white is mated in a few moves.
>
>A ratty couple of games from my point of view, in front of about 170 people.
>
>Thanks to GM Wilder for playing and ICC for inviting me to participate.
>
>bruce



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