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[Event "test37, Blitz:20'"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2005.04.23"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Pseudo"]
[Black "Spike 0.9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[Annotator "-0.16;0.04"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2005.??.??"]
[TimeControl "1200"]

{W=12.3 ply; 247kN/s B=12.1 ply; 343kN/s} 1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {
[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 3. Bf4 {
[%emt 0:00:00]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 4. e3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:00]
} 5. Be2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 6. h3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} c5 {
[%emt 0:00:00]} 7. c3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Qb6 {Both last book move [%emt 0:00:00]}
8. Qc1 {[%eval 1,1] [%emt 0:00:00]} Nd5 {[%eval 4,10] [%emt 0:00:24]} 9. dxc5 {
(Bg3) [%eval -16,13] [%emt 0:00:39]} Qxc5 {[%eval 5,12] [%emt 0:00:28]} 10. Bg3
{[%eval -10,12] [%emt 0:00:38]} Na6 {[%eval 2,11] [%emt 0:00:22]} 11. O-O {
(Nbd2) [%eval 0,12] [%emt 0:00:37]} Bd7 {[%eval 14,11] [%emt 0:00:25]} 12. Nbd2
{[%eval 2,11] [%emt 0:00:36]} Qc8 {(f5) [%eval 9,10] [%emt 0:00:21]} 13. e4 {
(Rd1) [%eval 14,12] [%emt 0:00:34]} Nb6 {[%eval 5,12] [%emt 0:00:22]} 14. e5 {
[%eval 17,12] [%emt 0:00:33]} d5 {(dxe5) [%eval 10,12] [%emt 0:00:23]} 15. Bxa6
{(Nb3) [%eval 25,12] [%emt 0:00:32]} bxa6 {[%eval -4,12] [%emt 0:00:23]} 16.
Nd4 {(Nb3) [%eval 27,12] [%emt 0:00:31]} Bxh3 {
(Qb7) [%eval -4,12] [%emt 0:00:35]} 17. gxh3 {[%eval 138,13] [%emt 0:00:30]}
Qxh3 {[%eval -4,12] [%emt 0:00:34]} 18. Qd1 {
(Re1) [%eval 131,12] [%emt 0:00:29]} e6 {(Bh6) [%eval -12,10] [%emt 0:00:23]}
19. Qf3 {[%eval 158,12] [%emt 0:00:28]} Rfc8 {
(Rab8) [%eval 4,12] [%emt 0:00:24]} 20. Bf4 {[%eval 174,13] [%emt 0:00:27]} Qh4
{[%eval 20,13] [%emt 0:00:30]} 21. Qg3 {(Kg2) [%eval 170,12] [%emt 0:00:26]}
Qe7 {[%eval 6,13] [%emt 0:00:33]} 22. Kg2 {(Rfe1) [%eval 174,12] [%emt 0:00:25]
} Na4 {(Rab8) [%eval 8,12] [%emt 0:00:22]} 23. Rab1 {
[%eval 172,13] [%emt 0:00:24]} Rab8 {[%eval 8,13] [%emt 0:00:21]} 24. N2b3 {
[%eval 170,12] [%emt 0:00:24]} Nb6 {[%eval 9,12] [%emt 0:00:23]} 25. Nc1 {
