COMPUTER NEWS - December 28th
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| Tests have started with my new Athlon 1.4 Gigahertz: Fritz7 - Shredder5 1.5 - 2.5 Fritz7 - Hiarcs7 2.5 - 1.5 Fritz 7 - Hiarcs 7.32 [C55] Blitz:25'+5", 22.12.2001 (No books) 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.Bc4 Nxe4 5.0-0 Nxc3 6.dxc3 Qf6 7.Ng5 Nd8 8.f4 b5 9.Bd3 h6 10.Nh7 Bc5+ 11.Kh1 Qh4 12.fxe5 Bb7 13.b4 Bf2 14.Bxb5 c6 15.Bd3 Bg3 16.h3 c5 17.Bf5 Ne6 18.bxc5 Bxe5 19.Qd3 0-0-0 20.Rb1 Nxc5 21.Qe3 Bd6 22.Rb4 Qe7 23.Qg1 g6 24.Re1 Ne6 25.Rxb7 Bc5  The machines without any openings knowledge have produced a totally chaotic position and Fritz's next shocker adds even more fuel to the fire! 26.Ba3 Kxb7 27.Bxe6 fxe6 28.Bxc5 d6 29.Bxa7 Rxh7 30.Rb1+ Ka8 31.Bb6 Rb8 32.Rb4 Rb7 33.Qf1 Kb8 34.Qa6 Qe8 35.a4 Rhe7 36.a5 g5 37.Ba7+ Kc8 38.c4 Rec7 39.c5 dxc5 40.Bxc5 e5 41.Rb6 Kd7 42.Rxb7 Rxb7 43.Qxb7+ Ke6 44.a6 1-0 Chessmaster 6000 Athlon500mhtz v Chessmaster 6000 Athlon 1400mhtz (10 mins/game): 5 - 15 Chessmaster 6000 Athlon500mhtz v Chessmaster 6000 Athlon 1400mhtz (20 mins/game): 1-2 The match featured this marvellous game: Chessmaster6 Athlon 500 - Chessmaster6 Athlon 1.4k [C93] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 0-0 9.h3 Bb7 10.d4 Re8 11.Nbd2 Bf8 12.a3 h6 13.Bc2 Nb8 14.b4 Nbd7 15.Bb2 c5 16.bxc5 dxc5 17.dxe5 Nxe5 18.Nxe5 Rxe5 19.c4 Re8 20.e5 Nd7 21.Rb1 Ra7 22.Qg4 Bc6 [ 22...Nxe5 23.Rxe5 Rxe5 24.Bxe5 Qxd2 25.Qf5 ] 23.e6 Nf6 24.Qf5 Qxd2 25.Bxf6 g6 26.Qd3 Qxd3 27.Bxd3 Rxe6 28.Rxe6 fxe6 29.Bxg6 Bg7 30.Bh4 Bc3 31.Rd1 b4 32.axb4 cxb4 33.Rd6 Ba4 34.Rxe6 a5 35.Rb6 Bb3 36.c5 a4 37.c6 a3 38.Rb7 Ra8  39.Bh7+? [ 39.c7 Rc8 40.Rb8 Be6 41.Bc2 Kf7 42.Rxc8 Bxc8 43.Bb3+ Ke8= ] 39...Kh8 40.c7 a2?? [ 40...Rc8 41.Bb1 a2 42.Bxa2 Bxa2 43.Rb8 Be6 ] 41.Rb8+ Rxb8 42.cxb8Q+ Kxh7 43.Qc7+ Kh8 44.Qc8+ Bg8 45.Qxc3+ bxc3 46.Bf6+ Kh7 47.Bxc3 1/2-1/2 |