Author: JNoomen
Date: 12:26:06 02/01/06
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On February 01, 2006 at 14:16:12, Albert Silver wrote: Nice suite, Albert! Congratulations. Should give some exciting matches, I am sure. Best regards, Jeroen >I have expanded the full suite to 50 positions (and thus a round 100 games), and >revised a few of the pre-existing ones. Just to be clear, this is an Openings >Suite, similar in purpose to the Nunn Suites 1 and 2, as well as the Noomen >Select suite. It is meant to be used in test matches between engines, with NO >BOOK used. The selection is designed to provide typical opening situations, >testing the range of openings as well as types of positions (closed, open, >hedgehog, stonewall, isolani, etc.). The positions were chosen and tested to >allow several possible moves, so there shouldn't be any single move to find, nor >should all (or almost all) engines choose the same continuation. > >I have tested the Short Suite (25 positions) amply, and have enjoyed it, though >it has highlighted a couple of problems that I have removed. One of these >problems even includes a position that most engines insist on playing a >positively dreadful move (Open Ruy Lopez). Below are the revised and new >positions, and in a later post, I will repost all the positions with diagrams, >and the most played, or theoretical continuations. > >Please note there are no gambits here. I plan another suite for this, but at the >moment wanted a suite with both variety and standard opening choices. > >If you have any comments regarding the choices, or any blatant omissions, please >just say the word. For example, I discovered to my astonishment that I hadn't >put a single Petroff in the first edition. > > > Albert > >Changed: > >[Event ""] >[Site ""] >[Date "????.??.??"] >[Round "?"] >[White "Silver Suite"] >[Black "Sicilian, Paulsen"] >[Result "*"] >[ECO "B46"] >[WhiteElo "0"] >[BlackElo "0"] >[Annotator ""] >[Source ""] >[Remark ""] > >1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 a6 * > >[D]r1bqkbnr/1p1p1ppp/p1n1p3/8/3NP3/2N5/PPP2PPP/R1BQKB1R w KQkq - > >I removed 6.Be2 Qc7 so as to allow a little more flexibility in the >continuations. > >[Event ""] >[Site ""] >[Date "????.??.??"] >[Round "?"] >[White "Silver Suite"] >[Black "Sicilian, Dragon"] >[Result "*"] >[ECO "B79"] >[WhiteElo "0"] >[BlackElo "0"] >[Annotator ""] >[Source ""] >[Remark ""] > >1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.f3 >O-O 8.Qd2 Nc6 9.Bc4 Bd7 10.O-O-O Qa5 11.Bb3 Rfc8 12.h4 Ne5 13.Kb1 * > >[D]r1r3k1/pp1bppbp/3p1np1/q3n3/3NP2P/1BN1BP2/PPPQ2P1/1K1R3R b - - > >I