Author: Charles Unruh
Date: 01:48:42 08/27/99
Shaun Graham sent me this amazing line created by Chessmaster 5500, where the
Bishop plays 10...Bh3!! He says he will start calling it the "Graham variation"
hehehe :). The interesting point is how these 3 different programs play the
line. J5 and H7 play 12...Bxe3 as black as opposed to F5.32 playing
12...Qxe4(what CM suggests). H7.32 as white plays 11.Be2 declining the bishop
sack whereas j5 and fritz take. H7.32 is clearly not tactically strong enough
to play the black side of this line. I gained a new respect for j5s defensive
capabilities in the last game(or maybe it was just f5.32 lack of endgame that
stopped it from winning?)
Apparently this line occured in a match with CM and some other program, i sure
would have been there to see 10...Bh3 played for the first time CM is brillian.
I would certainly be interested in any other match games CM has played in this
line against other comps(especially vs rebel 10 or shredder 3).
Anyway enjoy :). 40/2 /game in 1/ P200mhz mmx
Event "120'/40+60'/40+0'0"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1998.10.28"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hiarcs 7.32"]
[Black "Fritz 5.32"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C45"]
[PlyCount "68"]
{W=7.7 ply, B=11.0ply} 1. e4 {0} 1... e5 {0} 2. Nf3 {0} 2... Nc6 {0} 3. d4 {0}
3... exd4 {0} 4. Nxd4 {0} 4... Bc5 {0} 5. Be3 {0} 5... Qf6 {0} 6. c3 {0} 6...
Nge7 {0} 7. Bc4 {0} 7... O-O {0} 8. O-O {0} 8... d6 {0} 9. Nb5 {0} 9... Ne5 {0}
10. Nxc7 {0} 10... Bh3 {Both last book move 0} 11. Be2 {0.01/9 609} 11... Rac8
{0.53/11 281} 12. Bxc5 {(Nd5) 0.30/8 147} 12... Qg5 {0.44/9 43} 13. Bf3 {
-0.46/10 592} 13... dxc5 {-0.88/10 57} 14. Nd5 {(Kh1) -2.59/11 1664} 14... N7g6
{-1.81/11 232} 15. Nd2 {-3.63/10 1094} 15... Rcd8 {-2.06/10 102} 16. Qe2 {
(b3) -3.73/9 153} 16... Nh4 {-2.41/10 56} 17. g3 {-3.52/8 104} 17... Qxd2 {
(Nhxf3+) -2.28/11 170} 18. gxh4 {-3.22/9 198} 18... Bxf1 {(Nxf3+) -2.22/12 152}
19. Rxf1 {-3.22/9 114} 19... f5 {(Nxf3+) -2.06/12 540} 20. Ne7+ {-3.16/8 115}
20... Kh8 {-1.91/13 187} 21. exf5 {-3.64/9 340} 21... Nxf3+ {-2.06/13 1079} 22.
Qxf3 {-3.64/10 103} 22... Rd7 {-2.22/13 228} 23. f6 {(Qe4) -3.61/7 79} 23...
Rxf6 {-2.34/11 104} 24. Qg4 {(Qe4) -3.61/5 60} 24... Rd8 {(g6) -2.78/11 266}
25. h5 {(b3) -4.50/8 323} 25... Rdf8 {(Rf7) -3.00/11 207} 26. Qg2 {-4.38/5 54}
26... Qxb2 {-3.16/11 94} 27. a4 {(Nd5) -4.90/8 147} 27... Qxc3 {
(Qb3) -3.84/12 182} 28. Nd5 {-5.54/9 399} 28... Qd3 {-4.13/13 239} 29. h3 {
(a5) -5.54/6 44} 29... c4 {(Rf3) -4.28/13 627} 30. Ne3 {-5.29/6 60} 30... Rxf2
{(c3) -6.78/14 144} 31. Rxf2 {(Qxf2) -4.78/5 40} 31... Qxe3 {-3.44/7 44} 32.
Kf1 {(h6) -13.07/8 423} 32... Qc1+ {-9.47/7 41} 33. Ke2 {-13.07/4 1} 33... Qc2+
{-10.25/10 117} 34. Ke1 {-13.07/4 0} 34... Re8+ {-10.13/10 86} 0-1
[Event "120'/40+60'/40+0'0"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1998.10.28"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Fritz 5.32"]
[Black "Hiarcs 7.32"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C45"]
[PlyCount "107"]
{W=10.9 ply, B=8.8ply} 1. e4 {0} 1... e5 {0} 2. Nf3 {0} 2... Nc6 {0} 3. d4 {0}
3... exd4 {0} 4. Nxd4 {0} 4... Bc5 {0} 5. Be3 {0} 5... Qf6 {0} 6. c3 {0} 6...