[%eval 172,12] [%emt 0:00:23]} Rb7 {(Nc4) [%eval 17,12] [%emt 0:00:30]} 26. Rh1
{[%eval 188,12] [%emt 0:00:22]} h5 {[%eval 21,12] [%emt 0:00:21]} 27. Nd3 {
[%eval 184,11] [%emt 0:00:21]} Qe8 {(Qc7) [%eval 28,12] [%emt 0:00:30]} 28.
Rbe1 {(Bg5) [%eval 182,11] [%emt 0:00:21]} Nd7 {
(a5) [%eval 38,12] [%emt 0:00:48]} 29. Re2 {(Bg5) [%eval 187,11] [%emt 0:00:20]
} a5 {(Nb8) [%eval 48,11] [%emt 0:00:45]} 30. Rd1 {
(Kf1) [%eval 171,11] [%emt 0:00:19]} a4 {[%eval 18,11] [%emt 0:00:17]} 31. Bd2
{(a3) [%eval 165,12] [%emt 0:00:19]} Nb6 {(Qf8) [%eval 6,12] [%emt 0:00:24]}
32. Kh2 {(Qh3) [%eval 167,11] [%emt 0:00:18]} Nc4 {
(a3) [%eval 13,11] [%emt 0:00:22]} 33. Bg5 {[%eval 176,11] [%emt 0:00:17]} a3 {
(Na5) [%eval 35,11] [%emt 0:00:29]} 34. b3 {[%eval 172,12] [%emt 0:00:17]} Nb6
{[%eval 106,12] [%emt 0:01:00]} 35. Nf4 {[%eval 177,11] [%emt 0:00:16]} Kh7 {
(Qf8) [%eval 127,11] [%emt 0:00:12]} 36. Bf6 {[%eval 211,11] [%emt 0:00:16]}
Bxf6 {(Qh8) [%eval 182,11] [%emt 0:00:26]} 37. exf6 {
[%eval 219,11] [%emt 0:00:15]} Qg8 {[%eval 182,10] [%emt 0:00:12]} 38. Rg1 {
[%eval 246,10] [%emt 0:00:15]} Nd7 {(Rbc7) [%eval 252,9] [%emt 0:00:11]} 39.
Ndxe6 {[%eval 254,11] [%emt 0:00:14]} fxe6 {[%eval 333,10] [%emt 0:00:15]} 40.
Qh4 {[%eval 310,11] [%emt 0:00:14]} Nxf6 {[%eval 339,10] [%emt 0:00:11]} 41.
Qxf6 {[%eval 347,12] [%emt 0:00:13]} Rf8 {[%eval 353,11] [%emt 0:00:10]} 42.
Qh4 {[%eval 372,12] [%emt 0:00:13]} Rxf4 {[%eval 377,12] [%emt 0:00:09]} 43.
Qxf4 {[%eval 383,12] [%emt 0:00:12]} Rf7 {[%eval 394,11] [%emt 0:00:13]} 44.
Qd4 {[%eval 387,11] [%emt 0:00:12]} Re7 {[%eval 409,11] [%emt 0:00:13]} 45. Qf6
{(c4) [%eval 425,12] [%emt 0:00:11]} Rf7 {[%eval 493,12] [%emt 0:00:19]} 46.
Qxe6 {[%eval 468,12] [%emt 0:00:11]} Rxf2+ {[%eval 505,11] [%emt 0:00:09]} 47.
Rg2 {[%eval 484,11] [%emt 0:00:11]} Rxe2 {(Rf7) [%eval 526,12] [%emt 0:00:09]}
48. Rxe2 {(Qxg8+) [%eval 513,12] [%emt 0:00:10]} Qf8 {
(Qxe6) [%eval 576,11] [%emt 0:00:10]} 49. Qe7+ {[%eval 540,11] [%emt 0:00:10]}
Qxe7 {(Kg8) [%eval 1165,14] [%emt 0:00:34]} 50. Rxe7+ {
[%eval 600,13] [%emt 0:00:10]} Kg8 {(Kh6) [%eval 1256,14] [%emt 0:00:11]} 51.
Rxa7 {(c4) [%eval 649,13] [%emt 0:00:09]} Kf8 {[%eval 806,13] [%emt 0:00:12]}
52. Kg3 {(Rxa3) [%eval 717,13] [%emt 0:00:09]} 1-0

