Author: Brett Clark
Date: 21:09:27 06/22/99
These games were played on a Pentium 200 with 44Mb hash for Fritz, and 32MB for
Hiarcs. Fritz used the F5book.ctg opening book, Hiarcs used the Hiarcs.ctg
book.
The first game was a hard fought draw, with Fritz playing the English Defense.
In game 2, Hiarcs, playing black, destroyed Fritz in 43 moves.
Game 3 saw Fritz lose on time, and I think that there is a problem with the
interface (I've seen this happen a dozen times in Engine vs. Engine matches).
If you'll notice, Fritz is about 0.5 pawns better, and has 92 seconds to make
its 40th move. It waits until the clock reaches "0:00" before attempting to
move, then loses on time. I e-mailed chessbase about the problem, and I got a
form response to download the latest patch (which I had already done).
In game 4, Hiarcs had Fritz dead to rites, but somehow Fritz managed to squeeze
out a draw.
I wish that I had two machines to play the engines against each other, because
in engine vs. engine play, Hiarcs has the advantage of retaining its hash tables
between moves, whereas Fritz starts from scratch on every move.
[Event "120'/40+60'/20+30'/Pentium"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1999.06.22"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hiarcs 7.32"]
[Black "Fritz 5.32"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C11"]
[PlyCount "72"]
{W=10.3 ply, B=11.5ply} 1. e4 {0} 1... e6 {1} 2. d4 {0} 2... d5 {0} 3. Nc3 {0}
3... Nf6 {0} 4. e5 {0} 4... Nfd7 {0} 5. f4 {0} 5... c5 {0} 6. Nf3 {0} 6... Nc6
{0} 7. Be3 {0} 7... Qb6 {0} 8. Na4 {0} 8... Qa5+ {0} 9. c3 {0} 9... c4 {0} 10.
b4 {0} 10... Qc7 {0} 11. Be2 {0} 11... Be7 {Black last book move 0} 12. Nb2 {0}
12... b5 {0.12/12 300} 13. a4 {White last book move 0} 13... bxa4 {0.06/12 466}
14. Qxa4 {0.16/9 484} 14... a5 {-0.06/12 225} 15. b5 {0.16/9 242} 15... Na7 {
(Nd8) -0.47/12 491} 16. Qxa5 {(Nxc4) -0.21/8 151} 16... Nb6 {-0.19/11 109} 17.
Nxc4 {0.01/9 278} 17... dxc4 {-0.22/12 139} 18. d5 {-0.02/9 195} 18... Bd8 {
-0.22/12 571} 19. Bxb6 {-0.13/9 327} 19... Qxb6 {-0.25/11 52} 20. Qxb6 {
-0.13/10 247} 20... Bxb6 {-0.41/12 66} 21. Bxc4 {-0.13/11 247} 21... Bb7 {
(Bd7) -0.16/11 293} 22. dxe6 {(d6) -0.32/10 658} 22... fxe6 {-0.13/11 265} 23.
Rd1 {-0.36/10 256} 23... Bxf3 {(Rf8) -0.22/11 448} 24. gxf3 {0.00/11 383} 24...
Rd8 {(Rc8) -0.25/11 222} 25. Bxe6 {-0.17/10 198} 25... Nxb5 {(Ke7) -0.56/12 347
} 26. Rb1 {-0.19/10 161} 26... Nxc3 {-0.31/13 287} 27. Rxb6 {0.06/11 226} 27...