had hoped for a more combative game, but somehow that wasn't what happened. >Somehow they all managed to exchange the queens within 4 moves, so I added >13.Kb1 in the hopes they won't. > >[Event ""] >[Site ""] >[Date "????.??.??"] >[Round "?"] >[White "Silver Suite"] >[Black "Spanish, Open"] >[Result "*"] >[ECO "C82"] >[WhiteElo "0"] >[BlackElo "0"] >[Annotator ""] >[Source ""] >[Remark ""] > >1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Nxe4 6.d4 b5 7.Bb3 >d5 8.dxe5 Be6 9.c3 * > >[D]r2qkb1r/2p2ppp/p1n1b3/1p1pP3/4n3/1BP2N2/PP3PPP/RNBQ1RK1 b kq - > >Too many engines like the dreadful 9.Nc3 for either a short time or a long time, >so that I saw it appearing far too often in my test matches. > >Analysis by Fruit 2.2.1: > >9.Nc3 Nxc3 10.bxc3 Be7 11.a4 Na5 12.Qe2 c6 13.axb5 axb5 14.Ba3 0-0 15.Rfd1 Bxa3 >16.Rxa3 > = (0.08) Depth: 12/27 00:00:04 2526kN >9.Nc3 Nxc3 10.bxc3 Be7 11.a4 0-0 12.Qd3 Na5 13.axb5 axb5 14.Qxb5 c6 15.Qd3 Nxb3 >16.Rxa8 Qxa8 17.cxb3 > = (0.25) Depth: 13/30 00:00:09 5748kN >9.Nc3 Nxc3 10.bxc3 Be7 11.a4 0-0 12.Qd3 Na5 13.axb5 axb5 14.Qxb5 c6 15.Qd3 Nxb3 >16.Rxa8 Qxa8 17.cxb3 > = (0.25) Depth: 14/30 00:00:16 11139kN >9.Nc3 Nxc3 10.bxc3 Be7 11.a4 0-0 12.Qd3 Na5 13.axb5 axb5 14.Ba3 Nxb3 15.Bxe7 >Qxe7 16.cxb3 b4 17.Rxa8 Rxa8 > = (0.04) Depth: 15/32 00:00:28 20233kN > > >Analysis by Hiarcs 10: > >9.Nc3 Nxc3 10.bxc3 Bc5 11.a4 > = (-0.05) Depth: 12/26 00:00:12 2706kN >9.a4 > = (-0.05) Depth: 12/31 00:00:14 3130kN >9.a4 b4 10.Be3 Nc5 11.Nbd2 Be7 12.Qe2 0-0 13.Rfd1 d4 > = (-0.01) Depth: 12/31 00:00:18 3920kN >9.a4 b4 10.Be3 Nc5 11.Nbd2 Be7 12.Qe2 0-0 13.Bf4 Nxb3 14.Nxb3 Qd7 15.Qd3 f5 > = (-0.07) Depth: 13/31 00:00:30 6565kN >9.Nc3 > = (-0.01) Depth: 13/31 00:00:30 6565kN >9.Nc3 Nxc3 > = (-0.01) Depth: 13/31 00:00:31 6673kN >9.Nc3 > ³ (-0.26) Depth: 14/31 00:00:48 10489kN > > >Analysis by Rybka 1.01 Beta 13 32-bit: > >9.Nc3 Nxc3 10.bxc3 Be7 11.Qd3 Na5 12.Nd4 0-0 > ² (0.34) Depth: 10 00:00:03 191kN >9.Nc3 Nxc3 10.bxc3 Be7 11.Qd3 0-0 12.Re1 Qd7 13.Ng5 > ² (0.27) Depth: 11 00:00:06 366kN >9.Nc3 Nxc3 10.bxc3 Be7 11.Qd3 0-0 12.Bf4 Qd7 13.Rad1 Rad8 > = (0.25) Depth: 12 00:00:12 744kN >9.Nc3 Nxc3 10.bxc3 Be7 11.Qd3 > ² (0.27) Depth: 13 00:00:24 1533kN > > >Analysis by Shredder 8: > >9.Nbd2 Be7 10.c3 0-0 11.Nd4 Nxd4 12.cxd4 f5 13.f3 Nxd2 14.Bxd2 c5 15.Rc1 cxd4 >16.Rc6 Qd7 17.Qc2 > = (0.03) Depth: 14/29 00:00:21 8316kN >9.a4 b4 10.Nbd2 Nc5 11.Ba2 Be7 12.Nb3 Nxa4 13.Nbd4 0-0 14.Nxc6 Nxb2 > = (0.04) Depth: 14/31 00:00:23 9287kN >9.a4 b4 10.Nbd2 Nc5 11.Ba2 Be7 12.Nb3 Nxb3 13.Bxb3 Na5 14.Ba2 c5 15.Bf4 0-0 > = (0.10) Depth: 14/31 00:00:24 10029kN >9.Nc3 Nxc3 10.bxc3 