Komodo 8CPU v Houdini 8CPU Match (2 hours + 30 secs)

[Graham Banks]

GAME 25
Houdini opted for queenside expansion initially, but when it became apparent there was nothing in that plan, it switched its attention to the other flank where it won a pawn (albeit a doubled one). This however, proved to be insufficient to earn more than a draw in the following queen and knight endgame.
Another draw sees Houdini maintain its narrow lead at 13.0-12.0 (two wins and one loss).

[pgn][Event "Komodo 8CPU v Houdini 8CPU"]
[Site "ChessGUI2"]
[Date "2017.04.20"]
[Round "13.1"]
[White "Houdini 5.01 64-bit 8CPU"]
[Black "Komodo 10.4 64-bit 8CPU"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Time "6:33:04 p.m."]
[ECO "A20"]
[Opening "King's English; A20"]
[TimeControl "7200+30"]
[PlyCount "158"]
[Number "25"]
[Termination "GUI adjudication"]
[BlackType "program"]
[WhiteType "program"]
[Variant "normal"]

{ Xeon X5430x2 Octal }
1.c4 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]} e5 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]}
2.d3 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]} g6 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]}
3.g3 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]} Bg7 {[%eval 3,30] [%emt 00:02:13]}
4.Nc3 {(Bg2) [%eval 15,29] [%emt 00:12:38]} Ne7 {(d6) [%eval 5,31] [%emt 00:07:17]}
5.h4 {(Bg2) [%eval 18,27] [%emt 00:02:48]} h5 {(h5) [%eval 0,31] [%emt 00:05:33]}
6.Bg2 {(Bg2) [%eval 21,27] [%emt 00:03:20]} c6 {(O-O) [%eval 0,31] [%emt 00:01:53]}
7.e4 {(e4) [%eval 23,27] [%emt 00:04:43]} d6 {(c5) [%eval 0,33] [%emt 00:05:32]}
8.b4 {(Nge2) [%eval 23,26] [%emt 00:02:23]} Na6 {(Na6) [%eval 0,35] [%emt 00:03:08]}
9.Rb1 {(Rb1) [%eval 34,27] [%emt 00:01:57]} Nc7 {(O-O) [%eval -7,30] [%emt 00:01:12]}
10.Nge2 {(Nge2) [%eval 38,25] [%emt 00:01:54]} Ne6 {(O-O) [%eval 0,32] [%emt 00:03:12]}
11.a4 {(b5) [%eval 36,27] [%emt 00:12:33]} O-O {(O-O) [%eval -6,31] [%emt 00:03:20]}
12.O-O {(O-O) [%eval 26,29] [%emt 00:04:42]} Re8 {(Bd7) [%eval 0,33] [%emt 00:02:03]}
13.Bd2 {(Be3) [%eval 50,24] [%emt 00:01:09]} a5 {(c5) [%eval -7,31] [%emt 00:03:05]}
14.b5 {(b5) [%eval 36,29] [%emt 00:02:58]} Bd7 {(Bd7) [%eval -7,29] [%emt 00:01:54]}
15.Qc1 {(Qc2) [%eval 36,30] [%emt 00:01:57]} Nc5 {(Nc5) [%eval -7,31] [%emt 00:03:09]}
16.Qc2 {(Qc2) [%eval 36,28] [%emt 00:00:32]} Ne6 {(Ne6) [%eval -6,31] [%emt 00:02:39]}
17.Qb2 {(Qd1) [%eval 36,27] [%emt 00:01:54]} Kh7 {(Rc8) [%eval -10,34] [%emt 00:10:13]}
18.Be3 {(Be3) [%eval 45,27] [%emt 00:10:01]} Nd4 {(Nd4) [%eval -8,35] [%emt 00:02:42]}
19.Bg5 {(Na2) [%eval 36,28] [%emt 00:02:31]} Ne6 {(Ne6) [%eval 0,38] [%emt 00:03:32]}
20.Bd2 {(Be3) [%eval 18,29] [%emt 00:08:17]} Ng8 {(Ng8) [%eval 0,31] [%emt 00:02:05]}
21.f3 {(f3) [%eval 24,25] [%emt 00:03:05]} Nc5 {(Nf6) [%eval 0,32] [%emt 00:04:10]}
22.Qc2 {(Qc2) [%eval 29,26] [%emt 00:03:25]} Nf6 {(Nf6) [%eval 5,31] [%emt 00:01:54]}
23.Be3 {(Bg5) [%eval 23,27] [%emt 00:02:06]} Rc8 {(Rc8) [%eval 0,32] [%emt 00:02:38]}
24.Qd2 {(Rfd1) [%eval 16,25] [%emt 00:06:16]} Be6 {(Be6) [%eval 4,29] [%emt 00:01:21]}
25.Nc1 {(Bg5) [%eval 23,28] [%emt 00:01:30]} Qe7 {(Kg8) [%eval 0,28] [%emt 00:04:22]}
26.Bg5 {(Bg5) [%eval 15,28] [%emt 00:08:06]} Qf8 {(Qf8) [%eval 0,29] [%emt 00:02:17]}
27.N1e2 {(Kh2) [%eval 21,26] [%emt 00:01:46]} Nfd7 {(Nfd7) [%eval 0,29] [%emt 00:01:45]}
28.Kh1 {(Nc1) [%eval 16,26] [%emt 00:02:14]} f6 {(f6) [%eval 7,24] [%emt 00:01:15]}
29.Be3 {(Be3) [%eval 31,22] [%emt 00:01:39]} Qf7 {(Qf7) [%eval 0,27] [%emt 00:02:09]}
30.Kg1 {(Kh2) [%eval 16,23] [%emt 00:03:48]} Qe7 {(Qf8) [%eval 0,31] [%emt 00:04:18]}
31.Rfe1 {(Nc1) [%eval 21,21] [%emt 00:01:48]} Qf8 {(Qf8) [%eval 7,26] [%emt 00:02:27]}
32.Kh1 {(f4) [%eval 18,22] [%emt 00:02:13]} Bh6 {(Kg8) [%eval 9,24] [%emt 00:01:03]}
33.f4 {(f4) [%eval 20,23] [%emt 00:02:23]} Bg4 {(Bg4) [%eval 16,28] [%emt 00:03:24]}
34.Ng1 {(Kg1) [%eval 20,22] [%emt 00:01:12]} Qe7 {(Qe7) [%eval 13,28] [%emt 00:03:16]}
35.Nh3 {(Nh3) [%eval 27,22] [%emt 00:02:16]} Ne6 {(Rcd8) [%eval 0,30] [%emt 00:03:29]}
36.Nd1 {(Kg1) [%eval 23,21] [%emt 00:02:00]} Nec5 {(Rg8) [%eval -6,26] [%emt 00:02:53]}
37.Ndf2 {(Ndf2) [%eval 56,21] [%emt 00:01:43]} Be6 {(Be6) [%eval 0,29] [%emt 00:02:56]}
38.Qxa5 {(Qd1) [%eval 45,24] [%emt 00:02:06]} Ra8 {(Ra8) [%eval 0,30] [%emt 00:03:17]}
39.Qd2 {(Qd2) [%eval 24,25] [%emt 00:01:48]} Rxa4 {(Rxa4) [%eval -14,29] [%emt 00:01:20]}
40.bxc6 {(bxc6) [%eval 16,25] [%emt 00:02:44]} bxc6 {(bxc6) [%eval 0,29] [%emt 00:00:52]}
41.f5 {(f5) [%eval 41,24] [%emt 00:00:46]} Bxe3 {(Bxe3) [%eval 0,29] [%emt 00:00:44]}
42.Qxe3 {(Rxe3) [%eval 38,25] [%emt 00:04:05]} Bf7 {(Bf7) [%eval -4,27] [%emt 00:00:43]}
43.g4 {(Bf3) [%eval 33,24] [%emt 00:01:37]} Ra3 {(Kg7) [%eval -7,29] [%emt 00:02:30]}
44.Ra1 {(Ra1) [%eval 55,22] [%emt 00:00:25]} Rea8 {(Rea8) [%eval -23,28] [%emt 00:01:09]}
45.fxg6 {(Rxa3) [%eval 25,25] [%emt 00:02:10]} Bxg6 {(Bxg6) [%eval -24,30] [%emt 00:00:53]}
46.Rxa3 {(Rxa3) [%eval 15,29] [%emt 00:00:43]} Rxa3 {(Rxa3) [%eval -5,30] [%emt 00:00:36]}
47.Bf3 {(Bf3) [%eval 26,24] [%emt 00:00:04]} Ne6 {(hxg4) [%eval -13,30] [%emt 00:01:36]}
48.gxh5 {(gxh5) [%eval 77,22] [%emt 00:00:19]} Be8 {(Be8) [%eval -38,30] [%emt 00:01:20]}
49.Rb1 {(Rg1) [%eval 84,24] [%emt 00:00:27]} Ndc5 {(Ndc5) [%eval -69,29] [%emt 00:01:20]}
50.Be2 {(Bg4) [%eval 105,22] [%emt 00:00:25]} Qf8 {(Qf8) [%eval -49,27] [%emt 00:00:53]}
51.Rb8 {(Rb8) [%eval 116,23] [%emt 00:00:42]} Nd4 {(Nd4) [%eval -63,29] [%emt 00:02:31]}
52.Bg4 {(Bd1) [%eval 100,24] [%emt 00:00:46]} Qe7 {(Qe7) [%eval -83,28] [%emt 00:02:26]}
53.h6 {(h6) [%eval 119,23] [%emt 00:00:17]} d5 {(d5) [%eval -89,28] [%emt 00:01:16]}
54.cxd5 {(cxd5) [%eval 109,23] [%emt 00:00:08]} cxd5 {(cxd5) [%eval -93,31] [%emt 00:01:43]}
55.Bf5 {(Bf5) [%eval 105,24] [%emt 00:00:35]} Nxf5 {(Nxf5) [%eval -85,31] [%emt 00:00:30]}
56.exf5 {(exf5) [%eval 112,24] [%emt 00:00:06]} Nd7 {(Nd7) [%eval -101,33] [%emt 00:02:41]}
57.Rc8 {(Rc8) [%eval 106,28] [%emt 00:00:57]} Rc3 {(Rc3) [%eval -66,30] [%emt 00:00:30]}
58.Rxc3 {(Rxc3) [%eval 106,29] [%emt 00:00:45]} d4 {(d4) [%eval -87,31] [%emt 00:00:38]}
59.Qd2 {(Qd2) [%eval 104,29] [%emt 00:00:48]} dxc3 {(dxc3) [%eval -90,29] [%emt 00:00:38]}
60.Qxc3 {(Qxc3) [%eval 100,24] [%emt 00:00:05]} Nb6 {(Bh5) [%eval -63,29] [%emt 00:00:35]}
61.Qa5 {(Qa5) [%eval 81,25] [%emt 00:01:18]} Nc8 {(Nc8) [%eval -60,31] [%emt 00:00:55]}
62.Ne4 {(Ne4) [%eval 80,24] [%emt 00:00:39]} Bc6 {(Bc6) [%eval -49,31] [%emt 00:01:16]}
63.Kg1 {(Kg1) [%eval 65,22] [%emt 00:00:08]} Kxh6 {(Kxh6) [%eval -49,30] [%emt 00:00:38]}
64.Nhf2 {(Kh2) [%eval 67,22] [%emt 00:00:51]} Kg7 {(Kg7) [%eval -47,31] [%emt 00:00:30]}
65.Ng4 {(Kh2) [%eval 64,23] [%emt 00:00:29]} Nd6 {(Nd6) [%eval -26,28] [%emt 00:00:27]}
66.Ng3 {(Ng3) [%eval 45,22] [%emt 00:00:16]} Bf3 {(Bf3) [%eval -27,32] [%emt 00:01:04]}
67.Ne3 {(Ne3) [%eval 20,24] [%emt 00:00:43]} Qb7 {(Qb7) [%eval -14,33] [%emt 00:00:40]}
68.Kf2 {(Kf2) [%eval 45,24] [%emt 00:00:19]} Bh1 {(Bh1) [%eval -12,30] [%emt 00:00:19]}
69.Nxh1 {(Nxh1) [%eval 27,27] [%emt 00:00:31]} Qxh1 {(Qxh1) [%eval 0,32] [%emt 00:00:22]}
70.Qb4 {(Qb4) [%eval 18,27] [%emt 00:00:04]} Nf7 {(Qh2) [%eval 0,38] [%emt 00:00:35]}
71.Qg4 {(Qg4) [%eval 10,24] [%emt 00:01:02]} Kf8 {(Kf8) [%eval 0,36] [%emt 00:00:17]}
72.Qe4 {(Qe4) [%eval 1,28] [%emt 00:00:31]} Qh2 {(Qh2) [%eval 0,39] [%emt 00:00:43]}
73.Ng2 {(Ng2) [%eval 0,25] [%emt 00:00:04]} Qh1 {(Qh1) [%eval 0,37] [%emt 00:00:16]}
74.Qb4 {(Qb7) [%eval 0,27] [%emt 00:00:27]} Kg7 {(Kg7) [%eval 0,40] [%emt 00:00:22]}
75.Qg4 {(Qb7) [%eval 0,24] [%emt 00:00:04]} Kf8 {(Kf8) [%eval 0,38] [%emt 00:00:31]}
76.Qg6 {(Qg6) [%eval 0,29] [%emt 00:00:41]} Ke7 {(Ke7) [%eval 0,39] [%emt 00:00:28]}
77.Qg3 {(Qg3) [%eval 0,30] [%emt 00:00:33]} Kf8 {(Qb1) [%eval 0,40] [%emt 00:00:36]}
78.Qe3 {(Qf3) [%eval 0,29] [%emt 00:00:30]} Qb1 {(Qd1) [%eval 0,37] [%emt 00:00:19]}
79.Qc5 {(Kg3) [%eval 0,30] [%emt 00:00:42]} Kg7 {(Kg7) [%eval 0,37] [%emt 00:00:27]}
1/2-1/2[/pgn]