Nge7 {0} 7. Bc4 {0} 7... O-O {0} 8. O-O {0} 8... d6 {0} 9. Nb5 {0} 9... Ne5 {0}
10. Nxc7 {0} 10... Bh3 {1} 11. gxh3 {0.72/10 239} 11... Qg6+ {0.17/8 184} 12.
Kh1 {0.31/12 163} 12... Bxe3 {0.26/8 298} 13. Bd5 {(Bb3) 0.47/11 305} 13...
Rac8 {-0.27/9 253} 14. fxe3 {0.41/12 267} 14... Rxc7 {-0.15/9 238} 15. Rg1 {
0.47/13 376} 15... Qf6 {-0.18/9 266} 16. Na3 {(Nd2) 0.41/11 199} 16... Qf2 {
-0.14/8 252} 17. Nb5 {0.53/12 468} 17... Rd7 {-0.12/8 224} 18. Qf1 {0.25/11 468
} 18... Qxe3 {-0.09/8 224} 19. Qg2 {(Nd4) 0.28/11 289} 19... g6 {
(Qh6) -0.23/9 222} 20. Rgf1 {(Bb3) 0.13/11 242} 20... Nxd5 {-0.22/8 239} 21.
exd5 {-0.06/6 36} 21... Qd3 {(Re8) -0.30/9 226} 22. Nd4 {(a4) -0.12/12 288}
22... b5 {(Qc4) -0.14/9 347} 23. a3 {(Rad1) 0.13/12 348} 23... Qc4 {-0.23/9 210
} 24. Rad1 {(Rae1) -0.06/11 289} 24... Rc8 {(Re8) -0.22/9 250} 25. Nf5 {
(Kg1) 0.00/11 174} 25... Kh8 {-0.37/9 222} 26. Ne3 {(Rg1) -0.37/11 240} 26...
Qb3 {(Qc7) -0.47/9 398} 27. Rd4 {-0.31/11 141} 27... a5 {-0.38/9 278} 28. Rf6 {
-0.28/12 302} 28... Re8 {-0.41/8 129} 29. Qf2 {-0.25/11 239} 29... Ree7 {
-0.41/8 138} 30. Qf4 {(Kg1) 0.00/11 137} 30... Qxb2 {(Re8) -0.96/8 118} 31. Qh6
{2.78/9 71} 31... Kg8 {2.98/9 915} 32. Rh4 {2.66/8 41} 32... Qb1+ {
(Qc1+) 3.01/8 165} 33. Rf1 {2.59/10 42} 33... Qxf1+ {2.96/9 166} 34. Nxf1 {
3.00/4 16} 34... f5 {2.95/10 151} 35. a4 {2.31/13 375} 35... Rb7 {3.06/10 224}
36. Rf4 {(Nd2) 2.38/12 137} 36... Nf7 {(Nd3) 2.70/10 210} 37. Qh4 {2.09/14 283}
37... Re5 {(bxa4) 2.74/10 174} 38. axb5 {(Qf6) 2.19/13 169} 38... Rxb5 {
2.73/9 128} 39. c4 {2.25/13 180} 39... Rb1 {2.88/9 154} 40. Kg2 {
(Qg3) 2.25/12 130} 40... Re2+ {(a4) 2.60/8 112} 41. Kg1 {2.44/12 70} 41... Rc1
{(a4) 2.78/8 149} 42. Qf6 {(Rf2) 2.53/12 148} 42... Rec2 {(Re3) 3.29/10 428}
43. h4 {2.97/14 151} 43... Rxc4 {3.19/9 84} 44. Rxc4 {2.97/12 72} 44... Rxc4 {
3.19/9 22} 45. h5 {2.66/12 201} 45... Kf8 {(Rg4+) 3.19/8 47} 46. Ne3 {
(Kf2) 3.00/12 108} 46... Re4 {4.02/9 99} 47. Kf2 {(hxg6) 3.25/11 54} 47... Rf4+
{5.48/10 521} 48. Ke2 {3.75/11 70} 48... Rb4 {(Re4) 5.48/9 41} 49. hxg6 {
3.66/8 38} 49... hxg6 {5.48/9 53} 50. Qxg6 {4.00/9 39} 50... Rb2+ {
(Re4) 5.48/6 46} 51. Kd1 {5.50/10 56} 51... Rb5 {7.97/10 461} 52. Nxf5 {
(Qe6) 5.41/8 37} 52... Rxd5+ {7.34/9 128} 53. Ke2 {5.75/11 39} 53... Re5+ {
7.67/9 220} 54. Kd2 {(Kf3) 5.72/11 40} 1-0
[Event "120'/40+60'/40+0'0"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1998.10.28"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Fritz 5.32"]
[Black "Junior 5.0"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C45"]
[PlyCount "98"]
{W=12.2 ply, B=15.1ply} 1. e4 {0} 1... e5 {0} 2. Nf3 {0} 2... Nc6 {0} 3. d4 {0}
3... exd4 {0} 4. Nxd4 {0} 4... Bc5 {0} 5. Be3 {0} 5... Qf6 {0} 6. c3 {0} 6...
