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Boris (27.11.2023), Hartmut (13.11.2023), Mephisto_Risc (14.11.2023), paulwise3 (20.11.2023), Roberto (14.11.2023) |
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AW: The 64-cup
Hello, good afternoon all,
the Lexibook Chesslight somehow shares the unfortunate fate of the Sensory 6: as it earned 1.5 points in the first round, it has now the "privilege" to meet the seeded player, Fidelity Designer Mach III Master 2265. What did you expect? Two points granted to the Mach III, of course. In the first game, the Lexibook as White could not resist longer than move #6 before starting loosing ground. The second game was even shorter, even if the position was still approximately balanced until move #10.
[Event "The 64-cup"]
[Site "?"] [Date "2023.11.13"] [Round "8-2"] [White "Lexibook Chesslight (lv C8)"] [Black "Fidelity Designer Mach III Master 2265 (lv A3)"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "1464"] [BlackElo "2044"] [EventDate "2023.09.26"] [ECO "C55"] [PlyCount "64"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Nc3 {Out of book} 4...Nxe4 5.Nxe4 d5 6.d3 dxc4 {Out of book} 7.dxc4 Qxd1+ 8.Kxd1 Bg4 9.Be3 f5 10.Ng5 e4 11.h3 exf3 12.hxg4 fxg2 13.Rg1 Rd8+ 14.Ke2 f4 15.Bxf4 Nd4+ 16.Kd3 Nb3+ 17.Kc3 Nxa1 18.Rxa1 c5 19.Re1+ Be7 20.Ne6 Rd7 21.Nxg7+ Kf8 22.Ne6+ $6 {Nf5 looked better} 22...Kf7 23.Ng5+ Bxg5 24.Bxg5 Rg8 25.f4 Re8 26.Be7 $2 {looks like a horizon effect, postponing the end at the price of a free Bishop for the opponent} 26...Rexe7 27.g5 Rxe1 28.b4 g1=Q 29.bxc5 Qd4+ {Designer MIII announces mate in 6} 30.Kb4 Rb1+ 31.Ka5 Qc3+ 32.Ka4 Qb4# 0-1 [Event "The 64-cup"] [Site "?"] [Date "2023.11.13"] [Round "8-2"] [White "Fidelity Designer Mach III Master 2265 (lv A3)"] [Black "Lexibook Chesslight (lv C8)"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2044"] [BlackElo "1464"] [EventDate "2023.09.26"] [ECO "C13"] [PlyCount "41"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e5 Nfd7 6.h4 Bxg5 {Out of book} 7.hxg5 {Out of book} 7...Qxg5 8.Nf3 Qe7 9.Bd3 h5 10.Qe2 Qb4 11.O-O-O Nc6 12.Qe3 f5 13.Nb5 Qa5 14.Qg5 Kf8 15.Rxh5 Rxh5 $6 {Rg8 would have offered more resistance, even if the game is already lost.} 16.Qxh5 a6 17.Qh8+ Kf7 18.Ng5+ Kg6 19.Qh7+ {Designer MIII announces mate in 3} 19...Kxg5 20.Qxg7+ Kh4 21.Rh1# 1-0 MfG, Tibono |
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Boris (27.11.2023), Egbert (14.11.2023), Mephisto_Risc (14.11.2023), paulwise3 (21.11.2023), Roberto (14.11.2023) |
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AW: The 64-cup
Hi,
next match is an interesting one: Novag Super Nova vs Tandy 2150. With 72 CElo points in favor of the Novag, odds are 60/40 for the Kittinger program. As far as CPU performance is concerned, according to my estimate the 4 Mhz 6301Y of the Novag (16 Mhz with /4 divider) is close to, ~12% faster though, the 3 Mhz 65C02 of the Tandy. And the outcome is... 1.5 points granted to the Tandy! Despite playing the dark side, the Chess Champion 2150 played, to my humble opinion, a very good first game; positionally accurate and without obvious tactical flaws. If you check the position after move #16, you should see a strong center domination with a rather nice chain of Pawns, whilst the Super Nova has little to oppose. After move 38, the game is over for the Novag, still with that overwhelming center chain. Very impressive! During the revenge game, the Super Nova dominated for a while, but the advantage faded away while reaching endgame. The prospects are then a drawn game, but the Tandy blundered on move 63 - a really bad tactical flaw - and the game was immediately a promised win for the Super Nova, with a Knight plus a Pawn advantage. Unfortunately it faced a dilemna: either sacrifice its Knight or its Pawn - and understandably but so wrongly chose to save the Knight, losing any chance for victory.