[Graham Banks]

GAME 26
As has become the trend, Komodo played the opening in a more conservative manner.
Houdini surrendered a pawn to exert a positional squeeze, but this looked it might come undone, as Komodo held onto the pawn and began breaking the bind.
However, Houdini found a tactical sequence that pretty much forced a draw.
The match score is 13.5-12.5 to Houdini.

[pgn][Event "Komodo 8CPU v Houdini 8CPU"]
[Site "ChessGUI2"]
[Date "2017.04.20"]
[Round "13.2"]
[White "Komodo 10.4 64-bit 8CPU"]
[Black "Houdini 5.01 64-bit 8CPU"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Time "11:43:05 p.m."]
[ECO "A20"]
[Opening "King's English; A20"]
[TimeControl "7200+30"]
[PlyCount "160"]
[Number "26"]
[Termination "GUI adjudication"]
[BlackType "program"]
[WhiteType "program"]
[Variant "normal"]

{ Xeon X5430x2 Octal }
1.c4 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]} e5 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]}
2.d3 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]} g6 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]}
3.g3 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]} Bg7 {[%eval -6,27] [%emt 00:04:06]}
4.Nc3 {(Nc3) [%eval 18,31] [%emt 00:07:07]} d6 {(d6) [%eval -4,26] [%emt 00:02:11]}
5.Bg2 {(Bg2) [%eval 21,30] [%emt 00:04:20]} Ne7 {(Nf6) [%eval -15,27] [%emt 00:02:57]}
6.Nf3 {(e4) [%eval 20,30] [%emt 00:11:38]} Nbc6 {(Nd7) [%eval -1,23] [%emt 00:01:40]}
7.O-O {(O-O) [%eval 22,28] [%emt 00:01:50]} O-O {(a5) [%eval 2,24] [%emt 00:02:22]}
8.Rb1 {(Bd2) [%eval 26,28] [%emt 00:01:23]} a5 {(Nd4) [%eval 0,24] [%emt 00:05:06]}
9.b3 {(b3) [%eval 23,28] [%emt 00:02:36]} Bf5 {(Bf5) [%eval -7,25] [%emt 00:08:14]}
10.Bb2 {(Bb2) [%eval 14,28] [%emt 00:03:37]} Qd7 {(Qd7) [%eval -15,27] [%emt 00:04:56]}
11.Nb5 {(Qd2) [%eval 29,26] [%emt 00:01:38]} h6 {(h6) [%eval -8,25] [%emt 00:07:07]}
12.Qd2 {(Re1) [%eval 34,27] [%emt 00:02:56]} Bg4 {(a4) [%eval -15,24] [%emt 00:03:51]}
13.d4 {(Ne1) [%eval 28,28] [%emt 00:05:01]} e4 {(e4) [%eval -19,25] [%emt 00:02:28]}
14.Ne1 {(Ne1) [%eval 33,30] [%emt 00:02:31]} d5 {(d5) [%eval -26,25] [%emt 00:00:23]}
15.cxd5 {(cxd5) [%eval 31,30] [%emt 00:02:19]} Nxd5 {(Nxd5) [%eval -28,28] [%emt 00:04:15]}
16.Bxe4 {(Bxe4) [%eval 46,30] [%emt 00:01:36]} Ncb4 {(Ncb4) [%eval -36,29] [%emt 00:04:12]}
17.a4 {(Nc3) [%eval 43,31] [%emt 00:04:58]} Rfe8 {(Rfe8) [%eval -15,24] [%emt 00:01:43]}
18.Bf3 {(f3) [%eval 42,29] [%emt 00:01:50]} Rad8 {(Rad8) [%eval -15,26] [%emt 00:04:43]}
19.Bxg4 {(Bxg4) [%eval 37,29] [%emt 00:01:07]} Qxg4 {(Qxg4) [%eval -23,28] [%emt 00:03:26]}
20.e3 {(e3) [%eval 37,30] [%emt 00:02:07]} h5 {(c6) [%eval -22,29] [%emt 00:03:30]}
21.Qd1 {(Qd1) [%eval 42,28] [%emt 00:02:31]} Qe6 {(Qe4) [%eval -38,26] [%emt 00:04:00]}
22.Ng2 {(Ng2) [%eval 42,32] [%emt 00:08:32]} Qe4 {(c6) [%eval -52,26] [%emt 00:04:57]}
23.Na3 {(Qd2) [%eval 49,33] [%emt 00:06:10]} c6 {(c6) [%eval -46,27] [%emt 00:09:25]}
24.Ba1 {(Nc4) [%eval 38,32] [%emt 00:02:31]} Nc7 {(c5) [%eval -15,22] [%emt 00:01:03]}
25.Rb2 {(Qc1) [%eval 46,28] [%emt 00:01:43]} Qd5 {(Ne6) [%eval -62,26] [%emt 00:05:38]}
26.Rd2 {(Rd2) [%eval 65,30] [%emt 00:05:02]} Qd7 {(Qd7) [%eval -41,23] [%emt 00:01:11]}
27.Ne1 {(f3) [%eval 68,29] [%emt 00:03:00]} Ncd5 {(Qd5) [%eval -51,24] [%emt 00:02:11]}
28.Ng2 {(Nc4) [%eval 59,31] [%emt 00:07:52]} Nc7 {(Bh6) [%eval -13,34] [%emt 00:02:23]}
29.f3 {(f3) [%eval 70,31] [%emt 00:03:25]} Bh6 {(Bh6) [%eval -38,26] [%emt 00:03:12]}
30.Re1 {(Re2) [%eval 73,30] [%emt 00:02:38]} b5 {(b5) [%eval -77,25] [%emt 00:05:16]}
31.Kh1 {(axb5) [%eval 50,28] [%emt 00:01:52]} Nbd5 {(Ncd5) [%eval -58,24] [%emt 00:02:08]}
32.Rde2 {(Nc2) [%eval 55,28] [%emt 00:01:18]} Qd6 {(Qd6) [%eval -49,24] [%emt 00:01:57]}
33.Nb1 {(Nc2) [%eval 60,27] [%emt 00:01:25]} Bg7 {(Bg7) [%eval -34,24] [%emt 00:01:50]}
34.Nd2 {(Nd2) [%eval 58,27] [%emt 00:01:31]} Qd7 {(Qd7) [%eval -63,26] [%emt 00:04:21]}
35.Ne4 {(Ne4) [%eval 63,26] [%emt 00:00:59]} Ne6 {(Ne6) [%eval -50,24] [%emt 00:02:06]}