Rd1+ {-0.53/12 94} 28. Kf2 {0.05/4 0} 28... Rxh1 {-0.16/12 152} 29. Rb8+ {
0.30/10 246} 29... Ke7 {-0.97/4 0} 30. Rxh8 {0.18/12 371} 30... Kxe6 {
-0.09/13 129} 31. Rxh7 {-0.10/12 311} 31... Nd5 {0.00/14 264} 32. Rxg7 {
0.00/13 231} 32... Nxf4 {0.00/12 225} 33. Ke3 {(h4) 0.00/12 181} 33... Nd5+ {
(Kf5) 0.00/12 616} 34. Ke4 {0.00/12 224} 34... Re1+ {0.00/12 549} 35. Kd4 {
0.00/12 247} 35... Rd1+ {0.00/11 169} 36. Ke4 {0.00/13 250} 36... Re1+ {
Draw accepted 0.00/12 216} 1/2-1/2
[Event "120'/40+60'/20+30'/Pentium"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1999.06.22"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Fritz 5.32"]
[Black "Hiarcs 7.32"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A08"]
[PlyCount "86"]
{W=11.8 ply, B=9.7ply} 1. e4 {0} 1... c5 {0} 2. Nf3 {0} 2... e6 {0} 3. d3 {0}
3... d5 {0} 4. Nbd2 {0} 4... Nf6 {0} 5. g3 {0} 5... Nc6 {0} 6. Bg2 {0} 6... Be7
{0} 7. O-O {0} 7... O-O {0} 8. Re1 {0} 8... b5 {0} 9. e5 {0} 9... Nd7 {0} 10.
Nf1 {0} 10... a5 {0} 11. h4 {0} 11... b4 {0} 12. Bf4 {0} 12... a4 {0} 13. a3 {
Both last book move 0} 13... Bb7 {-0.43/9 241} 14. Ne3 {-0.12/11 547} 14... Qb6
{(Qa5) -0.41/9 379} 15. c3 {(axb4) -0.19/10 256} 15... Qa5 {-0.37/8 228} 16.
cxb4 {(axb4) 0.03/11 306} 16... cxb4 {-0.48/8 208} 17. d4 {-0.03/11 189} 17...
h6 {(bxa3) -0.37/8 315} 18. axb4 {(h5) -0.06/11 317} 18... Qxb4 {-0.50/8 203}
19. Re2 {(Ng4) -0.09/12 617} 19... Rfc8 {-0.54/9 248} 20. Rc2 {-0.19/11 337}
20... Bd8 {(Nb6) -0.52/9 240} 21. Ng4 {(Nf1) -0.12/11 249} 21... Bb6 {
(Rc7) 0.08/9 1023} 22. Bd2 {0.03/12 523} 22... Qe7 {0.00/9 203} 23. Be3 {
(Bc3) 0.09/11 632} 23... Qf8 {(Bd8) -0.12/8 263} 24. Rac1 {(h5) -0.03/11 234}
24... Qb4 {(Rc7) -0.12/9 201} 25. Bd2 {(h5) 0.00/10 211} 25... Qb3 {
(Qe7) -0.15/9 286} 26. Bxh6 {(Bc3) 0.16/11 268} 26... gxh6 {-0.77/9 889} 27.
Qd2 {0.13/10 171} 27... Kf8 {(Nd8) -1.02/8 171} 28. Rc3 {-0.50/11 390} 28...
Qb4 {(Qb5) -1.59/7 136} 29. Rxc6 {(Qxh6+) -1.16/10 632} 29... Qxd2 {
-2.95/10 153} 30. Rxc8+ {-1.50/12 39} 30... Rxc8 {-3.20/12 154} 31. Rxc8+ {
-1.75/13 35} 31... Bxc8 {-3.25/11 60} 32. Nxd2 {-2.28/12 42} 32... Bxd4 {
-3.25/12 167} 33. b4 {-2.66/12 103} 33... a3 {-3.62/11 168} 34. Nb3 {
-2.84/14 235} 34... a2 {-4.31/11 169} 35. Ne3 {-2.75/13 203} 35... Nxe5 {
-4.37/11 163} 36. Nc2 {-2.94/13 297} 36... Bc3 {-4.47/11 189} 37. b5 {
-3.00/11 87} 37... Nc4 {-5.05/11 174} 38. Bf1 {(b6) -3.28/12 141} 38... Bd7 {
(Ke7) -5.89/11 177} 39. Nc1 {(g4) -3.66/12 81} 39... a1=Q {-6.22/11 139} 40.