[Event "The 64-cup"]
[Site "?"] [Date "2023.11.14"] [Round "8-2"] [White "Novag Super Nova (lv Ft4)"] [Black "Tandy Chess Champion 2150 (lv A4)"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "1831"] [BlackElo "1759"] [EventDate "2023.09.26"] [ECO "D04"] [PlyCount "116"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.e3 c5 4.Bb5+ {Out of book} 4...Bd7 {Out of book} 5.Bxd7+ Nbxd7 6.O-O e6 7.Nbd2 Bd6 8.c4 cxd4 9.exd4 O-O 10.Qb3 Qb6 11.c5 Qxb3 12.Nxb3 Bc7 13.Re1 h6 14.Ne5 Bxe5 15.dxe5 Ne4 16.c6 bxc6 17.Re2 Rab8 18.f3 Nec5 19.Nd4 Rfc8 20.Rc2 Rb6 21.b3 Nd3 22.f4 c5 23.Bd2 Rcb8 24.Ne2 a6 25.Rf1 Rb5 26.Rf3 Nb4 27.Bxb4 Rxb4 28.Kf2 Kf8 29.Re3 Rd8 30.a3 Rb5 31.Ra2 Ke7 32.Rg3 g5 33.fxg5 hxg5 34.Nc3 Rbb8 35.Rxg5 Rxb3 36.Rg3 c4 37.Ne2 Rxg3 38.Kxg3 Nxe5 39.h4 Kd6 40.Nc3 Rg8+ 41.Kh3 Kc5 42.g3 Kd4 43.Rc2 Kd3 44.Rc1 d4 45.Na2 Kd2 46.Rf1 c3 47.Rf2+ Kd1 48.Rf1+ Ke2 49.Rf4 Ke3 50.Nb4 Nd3 51.Nxd3 Kxd3 52.Rxf7 e5 53.Kg2 c2 54.Rf3+ Kc4 55.Rf1 d3 56.Rf6 d2 57.Rc6+ Kb3 58.Rb6+ Ka2 {Super Nova resigns} 0-1 [Event "The 64-cup"] [Site "?"] [Date "2023.11.14"] [Round "8-2"] [White "Tandy Chess Champion 2150 (lv A4)"] [Black "Novag Super Nova (lv Ft4)"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "1759"] [BlackElo "1831"] [EventDate "2023.09.26"] [ECO "A30"] [PlyCount "140"] 1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.g3 b6 4.Bg2 Bb7 5.O-O g6 6.d4 cxd4 7.Qxd4 Bg7 8.Nc3 Nc6 9.Qf4 {Out of book} 9...Rc8 10.Rd1 O-O {Out of book} 11.Rb1 d6 12.Qg5 Nb4 13.Qb5 a5 14.Be3 Nd7 15.Bh3 Bc6 16.Qg5 Bxc3 17.bxc3 Nxa2 18.Bxd7 Qxd7 19.Ne5 Qe6 20.Nxc6 Rxc6 21.Qd5 Rxc4 22.Qxe6 fxe6 23.Rd4 b5 $6 {looks a passive way to support the c4 Rook. NxP threatening the ennemy Rook or RxR were more active.} 24.Rxb5 Nxc3 25.Rxc4 Nxb5 26.Bd2 d5 27.Ra4 Ra8 28.f4 Kg7 29.Kg2 d4 30.Kf3 Rc8 31.Bxa5 Kf6 32.Rb4 Rc5 33.Bb6 Rh5 34.h3 Rd5 35.Ke4 d3 36.exd3 Nd6+ 37.Ke3 Nf5+ 38.Kf2 Rxd3 39.g4 Nd6 40.Bd4+ Kf7 41.Be3 Rd5 42.Bd4 h5 43.Kf3 hxg4+ 44.hxg4 g5 45.fxg5 Rxg5 46.Kf4 Rg6 47.g5 Nf5 48.Be5 Rg8 49.Rb6 Nh4 50.Kg4 Ng6 51.Bg3 e5 52.Kf5 e6+ 53.Ke4 Ne7 54.Bxe5 Rxg5 55.Rb7 Rg4+ 56.Kf3 Rg8 57.Bd6 Re8 58.Ke4 Kf6 59.Be5+ Kg5 60.Rb2 Nc6 61.Rg2+ Kh6 62.Bf6 e5 63.Rg7 $2 {Comes into attacking range of the ennemy King and pins the friendly Bishop for required support.} 63...Re6 $1 {now, either the Bishop or the Rook is lost.} 64.Rd7 {if Rf7 to support the Bishop, then Kg6 fork} 64...Rxf6 65.Kd5 Kg5 66.Rc7 Nb4+ $2 {Now the game is a draw. The e5 Pawn was to be defended, as more valuable than the Knight, which actually couldn't be actually captured:} ( 66...Kf5 67.Rxc6 Rxc6 68.Kxc6 {and Black wins.} ) 67.Kxe5 Nd3+ 68.Kd4 Rd6+ 69.Ke4 Kf6 70.Ke3 Ke6 {draw by referee decision} 1/2-1/2 MfG, Tibono |
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applechess (16.11.2023), Hartmut (14.11.2023), Mapi (14.11.2023), Mephisto_Risc (14.11.2023), paulwise3 (21.11.2023), Roberto (14.11.2023) |
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AW: The 64-cup
Good morning,
round 3 / group 8 starts with Fidelity Sensory Chess Challenger 6 vs Applied Concept Boris. In the first game as White, the Sensory 6 teaches Boris what a King attack is. The second game is a hastle: both devices perform a series of senseless moves, awaiting for something to change from the other device, each staying within its own half-zone of the board. The Sensory 6 is somewhat in a better position, but only a blunder from Boris will enable a potential win. Unfortunately for the Fidelity device, no code prevents from position repetition, and Boris saves half a point. A game to be forgotten.