36.Rd2 {(Qd2) [%eval 71,27] [%emt 00:01:24]} Qb7 {(Qc7) [%eval -40,24] [%emt 00:04:12]}
37.Qc1 {(Qc1) [%eval 60,27] [%emt 00:01:51]} Kh7 {(Kh7) [%eval -60,24] [%emt 00:01:52]}
38.Rdd1 {(Bb2) [%eval 53,25] [%emt 00:01:27]} Kg8 {(Bf8) [%eval -61,23] [%emt 00:01:51]}
39.Nf4 {(Rf1) [%eval 64,27] [%emt 00:01:00]} Nexf4 {(Nexf4) [%eval -34,22] [%emt 00:00:37]}
40.gxf4 {(gxf4) [%eval 66,27] [%emt 00:00:45]} Qd7 {(Qd7) [%eval -27,22] [%emt 00:00:49]}
41.Nf2 {(Qd2) [%eval 68,29] [%emt 00:04:32]} Qf5 {(Qf5) [%eval -38,26] [%emt 00:02:37]}
42.Bc3 {(Bc3) [%eval 65,28] [%emt 00:01:15]} b4 {(Ra8) [%eval -64,27] [%emt 00:01:37]}
43.Bd2 {(Bd2) [%eval 60,29] [%emt 00:00:53]} Ne7 {(Ne7) [%eval -30,26] [%emt 00:00:33]}
44.Ne4 {(Ne4) [%eval 55,29] [%emt 00:00:36]} Qe6 {(Qd5) [%eval -35,26] [%emt 00:01:53]}
45.Qc2 {(Qc2) [%eval 66,27] [%emt 00:01:05]} Nf5 {(Nf5) [%eval -34,25] [%emt 00:00:49]}
46.Ng5 {(Ng5) [%eval 62,29] [%emt 00:00:48]} Qd5 {(Qd7) [%eval -25,26] [%emt 00:02:28]}
47.Rc1 {(Rc1) [%eval 51,29] [%emt 00:01:00]} Bh6 {(Bh6) [%eval -12,24] [%emt 00:00:29]}
48.Ne4 {(Ne4) [%eval 37,30] [%emt 00:01:33]} Kg7 {(Kg7) [%eval -12,23] [%emt 00:00:07]}
49.Kg2 {(Qb1) [%eval 36,30] [%emt 00:02:31]} Nh4 {(Nh4) [%eval -12,24] [%emt 00:00:36]}
50.Kg3 {(Kg3) [%eval 0,29] [%emt 00:00:34]} Nxf3 {(Nxf3) [%eval -12,26] [%emt 00:00:15]}
51.Kxf3 {(Kxf3) [%eval 0,32] [%emt 00:00:30]} Rc8 {(Rc8) [%eval -11,27] [%emt 00:00:40]}
52.Qd3 {(Qd3) [%eval 0,35] [%emt 00:01:25]} f5 {(f5) [%eval -11,27] [%emt 00:00:15]}
53.Ke2 {(Ke2) [%eval 0,30] [%emt 00:00:35]} Rxe4 {(Rxe4) [%eval -11,29] [%emt 00:00:38]}
54.Rc5 {(Rc5) [%eval 0,33] [%emt 00:01:14]} Qd6 {(Qd6) [%eval -11,25] [%emt 00:00:11]}
55.Kd1 {(Kd1) [%eval 0,36] [%emt 00:01:40]} Bxf4 {(Bxf4) [%eval -11,30] [%emt 00:00:53]}
56.exf4 {(Qa6) [%eval 0,39] [%emt 00:01:55]} Rxd4 {(Rxd4) [%eval -10,31] [%emt 00:00:39]}
57.Qc2 {(Qc2) [%eval 0,39] [%emt 00:00:36]} Rxd2 {(Rxd2) [%eval -10,31] [%emt 00:00:07]}
58.Qxd2 {(Qxd2) [%eval 0,42] [%emt 00:00:35]} Qxc5 {(Qxc5) [%eval -8,36] [%emt 00:00:41]}
59.Qd7 {(Qd7) [%eval 0,43] [%emt 00:03:19]} Kh6 {(Kh6) [%eval -6,35] [%emt 00:00:06]}
60.Qxc8 {(Qxc8) [%eval 0,42] [%emt 00:00:23]} Qd4 {(Qd4) [%eval -5,36] [%emt 00:00:44]}
61.Ke2 {(Ke2) [%eval 0,42] [%emt 00:00:49]} Qe4 {(Qe4) [%eval -5,37] [%emt 00:01:07]}
62.Kd2 {(Kf2) [%eval 0,43] [%emt 00:01:04]} Qd4 {(Qd4) [%eval -5,36] [%emt 00:00:39]}
63.Kc2 {(Kc1) [%eval 0,44] [%emt 00:00:25]} Qc3 {(Qc3) [%eval -5,41] [%emt 00:01:32]}
64.Kd1 {(Kd1) [%eval 0,46] [%emt 00:00:18]} Qd4 {(Qd3) [%eval -5,45] [%emt 00:01:40]}
65.Ke2 {(Ke2) [%eval 0,40] [%emt 00:00:16]} Qe4 {(Qe4) [%eval -5,57] [%emt 00:00:22]}
66.Kf2 {(Kf2) [%eval 0,40] [%emt 00:00:17]} Qxf4 {(Qxf4) [%eval -5,38] [%emt 00:00:24]}
67.Ke2 {(Ke2) [%eval 0,42] [%emt 00:00:34]} Qe4 {(Qe5) [%eval -5,40] [%emt 00:00:42]}
68.Kd2 {(Kf1) [%eval 0,45] [%emt 00:02:24]} Qd4 {(Qd4) [%eval -5,39] [%emt 00:01:01]}
69.Kc1 {(Ke2) [%eval 0,40] [%emt 00:00:41]} Qc3 {(Qc3) [%eval -5,33] [%emt 00:00:21]}
70.Kd1 {(Kd1) [%eval 0,43] [%emt 00:00:31]} Qxb3 {(Qd3) [%eval -5,33] [%emt 00:00:04]}
71.Ke2 {(Ke2) [%eval 0,37] [%emt 00:00:16]} Qc4 {(Qc4) [%eval -5,35] [%emt 00:01:03]}
72.Kf2 {(Kf2) [%eval 0,37] [%emt 00:00:21]} Qc5 {(Qh4) [%eval -5,34] [%emt 00:00:19]}
73.Kf1 {(Kg2) [%eval 0,37] [%emt 00:00:53]} Qc4 {(Qc4) [%eval -5,37] [%emt 00:00:26]}
74.Re2 {(Kg1) [%eval 0,38] [%emt 00:00:29]} Qc1 {(Qf4) [%eval -5,36] [%emt 00:00:22]}
75.Kg2 {(Kg2) [%eval 0,39] [%emt 00:00:22]} Qg5 {(Qg5) [%eval -5,37] [%emt 00:00:33]}
76.Kf3 {(Kh1) [%eval 0,39] [%emt 00:00:18]} Qg4 {(Qg4) [%eval -5,36] [%emt 00:00:33]}
77.Kf2 {(Kf2) [%eval 0,40] [%emt 00:00:19]} Qd4 {(Qd4) [%eval -5,38] [%emt 00:00:44]}
78.Ke1 {(Kf1) [%eval 0,40] [%emt 00:01:51]} Qg1 {(Qg1) [%eval -5,35] [%emt 00:00:32]}
79.Kd2 {(Kd2) [%eval 0,5] [%emt 00:00:00]} Qd4 {(Qd4) [%eval -5,35] [%emt 00:00:04]}
80.Ke1 {(Ke1) [%eval 0,43] [%emt 00:00:39]} Qc3 {(Qg1) [%eval -5,36] [%emt 00:00:55]}
1/2-1/2[/pgn]