Nxa1 {-4.12/12 15} 40... Bxa1 {-6.22/12 118} 41. Bxc4 {(b6) -4.16/13 209} 41...
dxc4 {-6.95/9 56} 42. b6 {-4.47/15 239} 42... Bd4 {-6.98/10 182} 43. b7 {
-4.50/16 242} 43... Ba7 {-7.13/12 182} 0-1
[Event "120'/40+60'/20+30'/Pentium"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1999.06.22"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Hiarcs 7.32"]
[Black "Fritz 5.32"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C42"]
[PlyCount "79"]
{W=8.5 ply, B=10.9ply} 1. e4 {0} 1... e5 {0} 2. Bc4 {0} 2... Nf6 {0} 3. Nf3 {0}
3... Nxe4 {0} 4. Nc3 {0} 4... Nc6 {0} 5. O-O {White last book move 0} 5... Nf6
{0} 6. Re1 {0.19/9 325} 6... Be7 {0} 7. Nxe5 {0.31/9 190} 7... Nxe5 {0} 8. Rxe5
{0.31/10 190} 8... d6 {0} 9. Rg5 {0.09/9 190} 9... O-O {0} 10. d4 {0.05/8 122}
10... c6 {Black last book move 0} 11. Bd3 {0.11/8 283} 11... Re8 {-0.03/11 380}
12. Rg3 {0.30/7 101} 12... Qb6 {(Kh8) -0.13/11 457} 13. Na4 {0.29/8 194} 13...
Qa5 {0.12/11 278} 14. Bh6 {0.28/8 179} 14... g6 {(Bf8) 0.00/11 163} 15. b3 {
0.09/8 221} 15... Be6 {(Bd7) -0.13/11 373} 16. Bd2 {0.00/8 195} 16... Qd5 {
(Qc7) -0.25/12 232} 17. Be3 {0.02/9 196} 17... Qh5 {-0.13/12 316} 18. Be2 {
-0.09/9 257} 18... Qa5 {-0.09/12 389} 19. Bf3 {(Bd3) -0.22/9 291} 19... Nd7 {
(d5) -0.44/11 157} 20. Bd2 {(Be2) 0.00/9 250} 20... Qc7 {-0.44/12 212} 21. Bg4
{(Bg5) -0.20/9 175} 21... Bxg4 {(Bf6) -0.50/11 190} 22. Qxg4 {-0.22/9 249}
22... d5 {-0.59/12 349} 23. Rh3 {(Nc3) -0.38/9 246} 23... f5 {-0.50/12 712} 24.
Qf3 {-0.38/9 208} 24... Bf6 {-0.56/11 200} 25. c3 {-0.40/9 241} 25... Qd6 {
(Re4) -0.47/10 140} 26. Nb2 {-0.24/9 181} 26... Re4 {(Qa3) -0.59/11 223} 27.
Nd3 {(Qd1) -0.32/9 239} 27... Rae8 {-0.63/11 175} 28. a4 {(Qd1) -0.36/9 201}
28... Bg7 {-0.69/10 239} 29. Rf1 {-0.38/8 178} 29... b6 {(Qc7) -0.81/10 131}
30. Bf4 {(Re1) -0.43/8 279} 30... Qf8 {(Qf6) -0.81/11 254} 31. Nb4 {-0.53/9 256
} 31... R8e6 {-0.91/11 230} 32. Bd2 {(Be3) -0.62/8 178} 32... Qd6 {-0.81/11 293
} 33. Nd3 {(Qd1) -0.59/9 213} 33... c5 {-0.94/11 177} 34. Qd1 {-0.55/8 162}
34... Re8 {-0.69/11 332} 35. Bf4 {(dxc5) -0.52/8 128} 35... Qe7 {-0.81/10 92}
36. dxc5 {-0.63/8 141} 36... bxc5 {-0.75/10 68} 37. Qd2 {(Bd2) -0.63/9 173}
37... c4 {(Qf6) -0.78/10 144} 38. bxc4 {-0.43/8 177} 38... dxc4 {-0.50/10 74}
39. Nb4 {(Nb2) -0.51/9 240} 39... Qf7 {(Nf6) -0.75/10 111} 40. Nd5 {
Time. (Be3) -0.54/8 92} 1-0
[Event "120'/40+60'/20+30'/Pentium"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1999.06.22"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Fritz 5.32"]
[Black "Hiarcs 7.32"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B02"]
[PlyCount "179"]
{W=11.8 ply, B=8.4ply} 1. e4 {0} 1... Nf6 {0} 2. e5 {0} 2... Nd5 {0} 3. Nc3 {0}
3... e6 {0} 4. Nxd5 {0} 4... exd5 {0} 5. d4 {0} 5... d6 {0} 6. Nf3 {
Both last book move 0} 6... dxe5 {0.23/8 253} 7. Nxe5 {-0.09/11 240} 7... Bd6 {
(Nd7) 0.13/7 113} 8. Bd3 {-0.03/11 313} 8... O-O {0.00/7 156} 9. O-O {
0.16/11 218} 9... Qh4 {(Bxe5) 0.22/8 196} 10. Re1 {(f4) 0.06/12 450} 10... Nc6
{0.23/8 441} 11. g3 {0.13/12 533} 11... Qf6 {0.23/8 189} 12. c3 {
(Nxc6) 0.22/11 163} 12... Bxe5 {(Bf5) 0.07/8 184} 13. dxe5 {0.53/11 104} 13...