[Event "The 64-cup"]
[Site "?"] [Date "2023.11.15"] [Round "8-3"] [White "Fidelity Sensory Chess Challenger 6 (lv 1)"] [Black "Applied Concept Boris (lv 15s)"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "1220"] [BlackElo "1055"] [EventDate "2023.09.26"] [ECO "D20"] [PlyCount "35"] 1.d4 d5 {No book} 2.c4 dxc4 3.e4 {Out of book} 3...b5 4.Nc3 c6 5.Bf4 b4 6.Bxb8 bxc3 7.bxc3 Rxb8 8.Bxc4 Qa5 9.Ne2 Be6 10.Bxe6 fxe6 11.O-O Rb2 12.Nf4 e5 13.Qh5+ Kd8 $2 {g6 was required} 14.Ne6+ Kc8 15.Qe8+ Kb7 16.Qxf8 Rd2 17.Rab1+ Ka6 $4 18.Qc8# 1-0 [Event "The 64-cup"] [Site "?"] [Date "2023.11.15"] [Round "8-3"] [White "Applied Concept Boris (lv 15s)"] [Black "Fidelity Sensory Chess Challenger 6 (lv 1)"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "1055"] [BlackElo "1220"] [EventDate "2023.09.26"] [ECO "A45"] [PlyCount "134"] 1.d4 {No book} 1...Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 {Out of book} 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.Be3 e6 5.Qb1 Bb4 6.Nd2 Bxc3 7.bxc3 O-O 8.Qb2 b6 9.O-O-O Ba6 10.Qa3 Na5 11.Kb2 $6 Qd6 12.Qxd6 cxd6 13.Kb1 $6 {begins a series of useless moves from both devices} 13...Nc6 14.a4 Rfe8 15.Kb2 h5 16.Rc1 Re7 17.h3 Rb8 18.Re1 h4 19.g4 Ra8 20.Rc1 Rd7 21.Rh2 Rb8 22.Nf3 b5 $1 {at least, a move that makes sense...} 23.g5 bxa4+ 24.Ka3 Ne4 25.Bd2 Nxd2 $6 {attacking the ennemy King was the right path (either Na5 or Rdb7)} 26.Nxd2 Bb5 $6 {useless move} 27.Nf3 $6 {moving away from the main fight area} 27...a6 28.e3 Bxf1 29.Rxf1 Rb5 30.Re1 Rd8 31.e4 dxe4 32.Rxe4 Rf5 33.Nd2 Rxg5 34.Nc4 $2 d5 {of course} 35.Rg4 Rxg4 36.hxg4 dxc4 37.f4 Kf8 38.Kxa4 g5 39.fxg5 Rd5 {threatens Ra5#} 40.Ka3 Ke7 41.g6 fxg6 42.Kb2 Rb5+ 43.Ka3 g5 44.Re2 h3 45.Rh2 Ra5+ 46.Kb2 Rb5+ 47.Kc1 e5 48.d5 Rxd5 49.Rxh3 Kd6 50.Re3 a5 51.Re4 Kc5 52.Kb2 Rd1 53.Re2 Kd5 54.Rf2 Rg1 55.Rd2+ Kc5 56.Rd7 Rxg4 57.Ka2 a4 58.Ka3 Nb8 $6 {useless} 59.Rb7 Nc6 60.Kxa4 e4 61.Rb5+ Kd6 62.Rf5 Rg3 63.Kb5 Ne5 64.Rf6+ Ke7 65.Rf5 Kd6 66.Rf6+ Ke7 67.Rf5 Kd6 1/2-1/2 MfG, Tibono |
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applechess (16.11.2023), Boris (27.11.2023), Egbert (15.11.2023), Mapi (15.11.2023), Mephisto_Risc (15.11.2023), paulwise3 (21.11.2023), Roberto (18.11.2023) |
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AW: The 64-cup
Good morning to all,
next match is rather balanced, with theoretical 38/62 odds, between the Yeno 301XL and the Lexibook Chesslight. Indeed each device wins "its" game playing as White, therefore a fair division of points, one each. The 301XL is nevertheless dominated during the first half game as White, but fortunately for the Yeno, the Chesslight blunders on move #42. The second game is sort of a condensed, accelerated, similar scenario: despite playing White, the Chesslight is slightly dominated until move #20 but leverages a mistake from the Yeno to reverse steam.