[Graham Banks]

GAME 27
Houdini quickly took the role of aggressor, using its pawns to create a spatial advantage on the queenside. However, the pawn structure became locked and white didn't look like creating anything on that side of the board. We were thinking that Houdini might switch attention to the kingside, but Komodo got in first, opening up the f-file to bring its queen into the game. Then after the queens came off, Komodo sacced its h-pawn to force a perpetual check.
Houdini maintains its match lead at 14.0-13.0.

[pgn][Event "Komodo 8CPU v Houdini 8CPU"]
[Site "ChessGUI2"]
[Date "2017.04.21"]
[Round "14.1"]
[White "Houdini 5.01 64-bit 8CPU"]
[Black "Komodo 10.4 64-bit 8CPU"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Time "4:57:58 a.m."]
[ECO "A00"]
[Opening "Benko; Barczay; Bilek; Hungarian"]
[TimeControl "7200+30"]
[PlyCount "144"]
[Number "27"]
[Termination "3-fold rep"]
[BlackType "program"]
[WhiteType "program"]
[Variant "normal"]

{ Xeon X5430x2 Octal }
1.g3 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]} d5 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]}
2.Nf3 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]} g6 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]}
3.c4 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]} dxc4 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]}
4.Qa4 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]} c6 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]}
5.Qxc4 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]} Nf6 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]}
6.d4 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]} Bf5 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]}
7.Bg2 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]} Bg7 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]}
8.O-O {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]} O-O {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]}
9.Nc3 {[%eval 16,26] [%emt 00:04:24]} Ne4 {(Nbd7) [%eval -7,32] [%emt 00:06:35]}
10.Qb3 {(Qb4) [%eval 18,26] [%emt 00:02:32]} Qb6 {(Qb6) [%eval -4,30] [%emt 00:01:59]}
11.Nh4 {(Nh4) [%eval 31,27] [%emt 00:02:11]} Nxc3 {(Nxc3) [%eval -16,30] [%emt 00:03:25]}
12.bxc3 {(bxc3) [%eval 21,27] [%emt 00:03:47]} Be6 {(Bg4) [%eval -9,31] [%emt 00:02:10]}
13.Qa3 {(Qa3) [%eval 31,27] [%emt 00:02:55]} Nd7 {(Nd7) [%eval -5,30] [%emt 00:02:24]}
14.Re1 {(Nf3) [%eval 34,27] [%emt 00:04:27]} Rfe8 {(Rfe8) [%eval -9,32] [%emt 00:10:03]}
15.e4 {(Nf3) [%eval 40,25] [%emt 00:01:58]} Bc4 {(Bc4) [%eval -8,28] [%emt 00:01:46]}
16.e5 {(e5) [%eval 32,25] [%emt 00:00:26]} Qd8 {(Qa6) [%eval -5,30] [%emt 00:05:02]}
17.Qb2 {(Nf3) [%eval 40,26] [%emt 00:05:26]} Qb6 {(Qb6) [%eval -11,29] [%emt 00:02:24]}
18.Qc2 {(Qc2) [%eval 45,24] [%emt 00:02:33]} Qa6 {(Rac8) [%eval -22,28] [%emt 00:04:16]}
19.a4 {(a4) [%eval 35,26] [%emt 00:04:11]} Rac8 {(Bd5) [%eval -27,31] [%emt 00:09:14]}
20.Qb2 {(Qb2) [%eval 62,24] [%emt 00:02:23]} Red8 {(Nb6) [%eval -28,31] [%emt 00:08:30]}
21.a5 {(Nf3) [%eval 70,25] [%emt 00:02:18]} Nf8 {(Nf8) [%eval -37,30] [%emt 00:04:17]}
22.f4 {(f4) [%eval 84,24] [%emt 00:03:51]} Rc7 {(Rc7) [%eval -44,29] [%emt 00:02:00]}
23.Be3 {(Be3) [%eval 81,25] [%emt 00:03:17]} Bd5 {(Bd5) [%eval -41,29] [%emt 00:03:40]}
24.Bh3 {(Bh3) [%eval 91,25] [%emt 00:03:02]} e6 {(Bc4) [%eval -55,32] [%emt 00:03:42]}
25.Bf1 {(Bf1) [%eval 90,28] [%emt 00:03:30]} Bc4 {(Bc4) [%eval -49,32] [%emt 00:01:53]}
26.Bxc4 {(Bxc4) [%eval 81,29] [%emt 00:03:21]} Qxc4 {(Qxc4) [%eval -46,31] [%emt 00:00:55]}
27.Nf3 {(Nf3) [%eval 87,28] [%emt 00:00:28]} Nd7 {(c5) [%eval -58,34] [%emt 00:04:29]}
28.Nd2 {(Nd2) [%eval 97,25] [%emt 00:02:35]} Qb5 {(Qb5) [%eval -54,31] [%emt 00:01:38]}
29.Qa2 {(Qb1) [%eval 73,30] [%emt 00:05:28]} Qd3 {(Qd3) [%eval -66,30] [%emt 00:02:36]}
30.c4 {(c4) [%eval 95,25] [%emt 00:00:31]} b5 {(b5) [%eval -74,32] [%emt 00:02:14]}
31.axb6 {(axb6) [%eval 108,29] [%emt 00:02:03]} Nxb6 {(Nxb6) [%eval -53,33] [%emt 00:03:03]}
32.Bf2 {(Bf2) [%eval 107,30] [%emt 00:02:59]} Bf8 {(Bf8) [%eval -65,32] [%emt 00:01:32]}
33.c5 {(c5) [%eval 112,30] [%emt 00:01:59]} Nd5 {(Nd5) [%eval -65,32] [%emt 00:01:02]}
34.Ne4 {(Ne4) [%eval 105,30] [%emt 00:01:25]} Rb8 {(Be7) [%eval -58,33] [%emt 00:03:00]}
35.Qe2 {(Qa6) [%eval 109,28] [%emt 00:04:16]} Qb3 {(Qb3) [%eval -54,32] [%emt 00:02:58]}
36.Qd1 {(Qd1) [%eval 98,28] [%emt 00:04:53]} Qb7 {(Qc4) [%eval -62,33] [%emt 00:01:41]}
37.Qc2 {(Qc2) [%eval 91,28] [%emt 00:10:15]} Qa8 {(Qa8) [%eval -53,32] [%emt 00:01:17]}
38.Rec1 {(Rec1) [%eval 83,28] [%emt 00:03:13]} Rcb7 {(a5) [%eval -48,32] [%emt 00:02:02]}
39.Qa4 {(Qa4) [%eval 92,26] [%emt 00:01:39]} Rd7 {(Rd7) [%eval -44,30] [%emt 00:01:22]}
40.Be1 {(Be1) [%eval 81,28] [%emt 00:03:22]} Rb2 {(Rb2) [%eval -50,30] [%emt 00:01:22]}
41.Nd6 {(Nd6) [%eval 71,26] [%emt 00:03:23]} h5 {(h5) [%eval -33,30] [%emt 00:01:31]}
42.Nc4 {(Nc4) [%eval 66,25] [%emt 00:01:56]} Rb5 {(Rb5) [%eval -34,29] [%emt 00:01:09]}
43.Rd1 {(Qd1) [%eval 72,24] [%emt 00:01:52]} Rdb7 {(Rdb7) [%eval -34,33] [%emt 00:03:26]}
44.Na5 {(Qc2) [%eval 56,26] [%emt 00:03:24]} Rd7 {(Rd7) [%eval -29,29] [%emt 00:01:54]}
45.Rd3 {(Rd3) [%eval 63,24] [%emt 00:02:24]} Be7 {(h4) [%eval -20,29] [%emt 00:05:54]}
46.Qc2 {(Qa3) [%eval 48,24] [%emt 00:02:32]} Kg7 {(Kg7) [%eval -21,29] [%emt 00:01:10]}
47.Qc1 {(Qc1) [%eval 51,26] [%emt 00:03:08]} Qf8 {(Nc7) [%eval -15,31] [%emt 00:03:03]}
48.h3 {(h4) [%eval 46,25] [%emt 00:01:56]} Rc7 {(Rc7) [%eval -16,29] [%emt 00:01:11]}
49.Rda3 {(Rda3) [%eval 46,26] [%emt 00:02:16]} f6 {(Qb8) [%eval -9,31] [%emt 00:02:27]}
50.Bd2 {(Nc4) [%eval 57,24] [%emt 00:01:42]} fxe5 {(fxe5) [%eval 0,31] [%emt 00:00:54]}
51.fxe5 {(fxe5) [%eval 45,24] [%emt 00:00:18]} Qf5 {(Qf5) [%eval 0,32] [%emt 00:00:31]}
52.Qf1 {(Qf1) [%eval 50,28] [%emt 00:02:37]} Rb2 {(Rb2) [%eval -26,34] [%emt 00:03:55]}
53.Rf3 {(Rf3) [%eval 64,26] [%emt 00:00:55]} Qe4 {(Qe4) [%eval -7,33] [%emt 00:00:43]}
54.Qd3 {(Qd3) [%eval 61,28] [%emt 00:01:08]} Qxd3 {(Qxd3) [%eval 0,32] [%emt 00:00:32]}
55.Rxd3 {(Rxd3) [%eval 69,28] [%emt 00:01:10]} Rc8 {(Nb4) [%eval 0,33] [%emt 00:00:42]}
56.Nc4 {(Nc4) [%eval 8,28] [%emt 00:03:54]} Rc2 {(Rc2) [%eval 0,36] [%emt 00:00:40]}
57.Na3 {(Nd6) [%eval 3,30] [%emt 00:02:47]} Rb2 {(Rb2) [%eval 0,37] [%emt 00:00:43]}
58.Nc4 {(Nc4) [%eval -5,33] [%emt 00:01:09]} Rc2 {(Rc2) [%eval 0,36] [%emt 00:00:35]}
59.Nd6 {(Nd6) [%eval 3,32] [%emt 00:01:16]} Rb8 {(Rb8) [%eval 0,36] [%emt 00:00:50]}
60.Ne4 {(Rxa7) [%eval -5,29] [%emt 00:00:49]} g5 {(g5) [%eval 0,36] [%emt 00:00:44]}
61.Bxg5 {(Bxg5) [%eval -5,31] [%emt 00:01:27]} Bxg5 {(Bxg5) [%eval 0,41] [%emt 00:02:31]}
62.Nxg5 {(Nxg5) [%eval -5,30] [%emt 00:00:06]} Rbb2 {(Rbb2) [%eval 0,44] [%emt 00:01:16]}
63.Rf3 {(Rf3) [%eval -4,33] [%emt 00:00:42]} Rg2 {(Rg2) [%eval 0,45] [%emt 00:00:37]}
64.Kf1 {(Kf1) [%eval -4,34] [%emt 00:00:28]} Rh2 {(Rh2) [%eval 0,46] [%emt 00:01:12]}
65.Nxe6 {(Nxe6) [%eval -4,35] [%emt 00:00:18]} Kh6 {(Kh6) [%eval 0,48] [%emt 00:01:41]}
66.Kg1 {(Kg1) [%eval -4,39] [%emt 00:00:28]} Rhg2 {(Rhg2) [%eval 0,48] [%emt 00:01:22]}
67.Kf1 {(Kf1) [%eval -4,42] [%emt 00:00:34]} Rh2 {(Rh2) [%eval 0,49] [%emt 00:01:03]}
68.Kg1 {(Kg1) [%eval -4,44] [%emt 00:00:30]} Rbg2 {(Rhg2) [%eval 0,46] [%emt 00:00:31]}
69.Kf1 {(Kf1) [%eval -4,1] [%emt 00:00:00]} Rd2 {(Rb2) [%eval 0,47] [%emt 00:00:44]}
70.Kg1 {(Kg1) [%eval -4,36] [%emt 00:00:34]} Rdg2 {(Rhg2) [%eval 0,50] [%emt 00:01:20]}
71.Kf1 {(Kf1) [%eval -4,1] [%emt 00:00:00]} Rd2 {(Rb2) [%eval 0,48] [%emt 00:00:27]}
72.Kg1 {(Kg1) [%eval -4,50] [%emt 00:00:37]} Rdg2 {(Rhg2) [%eval 0,53] [%emt 00:01:02]}
1/2-1/2[/pgn]

[Graham Banks]

GAME 28
A fairly complex middlegame/endgame came about with more pieces on the board than pawns. Pretty tricky for the human mind to fathom all that was going on, but neither side saw any advantage and the game eventually ended in a twenty-fifth draw.
The match score is +2 =25 -1 in favour of Houdini.

[pgn][Event "Komodo 8CPU v Houdini 8CPU"]
[Site "ChessGUI2"]
[Date "2017.04.21"]
[Round "14.2"]
[White "Komodo 10.4 64-bit 8CPU"]
[Black "Houdini 5.01 64-bit 8CPU"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Time "9:58:18 a.m."]
[ECO "A00"]
[Opening "Benko; Barczay; Bilek; Hungarian"]
[TimeControl "7200+30"]
[PlyCount "140"]
[Number "28"]
[Termination "3-fold rep"]
[BlackType "program"]
[WhiteType "program"]
[Variant "normal"]

