Olympiads 2004: Zonal 5 is over ....

[Nicolas Normand]

Geschrieben von:/Posted by: Nicolas Normand at 05 May 2004 10:50:05:

hello ,
the zonal 5 is over , and the United Kingdom and spain teams are ready .
There is still a gauntlet to run for Atlas ( spanish engine ) .
here is the crosstable for the tournament :

Rtng Score Fr Ta Sj Th Po Gr An be Qu Co Ne Mo Mo Ne Perf
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1: Francesca mad 0.9 2337 20.5 / 26 XX 11 == 01 10 =1 1= 11 =1 11 11 11 10 11 2393
2: Tao 5.6 2294 20.0 / 26 00 XX 11 01 00 11 11 11 =1 11 11 1= 11 11 2377
3: Sjeng 12.13 2266 20.0 / 26 == 00 XX 1= =0 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 2380
4: The Baron 1.3.0 2372 19.0 / 26 10 10 0= XX =1 =1 11 10 =1 11 10 11 11 11 2335
5: PostModernist 1010 2307 18.0 / 26 01 11 =1 =0 XX 00 0= 1= =1 11 11 11 1= 11 2306
6: Green Ligth Chess 3.00 2387 17.0 / 26 =0 00 01 =0 11 XX 10 10 11 1= =1 11 11 11 2269
7: Ant 6.06 Leiden 2152 13.5 / 26 0= 00 00 00 1= 01 XX =0 01 11 11 11 01 11 2191
8: beowulf 2.2 2145 13.0 / 26 00 00 00 01 0= 01 =1 XX 10 10 1= 11 1= 11 2178
9: Queen 2.44 2289 12.0 / 26 =0 =0 00 =0 =0 00 10 01 XX 1= 10 11 1= 11 2138
10: ColChess 0.8 2059 8.5 / 26 00 00 00 00 00 0= 00 01 0= XX 11 10 =1 11 2060
11: Neurosis 1.7 2045 8.0 / 26 00 00 00 01 00 =0 00 0= 01 00 XX 11 11 01 2045
12: Morphy_322 1932 5.5 / 26 00 0= 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 XX 11 11 1964
13: Monarch 1.0 2030 5.0 / 26 01 00 00 00 0= 00 10 0= 0= =0 00 00 XX 10 1936
14: NewRival 1.8.29 1849 2.0 / 26 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 10 00 01 XX 1800
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182 games: +78 =24 -80

as usual games are available at my web page....
regards
Nicolas

[Nicolas Normand]

Geschrieben von:/Posted by: Nicolas Normand at 05 May 2004 11:28:31:
Als Antwort auf:/In reply to: Olympiads 2004: Zonal 5 is over .... geschrieben von:/posted by: Nicolas Normand at 05 May 2004 10:50:05:

hello ,
here is the second game plaid by monarch vs Francesca ... a really nice game . enjoy !
[Event "Zonal5: western Europe"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2004.05.02"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Monarch 1.0"]
[Black "Francesca mad 0.9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B23"]
[Opening "Neo-Sicilian"]
[Time "22:42:01"]
[Variation "Grand Prix attack"]
[TimeControl "40/600:40/600:40/600"]
[Termination "normal"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[WhiteType "program"]
[BlackType "program"]
1. f4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. e4 Bg7 4. Be2 Nc6 5. O-O d5
{
Francesca is out of book now, and she began to think... She immediately
attacks the white center.
}
6. exd5
{
6.e5 was possible too... bur the pawn is then very difficult to protect.
}
6... Qxd5 7. Nc3 Qd8 8. d3
{
of course monarch must deploy his bishop , and the d4 square is under black control....
the fianchetto is too long to prepare , because of the knigth in c3.
}
8... Be6
{
francesca has a good control on the center.
}
9. Be3 Qa5 10. Qe1
{
because black now threats 10. Bxc3 11.bxc3 Qxc3 winning a pawn.
}
10... h6 11. a3 O-O-O 12. h4
{
monarch immediately launch an attack king side , but now the Black king is on the other side.
}
12... Nd4 13. Bd1
{
the only move to protect the c2 pawn , without exchange of the white Bishop.
Of course 13.Nxd4?? cxd4 loose a piece.
}
13... Kb8 14. Rb1 Nf6 15. b4
{
with opposite castle, each player must attack quickly.
}
15... Qxa3 16. Bxd4 cxd4 17. Qe5+ Rd6
{
17....Ka8 seems safer... but :
17....Ka8 18.Nb5 Qa2 19.Nc7+ etc...
}
18. Nb5 Qa2
{
the defense seems to work as black threat a white rook... but after Nxd6 whites
threat Nxf7+ winning another rook.
}
19. Nxd6 Nh5 20. Qb5
{
Threathening a checkmate in b7 so , the rook in b1cannot be taken.
}
20... exd6 21. Nd2 Ng3 22. Bf3 d5 23. Rfc1 Qa6 24. Qxa6 bxa6 25. b5 a5 26.
Nb3 a4 27. Nc5 Nf5 28. b6 Bf8 29. c4
{
good , in fact monarch doesn't sacrifice a Knigth because he will gain a bishop instead.
}
29... Bxc5 30. bxa7+ Kxa7 31. cxd5 Rb8 32. Rxb8 Kxb8 33. dxe6 Be7 34. Rb1+
Kc8 35. exf7 Nxh4 36. Bg4+ Kc7 37. Rc1+ Kb7 38. Bc8+ Kb6 39. Bd7 a3 40. g3
Nf5 41. Bxf5 gxf5 42. Rc4 Kb5
{
avoiding Ra4
}
43. Rc8
{
43.Rxd4?? a2 ! and the pawn will promote.
}
43... Kb4 44. f8=R Bxf8 45. Rxf8 h5 46. Ra8 Kb3 47. Kg2 Kb2 48. Kh3 a2 49.
Kh4 a1=Q 50. Rxa1 Kxa1
{
now the black king is too far , white won ...
}
51. Kg5 Kb2 52. Kxf5 Kc3 53. Ke4 Kb4 54. Kxd4 Kb5 55. Kd5 Kb6 56. f5 Kc7
57. Ke6 Kb6 58. d4 Kb5 59. f6 Kc4 60. d5 Kd3 61. f7 Ke2 62. f8=Q h4 63.
gxh4 Kd1 64. d6 Ke2 65. d7 Kd3 66. d8=Q+ Ke3 67. Qf1 Ke4 68. Qdd3#
{Mate} 1-0

regards
Nicolas