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Subject: Re: Hiarcs7.32 loses to Crafty16.6 0-1

Author: Torstein Hall

Date: 13:54:36 06/14/99

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On June 14, 1999 at 16:13:31, Dave Gomboc wrote:

>On June 14, 1999 at 15:41:10, Phil Dixon wrote:
>
>>
>>Hiarcs7.32 - Crafty16.6 [C78]
>>G/60, Each side.   06.1999
>>[Dixon,P]
>>
>> 16384kB,  Pentium  233Mhz
>>
>>Is move 27 the losing move for Hiarcs7.32?  Hiarcs has now lost to Fritz and
>>Crafty in the Archangel var. of the Ruy Lopez, the same var. that Hiarcs won
>>w/White against Junior 5 posted by Tania.    Both Fritz and Crafty had Black.
>>Note the Bishop sac on move 42 for Crafty, although he is winning by a large
>>margin.
>>
>> 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Bc5 6.d3 b5 7.Bb3 d6 (0-0) 8.Bg5
>>(c3) 8...Na5 (0-0) 9.Nc3 (c3) 9...c6 (Bb7) 10.d4 (Nd2) 10...exd4 11.Nxd4 0-0
>>12.Qd3 (Nf5) 12...Qe7 13.a3 (Rae1) 13...Rb8 (Re8) 14.Rad1 (Ba2) 14...b4 (Bg4)
>>15.axb4 (Na4) 15...Rxb4 16.Nxc6 (Nce2) 16...Nxc6 17.Nd5 Qxe4 18.Bxf6 Qxd3
>>19.Rxd3 gxf6 20.Nxb4 Bxb4 (Nxb4) 21.c3 (Bd5) 21...Bc5 22.Bd5 (Bc4) 22...Ne5
>>23.Rg3+ Kh8 (Ng6) 24.b4 (Re1) 24...Bb6 25.Ra1 (Re1) 25...f5 (h5) 26.h3 (Kf1)
>>26...f4 27.Rg5 Bd8 (f3) 28.Rh5 Kg7 29.Bb3 (Rxe5) 29...f5 (Kg6) 30.Bd1 f3 (Bf6)
>>31.g3 Kg6 32.g4 fxg4 33.hxg4 Nxg4 34.Rd5 Bc7 (Rf6) 35.Bc2+ Kh6 (Kg7) 36.Bb3 Rf4
>>37.Rdd1 (Rd2) 37...Ne5 (Nf6) 38.Bd5 Kg5 (Rg4+) 39.Ra2 (c4) 39...h5 (Rg4+) 40.Rd4
>>(Kh1) 40...Bb6 41.Rxf4 Kxf4 42.Ra4 Bxf2+ (Nd3) 43.Kxf2 Nd3+ 44.Kg1 f2+ 45.Kf1
>>Kg3 46.Bg2 Nb2 47.Ra3 Nc4 0-1
>
>IMO White was busted long before move 27.  16. Nxc6 looks like a serious error,
>but Black has already outplayed White in the opening to reach this point.  For
>instance, 13. a3 looks weak, guaranteeing that Black would have play on the
>queenside.  If White is forced to play a3 at some point, it would only suggest
>that 9. Nc3 was bad, or maybe even 6. d3?
>
>Dave

Perhaps Hiarcs has a whole in its opening book that need to fixed?!
Anyone know when the programs left the book? and what is the GM line in this
opening?

Torstein



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