{ Xeon X5430x2 Octal }
1.g3 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]} d5 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]}
2.Nf3 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]} g6 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]}
3.c4 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]} dxc4 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]}
4.Qa4 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]} c6 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]}
5.Qxc4 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]} Nf6 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]}
6.d4 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]} Bf5 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]}
7.Bg2 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]} Bg7 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]}
8.O-O {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]} O-O {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]}
9.Nc3 {[%eval 32,26] [%emt 00:01:39]} Nbd7 {(Ne4) [%eval -22,27] [%emt 00:07:58]}
10.Qb3 {(Qb3) [%eval 35,31] [%emt 00:04:34]} Qb6 {(Qb6) [%eval -3,26] [%emt 00:02:08]}
11.Re1 {(Re1) [%eval 40,32] [%emt 00:03:11]} Qxb3 {(Qxb3) [%eval -21,30] [%emt 00:08:17]}
12.axb3 {(axb3) [%eval 35,30] [%emt 00:01:29]} Be6 {(Nb6) [%eval -25,30] [%emt 00:09:51]}
13.e4 {(e4) [%eval 27,32] [%emt 00:02:19]} Nb6 {(Nb6) [%eval -7,29] [%emt 00:02:11]}
14.Ra3 {(Ra3) [%eval 14,33] [%emt 00:04:57]} Rfd8 {(Rfd8) [%eval -12,30] [%emt 00:03:04]}
15.Be3 {(Be3) [%eval 37,35] [%emt 00:06:50]} Ng4 {(Ng4) [%eval -20,30] [%emt 00:03:40]}
16.Bg5 {(Bg5) [%eval 33,32] [%emt 00:01:56]} Bxd4 {(Bxd4) [%eval -7,30] [%emt 00:01:24]}
17.Nxd4 {(Nxd4) [%eval 31,33] [%emt 00:01:50]} Rxd4 {(Rxd4) [%eval -18,30] [%emt 00:00:24]}
18.Bxe7 {(Bxe7) [%eval 26,33] [%emt 00:01:57]} Rd2 {(Nd7) [%eval -23,30] [%emt 00:03:17]}
19.Re2 {(Re2) [%eval 19,36] [%emt 00:07:03]} Rd3 {(Rd3) [%eval -6,30] [%emt 00:02:50]}
20.Re1 {(f3) [%eval 16,35] [%emt 00:07:56]} Rd2 {(Nd7) [%eval -6,36] [%emt 00:03:08]}
21.Re2 {(Re2) [%eval 20,34] [%emt 00:02:39]} Rd3 {(Rd3) [%eval -6,38] [%emt 00:03:14]}
22.f3 {(f3) [%eval 24,36] [%emt 00:05:24]} Ne5 {(Ne5) [%eval -13,30] [%emt 00:04:11]}
23.f4 {(f4) [%eval 12,34] [%emt 00:01:28]} Ned7 {(Ned7) [%eval -7,30] [%emt 00:00:34]}
24.Bb4 {(Bb4) [%eval 11,35] [%emt 00:03:47]} Rd4 {(Rd4) [%eval -6,32] [%emt 00:03:04]}
25.Ba5 {(Ba5) [%eval 0,34] [%emt 00:01:09]} Rd8 {(Rd8) [%eval -6,30] [%emt 00:00:37]}
26.f5 {(Na4) [%eval 0,37] [%emt 00:05:39]} gxf5 {(gxf5) [%eval -6,33] [%emt 00:02:57]}
27.Re1 {(Re1) [%eval 0,37] [%emt 00:03:30]} Rd3 {(Rd3) [%eval -6,32] [%emt 00:00:42]}
28.exf5 {(exf5) [%eval 0,35] [%emt 00:01:32]} Bxf5 {(Bxf5) [%eval -6,33] [%emt 00:03:00]}
29.Nd1 {(Nd1) [%eval 0,39] [%emt 00:02:52]} Ra8 {(Nf6) [%eval -1,24] [%emt 00:00:28]}
30.Bc3 {(Bc3) [%eval 0,34] [%emt 00:03:34]} a6 {(Bg6) [%eval 10,30] [%emt 00:01:57]}
31.Ra5 {(Nf2) [%eval 0,33] [%emt 00:01:37]} Bg6 {(Bg6) [%eval 10,30] [%emt 00:02:33]}
32.Nf2 {(Nf2) [%eval 0,37] [%emt 00:04:28]} Rd6 {(Rd6) [%eval -4,31] [%emt 00:06:26]}
33.Ng4 {(Ng4) [%eval 0,34] [%emt 00:01:16]} Re6 {(Re6) [%eval -6,30] [%emt 00:03:18]}
34.Nh6 {(Nh6) [%eval 0,34] [%emt 00:02:25]} Kf8 {(Kf8) [%eval -6,30] [%emt 00:00:00]}
35.Rf1 {(Rd1) [%eval 0,33] [%emt 00:00:59]} f6 {(Rae8) [%eval -6,30] [%emt 00:02:20]}
36.g4 {(Nf5) [%eval 6,32] [%emt 00:01:45]} Ke8 {(Bd3) [%eval -6,27] [%emt 00:02:23]}
37.g5 {(g5) [%eval 22,32] [%emt 00:03:00]} Nd5 {(fxg5) [%eval -6,27] [%emt 00:00:25]}
38.Bxd5 {(Bxd5) [%eval 48,30] [%emt 00:01:03]} cxd5 {(cxd5) [%eval -25,30] [%emt 00:04:15]}
39.gxf6 {(gxf6) [%eval 53,30] [%emt 00:01:24]} b5 {(b5) [%eval -18,28] [%emt 00:06:16]}
40.h4 {(h3) [%eval 50,31] [%emt 00:01:33]} b4 {(b4) [%eval -29,27] [%emt 00:03:55]}
41.Bxb4 {(Bxb4) [%eval 44,34] [%emt 00:01:50]} Nxf6 {(Nxf6) [%eval -40,24] [%emt 00:00:25]}
42.Ng4 {(Ng4) [%eval 44,33] [%emt 00:01:14]} Nd7 {(Nd7) [%eval -32,28] [%emt 00:01:57]}
43.Rxd5 {(Rxd5) [%eval 32,31] [%emt 00:01:41]} Rb8 {(Rb8) [%eval -28,27] [%emt 00:01:45]}
44.Rd4 {(Rd4) [%eval 38,31] [%emt 00:01:09]} Rb5 {(Rb5) [%eval -29,25] [%emt 00:00:44]}
45.Nh2 {(Rf3) [%eval 32,32] [%emt 00:03:25]} Nf6 {(Nf6) [%eval -25,28] [%emt 00:02:02]}
46.Ng4 {(Nf3) [%eval 29,34] [%emt 00:04:11]} Nd7 {(Nd7) [%eval -5,40] [%emt 00:01:27]}
47.Rc1 {(Rc1) [%eval 26,32] [%emt 00:02:05]} Nb6 {(Nb6) [%eval -28,27] [%emt 00:04:13]}
48.Nf2 {(Nf2) [%eval 23,31] [%emt 00:02:27]} Rd5 {(Rd5) [%eval -25,27] [%emt 00:01:24]}
49.Bc3 {(Rf4) [%eval 33,32] [%emt 00:01:59]} Rxd4 {(Rxd4) [%eval -20,27] [%emt 00:03:17]}
50.Bxd4 {(Bxd4) [%eval 22,32] [%emt 00:00:53]} Nd5 {(Nd5) [%eval -25,30] [%emt 00:02:47]}
51.Rc8 {(Rc8) [%eval 22,33] [%emt 00:01:49]} Kd7 {(Kd7) [%eval -29,25] [%emt 00:00:13]}
52.Rc5 {(Rc5) [%eval 27,28] [%emt 00:00:47]} Nf4 {(Ne7) [%eval -26,28] [%emt 00:02:04]}
53.Be5 {(Be5) [%eval 27,34] [%emt 00:00:59]} Ne2 {(Ne2) [%eval -28,28] [%emt 00:00:34]}
54.Kg2 {(Kg2) [%eval 25,35] [%emt 00:01:00]} Rc6 {(Rc6) [%eval -20,28] [%emt 00:01:19]}
55.Ra5 {(Ra5) [%eval 18,31] [%emt 00:00:58]} Rb6 {(Rb6) [%eval -26,24] [%emt 00:00:15]}
56.Ng4 {(Ng4) [%eval 23,29] [%emt 00:01:11]} Nc1 {(Ke7) [%eval -19,27] [%emt 00:01:04]}
57.h5 {(Nf6) [%eval 21,32] [%emt 00:02:39]} Be4 {(Be4) [%eval -16,25] [%emt 00:01:24]}
58.Kg3 {(Kg3) [%eval 23,31] [%emt 00:00:48]} Nxb3 {(Nxb3) [%eval -21,25] [%emt 00:00:17]}
59.Ra4 {(Ra4) [%eval 19,31] [%emt 00:01:14]} Bb1 {(Bb1) [%eval -16,25] [%emt 00:01:06]}
60.Kh4 {(Rc4) [%eval 8,33] [%emt 00:05:43]} Kc6 {(Kc6) [%eval -9,28] [%emt 00:01:29]}
61.Bc3 {(Bc3) [%eval 3,32] [%emt 00:02:01]} a5 {(a5) [%eval -15,25] [%emt 00:00:17]}
62.Ne5 {(Rc4) [%eval 1,32] [%emt 00:01:39]} Kb5 {(Kb5) [%eval -1,29] [%emt 00:01:34]}
63.Rg4 {(Rc4) [%eval 0,34] [%emt 00:00:33]} Re6 {(Re6) [%eval -1,30] [%emt 00:01:05]}
64.Nc4 {(Nc4) [%eval 0,37] [%emt 00:01:12]} Ka6 {(Ka6) [%eval -1,30] [%emt 00:00:19]}
65.Rf4 {(Rf4) [%eval 0,41] [%emt 00:01:53]} Bc2 {(Re4) [%eval -1,31] [%emt 00:02:03]}
66.Ne5 {(Na3) [%eval 0,38] [%emt 00:01:07]} Kb5 {(Kb5) [%eval -1,30] [%emt 00:00:55]}
67.Nc4 {(Nc4) [%eval 0,40] [%emt 00:00:59]} Bd3 {(Bd3) [%eval -1,31] [%emt 00:00:10]}
68.Ne5 {(Ne5) [%eval 0,43] [%emt 00:00:57]} Bc2 {(Bc2) [%eval -1,35] [%emt 00:01:08]}
69.Nc4 {(Nc4) [%eval 0,43] [%emt 00:01:11]} Bd3 {(Bd3) [%eval -1,41] [%emt 00:00:57]}
70.Ne5 {(Ne5) [%eval 0,47] [%emt 00:01:23]} Bc2 {(Bc2) [%eval -1,36] [%emt 00:01:14]}
1/2-1/2[/pgn]

[yurikvelo]

GAME 12
Houdini breaks the deadlock with a piece sac on the kingside once Komodo has castled. There is no mating attack, but Komodo is eventually forced to give back the material and having to face a lost ending. A wonderful game from Houdini!
The match score is 6.5-5.5 to Houdini.

Code: Select all

D=37/56, 15 402 MN
-0.24	10.0-0 h6 11.Ne4 Bc7 12.Nh4 Bh7 13.Nxf6+ Qxf6
-0.29	10.a3 0-0 11.0-0 h6 12.b4 Re8 13.Re1 c5
-0.32	10.Qc2 h6 11.0-0 0-0 12.Ne4 Nxe4 13.dxe4 Bh7
-0.39	10.g4 Bg6 11.Nh4 Nf8 12.a3 Ne6 13.b4 Nf4
-0.41	10.Qc1 0-0 11.0-0 h6 12.c5 Bc7 13.Nc4 Qe7
-0.51	10.Nh4 Be6 11.a3 0-0 12.0-0 Nh5 13.Ne4 Be7		<---- Komodo +0.31 @ 2&#58;31 min, 8CPU

D=36/59, 20 133 MN
-0.44	11.Qc1 Qe7 12.a3 Bc7 13.0-0 0-0 14.Nhf3 Nh5
-0.45	11.Nhf3 Nh5 12.0-0 f5 13.a3 0-0 14.b4 a5
-0.47	11.Bc1 a5 12.0-0 h6 13.Ne4 Nxe4 14.dxe4 Bc5
-0.50	11.a3 0-0 12.0-0 Nh5 13.Ne4 Be7 14.e3 g6
-0.50	11.Rc1 a5 12.0-0 a4 13.Nhf3 0-0 14.g4 Qb6
-0.58	11.Qc2 Qe7 12.Qd1 a5 13.Qc2 a4 14.Nhf3 a3
-0.62	11.Qb1 0-0 12.Qc2 h6 13.Nhf3 Re8 14.0-0 Bf5
-0.63	11.Rb1 a5 12.Qc2 Bc5 13.Bc1 0-0 14.0-0 Nh5
-0.72	11.Nb1 Nh5 12.Nf3 f5 13.0-0 0-0 14.Na3 h6
-0.79	11.a4 a5 12.0-0 g5 13.Nhf3 Rg8 14.Qc1 h5
-0.81	11.0-0 g5 12.Nhf3 Rg8 13.Ne4 Nxe4 14.dxe4 Qe7		<---- Komodo +0.3 @ 1&#58;53 min, 8CPU