[Event "The 64-cup"]
[Site "?"] [Date "2023.11.15"] [Round "8-3"] [White "Yeno 301XL (lv 4)"] [Black "Lexibook Chesslight (lv C8)"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "1379"] [BlackElo "1464"] [EventDate "2023.09.26"] [ECO "C50"] [PlyCount "147"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Nc3 {Out of book} 4...Nf6 {Out of book} 5.Ng5 O-O 6.Bxf7+ Rxf7 7.Nxf7 Kxf7 8.O-O d6 9.Qe2 Bg4 10.Qb5 Nd4 11.Qc4+ Be6 12.Qd3 Qe8 13.Ne2 Qc6 14.Nxd4 exd4 15.Re1 b5 16.e5 dxe5 17.Rxe5 Rd8 18.c3 Nd7 19.Re4 Bc4 20.Qf3+ Qf6 $2 {Kg8 was best} 21.cxd4 $2 {Rf4!} 21...Bd6 22.Qxf6+ Nxf6 23.Re3 Bf4 24.Ra3 Rxd4 25.b3 Bd3 26.Rxa7 Rd7 27.a3 $6 Bc2 $6 {Be5!} 28.d4 Bd6 29.Rb7 Bd3 30.a4 bxa4 31.bxa4 Nd5 32.Ba3 Bf4 33.Re1 Rd8 34.Bc1 Bd6 35.Bg5 Ra8 36.Rb3 Nb4 37.Re3 h6 38.Bh4 g5 39.Bg3 Rxa4 40.Rf3+ Ke6 41.h3 Ra1+ 42.Kh2 Bf4 $4 {abandons the b4 Knight support, itself key for the d3 Bishop support: the position crumbles.} 43.Bxf4 Be4 44.Rfe3 Kf5 45.Be5 Rb1 46.Rxb1 Bxb1 47.Rf3+ Ke4 48.Rb3 c5 49.Rxb1 cxd4 50.Bxd4 Kxd4 51.Rxb4+ Kd3 52.Kg3 h5 53.Rb5 h4+ 54.Kg4 Ke2 55.Rf5 Kd3 56.Kxg5 Kc3 57.Rf4 Kd2 58.Re4 Kc2 59.Kf5 Kd2 60.Ke5 Kc2 61.Kd4 Kd2 62.Rxh4 Ke2 63.f4 Kf2 64.Rg4 Ke2 65.h4 Kd2 66.Rg5 Ke2 67.f5 Kd2 68.f6 Ke2 69.f7 Kd2 70.g4 Ke2 71.f8=Q Kd2 72.Qf2+ Kd1 73.Kd3 Kc1 74.Qc2# 1-0 [Event "The 64-cup"] [Site "?"] [Date "2023.11.15"] [Round "8-3"] [White "Lexibook Chesslight (lv C8)"] [Black "Yeno 301XL (lv 4)"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "1464"] [BlackElo "1379"] [EventDate "2023.09.26"] [ECO "B15"] [PlyCount "59"] 1.e4 c6 2.d4 {Out of book} 2...d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Nxf6+ exf6 6.Nf3 Bg4 {Out of book} 7.Qe2+ Be7 8.Qe3 Bxf3 9.gxf3 O-O 10.Bd3 Bb4+ 11.Bd2 Bxd2+ 12.Kxd2 Qd5 13.f4 Nd7 14.Be4 Qd6 15.c3 Nc5 16.Bc2 Rae8 17.Qf3 Ne6 18.f5 Ng5 19.Qg4 Re5 $6 {the g5 Knight has no escape and will be lost. c5! was a threat, with e.g.:} ( 19...c5 $1 20.Kc1 cxd4 21.Qxd4 Qxd4 22.cxd4 Re2 ) 20.h4 $1 h5 21.Qxh5 Ne6 22.Qg4 Nc5 $4 {better was} ( 22...Nxd4 23.cxd4 Qb4+ 24.Kc1 Re1+ 25.Rxe1 Qxe1+ ) 23.Rhg1 g6 24.Kc1 Rd5 25.dxc5 Qxc5 26.Qf4 g5 27.hxg5 Rd3 28.gxf6+ Rg3 29.Rxg3+ Kh8 30.Qh4# 1-0 MfG, Tibono |
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AW: The 64-cup
Hi,
next match revealed much interesting. Well, rather the second game... Saitek GK2000 meets Novag Super Nova, with odds close to 1.5 / 0.5 score. And this is exactly what happened! But wait... In the first game, the GK2000 playing White gets the Super Nova out of its book as early as move #2, but can't leverage any advantage from this as it finds itself as well immediately out of book. The game is kept balanced for twenty moves or so, before turning to the advantage of the Saitek device. I guess the revenge game will please, at least attract attention from, the PSH lovers. Unlike the previous game, both devices make use of their respective opening books, with a clear advantage for the Super Nova able to play twice as many moves from the book. Later, on move #18 and on the basis of a balanced position, it played what looks like a typical PSH-driven move, sacrificying a Bishop to dismantle the ennemy King's pawns shelter. There is no material compensation to this sacrifice, only positional: a Knight + Queen threat around the ennemy King. The GK2000 is able to keep initiative, and applies pressure for a while, but at some point the potential threat resulting from the dangerous coordination Knight + Queen reveals too much for the Morsch program. Unfortunately (for the nice game sake) the Super Nova runs for a clear material advantage (a Rook up!), but doing so it lost initiative and the GK2000 can repeat a checking sequence and save half a point.