Nxe5 {(Qe6) 0.09/9 142} 14. Bxh7+ {0.34/14 244} 14... Kxh7 {0.09/10 192} 15.
Qh5+ {0.59/12 32} 15... Kg8 {0.02/10 169} 16. Qxe5 {0.38/13 85} 16... Qxe5 {
0.00/10 194} 17. Rxe5 {0.41/14 134} 17... Be6 {-0.02/11 201} 18. Bg5 {
(Bd2) 0.47/12 396} 18... Rfe8 {(b6) 0.04/11 255} 19. Rae1 {0.28/12 506} 19...
c5 {(Bd7) 0.06/10 134} 20. h4 {(Bd2) 0.44/11 261} 20... Rac8 {-0.10/10 220} 21.
f3 {(f4) 0.31/11 239} 21... d4 {-0.21/10 256} 22. Kf2 {0.28/10 137} 22... Rc6 {
-0.33/9 148} 23. Bd2 {(R5e4) 0.16/10 215} 23... Rd8 {-0.47/9 196} 24. a3 {
0.16/10 306} 24... d3 {(Kh7) -0.55/9 125} 25. b4 {0.09/11 240} 25... c4 {
(cxb4) -0.54/10 182} 26. a4 {(Ra5) -0.09/11 212} 26... Ra6 {-0.66/10 130} 27.
a5 {-0.19/12 414} 27... b6 {-0.63/10 160} 28. Bf4 {(Ra1) -0.25/10 140} 28...
bxa5 {-1.04/9 267} 29. bxa5 {-0.37/11 133} 29... Rb8 {(Rd5) -1.11/10 211} 30.
Rc5 {(Rg5) -0.44/11 223} 30... Rb2+ {(Rb3) -0.97/10 303} 31. Ke3 {-0.25/11 126}
31... f6 {-0.98/10 205} 32. Kd4 {-0.22/11 156} 32... Rf2 {-1.06/10 206} 33. Ke3
{0.00/11 83} 33... Rb2 {(Rc2) -0.98/10 208} 34. Kd4 {0.00/12 93} 34... Bf7 {
-0.91/10 550} 35. Rc8+ {0.00/11 90} 35... Kh7 {-0.91/10 159} 36. Rc7 {
0.00/11 120} 36... Re2 {(Bg8) -0.65/9 513} 37. Rd1 {-0.12/11 136} 37... Be6 {
-0.78/9 80} 38. h5 {(Rxc4) -0.19/11 106} 38... Kh8 {-0.72/8 82} 39. Rc5 {
-0.31/12 315} 39... Rf2 {-0.73/9 84} 40. Ke3 {-0.25/10 31} 40... Ra2 {
-0.87/10 45} 41. Bc7 {-0.47/12 308} 41... Bf7 {(Re2+) -0.95/10 171} 42. Kd4 {
-0.47/11 152} 42... Rf2 {(Re2) -1.34/11 457} 43. Bb8 {(Ke3) -0.53/11 282} 43...
Rxf3 {-1.80/10 157} 44. Rc7 {(Rd2) -0.75/11 208} 44... Kg8 {-2.14/9 158} 45.
Rc8+ {(h6) -0.84/11 120} 45... Kh7 {-2.27/10 171} 46. Rc7 {-0.75/11 139} 46...