D=33/61, 46 788 MN
-0.75	18.a4 a5 19.bxa5 Rxa5 20.Bf3 Bxf3 21.exf3 c5
-0.92	18.c5 Bc7 19.b5 h3 20.Bf3 Bxf3 21.exf3 g4
-1.00	18.Rb1 Bc7 19.c5 Nf6 20.b5 h3 21.Bf3 Bxf3
-1.03	18.Qe1 Qe7 19.e3 h3 20.Bxc6 bxc6 21.exd4 0-0-0
-1.18	18.Bf3 Bxf3 19.exf3 Qf6 20.c5 Bc7 21.b5 cxb5
-1.36	18.Ba3 Qe7 19.b5 Bxa3 20.bxc6 bxc6 21.Nxa3 Qxa3
-1.38	18.b5 h3 19.Bf3 Bxf3 20.exf3 c5 21.Qe2 Qe7			<---- Komodo -0.4 @ 15 min, 8CPU
-1.39	18.Rc1 Bc7 19.Bf3 Bxf3 20.exf3 Qf6 21.Kh1 0-0-0
-1.48	18.Kh1 Bh5 19.Rg1 g4 20.e3 Qf6 21.b5 h3
-1.48	18.a3 Bc7 19.Bf3 Bxf3 20.exf3 Qf6 21.Kh1 0-0-0
-1.62	18.Re1 Qf6 19.b5 h3 20.Bf3 Bxf3 21.exf3 c5
-1.77	18.Bh1 Bh5 19.b5 Rc8 20.c5 Bxc5 21.bxc6 bxc6
-2.02	18.Nb3 Bc7 19.b5 h3 20.Bf3 Bxf3 21.exf3 c5

[yurikvelo]

GAME 23
In a Sicilian Moscow variation, Komodo (as black) quickly gets itself into trouble. Castling queenside proves to be unhelpful and the king wanders back over to the kingside as Houdini overwhelms the queenside. The game is effectively over before move 20!
Houdini retakes the lead 12.0-11.0.

effectively over before move 10!

Code: Select all

D=37/63, 7 413 MN
+0.33	8. ... h5 9.d5 a6 10.Bxc6+ bxc6 11.g5 h4 12.dxe6 fxe6
+0.60	8. ... cxd4 9.Nxd4 Rc8 10.Nc3 Be7 11.f4 e5 12.Nf5 Bxf5		<---- Komodo +0.35 @ 1&#58;39 min, 8CPU

D=36/67, 11 662 MN
+0.62	9. ... Rc8 10.Nc3 Nf6 11.Kg2 h5 12.g5 Nd7 13.f4 h4
+0.64	9. ... Nge7 10.f4 e5 11.Nxc6 bxc6 12.Ba4 f6 13.Nc3 Qd7
+0.70	9. ... Qd7 10.Nc3 e5 11.Nf5 a6 12.Bf1 h5 13.Be3 hxg4
+1.18	9. ... Qc8 10.f4 h5 11.f5 Bh7 12.g5 Nge7 13.c4 exf5
+1.36	9. ... Qb6 10.Nc3 e5 11.Nf5 Qd8 12.Qf3 a6 13.Ba4 Rc8
+1.37	9. ... a6 10.Nxc6 Qd7 11.Ba4 b5 12.Bb3 Qxc6 13.Bd5 Qc8
+1.38	9. ... Qc7 10.Nc3 e5 11.Nd5 Qd7 12.Nf5 h5 13.Be3 hxg4			<---- Komodo +0.36 @ 4&#58;50 min, 8CPU

After 9. ... Qc7 there is deep fail-high for 10.Nc3! after
10. ... O-O-O 11. Nxc6! bxc6 12. Ba6+ is discovered

than SF change to 10. .. Qd7 or 10. .. e5, >+1.3

9. ... Qc7 probably is loss

[Graham Banks]

GAME 29
When white anchors a pawn on e5 in the French, the black kingside looks ripe for the picking (if the king has taken shelter there).
As white, Houdini forgoes castling rights to launch a massive pawn storm against Komodo's king. It looks brutal, but is very effective.
A win to Houdini now puts it ahead in the match by 15.5-13.5.

[pgn][Event "Komodo 8CPU v Houdini 8CPU"]
[Site "ChessGUI2"]
[Date "2017.04.21"]
[Round "15.1"]
[White "Houdini 5.01 64-bit 8CPU"]
[Black "Komodo 10.4 64-bit 8CPU"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Time "2:47:48 p.m."]
[ECO "C07"]
[Opening "Open System Tarrasch French; C07"]
[TimeControl "7200+30"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[Number "29"]
[Termination "GUI adjudication"]
[BlackType "program"]
[WhiteType "program"]
[Variant "normal"]

{ Xeon X5430x2 Octal }
1.e4 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]} e6 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]}
2.d4 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]} d5 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]}
3.Nd2 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]} c5 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]}
4.Ngf3 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]} Nf6 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]}
5.e5 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]} Ne4 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]}
6.c3 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]} Qb6 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]}
7.Bd3 {[%eval 56,28] [%emt 00:03:43]} Nxd2 {(Nxd2) [%eval -38,30] [%emt 00:02:19]}
8.Qxd2 {(Qxd2) [%eval 57,26] [%emt 00:00:52]} cxd4 {(cxd4) [%eval -32,31] [%emt 00:03:04]}
9.Nxd4 {(Nxd4) [%eval 54,28] [%emt 00:03:29]} Be7 {(Nc6) [%eval -36,30] [%emt 00:01:47]}
10.Qe2 {(O-O) [%eval 61,27] [%emt 00:02:33]} Nc6 {(Nc6) [%eval -27,29] [%emt 00:02:09]}
11.Nb3 {(Nf3) [%eval 73,26] [%emt 00:02:01]} Qc7 {(Qc7) [%eval -27,31] [%emt 00:04:31]}
12.f4 {(f4) [%eval 69,28] [%emt 00:06:45]} Bd7 {(O-O) [%eval -27,32] [%emt 00:02:07]}
13.Be3 {(Be3) [%eval 72,26] [%emt 00:03:01]} O-O {(O-O) [%eval -37,30] [%emt 00:03:43]}
14.g4 {(O-O) [%eval 74,25] [%emt 00:04:55]} Bh4 {(f6) [%eval -13,30] [%emt 00:05:01]}
15.Kd1 {(Kd1) [%eval 68,25] [%emt 00:02:41]} Be7 {(Be7) [%eval -27,30] [%emt 00:02:52]}
16.h4 {(h4) [%eval 61,26] [%emt 00:04:49]} Rfd8 {(Rac8) [%eval -22,31] [%emt 00:11:38]}
17.Ke1 {(Ke1) [%eval 78,24] [%emt 00:03:05]} Na5 {(Na5) [%eval -18,30] [%emt 00:07:03]}
18.Nxa5 {(Nxa5) [%eval 68,28] [%emt 00:05:07]} Qxa5 {(Qxa5) [%eval -15,27] [%emt 00:01:05]}
19.Bd4 {(Kf1) [%eval 70,28] [%emt 00:02:02]} Rdc8 {(Rdc8) [%eval -37,32] [%emt 00:04:06]}
20.h5 {(Kd2) [%eval 70,27] [%emt 00:00:35]} a6 {(Qa4) [%eval -33,31] [%emt 00:05:38]}
21.Qc2 {(Qc2) [%eval 102,25] [%emt 00:01:39]} Kh8 {(Kh8) [%eval -41,31] [%emt 00:02:28]}
22.Qf2 {(Qf2) [%eval 90,29] [%emt 00:04:09]} Qd8 {(Bc5) [%eval -42,28] [%emt 00:01:44]}
23.g5 {(a3) [%eval 108,25] [%emt 00:02:51]} Qf8 {(Qf8) [%eval -43,30] [%emt 00:02:31]}
24.Rd1 {(Rd1) [%eval 109,27] [%emt 00:02:45]} Rab8 {(Bc5) [%eval -43,32] [%emt 00:04:16]}
25.Bb1 {(a3) [%eval 105,27] [%emt 00:05:35]} Qg8 {(Bc5) [%eval -48,29] [%emt 00:01:49]}
26.Qe3 {(Ba7) [%eval 140,24] [%emt 00:01:32]} Rc4 {(Rc6) [%eval -118,29] [%emt 00:03:09]}
27.Bc2 {(Bc2) [%eval 162,24] [%emt 00:02:37]} b5 {(a5) [%eval -125,32] [%emt 00:03:38]}
28.Bb3 {(Bb3) [%eval 172,24] [%emt 00:01:27]} Rcc8 {(Qd8) [%eval -127,33] [%emt 00:05:31]}
29.f5 {(h6) [%eval 266,22] [%emt 00:01:35]} Be8 {(b4) [%eval -310,30] [%emt 00:04:20]}
30.f6 {(f6) [%eval 312,25] [%emt 00:02:05]} Bf8 {(Bf8) [%eval -341,31] [%emt 00:01:43]}
31.Bxd5 {(Bxd5) [%eval 356,24] [%emt 00:00:28]} b4 {(exd5) [%eval -368,34] [%emt 00:04:17]}
32.Be4 {(Be4) [%eval 371,24] [%emt 00:01:36]} bxc3 {(bxc3) [%eval -354,35] [%emt 00:02:36]}
33.bxc3 {(bxc3) [%eval 388,25] [%emt 00:02:50]} g6 {(g6) [%eval -396,37] [%emt 00:07:39]}
34.Rd2 {(Rd2) [%eval 395,26] [%emt 00:01:42]} Rc7 {(Rb5) [%eval -417,35] [%emt 00:01:26]}
35.Rh4 {(Rdh2) [%eval 408,26] [%emt 00:01:54]} a5 {(Rbc8) [%eval -384,31] [%emt 00:02:28]}
36.Rdh2 {(Rdh2) [%eval 426,25] [%emt 00:03:04]} Rbc8 {(Rbc8) [%eval -481,32] [%emt 00:04:14]}
37.Kf2 {(Qd3) [%eval 435,28] [%emt 00:03:06]} Rd7 {(Rd7) [%eval -433,31] [%emt 00:01:20]}
38.Kg3 {(Kg3) [%eval 476,26] [%emt 00:01:26]} Ba3 {(Ba3) [%eval -595,32] [%emt 00:03:40]}
39.Bb6 {(Bb6) [%eval 527,27] [%emt 00:01:25]} Qf8 {(Qf8) [%eval -618,32] [%emt 00:02:05]}
40.Bc2 {(Bc2) [%eval 545,24] [%emt 00:00:27]} Rb8 {(Rb8) [%eval -654,32] [%emt 00:03:07]}
41.Ba4 {(Bb3) [%eval 585,26] [%emt 00:01:24]} Rdb7 {(Rdb7) [%eval -600,29] [%emt 00:00:56]}
1-0[/pgn]

[Graham Banks]

GAME 30
In the return clash, Komodo castles kingside while Houdini castles queenside. There is some interesting play on the kingside with 16.Bh6 and shortly afterwards 17....g5.
With any danger on the kingside averted, Komodo switches over to launch an attack on Houdini's king. Houdini counters by breaking open the g-file to regain its sacrificed pawn and to bring a rook over to the queenside.
With Komodo methodically building pressure, Houdini opts to give up a pawn to get the queens off the board. However, the resulting endgame quickly proves to be won for white.
A crucial win for Komodo to stay in the hunt, but Houdini still holds a 15.5-14.5 lead (3 wins and 2 losses).