[Event "The 64-cup"]
[Site "?"] [Date "2023.11.16"] [Round "8-3"] [White "Saitek GK 2000 (lv F1)"] [Black "Novag Super Nova (lv Ft4)"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2000"] [BlackElo "1831"] [EventDate "2023.09.26"] [ECO "D02"] [PlyCount "71"] 1.d4 d5 2.g3 Nf6 {Out of book} 3.Bg2 {Out of book} 3...e6 4.Nf3 c5 5.O-O cxd4 6.Bg5 Nc6 7.Nxd4 Nxd4 8.Qxd4 Be7 9.Rd1 O-O 10.a3 h6 11.Bf4 Bd7 12.Nd2 Qc8 13.Qd3 Bc6 14.Nf3 Ng4 15.Nd4 e5 16.Nxc6 bxc6 17.Bd2 Rb8 18.h3 e4 19.Qd4 Bf6 20.Qxa7 Bxb2 21.hxg4 Bxa1 22.Rxa1 Qxg4 23.Qe3 Rb2 24.Bb4 Rxc2 25.Bxf8 Kxf8 26.Kf1 c5 27.a4 Qc8 28.Qb3 Rd2 29.Ke1 Rd4 30.a5 Rc4 31.a6 Qa8 32.Qb7 Qxb7 33.axb7 Rb4 34.Ra8+ Ke7 35.b8=Q Rxb8 36.Rxb8 {Super Nova resigns} 1-0 [Event "The 64-cup"] [Site "?"] [Date "2023.11.16"] [Round "8-3"] [White "Novag Super Nova (lv Ft4)"] [Black "Saitek GK 2000 (lv F1)"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "1831"] [BlackElo "2000"] [EventDate "2023.09.26"] [ECO "C10"] [PlyCount "83"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Nf3 Ngf6 6.Bd3 Nxe4 {Out of book} 7.Bxe4 Nf6 8.Bg5 Be7 9.Bxf6 Bxf6 10.c3 O-O 11.Qd3 {Out of book} 11...g6 12.O-O Re8 13.Ne5 c5 14.Rad1 cxd4 15.cxd4 Re7 16.Rc1 Bg7 17.Rfe1 f6 18.Bxg6 $6 {looks like a PSH move!} 18...hxg6 19.Nxg6 Rd7 20.Red1 f5 21.Rc4 b5 22.Rcc1 Bxd4 23.Qe2 Qf6 24.Qxb5 Bxf2+ $6 {Kh7 was better} 25.Kxf2 Rxd1 26.Rxd1 a6 $2 {QxN was simple and safe} 27.Qe5 Kf7 28.Nh8+ Kg7 29.Qc7+ Kh6 30.Nf7+ Kh5 31.Ne5 Qh4+ 32.Kg1 Qf6 33.Qh7+ Qh6 34.g4+ fxg4 35.Qe4 Qg5 36.Qxa8 Qxe5 37.Qxc8 $2 {loses initiative. Qa7 or Qg2 would have kept good chances for a win.} 37...Qe3+ 38.Kf1 Qf3+ 39.Ke1 Qe3+ 40.Kf1 Qf3+ 41.Ke1 Qe3+ 42.Kf1 1/2-1/2 MfG, Tibono |
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applechess (16.11.2023), Boris (27.11.2023), Egbert (16.11.2023), Mapi (16.11.2023), mclane (19.11.2023), Mephisto_Risc (16.11.2023), paulwise3 (21.11.2023), Roberto (18.11.2023) |
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AW: The 64-cup
Good afternoon,
last match from group 8 provides another unexpected result: Tandy 2150 gets a full point from the Fidelity Designer Mach III Master 2265! According to the 285 CElo gap, odds were roughly 84/16 in favor of the Mach III. Or one point out of six games for the Tandy; therefore scoring so out of two games is an achievement. After leaving one point to the Saitek GK2000, another loss from the seeded player of this group is more than bad luck - and surely some Elo points abandonned once the tournament is over. In the first game, the Mach III playing as Black commits a positional inaccuracy that lets the CC2150 widely open the position with an overwhelming control of center files. Soon this translates in a large material advantage (Queen+Pawn vs Rook) for the Tandy. Nevertheless not an easy win, with 50+ moves still to play. In the second game, the CC2150 as Black happily plays fourteen moves from its book, whilst the Mach III only ten. The position is kept balanced until late middlegame, then the Mach III gets a Pawns majority on King side. CC2150 defense is not accurate enough, it has no chance in the King+Pawns endgame, the Mach III leveraging its small, nevertheless efficient, hash tables.