Be6 {(Bxh5) -2.18/10 208} 47. Rxa7 {(Rc5) -0.72/12 234} 47... Rxa7 {
-2.26/10 175} 48. Bxa7 {-0.66/12 55} 48... Rxg3 {-2.33/11 155} 49. Bb8 {
-0.75/11 122} 49... Rg5 {(Rg4+) -2.34/10 156} 50. a6 {-1.06/12 172} 50... Rxh5
{-2.34/11 157} 51. Ra1 {-1.00/12 182} 51... Rd5+ {-2.35/10 143} 52. Ke3 {
(Ke4) -0.91/13 207} 52... d2 {(Rd8) -2.32/10 634} 53. a7 {-1.28/13 155} 53...
Rd3+ {-2.32/11 107} 54. Ke2 {-1.59/14 206} 54... Bd5 {(Bg4+) -2.53/10 107} 55.
Bf4 {-1.47/14 189} 55... Bf3+ {(d1Q+) -2.69/10 89} 56. Kf2 {-1.87/15 234} 56...
d1=Q {-3.07/10 114} 57. Rxd1 {-1.81/13 46} 57... Rxd1 {-3.16/11 103} 58. Kxf3 {
-1.94/15 61} 58... Ra1 {-2.92/12 166} 59. Be3 {-2.00/16 123} 59... Kg6 {
(g5) -2.94/11 81} 60. Ke4 {-1.59/15 162} 60... f5+ {-2.07/11 141} 61. Ke5 {
(Kd5) -1.94/14 43} 61... Ra4 {-1.73/11 135} 62. Bb6 {(Kd5) -1.81/14 53} 62...
Ra2 {-1.68/10 37} 63. Kd5 {(Kd6) -1.09/14 85} 63... f4 {-1.72/10 49} 64. Kxc4 {
(Kc6) -0.94/13 47} 64... f3 {-1.59/10 126} 65. Kb5 {(Kb4) -0.87/13 52} 65...
Kh5 {(Kf7) -1.72/10 39} 66. Kc6 {(c4) -0.97/12 40} 66... g5 {-1.05/9 38} 67.
Kb7 {-2.00/13 73} 67... Kh4 {-4.48/8 26} 68. Bf2+ {-4.66/13 37} 68... Kh3 {
-5.66/9 26} 69. c4 {-2.25/15 55} 69... Kg2 {(g4) 0.00/11 216} 70. Bd4 {
(c5) -2.19/14 44} 70... g4 {-0.37/10 94} 71. c5 {-1.94/14 38} 71... g3 {
0.00/10 130} 72. c6 {(a8Q) 0.00/14 35} 72... f2 {0.11/9 32} 73. Bxf2 {
0.00/13 28} 73... gxf2 {0.11/9 23} 74. a8=Q {0.00/11 15} 74... Rb2+ {
(Rxa8) 0.11/9 22} 75. Ka7 {0.00/12 50} 75... f1=Q {0.11/8 22} 76. c7+ {
0.00/11 13} 76... Kg1 {0.23/9 21} 77. Qg8+ {0.00/10 9} 77... Rg2 {0.23/8 21}
78. Qxg2+ {(c8Q) 0.00/12 10} 78... Kxg2 {0.00/1 0} 79. c8=Q {-0.06/9 11} 79...
Qg1+ {(Qb5) 0.00/1 0} 80. Ka6 {0.00/11 39} 80... Qh1 {(Qa1+) 0.00/1 0} 81. Qc6+
{-0.06/9 26} 81... Kh2 {0.00/1 0} 82. Qg6 {-0.12/9 28} 82... Qg1 {0.00/1 0} 83.
Qd3 {0.00/10 30} 83... Qh1 {(Kg2) 0.00/1 0} 84. Kb6 {-0.12/10 62} 84... Qg1+ {
(Qe1) 0.00/1 2} 85. Kb5 {0.00/10 28} 85... Qh1 {(Qg3) 0.00/1 0} 86. Kc5 {
0.00/9 26} 86... Qg1+ {(Qc1+) 0.00/1 0} 87. Kc4 {0.00/10 22} 87... Qh1 {
(Qg4+) 0.00/1 0} 88. Qd6+ {0.00/10 39} 88... Kh3 {(Kg1) 0.00/1 0} 89. Qh6+ {
0.00/10 40} 89... Kg2 {0.00/1 0} 90. Qc6+ {Draw accepted 0.00/10 43} 1/2-1/2
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