[pgn][Event "Komodo 8CPU v Houdini 8CPU"]
[Site "ChessGUI2"]
[Date "2017.04.21"]
[Round "15.2"]
[White "Komodo 10.4 64-bit 8CPU"]
[Black "Houdini 5.01 64-bit 8CPU"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Time "6:21:58 p.m."]
[ECO "C07"]
[Opening "Open System Tarrasch French; C07"]
[TimeControl "7200+30"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[Number "30"]
[Termination "GUI adjudication"]
[BlackType "program"]
[WhiteType "program"]
[Variant "normal"]

{ Xeon X5430x2 Octal }
1.e4 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]} e6 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]}
2.d4 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]} d5 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]}
3.Nd2 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]} c5 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]}
4.Ngf3 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]} Nf6 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]}
5.e5 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]} Ne4 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]}
6.c3 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]} Qb6 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]}
7.Bd3 {[%eval 55,32] [%emt 00:05:10]} Nxd2 {(cxd4) [%eval -51,29] [%emt 00:05:22]}
8.Qxd2 {(Qxd2) [%eval 48,32] [%emt 00:02:59]} cxd4 {(cxd4) [%eval -51,30] [%emt 00:02:49]}
9.Nxd4 {(Nxd4) [%eval 58,31] [%emt 00:01:54]} Nc6 {(Nc6) [%eval -45,28] [%emt 00:05:08]}
10.Nf3 {(Nf3) [%eval 57,30] [%emt 00:01:43]} Bd7 {(Be7) [%eval -57,28] [%emt 00:04:56]}
11.O-O {(O-O) [%eval 66,27] [%emt 00:01:35]} Be7 {(h6) [%eval -55,27] [%emt 00:04:29]}
12.Qf4 {(Qe2) [%eval 60,31] [%emt 00:05:33]} Qc7 {(Qc7) [%eval -60,27] [%emt 00:02:54]}
13.Qg3 {(Qg3) [%eval 62,29] [%emt 00:01:50]} f5 {(f5) [%eval -47,24] [%emt 00:01:56]}
14.h4 {(Re1) [%eval 63,29] [%emt 00:02:54]} O-O-O {(O-O) [%eval -13,26] [%emt 00:01:51]}
15.Bf4 {(Bf4) [%eval 57,27] [%emt 00:02:08]} g6 {(g6) [%eval -26,24] [%emt 00:00:49]}
16.Bh6 {(Bh6) [%eval 51,31] [%emt 00:05:26]} Kb8 {(Kb8) [%eval -15,26] [%emt 00:04:40]}
17.Qf4 {(Qf4) [%eval 44,29] [%emt 00:03:06]} g5 {(Rc8) [%eval -13,26] [%emt 00:02:54]}
18.hxg5 {(hxg5) [%eval 51,29] [%emt 00:01:28]} Rhg8 {(Rhg8) [%eval -24,27] [%emt 00:03:47]}
19.Rfc1 {(a3) [%eval 53,33] [%emt 00:08:33]} Rc8 {(Rc8) [%eval -5,27] [%emt 00:01:28]}
20.b4 {(Be2) [%eval 64,31] [%emt 00:02:35]} Nd8 {(Ka8) [%eval -78,29] [%emt 00:06:48]}
21.c4 {(c4) [%eval 72,32] [%emt 00:01:39]} d4 {(d4) [%eval -84,27] [%emt 00:04:48]}
22.c5 {(c5) [%eval 80,31] [%emt 00:01:41]} Nf7 {(Nf7) [%eval -97,24] [%emt 00:00:29]}
23.c6 {(c6) [%eval 96,30] [%emt 00:01:28]} bxc6 {(bxc6) [%eval -98,26] [%emt 00:04:46]}
24.Qxd4 {(Qxd4) [%eval 97,29] [%emt 00:01:59]} Nxh6 {(Nxh6) [%eval -105,26] [%emt 00:04:22]}
25.gxh6 {(gxh6) [%eval 115,30] [%emt 00:01:35]} Rg4 {(Rg4) [%eval -114,27] [%emt 00:03:20]}
26.Qc3 {(Qc3) [%eval 136,29] [%emt 00:01:26]} Rcg8 {(Rxb4) [%eval -122,28] [%emt 00:13:57]}
27.Bf1 {(Bf1) [%eval 109,32] [%emt 00:02:03]} Rxb4 {(Rxb4) [%eval -136,29] [%emt 00:03:46]}
28.Ne1 {(Rab1) [%eval 128,32] [%emt 00:03:05]} Rb7 {(c5) [%eval -117,24] [%emt 00:01:45]}
29.Nd3 {(Nd3) [%eval 153,31] [%emt 00:02:20]} Qb6 {(Qb6) [%eval -129,27] [%emt 00:03:36]}
30.Be2 {(Be2) [%eval 146,35] [%emt 00:03:24]} c5 {(Rd8) [%eval -150,29] [%emt 00:04:50]}
31.Nxc5 {(Nxc5) [%eval 194,33] [%emt 00:01:42]} Qxc5 {(Qxc5) [%eval -166,31] [%emt 00:03:53]}
32.Qxc5 {(Qxc5) [%eval 221,35] [%emt 00:02:52]} Bxc5 {(Bxc5) [%eval -173,31] [%emt 00:03:07]}
33.Rxc5 {(Rxc5) [%eval 233,35] [%emt 00:01:46]} Rb2 {(Rb2) [%eval -166,27] [%emt 00:00:17]}
34.Bh5 {(Bh5) [%eval 224,35] [%emt 00:01:47]} Bc8 {(Bc8) [%eval -199,32] [%emt 00:12:11]}
35.Bf7 {(Bf7) [%eval 219,35] [%emt 00:02:41]} Rh8 {(Rf8) [%eval -200,30] [%emt 00:03:58]}
36.Rd1 {(Rd1) [%eval 251,34] [%emt 00:03:01]} Rf8 {(Rf8) [%eval -231,29] [%emt 00:02:16]}
37.Bh5 {(Bh5) [%eval 260,35] [%emt 00:01:28]} Rg8 {(Rg8) [%eval -245,29] [%emt 00:02:42]}
38.Bf3 {(Bf3) [%eval 285,38] [%emt 00:08:13]} a5 {(Rb4) [%eval -265,29] [%emt 00:04:58]}
39.Rc3 {(Rc3) [%eval 314,32] [%emt 00:01:45]} a4 {(f4) [%eval -269,26] [%emt 00:01:56]}
40.Rd6 {(Rd6) [%eval 315,32] [%emt 00:01:40]} Rb4 {(Rb4) [%eval -278,27] [%emt 00:02:19]}
41.Rc1 {(Rc1) [%eval 333,33] [%emt 00:01:13]} f4 {(f4) [%eval -287,28] [%emt 00:02:30]}
42.Rcd1 {(a3) [%eval 355,36] [%emt 00:02:33]} a3 {(Kc7) [%eval -244,24] [%emt 00:00:16]}
43.Rd8 {(R6d4) [%eval 539,36] [%emt 00:01:04]} Rxd8 {(Rxd8) [%eval -443,28] [%emt 00:01:08]}
44.Rxd8 {(Rxd8) [%eval 604,38] [%emt 00:01:46]} Rb2 {(Rb2) [%eval -464,25] [%emt 00:00:04]}
45.Be4 {(Bg4) [%eval 592,39] [%emt 00:02:56]} Rxa2 {(Rxa2) [%eval -428,29] [%emt 00:00:19]}
46.Rd1 {(Rd1) [%eval 757,39] [%emt 00:01:16]} Re2 {(Re2) [%eval -446,26] [%emt 00:00:05]}
47.Bxh7 {(Bxh7) [%eval 768,42] [%emt 00:08:23]} a2 {(Rxe5) [%eval -558,32] [%emt 00:01:20]}
48.Bg6 {(Ra1) [%eval 938,39] [%emt 00:00:48]} Rxe5 {(Rxe5) [%eval -564,31] [%emt 00:00:36]}
49.h7 {(h7) [%eval 953,41] [%emt 00:00:43]} Rd5 {(Rd5) [%eval -562,30] [%emt 00:00:34]}
50.Ra1 {(Ra1) [%eval 959,41] [%emt 00:06:54]} Rd8 {(Rd8) [%eval -631,30] [%emt 00:00:53]}
1-0[/pgn]

[Graham Banks]

GAME 31
In a Sicilian Kan variation, Houdini again eyes up the black kingside. Komodo counters with play on the queenside, putting off castling.
As all of the minor pieces are exchanged, Komodo is able to castle on the kingside with full equality. The game still has some interest while the queens are on the board, but once they come off, the position is dead drawn.
The match score is +3 =26 -2 in favour of Houdini.

