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Subject: Re: REBEL vs GM Rohde Analysis game-1

Author: Ed Schröder

Date: 15:50:11 05/23/99

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On May 23, 1999 at 15:29:21, Mark Young wrote:

>On May 23, 1999 at 08:08:57, Ed Schröder wrote:
>
>>Analysis game-1
>>
>>It's my understanding this game against GM Rohde was a classical
>>example of seeing a pawn gain for a king attack that was underestimated.
>>
>>After having taken the time to have a close look at the game I see 4
>>key fragments.
>>
>>[Event "Monthly GM Challenge"]
>>[Site "Internet (Rebel Home Page)"]
>>[Date "1999.05.22"]
>>[Round "?"]
>>[White "Rebel 10.5"]
>>[Black "GM M. Rohde"]
>>[Result "0-1"]
>>[WhiteElo "?"]
>>[BlackElo "?"]
>>[ECO "E00"]
>>
>>1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 c5 5. Bxb4 cxb4 6. Bg2 O-O 7. Nf3
>>d6 8. O-O a5 9. a3 Na6 10. Nbd2 Re8 11. Ne1 e5 12. Nc2 bxa3 13. Rxa3 Rb8
>>14. Ne4 Nxe4 15. Bxe4 Bh3 16. Re1 Qb6 17. e3 f5 18. Bd5+ Kh8 19. Qa1 Nb4
>>20. Nxb4 axb4 21. Ra5 exd4 22. Rb5 Qd8 23. exd4 Ra8 24. Rxe8+ Qxe8 25.
>>Qc1 Qe2 26. f4 Qd3 27. Rxb7 Re8 28. Kh1 Qc2 29. Qe3 Qb1+ 30. Qg1 Qxb2 31.
>>Rb6 h6 32. Ra6 Qc2 33. c5 dxc5 34. dxc5 Qc3 35. Ra1 b3 36. Rc1 Qd3 37.
>>Rd1 Qe2 38. Rb1 b2 39. Qd1 Qxd1+ 40. Rxd1 Rd8 41. Rb1 0-1
>>
>>17. e3?
>>Blocking its pieces to go the king-side. After this move Ne3, Rg3 (h3) are no
>>longer possible. 17.e3 was a last minute decision of Rebel10.5 it had 17.Qd3
>>all the time. Black answers with 17..f5 and now black is the boss on the king-
>>side.
>>
>>21.Ra5 exd4 22.Rb5
>>Going for the pawn, nice manoeuvre but definitely wrong. Rebel's score dropped
>>from 0.7 to 0.3 (or so) when it saw the danger of Qe2 but that was to few to
>>give
>>up the hunt for the pawn.
>
>Yes this was a mistake, but I don't think it should cost the game.
>
>>
>>24.Rxe8??
>>The main positional mistake in my opinion. After this move Rebel is definitely
>>lost in all variations. It gives away the crucial e-line. IMO Rebel should have
>>played 24.Qd1
>
>Can you give just one line to show this.
>
>>
>>26.f4?
>>I don't now why Rebel10.5 played this move. It's just a matter of search depth
>>to see this move is losing material on short term. Rebel10.5 needs 12 plies
>>to see the loss and then changes to 26.Bg2 (the good move). I tested the
>>current REBEL-CP on this position and nowhere in the log I see the ugly
>>f4?, see:
>
>
>This was the move that cost the game, after the correct 26.Bg2 how does black
>win. It is not enough for a GM to say I am won at move 20 and show no lines.

I have asked Michael Rohde in email.