[Event "test37, Blitz:20'"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2005.04.23"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Spike 0.9"]
[Black "Pseudo"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A45"]
[Annotator "0.45;0.06"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2005.??.??"]
[TimeControl "1200"]

{W=12.4 ply; 335kN/s B=13.5 ply; 292kN/s} 1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {
[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. c3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 3. Bg5 {
[%emt 0:00:00]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 4. e3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:00]
} 5. Nd2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 6. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nbd7 {
[%emt 0:00:00]} 7. Ngf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 8. O-O {
[%emt 0:00:00]} b6 {Both last book move [%emt 0:00:00]} 9. b4 {
[%eval 45,10] [%emt 0:00:24]} c4 {[%eval 6,13] [%emt 0:00:40]} 10. Bc2 {
[%eval 35,12] [%emt 0:00:22]} a5 {(Bb7) [%eval 5,13] [%emt 0:00:38]} 11. a3 {
(b5) [%eval 34,12] [%emt 0:00:27]} h6 {(Bb7) [%eval 3,13] [%emt 0:00:37]} 12.
Bh4 {[%eval 39,12] [%emt 0:00:26]} Bb7 {[%eval 5,12] [%emt 0:00:36]} 13. Qc1 {
(Qe2) [%eval 38,11] [%emt 0:00:41]} Nh5 {(axb4) [%eval -4,12] [%emt 0:00:34]}
14. Rb1 {(Qb2) [%eval 34,11] [%emt 0:00:47]} g5 {
(axb4) [%eval -15,13] [%emt 0:00:33]} 15. Nxg5 {
(Bg3) [%eval 57,13] [%emt 0:00:34]} hxg5 {[%eval -106,12] [%emt 0:00:32]} 16.
Bxg5 {[%eval 54,12] [%emt 0:00:34]} Nhf6 {[%eval -106,12] [%emt 0:00:32]} 17.
Ba4 {(Qb2) [%eval 49,11] [%emt 0:00:23]} axb4 {
(Re8) [%eval -105,12] [%emt 0:00:30]} 18. Rxb4 {[%eval 57,11] [%emt 0:00:33]}
Qc7 {(Re8) [%eval -107,12] [%emt 0:00:29]} 19. Nf3 {
(Re1) [%eval 45,10] [%emt 0:00:22]} Bc6 {[%eval -126,13] [%emt 0:00:28]} 20.
Bf4 {[%eval 10,12] [%emt 0:00:35]} Qb7 {[%eval -129,13] [%emt 0:00:27]} 21. Bc2
{[%eval -4,11] [%emt 0:00:19]} Ra5 {(Ra6) [%eval -136,12] [%emt 0:00:26]} 22.
Nh4 {(a4) [%eval 0,11] [%emt 0:00:22]} e6 {
(Rfa8) [%eval -140,12] [%emt 0:00:25]} 23. Bd6 {
(Rb1) [%eval -22,13] [%emt 0:00:21]} Rfa8 {[%eval -143,13] [%emt 0:00:24]} 24.
Rb1 {[%eval -52,13] [%emt 0:00:31]} R5a6 {(Ba4) [%eval -147,13] [%emt 0:00:24]}
25. Bb4 {(f3) [%eval -43,11] [%emt 0:00:21]} Qc7 {
(Bf8) [%eval -153,12] [%emt 0:00:23]} 26. f3 {[%eval -39,12] [%emt 0:00:29]}
Ba4 {(Bf8) [%eval -158,13] [%emt 0:00:22]} 27. Rf2 {
(Bxa4) [%eval -65,11] [%emt 0:00:19]} Nc5 {(Bf8) [%eval -171,12] [%emt 0:00:21]
} 28. dxc5 {[%eval -108,12] [%emt 0:00:33]} bxc5 {
[%eval -181,14] [%emt 0:00:21]} 29. Bxa4 {[%eval -114,11] [%emt 0:00:16]} Rxa4
{[%eval -188,13] [%emt 0:00:20]} 30. Rc2 {[%eval -128,12] [%emt 0:00:18]} cxb4
{(Nd7) [%eval -197,14] [%emt 0:00:19]} 31. axb4 {[%eval -204,14] [%emt 0:00:53]
} Qb6 {(Qe5) [%eval -221,13] [%emt 0:00:19]} 32. g3 {
(Qe1) [%eval -171,12] [%emt 0:00:31]} Nd7 {[%eval -231,13] [%emt 0:00:18]} 33.
Qd2 {(f4) [%eval -195,12] [%emt 0:00:16]} Ne5 {[%eval -240,12] [%emt 0:00:17]}
34. Kg2 {[%eval -236,12] [%emt 0:00:13]} Nd3 {
(Ra1) [%eval -255,12] [%emt 0:00:17]} 35. f4 {
(Kh3) [%eval -292,13] [%emt 0:00:41]} Nc5 {(Qa7) [%eval -288,12] [%emt 0:00:16]
} 36. Qe2 {[%eval -312,12] [%emt 0:00:19]} Ne4 {[%eval -292,12] [%emt 0:00:16]}
37. Rbc1 {[%eval -415,11] [%emt 0:00:36]} Ra1 {[%eval -356,12] [%emt 0:00:15]}
38. Qe1 {(f5) [%eval -429,11] [%emt 0:00:20]} R8a2 {
[%eval -439,13] [%emt 0:00:15]} 39. Qd1 {(Qe2) [%eval -487,11] [%emt 0:00:19]}
Nxc3 {(Bxc3) [%eval -456,14] [%emt 0:00:14]} 40. Qd2 {
[%eval -560,12] [%emt 0:00:10]} Rxc2 {(Rxc1) [%eval -528,14] [%emt 0:00:14]}
41. Rxc2 {[%eval -618,13] [%emt 0:00:15]} Nd1 {[%eval -547,14] [%emt 0:00:13]}
42. Kh3 {[%eval -653,13] [%emt 0:00:10]} c3 {
(Nxe3) [%eval -552,14] [%emt 0:00:13]} 43. Qe1 {[%eval -627,14] [%emt 0:00:13]}
Qb5 {(Qxb4) [%eval -589,13] [%emt 0:00:12]} 44. f5 {
[%eval -783,11] [%emt 0:00:15]} Qd3 {[%eval -751,13] [%emt 0:00:15]} 45. Qe2 {
[%eval -815,13] [%emt 0:00:14]} Qxe2 {[%eval -778,15] [%emt 0:00:11]} 46. Rxe2
{[%eval -895,14] [%emt 0:00:08]} Nxe3 {[%eval -855,15] [%emt 0:00:11]} 0-1