Bc5 11.a4 0-0 12.axb5 axb5 13.Rxa8 Qxa8 14.Bxd5 Bxd5 15.Qxd5 >Bxf2+ 16.Rxf2 Qa2 17.Qxa2 > = (0.11) Depth: 14/37 00:00:31 12898kN >9.Nc3 Nxc3 10.bxc3 Bc5 11.a4 Ne7 12.Nd4 0-0 13.axb5 axb5 14.Rxa8 Qxa8 15.Be3 Bb6 >16.Qa1 > = (0.19) Depth: 14/37 00:00:33 14015kN > >Since the idea isn't to see how many screw this up by playing 9.Nc3?, but how >they handle this opening in general, I added 9.c3. In case you wonder, after >9.Nc3? just play Nxc3 10.bxc3 followed by Na5 and c5-c4, and the bishop is >locked in forever. > >I also removed the position: > >[Event ""] >[Site ""] >[Date ""] >[Round ""] >[White "Silver Suite"] >[Black "Queen's Gambit accepted"] >[Result ""] >[Eco "D27"] >[Annotator ""] >[Source ""] > >1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Bxc4 c5 6.O-O a6 7.a4 Nc6 >8.Qe2 cxd4 9.Rd1 Be7 10.exd4 O-O 11.Nc3 * > >[D]r1bq1rk1/1p2bppp/p1n1pn2/8/P1BP4/2N2N2/1P2QPPP/R1BR2K1 b - - > >and replaced it with a Caro-Kann Panov, that could reach this, just as it could >go in other directions. > > >New positions: > >[Event ""] >[Site ""] >[Date "????.??.??"] >[Round "?"] >[White "Silver Suite"] >[Black "Catalan, Accepted"] >[Result "*"] >[ECO "E04"] >[WhiteElo "0"] >[BlackElo "0"] >[Annotator ""] >[Source ""] >[Remark ""] > >1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.g3 dxc4 5.Bg2 * > >[D]rnbqkb1r/ppp2ppp/4pn2/8/2pP4/5NP1/PP2PPBP/RNBQK2R b KQkq - > >[Event ""] >[Site ""] >[Date "????.??.??"] >[Round "?"] >[White "Silver Suite"] >[Black "Dutch, Stonewall"] >[Result "*"] >[ECO "A90"] >[WhiteElo "0"] >[BlackElo "0"] >[Annotator ""] >[Source ""] >[Remark ""] > >1.d4 f5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 e6 4.c4 d5 5.Nf3 c6 6.O-O Bd6 7.b3 Qe7 * > >[D]rnb1k2r/pp2q1pp/2pbpn2/3p1p2/2PP4/1P3NP1/P3PPBP/RNBQ1RK1 w kq - > >[Event ""] >[Site ""] >[Date "????.??.??"] >[Round "?"] >[White "Silver Suite"] >[Black "Spanish, Closed - Archangelsk"] >[Result "*"] >[ECO "C78"] >[WhiteElo "0"] >[BlackElo "0"] >[Annotator ""] >[Source ""] >[Remark ""] > >1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O b5 6.Bb3 Bc5 * > >[D]r1bqk2r/2pp1ppp/p1n2n2/1pb1p3/4P3/1B3N2/PPPP1PPP/RNBQ1RK1 w kq - > >[Event ""] >[Site ""] >[Date "????.??.??"] >[Round "?"] >[White "Silver Suite"] >[Black "Sicilian, Maroczy Bind"] >[Result "*"] >[ECO "B38"] >[WhiteElo "0"] >[BlackElo "0"] >[Annotator ""] >[Source ""] >[Remark ""] > >1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.c4 Nf6 6.Nc3 d6 7.Be2 >Bg7 * > >[D]r1bqk2r/pp2ppbp/2np1np1/8/2PNP3/2N5/PP2BPPP/R1BQK2R w KQkq - > >[Event ""] >[Site ""] >[Date "????.??.??"] >[Round "?"] >[White "Silver Suite"] >[Black "Sicilian, Najdorf 