>>00:00:00 01.00 0.82  Bd5xb7
>>00:00:00 01.02 1.03  Rb5xb7
>>00:00:00 02.00 1.09  Rb5xb7 Ra8-e8
>>00:00:00 03.00 1.52  Rb5xb7 Ra8-e8 Rb7xb4
>>00:00:00 04.00 1.18  Rb5xb7 Ra8-e8 f2-f4 Bh3-g4 Rb7xb4
>>00:00:01 05.00 1.07  Rb5xb7 Ra8-e8 f2-f4 Qe2-d3 Rb7xb4 Qd3xd4+ Kg1-h1
>>00:00:01 06.00 1.07  Rb5xb7 Ra8-e8 f2-f4 Qe2-d3 Rb7xb4 Qd3xd4+ Kg1-h1
>>00:00:01 07.00 1.07  Rb5xb7 Ra8-e8 f2-f4 Qe2-d3 Rb7xb4 Qd3xd4+ Kg1-h1
>>00:00:02 08.00 0.00  Rb5xb7 Ra8-e8 f2-f4 h7-h6 Rb7-f7 Re8-e4 Rf7-f8+
>>00:00:06 08.04 0.09  Bd5-g2 Qe2-d2 Qc1-f1 Qd2xb2 Rb5xb7 Bh3xg2 Kg1xg2
>>00:00:10 09.00 -0.05  Bd5-g2 Qe2-d2 Qc1-f1 Qd2xb2 Rb5xb7 Bh3xg2 Kg1xg2
>>00:00:11 09.01 0.00  Rb5xb7 Ra8-e8 f2-f4 h7-h6 Rb7-f7 Re8-e4 Rf7-f8+
>>00:00:38 10.00 -1.92  Rb5xb7 Ra8-e8 f2-f4 h7-h5 Rb7-b5 Re8-e4 Bd5xe4
>>00:00:47 10.01 -0.12  Bd5-g2 Qe2-c2 Qc1-f1 Bh3xg2 Kg1xg2 b4-b3 Rb5-b6
>>00:01:13 11.00 -0.01  Bd5-g2 Qe2-c2 Qc1-f1 Bh3xg2 Kg1xg2 Qc2xb2 Rb5-d5
>>00:02:28 12.00 -0.04  Bd5-g2 Qe2-c2 Qc1-f1 Bh3xg2 Kg1xg2 Qc2xb2 Rb5xb7
>>00:06:50 13.00 -0.07  Bd5-g2 Qe2-c2 Qc1-e1 Qc2xc4 Bg2-f1 Bh3xf1 Rb5xb4
>>
>>I guess I have some home work to do.
>>
>>It's not clear to me how black will win after 26.Bg2 (I will ask GM Rohde) but
>>it is clear to me there should be an easy winning plan for black as his position
>>is overwhelming.
>
>I don't see an overwhelming position after 26. Bg2. I would think that someone
>or some program could see the win if this was true. I am open to a line to show
>this.

By head: black gets the white queen for the black rook and bishop. From
there black can create his pawn op b4 into a passed pawn and win.
That's a lot moves away but IMO is the danger. We will see what Michael
has to say.

>>All in all a very valuable game for me showing me several weaknesses in
>>Rebel which I wasn't aware of and I now have the possibility to improve
>>them.
>
>
>All in all a fun game to watch, and now that I have had time to look at the
>game, Rebel 10 up to move 26, did not play that badly. Yes it made same >mistakes
>positionaly, but the question is was this enough to lose, or was it the simple
>tactical oversight by rebel (bug???) when it play 26. f4. If it was 26. f4.. , >I know which one I would fix first.

Be sure 26.f4 has my full attention at the moment :-)

Ed Schroder


>>Like at AEGON games against such strong players have been of more
>>importance to me then a 1000 autoplayer games where it often is allowed
>>to make minor (or even big) positional mistakes without losing immediately.
>>
>>Against a GM you simply can't. After 24.Rxe8? the game was over as a
>>GM won't let you escape.
>>
>>I am impressed how GM Rohde handled his won position, definitely not
>>going for the shortest win but move by move carefully avoiding all kind
>>of tactical stings till there was a clear won position on the board.
>>
>>My warm congratulations goes to GM Michael Rohde for this fine and
>>well played game!
>>
>>Ed Schroder



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