Nge7 {0} 7. Bc4 {0} 7... O-O {0} 8. O-O {0} 8... d6 {0} 9. Nb5 {0} 9... Ne5 {0}
10. Nxc7 {0} 10... Bh3 {Both last book move 0} 11. gxh3 {0.72/10 230} 11...
Qg6+ {0.10/13 173} 12. Kh1 {0.31/12 165} 12... Qxe4+ {(Bxe3) 0.01/14 419} 13.
f3 {0.31/13 248} 13... Qxe3 {0.10/15 321} 14. Nxa8 {0.13/12 312} 14... Nxc4 {
0.15/14 242} 15. b4 {0.06/12 351} 15... Qe6 {-0.37/14 178} 16. Nc7 {
(bxc5) -0.25/12 234} 16... Qxh3 {-0.85/14 118} 17. bxc5 {-0.78/12 201} 17...
Ne3 {-0.98/13 110} 18. Qe2 {-1.16/13 254} 18... Nxf1 {-0.87/12 64} 19. Kg1 {
-1.31/13 596} 19... Nxh2 {(Nf5) -1.18/14 217} 20. Qxh2 {-1.12/13 412} 20...
Qxf3 {-1.23/15 274} 21. cxd6 {(Qf2) -1.09/11 173} 21... Qd1+ {-3.19/13 267} 22.
Kf2 {-1.41/11 151} 22... Qc2+ {-1.66/13 169} 23. Kg1 {-1.69/13 869} 23... Qc1+
{-2.88/11 91} 24. Kg2 {-1.59/11 180} 24... Nf5 {-1.96/13 281} 25. d7 {
-2.28/10 163} 25... Qg5+ {-2.77/12 183} 26. Kh1 {-2.19/11 130} 26... Rd8 {
-3.13/14 382} 27. Nd2 {-3.22/11 285} 27... Ng3+ {-3.39/12 102} 28. Kg1 {
-3.25/11 139} 28... Rxd7 {-3.39/13 256} 29. Re1 {(Nf3) -3.66/11 471} 29... Ne4+
{-3.27/13 377} 30. Kf1 {-3.12/10 132} 30... Qf5+ {-3.41/13 198} 31. Kg1 {
-2.81/11 183} 31... Qc5+ {-3.46/14 206} 32. Kh1 {-3.37/12 145} 32... Rxd2 {
-3.85/15 309} 33. Qxd2 {-3.19/12 105} 33... Nxd2 {-3.68/13 84} 34. Re8+ {
-2.84/7 30} 34... Qf8 {-3.29/3 16} 35. Rxf8+ {-3.44/13 33} 35... Kxf8 {
-3.39/3 15} 36. Kg2 {-3.69/14 273} 36... Ke7 {(g5) -4.40/21 306} 37. Nb5 {
(a4) -3.66/13 206} 37... a6 {-4.55/21 257} 38. Nd4 {-4.00/14 263} 38... Kf6 {
(g5) -4.62/21 279} 39. Nc2 {(Ne2) -4.22/13 174} 39... h5 {(g5) -4.83/21 393}
40. a4 {(Nb4) -3.19/5 48} 40... Ne4 {(Ke5) -5.28/23 500} 41. Nb4 {
(a5) -4.72/14 124} 41... Nxc3 {-5.28/18 87} 42. a5 {-5.09/14 85} 42... Ne4 {
(g5) -5.39/18 89} 43. Nd3 {-5.31/14 62} 43... h4 {(g5) -5.44/18 97} 44. Kf3 {
(Kh3) -5.53/15 83} 44... Kf5 {-5.56/19 96} 45. Kg2 {-5.78/15 77} 45... Nd6 {
-5.70/19 132} 46. Kh3 {-5.44/14 73} 46... g5 {-6.10/19 117} 47. Nc5 {
-6.03/15 78} 47... Kf4 {(Kg6) -6.51/19 97} 48. Nd3+ {-6.50/14 76} 48... Ke4 {
-6.58/19 98} 49. Nc5+ {-6.44/14 107} 49... Kf3 {-6.69/19 85} 0-1
[Event "120'/40+60'/40+0'0"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1998.10.28"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Junior 5.0"]
[Black "Fritz 5.32"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C45"]
[PlyCount "174"]
{W=17.7 ply, B=12.5ply} 1. e4 {0} 1... e5 {0} 2. Nf3 {0} 2... Nc6 {0} 3. d4 {0}
3... exd4 {0} 4. Nxd4 {0} 4... Bc5 {0} 5. Be3 {0} 5... Qf6 {0} 6. c3 {0} 6...