Hello Jan,

I believe giving diagrams or mentioning the positions you mean,
helps a bit My guess is you meant those positions below?

Spike: Nxg5?
[diag]r2q1rk1/1b1nppb1/1p5p/p2p2pn/1PpP3B/P1P1PN2/2BN1PPP/1RQ2RK1 w - - 0 15[/diag]
r2q1rk1/1b1nppb1/1p5p/p2p2pn/1PpP3B/P1P1PN2/2BN1PPP/1RQ2RK1 w - - 0 15

Spike: ...Bxh3?
[diag]r1q2rk1/p2bppbp/pn4p1/3pP3/3N4/2P3BP/PP1N1PP1/R1Q2RK1 b - - 0 16[/diag]
r1q2rk1/p2bppbp/pn4p1/3pP3/3N4/2P3BP/PP1N1PP1/R1Q2RK1 b - - 0 16

I could reproduce Nxg5? from example 1, but in example 2, Spike changes
here very quickly to Bh6 even on my slow second machine.(WB)
I read somewhere that Spike had a problem with CB Guis which is fixed
in newest version 0.9a?
BTW doesn't it save the depth too, when using that 'ugly' format?

Best regards,
Guenther

Yes, those are the positions, I'm sorry that I didn't point that out. About Bxh3:yes when analyzing it plays Bh6.....but try playing Bxh3....score ~0.00.

This is a known issue in Spike and not a bug. Spike is built to be an aggressive playing engine that preferes to attack kings. In some positions Spike does overrates the king attack.

Greeting Volker