6.f3 e5"] >[Result "*"] >[ECO "B80"] >[WhiteElo "0"] >[BlackElo "0"] >[Annotator ""] >[Source ""] >[Remark ""] > >1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.f3 e5 7.Nb3 >Be6 8.Be3 Be7 9.Qd2 * > >[D]rn1qk2r/1p2bppp/p2pbn2/4p3/4P3/1NN1BP2/PPPQ2PP/R3KB1R b KQkq - > >[Event ""] >[Site ""] >[Date "????.??.??"] >[Round "?"] >[White "Silver Suite"] >[Black "Gruenfeld, Fianchetto"] >[Result "*"] >[ECO "D75"] >[WhiteElo "0"] >[BlackElo "0"] >[Annotator ""] >[Source ""] >[Remark ""] > >1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 O-O 5.Nf3 d5 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.O-O >Nb6 8.Nc3 Nc6 * > >[D]r1bq1rk1/ppp1ppbp/1nn3p1/8/3P4/2N2NP1/PP2PPBP/R1BQ1RK1 w - - > >[Event ""] >[Site ""] >[Date "????.??.??"] >[Round "?"] >[White "Silver Suite"] >[Black "Queen's Gambit, Semi-Slav - Meran"] >[Result "*"] >[ECO "D47"] >[WhiteElo "0"] >[BlackElo "0"] >[Annotator ""] >[Source ""] >[Remark ""] > >1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 >b5 8.Bd3 Bb7 9.O-O * > >[D]r2qkb1r/pb1n1ppp/2p1pn2/1p6/3P4/2NBPN2/PP3PPP/R1BQ1RK1 b kq - > >[Event ""] >[Site ""] >[Date "????.??.??"] >[Round "?"] >[White "Silver Suite"] >[Black "Petroff Defense"] >[Result "*"] >[ECO "C42"] >[WhiteElo "0"] >[BlackElo "0"] >[Annotator ""] >[Source ""] >[Remark ""] > >1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 * > >[D]rnbqkb1r/ppp2ppp/8/3p4/3Pn3/3B1N2/PPP2PPP/RNBQK2R b KQkq - > >[Event ""] >[Site ""] >[Date "????.??.??"] >[Round "?"] >[White "Silver Suite"] >[Black "Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer"] >[Result "*"] >[ECO "B66"] >[WhiteElo "0"] >[BlackElo "0"] >[Annotator ""] >[Source ""] >[Remark ""] > >1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 >a6 8.O-O-O h6 9.Be3 * > >[D]r1bqkb1r/1p3pp1/p1nppn1p/8/3NP3/2N1B3/PPPQ1PPP/2KR1B1R b kq - > >[Event ""] >[Site ""] >[Date "????.??.??"] >[Round "?"] >[White "Silver Suite"] >[Black "Caro-Kann, Classical"] >[Result "*"] >[ECO "B19"] >[WhiteElo "0"] >[BlackElo "0"] >[Annotator ""] >[Source ""] >[Remark ""] > >1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5 5.Ng3 Bg6 6.h4 h6 7.Nf3 >Nd7 8.h5 Bh7 9.Bd3 Bxd3 10.Qxd3 * > >[D]r2qkbnr/pp1nppp1/2p4p/7P/3P4/3Q1NN1/PPP2PP1/R1B1K2R b KQkq - > >[Event ""] >[Site ""] >[Date "????.??.??"] >[Round "?"] >[White "Silver Suite"] >[Black "Caro-Kann, Panov"] >[Result "*"] >[ECO "B14"] >[WhiteElo "0"] >[BlackElo "0"] >[Annotator ""] >[Source ""] >[Remark ""] > >1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Nf3 * > >[D]rnbqkb1r/pp3ppp/4pn2/3p4/2PP4/2N2N2/PP3PPP/R1BQKB1R b KQkq -
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