[Event "The 64-cup"]
[Site "?"] [Date "2023.11.17"] [Round "8-3"] [White "Tandy Chess Champion 2150 (lv A4)"] [Black "Fidelity Designer Mach III Master 2265 (lv A3)"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "1759"] [BlackElo "2044"] [EventDate "2023.09.26"] [ECO "D14"] [PlyCount "175"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.c4 c6 4.cxd5 cxd5 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bf4 Bf5 7.e3 e6 8.Ne5 Nd7 9.Bb5 Ndxe5 10.Bxe5 {Out of book} 10...Bd6 11.Qa4 Qc7 {Out of book} 12.Bxc6+ bxc6 13.Bxd6 Qxd6 14.O-O O-O 15.f3 Rfb8 16.Rf2 Rb4 17.Qa5 Rab8 18.b3 R8b7 19.Rd1 Qe7 20.e4 Bg6 21.Kh1 Bh5 22.Rc2 f6 $6 {weakens e6} 23.exd5 Be8 24.dxe6 Qxe6 25.Re2 Qc8 26.d5 Bg6 $2 {R4b6 was better, to support c6} 27.dxc6 $1 Qxc6 28.Qd8+ Kf7 29.Rd6 $1 {the ennemy Queen is committed to defend e8 square (otherwise Qe8#)} 29...Be4 30.Rxc6 Bxc6 31.Ne4 Bxe4 32.Rxe4 Rxe4 33.fxe4 Re7 34.Qd5+ Kf8 35.Kg1 Re8 36.Kf2 g6 37.Qd6+ Kf7 38.Qd4 Re7 39.Kf3 Kg7 40.Kf4 h5 41.a3 Kf7 42.h4 Kg7 43.Qd6 Kf7 44.Qd5+ Kg7 45.Qd4 Kf7 46.g3 Kg7 47.Ke3 Kf7 48.Kd3 a6 49.Qd6 Re6 50.Qd7+ Re7 51.Qd5+ Kg7 52.Qd6 Rb7 53.Kc4 Ra7 54.Qb6 Re7 55.Qxa6 Rxe4+ 56.Kd5 Re7 57.a4 Kf7 58.a5 g5 59.hxg5 Re5+ 60.Kc4 Rxg5 61.Qb7+ Kg6 62.a6 Rg4+ 63.Kc5 Rg5+ 64.Kc6 Rxg3 65.a7 Rc3+ 66.Kd7 Rd3+ 67.Kc7 Rc3+ 68.Kb8 Re3 69.Qb5 Re5 70.Qd3+ Kg7 71.Qd7+ Kf8 72.Qd6+ Kf7 73.a8=Q Re8+ 74.Kb7 Rxa8 75.Kxa8 h4 76.Qh2 Ke6 77.Qxh4 f5 78.Qf4 Kf6 79.b4 Ke6 80.b5 Kd5 81.b6 Ke6 82.Ka7 Kf6 83.Ka6 Ke7 84.Qxf5 Kd6 85.Kb5 Ke7 86.b7 {CC2150 announces mate in 3} 86...Kd6 87.b8=Q+ Ke7 88.Qbf8# 1-0 [Event "The 64-cup"] [Site "?"] [Date "2023.11.17"] [Round "8-3"] [White "Fidelity Designer Mach III Master 2265 (lv A3)"] [Black "Tandy Chess Champion 2150 (lv A4)"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2044"] [BlackElo "1759"] [EventDate "2023.09.26"] [ECO "D34"] [PlyCount "117"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.g3 Nf6 7.Bg2 Be7 8.O-O O-O 9.Bg5 cxd4 10.Nxd4 Re8 11.e3 {Out of book} 11...h6 12.Bxf6 Bxf6 13.Bxd5 Nxd4 14.exd4 Qb6 15.Qh5 Be6 {Out of book} 16.Bxe6 fxe6 17.Ne2 Bxd4 18.Nxd4 Qxd4 19.b3 Rf8 20.Qe2 e5 21.Rad1 Qc5 22.Rd7 Rab8 23.Qg4 Rf7 24.Qe6 Qf8 25.Qd5 Qe8 26.Rxf7 Qxf7 27.Qxe5 Re8 28.Qd4 a6 29.Rc1 Qf3 30.Qc4+ Kh8 31.Qc3 Qd5 32.Re1 Rxe1+ 33.Qxe1 Kh7 34.Qe2 Kg6 35.f4 Kf6 36.Qe3 Kf5 37.Kf2 g6 38.h3 Kf6 39.Qb6+ Kf7 40.Ke3 Qg2 41.Qc7+ Ke8 42.Kd4 Qf2+ $6 {Qxg3 was fine} 43.Ke5 Qf3 $2 {Qxg3 was much better} 44.Kf6 Qc6+ 45.Qxc6+ bxc6 46.Kxg6 Ke7 47.Kxh6 Kf6 48.g4 Kf7 49.Kh7 a5 50.g5 a4 51.g6+ Kf6 52.bxa4 Kf5 53.g7 Kxf4 54.a5 Kg3 55.g8=Q+ Kxh3 56.a6 c5 57.a7 {Mach III announces mate in 3} 57...Kh2 58.a8=Q c4 59.Qag2# 1-0 MfG, Tibono |
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AW: The 64-cup
Let's display now the final ranking from group 8:
