Tournament update and results with JRCP0.41b.

[Mogens Larsen]

The quarterfinal between TCBishop43 and CometB04 ended with a victory for CometB04 with 1½-½. Here is the decisive game, which confirms that the exchange variation of Ruy Lopez only is dangerous when played by Fischer.
[Event "Computer chess game"]
[Site ""]
[Date "1999.08.30"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "TCBishop43"]
[Black "CometB04"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C68"]
[PlyCount "102"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d4 exd4 6. Qxd4 Qxd4 7. Nxd4 Bd7 8. Be3 O-O-O 9. Nc3 Bb4 10. Ne2 Be6 11. O-O Nf6 12. Bg5 Bc4 13. Rfc1 Rhe8 14. f3 h6 15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. a3 Bc5+ 17. Kh1 Rd2 18. Ng3 Be6 19. Na4 Ba7 20. Nc3 Rg8 21. Nge2 f5 22. Ng3 f4 23. Nge2 Bc4 24. Re1 Bf2 25. b3 Bxe1 26. Rxe1 Bxe2 27. Rxe2 Rgd8 28. Kg1 Rxe2 29. Nxe2 Rd2 30. Nxf4 Rxc2 31. Nd3 Kd7 32. Kf1 Rc3 33. Ke2 Ke7 34. b4 Rxa3 35. f4 a5 36. bxa5 Rxa5 37. Nf2 c5 38. Nd3 c4 39. Nb4 Kd6 40. Ke3 Kc5 41. Nc2 b5 42. Kd2 b4 43. Ne3 Ra2+ 44. Kd1 c3 45. Nd5 c6 46. Nxc3 bxc3 47. g3 Kc4 48. Ke1 Kd3 49. g4 Rd2 50. g5 c2 51. gxh6 c1Q# {Black mates} 0-1
I've been betatesting James Robertsons program for a short time. I played against Inmi2.17 with 40/40 and JRCP0.41b won 1½-½. Here are both games:

[Event "Computer chess game"]
[Site ""]
[Date "1999.08.30"]
[Round "1"]
[White "JRCP041b"]
[Black "Inmi217"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[TimeControl "40/2400"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 Ne4 3. Bf4 c5 4. f3 Nf6 5. dxc5 Qa5+ 6. Qd2 Qxc5 7. e4 e5 8. Be3 Qc6 9. a3 Bc5 10. Nc3 O-O 11. O-O-O a6 12. g4 Bxe3 13. Qxe3 h6 14. h4 Re8 15. g5 Nh5 16. Nge2 hxg5 17. hxg5 g6 18. Nd5 d6 19. Nf6+ Kf8 20. Nxe8 Kxe8 21. Qd2 Ke7 22. Qb4 a5 23. Qd2 Be6 24. Ng1 Qc5 25. Bh3 b5 26. Bxe6 fxe6 27. Ne2 b4 28. a4 Nd7 29. b3 Nb6 30. f4 Rf8 31. fxe5 Qxe5 32. Qe3 Nd7 33. Nd4 Qc5 34. Rh3 Rc8 35. Rd2 Ne5 36. Rxh5 gxh5 37. Qh3 Ng4 38. Qxh5 Rf8 39. Qxg4 Rf1+ 40. Rd1 Qxd4 41. Rxf1 Qa1+ 42. Kd2 Qxf1 43. g6 Qf2+ 44. Kc1 Qe1+ 45. Kb2 Qc3+ 46. Kb1 Qe1+ 47. Ka2 Qd2 48. Kb2 Qc3+ 49. Kc1 Qe1+ 50. Kb2 Qc3+ {Draw by repetition} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Computer chess game"]
[Site ""]
[Date "1999.08.30"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Inmi217"]
[Black "JRCP041b"]
[Result "0-1"]
[TimeControl "40/2400"]
1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. Bc4 Nd7 5. d4 Ngf6 6. Ne2 e6 7. O-O Be7 8. d5 e5 9. Bd2 O-O 10. Nb5 Qb6 11. Nec3 Nc5 12. Be3 a6 13. Na4 Qa5 14. Bxc5 Bxc5 15. Nxc5 axb5 16. Bb3 Qb6 17. Nd3 Qd6 18. Qe1 e4 19. Nb4 Ng4 20. g3 Bf5 21. c3 Qh6 22. h4 Ne5 23. Qe3 Qxe3 24. fxe3 Bg6 25. Bd1 h5 26. Bb3 c5 27. dxc6 bxc6 28. Kh1 Rfd8 29. Rad1 Kf8 30. a3 Ng4 31. Nxc6 Rd3 32. Rxd3 exd3 33. Nd4 d2 34. Nxb5 Re8 35. e4 Rxe4 36. Rf4 Re1+ 37. Kg2 Rb1 38. Kf3 Rxb2 39. Bd1 Bc2 40. Bxc2 Rxc2 41. Rd4 Nf2 42. Rd8+ Ke7 43. Rxd2 Rxd2 44. Ke3 Rc2 45. Kf4 Rc1 46. a4 Nd1 47. Kg5 g6 48. a5 Nxc3 49. Nd4 Ra1 50. Kh6 Ne4 51. Ne2 Kf6 52. Kh7 Rxa5 {White resigns} 0-1

Best wishes...
Mogens