Nge7 {0} 7. Bc4 {0} 7... O-O {0} 8. O-O {0} 8... d6 {0} 9. Nb5 {0} 9... Ne5 {0}
10. Nxc7 {0} 10... Bh3 {0} 11. gxh3 {-0.02/12 158} 11... Qg6+ {0.62/8 42} 12.
Kh1 {0.10/13 107} 12... Bxe3 {(Qxe4+) 0.66/9 48} 13. Qc2 {(Bb3) -0.04/14 503}
13... Nxc4 {(Rab8) 0.31/12 381} 14. Nxa8 {-0.10/12 69} 14... Qh5 {-0.16/11 133}
15. fxe3 {-0.80/14 231} 15... Nxe3 {-0.09/11 51} 16. Qf2 {-0.70/16 185} 16...
Nxf1 {-0.06/11 56} 17. Qxf1 {-0.67/16 323} 17... Rxa8 {-0.16/12 188} 18. Nd2 {
-0.75/17 360} 18... Re8 {(Nc6) -0.34/12 233} 19. a4 {(Nc4) -0.70/15 257} 19...
d5 {-0.41/11 194} 20. Qb5 {-0.69/15 342} 20... Kf8 {-0.19/12 242} 21. Rg1 {
(Rf1) -0.64/15 238} 21... a6 {(b6) -0.47/12 760} 22. Qd3 {-0.70/15 322} 22...
dxe4 {(Qe5) -0.41/12 702} 23. Nxe4 {-0.67/14 244} 23... Qd5 {(f6) -0.47/12 387}
24. Qxd5 {-0.57/16 284} 24... Nxd5 {-0.50/10 43} 25. Nd6 {-0.66/16 291} 25...
Re2 {(Re7) -0.38/12 233} 26. c4 {(Rg2) -0.60/15 225} 26... Ne3 {
(Nb4) -0.28/12 285} 27. b4 {-0.49/17 183} 27... f5 {-0.41/12 360} 28. Nxb7 {
-0.40/15 205} 28... f4 {(Nxc4) -0.31/12 166} 29. Nc5 {-0.40/15 227} 29... f3 {
-0.44/12 373} 30. Ne6+ {-0.40/14 88} 30... Kg8 {-0.28/13 155} 31. Nd4 {
-0.37/15 101} 31... Rb2 {-0.19/13 219} 32. Nxf3 {-0.43/15 80} 32... Nxc4 {
-0.09/12 105} 33. Rd1 {(Re1) -0.36/16 213} 33... Rxb4 {-0.25/12 197} 34. Rd8+ {
-0.35/16 287} 34... Kf7 {-0.69/4 17} 35. Rd4 {-0.34/16 270} 35... Rb1+ {
-0.22/12 589} 36. Kg2 {-0.35/16 264} 36... Ne3+ {-0.25/11 224} 37. Kf2 {
-0.39/9 77} 37... Nf5 {-0.25/11 232} 38. Rd7+ {(Rc4) -0.34/15 391} 38... Kf6 {
-0.28/12 366} 39. Ra7 {(Rc7) -0.36/16 258} 39... Rb2+ {(Rb6) -0.25/11 159} 40.
Ke1 {-0.36/17 202} 40... Rb6 {-0.38/6 35} 41. a5 {(Rc7) -0.39/16 131} 41...
Re6+ {-0.34/10 66} 42. Kf2 {-0.35/17 82} 42... h6 {-0.41/11 76} 43. Ra8 {
(h4) -0.37/16 81} 43... g5 {(g6) -0.38/11 131} 44. Ra7 {(h4) -0.33/14 71} 44...