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1. Tandy Chess Champion 2150 (lv A4) 4,5 points S/B 14,50 2. Saitek GK 2000 (lv F1) 4,5 points S/B 12,50 3. Fidelity Designer Mach III Master 2265 (lv A3) 4 points 4. Novag Super Nova (lv Ft4) 3 points S/B 5,50 5. Yeno 301XL (lv 4) 3 points S/B 3,50 6. Lexibook Chesslight (lv C8) 2,5 points 7. Fidelity Sensory Chess Challenger 6 (lv 1) 2 points 8. Applied Concept Boris (lv 15s) 0,5 point MfG, Tibono |
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AW: The 64-cup
Hi,
we now have all the information available to unveil the next phase of the tournament! Let's start with the main competition, 1/8th final, featuring sixteen chess computers: Code:
1st of group 1 DGT Centaur (2919) 2nd of group 8 Saitek GK 2000 (2000) 2nd of group 2 Novag Constellation Expert (1916) 1st of group 7 Mephisto Chess Challenger 10Mhz (2032) 1st of group 3 Vonset / Femuey L6-v2 (2496) 2nd of group 6 Novag Emerald Classic (1982) 2nd of group 4 Mephisto Milano v2.00 (2008) 1st of group 5 CT800 1.42 (2291) 1st of group 8 Tandy 2150 (1759) 2nd of group 1 Systema Challenge (1802) 2nd of group 7 Mephisto Chess Challenger 32Mhz (2138) 1st of group 2 Millenium The King Performance (2527) 1st of group 6 Mephisto Berlin (2181) 2nd of group 3 Fidelity Champion Sensory Chess Challenger (1569) 2nd of group 5 Yeno 532XL (1840) 1st of group 4 Millenium Chess Genius Pro (2303) As you may read, no additional randomization is applied: matches were pre-designed, and ranking first in any selection group translates into an advantage, which is to initially face a second-ranked competitor. Winners of the selection phase can only meet on quarter-final phase; this of course does not exclude some second-ranked devices to access the next step. And the consolation cup list is as well completed, simply complying with the order the third-ranked computers were identified group after group: Code:
1 Novag Beluga (1701) 2 Mephisto Rebell 5 (1816) 3 Saitek Turbo King II (1888) 4 Tiger Grenadier (1855) 5 Mephisto Maestro Travel (1561) 6 CXG Super Enterprise (1684) 7 Mephisto II (1426) 8 Fidelity Designer Mach III Master 2265 (2044) Other computers can take a nap... I shall start matches with the main cup: let's keep the consolation cup for later. In this elimination phase, computers will face each other an even number of times, with alternate colors, until we get a winner. If a match is still drawn after six games, the tournament director may change the level set in both computers (usually for faster games). No tie-break applies. Last rule, but not least: I am the tournament director (and the referee as well ). MfG, Tibono Geändert von Tibono (17.11.2023 um 14:43 Uhr) Grund: better list alignment |
Folgende 4 Benutzer sagen Danke zu Tibono für den nützlichen Beitrag: | ||
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AW: The 64-cup
Good morning,
First match from 1/8th final is DGT Centaur vs Saitek GK 2000. Playing Black in the first game, the GK 2000 cannot stand a foot on the ground; and playing the White side, only resists twenty moves or so. 2-0 for the mighty Centaur, first chess computer qualified for quarter-final.
