Author: John Merlino
Date: 13:16:58 12/25/05
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On December 25, 2005 at 13:21:24, Steve B wrote:
>This Corner was created by Fernando Villegas in an effort to discuss why humans
>lose to computers(both PC Engines and Dedicated computers) and it is also a
>place to show games and losses against the computers
>
>Today in an effort to post a loss i played a 15 minute game against the Saitek
>Galileo with the Analyst D6++ module
>the rating for the Module is about 2075-2100
>
>sadly things did not turn out as planned..
Here is my attempt to play a game against a similarly skilled computer opponent.
Josh Age 12 from CM9000, rated about 2100 on my P4-2.4.
Keep in mind that I estimate my rating to be around 1400 USCF.
[Event ""]
[Site ""]
[Date "2005.12.25"]
[Round ""]
[White "Merlin"]
[Black "Josh - Age 12"]
[TimeControl "300+3"]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5 5.Nxc6 bxc6 6.Nc3 Bb4 7.Bd2 Nf6
8.Bc4 d5 9.exd5 cxd5 10.Bb3 O-O 11.O-O Rb8 12.a3 Be7 13.Bg5 d4 14.Ne2
Ba6 15.Re1 h6 16.Bxf6 Bxf6 17.Ng3 d3 18.cxd3 Qd4 19.Rb1 Bg5 20.Ne4 Bxd3
21.Bc2 Bxc2 22.Qxc2 Rfc8 23.Qd1 Qxd1 24.Rexd1 Rb3 25.Nxg5 hxg5 26.Rd2 e4
27.Re2 Re8 28.Re3 Rxe3 29.fxe3 f5 30.Kf2 Rc8 31.Re1 Rc2+ 32.Re2 Rxe2+
33.Kxe2 f4 34.exf4 gxf4 35.b4 g5
[D]6k1/p7/8/6p1/1P2pp2/P7/4K1PP/8 w - g6 0 36
At this point, I actually am shocked not only to still be alive, but to even
have a chance to win. Then my questionable endgame technique decides to put
itself forward.
36.h3
I fully intended to play 36.a4, then 37.b5 and 38.a5, which should at least give
me a draw. I don't know why my brain actually thought that 36.h3 was better.
36...Kf7 37.a4 {too late now and I am lost} Ke6 38.Kf2 Kd5 39.b5 Kc4 40.Ke2 Kb4
41.Kd2 Kxa4 42.Kc3 Kxb5 43.Kd4 e3 44.Kd3 a5 0-1
[D]8/8/8/pk4p1/5p2/3Kp2P/6P1/8 w - a6 0 45
Clearly a fine entry worthy of the Loser's Corner.
And, just to torture myself further, I went back and played 36.a4...and won
easily. :-)
Happy Holidays!
jm
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