Olympiads 2004 : SlowChess 2.93 ran a gauntlet and get the

[Nicolas Normand]

Geschrieben von:/Posted by: Nicolas Normand at 18 May 2004 17:36:38:

hello ,
slow chess run a gauntlet a get the second chessboard....
here is the zonal 1 cross table after this gauntlet ..


Rtng Score Cr Sl Ar Za Am Be Dj Ho EX Gn Do Ss Dr Ge Pu Al Tr st Je Zo Be Us Perf
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1: Crafty 19.10 SE 2453 37.5 / 42 XX 1= 1= =1 1= 11 10 11 11 11 01 11 =1 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 2385
2: Slow Chess 2.93 0 36.0 / 42 0= XX 11 10 11 =1 10 11 =1 10 =1 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 2363
3: Arasan 7.3 2319 33.5 / 42 0= 00 XX 10 0= 1= =1 11 =1 1= 11 =1 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 2280
4: Zarkov 4.67 2545 33.0 / 42 =0 01 01 XX 01 1= 11 =0 == == =1 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 2259
5: Amateur 2.70 2285 31.0 / 42 0= 00 1= 10 XX 01 10 10 11 01 01 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 2226
6: Betsy 6.51 2358 30.0 / 42 00 =0 0= 0= 10 XX 11 01 1= 01 01 11 =1 11 =1 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 2196
7: Djinn 0.848 2200 29.5 / 42 01 01 =0 00 01 00 XX 01 == 10 11 =1 11 1= 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 2195
8: Horizon 4.1b1 2169 27.5 / 42 00 00 00 =1 01 10 10 XX 10 0= 10 11 11 11 11 11 10 =1 11 11 11 11 2158
9: EXchess 4.03a 2166 27.5 / 42 00 =0 =0 == 00 0= == 01 XX =1 1= 0= 11 11 11 11 1= 11 11 11 11 11 2158
10: GnuChess 4.0.80TM 2145 27.0 / 42 00 01 0= == 10 10 01 1= =0 XX =0 11 1= =0 11 1= 11 1= 11 11 11 11 2151
11: Dorky 3.47 2163 27.0 / 42 10 =0 00 =0 10 10 00 01 0= =1 XX 11 10 11 11 =1 11 11 11 1= 11 11 2150
12: Ssechess 2034 21.0 / 42 00 00 =0 00 01 00 =0 00 1= 00 00 XX =1 =1 1= 1= 11 1= 11 11 11 11 2055
13: DrunkenMaster 0.9 1916 17.0 / 42 =0 00 00 00 00 =0 00 00 00 0= 01 =0 XX 10 == 11 11 01 11 10 11 11 1989
14: Gerbil 2042 15.0 / 42 00 00 00 00 00 00 0= 00 00 =1 00 =0 01 XX 10 0= 10 11 == 11 11 11 1952
15: Pulsar V2.01f 1950 14.5 / 42 00 00 00 00 00 =0 00 00 00 00 00 0= == 01 XX 11 1= 01 11 01 11 11 1949
16: Alex1.52 1939 13.5 / 42 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0= =0 0= 00 1= 00 XX 11 1= 11 == 11 11 1926
17: Tristram 1896 10.5 / 42 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 0= 00 00 00 00 01 0= 00 XX 1= 10 11 10 11 1869
18: storm 1851 9.5 / 42 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 =0 00 0= 00 0= 10 00 10 0= 0= XX 00 11 10 11 1853
19: Jester V0.83 1845 8.5 / 42 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 == 00 00 01 11 XX =1 10 11 1824
20: Zotron 2003-R7.5 1755 6.5 / 42 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0= 00 01 00 10 == 00 00 =0 XX =0 11 1773
21: Beaches 1.5 1699 6.5 / 42 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 01 01 =1 XX 11 1775
22: Usurper 0.5 1407 0.0 / 42 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 XX 1336
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462 games: +211 =58 -193


as usual the game are available at my home page
regards
Nicolas

[Nicolas Normand]