[Event "The 64-cup"]
[Site "?"] [Date "2023.11.17"] [Round "8th_final"] [White "DGT Centaur (Expert mode)"] [Black "Saitek GK 2000 (lv F1)"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2919"] [BlackElo "2000"] [EventDate "2023.09.26"] [ECO "D37"] [PlyCount "105"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bf4 O-O 6.e3 c5 7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.a3 b6 {Out of book} 9.cxd5 exd5 10.Qa4 Bg4 11.Be2 Qe8 12.Qxe8 Rxe8 13.h3 Be6 14.Nb5 Na6 15.b4 Be7 16.Rc1 Ne4 17.O-O Rec8 18.Nbd4 Nb8 $6 {the Rooks are no more connected, weakening c8} 19.Nxe6 Nc3 {the White Knight cannot be captured because of:} ( 19...fxe6 20.Rxc8+ Kf7 21.Rxb8 Rxb8 22.Bxb8 {and White is up Rook+Bishop} ) 20.Rxc3 Rxc3 21.Nc7 Rxc7 22.Bxc7 Nd7 23.Ba6 Re8 24.Rd1 Nf6 25.Nd4 Ne4 26.Nb5 Bh4 27.g3 Bf6 28.Rxd5 Nc3 29.Nxc3 Bxc3 30.Rd7 Bf6 31.Bc4 Be7 32.Bd6 Kf8 33.Rxa7 g5 34.Bc7 Rc8 35.Ba6 Rxc7 36.Rxc7 Bd8 37.Rd7 Ke8 38.Rb7 h6 39.Bc4 f6 40.Be2 Kf8 41.Bg4 Be7 42.Rxb6 Bd8 43.Rb7 Be7 44.a4 f5 45.Bxf5 Kf7 46.a5 Kf6 47.a6 Bd6 48.a7 {Centaur announces mate in 8} 48...Kxf5 49.a8=Q Bxb4 50.Qe8 Be7 51.Rxe7 g4 52.Qf7+ Kg5 53.h4# 1-0 [Event "The 64-cup"] [Site "?"] [Date "2023.11.17"] [Round "8th_final"] [White "Saitek GK 2000 (lv F1)"] [Black "DGT Centaur (Expert mode)"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2000"] [BlackElo "2919"] [EventDate "2023.09.26"] [ECO "B01"] [PlyCount "106"] 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 Bg4 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.h3 Bxf3 8.Qxf3 {Out of book} 8...O-O-O 9.d5 Rxd5 10.O-O Rd8 11.Bf4 Nd4 12.Qg3 h5 13.Rfd1 h4 14.Qe3 Rh5 15.a3 e5 16.Bg5 a6 17.b4 Qb6 18.Qxe5 Qc6 19.Bf5+ Nxf5 20.Qxf5+ Nd7 21.Ne4 f6 22.Qg6 fxg5 23.Qxh5 Qxe4 24.Qxg5 Be7 25.Qc1 Bd6 26.Re1 Qg6 27.Qb2 Qg5 28.Rad1 Qf4 29.Rxd6 $6 {Black threatens:} ( 29.-- Qh2+ 30.Kf1 Qh1+ 31.Ke2 Re8+ 32.Kd2 Bf4+ 33.Kc3 Rxe1 34.Rxe1 Qxe1+ ) ( {better was:} 29.Kf1 Rf8 30.Qd4 Ne5 31.Qxf4 Rxf4 ) 29...Qxd6 30.Qxg7 Qd2 31.Qe7 Nb6 32.Qe6+ Kb8 33.Qe4 Qc3 34.Re3 Qb2 35.Qxh4 Rd1+ 36.Kh2 Qxc2 37.Qg3 Qb1 38.Qf3 Rh1+ 39.Kg3 Qg6+ 40.Qg4 Qd6+ 41.f4 Rf1 42.Rf3 Re1 43.h4 Nd7 44.Qg8+ Ka7 45.Qa2 b6 46.Kh2 Nf6 47.Qf7 Ne4 48.g3 $6 ( 48.Rd3 {offered more resistance:} 48...Qc6 ( {if} 48...Qxd3 49.Qxc7+ Ka8 50.Qc8+ Ka7 51.Qc7+ {draw} ) ) 48...Kb7 49.Kh3 Qd1 50.f5 Qxf3 {Centaur announces mate in 3} 51.Qd5+ Ka7 52.Qb7+ Kxb7 53.f6 Qxg3# 0-1 MfG, Tibono |
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