Rd6 {(Rc6) -0.47/11 76} 45. Ke2 {(Ra8) -0.39/16 116} 45... Ke6 {-0.53/11 86}
46. Nd2 {(Ra8) -0.46/15 71} 46... Nd4+ {(Kd5) -0.53/10 73} 47. Ke3 {
-0.48/15 101} 47... Nc2+ {(Kd5) -0.59/10 73} 48. Ke2 {-0.38/11 34} 48... Kd5 {
-0.53/10 68} 49. h4 {(Kd3) -0.53/14 140} 49... gxh4 {-0.59/9 63} 50. Kf3 {
-0.49/14 155} 50... Nd4+ {(Kd4) -0.75/10 100} 51. Kf4 {-0.49/13 79} 51... Rf6+
{-0.78/10 92} 52. Kg4 {(Ke3) -0.40/14 112} 52... Nc6 {-0.72/11 204} 53. Rd7+ {
-0.47/13 71} 53... Ke6 {-0.72/11 68} 54. Rh7 {-0.37/14 102} 54... Ne5+ {
(Ke5) -0.63/10 81} 55. Kxh4 {-0.35/14 71} 55... Nf7 {(Kd5) -0.69/11 76} 56. Rg7
{-0.95/14 103} 56... Rf2 {-0.75/11 71} 57. Nb3 {(Nc4) -0.96/14 143} 57... Kf6 {
-0.88/11 102} 58. Rg4 {-0.97/14 129} 58... Rxh2+ {-0.88/11 83} 59. Kg3 {
-0.92/3 14} 59... Rc2 {(Ne5) -0.88/11 80} 60. Rf4+ {-0.98/13 120} 60... Kg6 {
(Ke7) -0.72/11 94} 61. Rb4 {-0.40/14 122} 61... Rc3+ {-0.72/10 65} 62. Kf4 {
-0.39/15 104} 62... Rc6 {-0.56/12 132} 63. Rb6 {-0.14/13 46} 63... Rxb6 {
(Rf6+) -0.81/13 92} 64. axb6 {0.00/13 39} 64... Nd6 {(Nd8) -0.63/15 80} 65. Nc5
{(Na5) 0.00/19 80} 65... a5 {-1.19/15 70} 66. Kg3 {(Ne4) 0.00/19 80} 66... Kf5
{(Nf5+) -1.72/15 67} 67. Kh4 {(Na4) 0.00/19 101} 67... Ke5 {(Kf6) -1.56/17 88}
68. b7 {(Kh5) 0.00/19 74} 68... Nxb7 {-2.38/16 76} 69. Nxb7 {0.00/15 36} 69...
a4 {-2.38/16 40} 70. Nc5 {-0.53/23 108} 70... a3 {-2.50/9 36} 71. Nd3+ {
-0.78/22 288} 71... Kd4 {-2.44/7 42} 72. Nc1 {-1.03/24 98} 72... Kc3 {
-1.75/18 117} 73. Kh5 {-0.34/22 71} 73... Kc2 {-1.91/16 42} 74. Na2 {
-0.73/18 40} 74... Kb2 {-1.72/21 125} 75. Nb4 {-0.14/17 36} 75... Kc3 {
-1.88/19 116} 76. Na2+ {0.00/18 42} 76... Kb3 {-1.69/20 95} 77. Nc1+ {
-0.24/15 39} 77... Kb2 {-1.78/20 131} 78. Nd3+ {0.00/19 53} 78... Kc2 {
-1.94/20 131} 79. Nb4+ {0.00/25 48} 79... Kb3 {-1.47/19 110} 80. Nd3 {
0.00/23 60} 80... Ka2 {-1.41/19 125} 81. Nb4+ {0.00/54 76} 81... Kb1 {
-1.66/17 74} 82. Nd5 {(Kxh6) 0.00/32 44} 82... Kc1 {-2.06/9 32} 83. Nb4 {
0.00/21 40} 83... Kd2 {-2.09/2 41} 84. Na2 {(Kxh6) 0.00/44 50} 84... Kd3 {
-1.34/17 83} 85. Nb4+ {0.00/39 83} 85... Kc4 {-1.47/17 71} 86. Na2 {0.00/21 36}
86... Kd4 {-1.28/17 77} 87. Nc1 {(Nb4) 0.00/54 78} 87... Ke3 {
Draw accepted. adjud. -1.22/18 72} 1/2-1/2
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