Geschrieben von:/Posted by: Nicolas Normand at 19 May 2004 18:14:56:
Als Antwort auf:/In reply to: Olympiads 2004 : SlowChess 2.93 ran a gauntlet and get the 2nd Chessboard ! geschrieben von:/posted by: Nicolas Normand at 18 May 2004 17:36:38:

[Event "Zonal1: USA"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2004.05.17"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Crafty 19.10 SE"]
[Black "Slow Chess 2.93"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E94"]
[Opening "King's Indian"]
[Time "01:49:25"]
[Variation "orthodox variation"]
[TimeControl "40/600:40/600:40/600"]
[Termination "normal"]
[PlyCount "159"]
[WhiteType "program"]
[BlackType "program"]
1. d4 g6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 d6 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. e4
{
first move out of book for Crafty.
}
5... e5 6. Be2 Bg7 7. dxe5 dxe5
{
and now Slow Chess is out of book too. Slowchess decide to preserve the same pawn structure for the two side.
but after 7...Nxe5 8.Nxe5 dxe5 9.Qxd8+ Kxd8 the black castle is no more possible.
}
8. O-O O-O 9. Qc2 b6
{
the way to developp his bishop on active position.
}
10. Be3 c6 11. c5 Qe7
{
SLowchess now threats Nxc5
}
12. cxb6 axb6 13. a4
{
control b5
}
13... Rd8 14. Rad1 Bb7 15. Nd2 Qb4 16. Nc4 Ba6 17. b3 b5 18. axb5 cxb5 19.
Na2 Qe7 20. Nd6 Nf8 21. Nb4 Bb7
{
slowchess avoids a trap . With 21....Rxd6?? 22.Bc5
}
22. Nxb7 Rxd1 23. Rxd1 Qxb7 24. Nc6 Ne6 25. Rc1 Nd8 26. f3 Ne8 27. Nxd8
Rxd8 28. Qc5 Rb8
{
even if material is equal , Crafty has a real advantage due to the activity of his pieces.
}
29. Rd1 Qa6 30. Rd7 Nf6 31. Qa7 Qxa7 32. Rxa7 Ne8 33. Kf2 Bf8 34. Bd3 Nd6
35. Ke2 h5 36. g4 hxg4 37. fxg4 Rb7 38. Ra8
{
avoiding an exchange... even if white could win a pawn ,
it wont be engouh to get a victory has in the endgame will face two opposite color Bishop.
38.Rxb7 Nxb7 39.Bxb5 Nc5 40.Bxc5 Bxc5... the expected result is a draw.
}
38... Kg7 39. h4 Be7 40. h5 f6 41. Ra6 Nf7 42. Ra8 Nd6 43. Ra6 Nf7 44. Bd2
gxh5 45. gxh5 Ng5 46. Bxg5 fxg5 47. Kf3 b4 48. Rg6+ Kh7
{
slow chess must face the passed pawn.
}
49. Re6 Bd8 50. Rxe5 Rd7 51. Be2 Kh6 52. Kg2 Rd2 53. Re6+ Kh7 54. Kf1 Rc2
55. Bg4 Kg7 56. h6+ Kf7 57. e5 Rh2 58. Kg1 Rh4 59. Bf5
{
crafty perpares the pawn advance....
}
59... Bc7 60. Rf6+ Ke7 61. h7 g4
{
of course if 61....Bxe5? 62.Re6+
}
62. Rg6 Rxh7 63. Re6+ Kf7 64. Rc6 Bxe5 65. Bxh7 g3 66. Kg2 Ke7 67. Rb6 Bd6
68. Bf5
{
good ! the black king cannot move without leaving the Bishop . one pawn will fall.
}
68... Bc7 69. Rxb4 Kf6 70. Bc8 Be5 71. Rg4 Bd6 72. b4 Ke7 73. b5 Kd8 74.
Rd4 Ke7 75. Rxd6 Kxd6 76. b6 Kc6 77. b7 Kc5 78. Kxg3 Kd5 79. b8=Q Kc4
{Black resigns} 1-0