[pgn][Event "Komodo 8CPU v Houdini 8CPU"]
[Site "ChessGUI2"]
[Date "2017.04.21"]
[Round "16.1"]
[White "Houdini 5.01 64-bit 8CPU"]
[Black "Komodo 10.4 64-bit 8CPU"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Time "10:45:59 p.m."]
[ECO "B40"]
[Opening "French Variation, Sicilian; B40"]
[TimeControl "7200+30"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[Number "31"]
[Termination "GUI adjudication"]
[BlackType "program"]
[WhiteType "program"]
[Variant "normal"]

{ Xeon X5430x2 Octal }
1.e4 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]} c5 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]}
2.Nf3 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]} e6 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]}
3.Nc3 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]} a6 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]}
4.d4 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]} cxd4 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]}
5.Nxd4 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]} Qc7 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]}
6.Bd3 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]} Ne7 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]}
7.O-O {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]} Nec6 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]}
8.Be3 {[%eval 50,25] [%emt 00:03:58]} Nxd4 {(Nxd4) [%eval -21,29] [%emt 00:02:13]}
9.Bxd4 {(Bxd4) [%eval 45,24] [%emt 00:00:26]} Nc6 {(Nc6) [%eval -28,30] [%emt 00:03:08]}
10.Be3 {(Be3) [%eval 50,26] [%emt 00:03:25]} b5 {(b5) [%eval -21,30] [%emt 00:03:45]}
11.f4 {(f4) [%eval 47,24] [%emt 00:05:35]} Bb7 {(Na5) [%eval -14,29] [%emt 00:01:27]}
12.Qg4 {(Qh5) [%eval 35,25] [%emt 00:04:34]} Na5 {(g6) [%eval -23,30] [%emt 00:09:32]}
13.Kh1 {(f5) [%eval 54,25] [%emt 00:08:47]} h5 {(h5) [%eval -22,26] [%emt 00:01:13]}
14.Qe2 {(Qe2) [%eval 69,25] [%emt 00:01:35]} Nc4 {(Nc4) [%eval -28,32] [%emt 00:04:28]}
15.Bd4 {(Bd4) [%eval 65,26] [%emt 00:03:36]} Qd6 {(Qd6) [%eval -29,33] [%emt 00:04:07]}
16.Qf2 {(Qf2) [%eval 43,24] [%emt 00:00:36]} Nxb2 {(Nxb2) [%eval -31,30] [%emt 00:01:45]}
17.Nxb5 {(Nxb5) [%eval 51,28] [%emt 00:03:10]} axb5 {(axb5) [%eval -39,31] [%emt 00:02:12]}
18.Bxb2 {(Bxb2) [%eval 70,24] [%emt 00:02:04]} Bc6 {(b4) [%eval -35,31] [%emt 00:03:13]}
19.Be5 {(Be5) [%eval 53,27] [%emt 00:05:10]} Qa3 {(Qa3) [%eval -41,28] [%emt 00:01:39]}
20.Bd4 {(Rfb1) [%eval 51,26] [%emt 00:02:53]} f6 {(f6) [%eval -41,28] [%emt 00:01:21]}
21.Rab1 {(Rab1) [%eval 61,27] [%emt 00:07:02]} Be7 {(Qa4) [%eval -27,29] [%emt 00:02:43]}
22.Qe2 {(Qe2) [%eval 77,25] [%emt 00:01:44]} Bc5 {(h4) [%eval -35,30] [%emt 00:03:31]}
23.Rb3 {(Rb3) [%eval 58,27] [%emt 00:05:32]} Qa7 {(Qa7) [%eval -23,29] [%emt 00:01:27]}
24.Bc3 {(Bc3) [%eval 50,27] [%emt 00:02:45]} b4 {(h4) [%eval -31,30] [%emt 00:02:13]}
25.Bxb4 {(Bxb4) [%eval 55,26] [%emt 00:03:01]} Bxb4 {(Bxb4) [%eval -33,29] [%emt 00:01:26]}
26.Rxb4 {(Rxb4) [%eval 52,28] [%emt 00:02:20]} Qxa2 {(Qxa2) [%eval -26,30] [%emt 00:02:02]}
27.h3 {(h3) [%eval 45,26] [%emt 00:04:13]} Qa5 {(Kf7) [%eval -27,31] [%emt 00:02:44]}
28.Rfb1 {(Rb3) [%eval 50,28] [%emt 00:03:58]} Qc5 {(Qc5) [%eval -16,31] [%emt 00:02:30]}
29.Bb5 {(Rc4) [%eval 14,28] [%emt 00:09:30]} O-O {(O-O) [%eval 0,35] [%emt 00:01:28]}
30.Bxc6 {(Bxc6) [%eval -5,30] [%emt 00:03:42]} Qxc6 {(Qxc6) [%eval 0,38] [%emt 00:01:33]}
31.Qxh5 {(Qxh5) [%eval -10,28] [%emt 00:00:22]} Qxc2 {(Qxc2) [%eval 0,40] [%emt 00:02:04]}
32.Qg4 {(Qg6) [%eval -10,33] [%emt 00:01:55]} f5 {(Ra4) [%eval 0,40] [%emt 00:02:15]}
33.exf5 {(exf5) [%eval 0,32] [%emt 00:01:15]} Qxf5 {(Qxf5) [%eval 0,41] [%emt 00:02:32]}
34.Qd1 {(Qg3) [%eval 0,32] [%emt 00:00:39]} d5 {(Ra3) [%eval 0,37] [%emt 00:02:07]}
35.Qb3 {(Qd4) [%eval 0,33] [%emt 00:15:08]} Qf6 {(Qf6) [%eval 0,41] [%emt 00:03:01]}
36.Kh2 {(Qe3) [%eval 0,35] [%emt 00:01:47]} d4 {(Ra1) [%eval 0,39] [%emt 00:02:16]}
37.Rf1 {(Rd1) [%eval 0,31] [%emt 00:01:43]} Rad8 {(Rac8) [%eval 0,38] [%emt 00:01:57]}
38.Rb6 {(Rf3) [%eval 0,32] [%emt 00:01:30]} Rfe8 {(Rfe8) [%eval 0,42] [%emt 00:03:01]}
39.Rf3 {(Rf3) [%eval 0,31] [%emt 00:00:37]} Re7 {(d3) [%eval 0,40] [%emt 00:01:59]}
40.f5 {(Qd3) [%eval 0,30] [%emt 00:01:13]} Qe5 {(Qe5) [%eval 0,38] [%emt 00:01:34]}
41.Kg1 {(Kg1) [%eval 0,30] [%emt 00:00:18]} Rd5 {(Rf8) [%eval 0,42] [%emt 00:03:53]}
42.fxe6 {(fxe6) [%eval 0,30] [%emt 00:01:24]} Rxe6 {(Rxe6) [%eval 0,37] [%emt 00:01:08]}
43.Rb8 {(Rb8) [%eval 0,30] [%emt 00:01:18]} Kh7 {(Kh7) [%eval 0,39] [%emt 00:01:12]}
44.Rbf8 {(Rbf8) [%eval 0,30] [%emt 00:00:17]} Rg6 {(Qe1) [%eval 0,39] [%emt 00:03:29]}
45.g4 {(Qd3) [%eval 0,32] [%emt 00:01:20]} Re6 {(Re6) [%eval 0,44] [%emt 00:04:48]}
46.Qd3 {(Qd3) [%eval 0,30] [%emt 00:00:16]} Qe4 {(Qe4) [%eval 0,47] [%emt 00:02:05]}
47.R8f4 {(R8f4) [%eval 0,35] [%emt 00:01:19]} Qxd3 {(Qxd3) [%eval 0,52] [%emt 00:02:35]}
48.Rxd3 {(Rxd3) [%eval 0,35] [%emt 00:03:03]} Red6 {(Red6) [%eval 0,53] [%emt 00:01:34]}
49.Re4 {(Kf2) [%eval 0,36] [%emt 00:01:41]} g5 {(g5) [%eval 0,51] [%emt 00:01:55]}
50.Kg2 {(Kf2) [%eval 0,33] [%emt 00:00:13]} Kg6 {(Kg6) [%eval 0,51] [%emt 00:01:55]}
51.Kf2 {(Kf2) [%eval 0,35] [%emt 00:01:02]} Rf6 {(Rf6) [%eval 0,51] [%emt 00:01:46]}
52.Ke2 {(Ke2) [%eval 0,36] [%emt 00:01:46]} Rfd6 {(Rfd6) [%eval 0,50] [%emt 00:01:33]}
53.Ke1 {(Kd2) [%eval 0,32] [%emt 00:00:57]} Kf6 {(Ra5) [%eval 0,47] [%emt 00:01:15]}
54.Kf2 {(Ke2) [%eval 0,36] [%emt 00:00:56]} Kg6 {(Kg6) [%eval 0,51] [%emt 00:01:23]}
55.Kf3 {(Ke2) [%eval 0,36] [%emt 00:01:27]} Kf6 {(Kf6) [%eval 0,51] [%emt 00:01:19]}
56.Kg3 {(Ke2) [%eval 0,34] [%emt 00:00:18]} Kg6 {(Kg7) [%eval 0,55] [%emt 00:01:27]}
57.Kg2 {(Kf2) [%eval 0,36] [%emt 00:02:39]} Kg7 {(Kg7) [%eval 0,51] [%emt 00:01:09]}
58.Kh2 {(Rf3) [%eval 0,35] [%emt 00:00:18]} Rd7 {(Kg6) [%eval 0,54] [%emt 00:01:47]}
59.Kg3 {(Kg2) [%eval 0,36] [%emt 00:00:56]} Kf6 {(Kf6) [%eval 0,53] [%emt 00:01:27]}
60.Kg2 {(Rf3) [%eval 0,36] [%emt 00:00:16]} R7d6 {(R7d6) [%eval 0,55] [%emt 00:01:07]}
61.Kh2 {(Rf3) [%eval 0,36] [%emt 00:01:01]} Rd7 {(Kg7) [%eval 0,52] [%emt 00:01:32]}
1/2-1/2[/pgn]

[Graham Banks]

GAME 32
The risks of early kingside castling in this line bit Houdini on the bum in the return game of this Sicilian Kan, as Komodo gained some semblance of revenge in this aspect.
The match is now level at 16.0-16.0.

[pgn][Event "Komodo 8CPU v Houdini 8CPU"]
[Site "ChessGUI2"]
[Date "2017.04.22"]
[Round "16.2"]
[White "Komodo 10.4 64-bit 8CPU"]
[Black "Houdini 5.01 64-bit 8CPU"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Time "3:10:34 a.m."]
[ECO "B40"]
[Opening "French Variation, Sicilian; B40"]
[TimeControl "7200+30"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[Number "32"]
[Termination "GUI adjudication"]
[BlackType "program"]
[WhiteType "program"]
[Variant "normal"]

{ Xeon X5430x2 Octal }
1.e4 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]} c5 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]}
2.Nf3 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]} e6 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]}
3.Nc3 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]} a6 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]}
4.d4 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]} cxd4 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]}
5.Nxd4 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]} Qc7 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]}
6.Bd3 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]} Ne7 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]}
7.O-O {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]} Nec6 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]}
8.Nxc6 {[%eval 45,28] [%emt 00:02:21]} Nxc6 {(Nxc6) [%eval -38,27] [%emt 00:05:02]}
9.Be3 {(Be3) [%eval 64,29] [%emt 00:02:56]} b5 {(b5) [%eval -30,25] [%emt 00:02:45]}
10.f4 {(f4) [%eval 43,30] [%emt 00:07:46]} Bb7 {(Bb7) [%eval -25,25] [%emt 00:04:35]}
11.Qg4 {(a3) [%eval 40,29] [%emt 00:05:30]} Na5 {(Na5) [%eval -28,24] [%emt 00:06:01]}
12.Kh1 {(Kh1) [%eval 39,29] [%emt 00:06:55]} h5 {(Nc4) [%eval -57,26] [%emt 00:05:26]}
13.Qe2 {(Qe2) [%eval 54,31] [%emt 00:04:25]} Bc5 {(Nc4) [%eval -55,27] [%emt 00:08:45]}
14.Rad1 {(Rad1) [%eval 64,29] [%emt 00:06:38]} Bxe3 {(Bxe3) [%eval -34,26] [%emt 00:02:11]}
15.Qxe3 {(Qxe3) [%eval 51,29] [%emt 00:01:39]} O-O {(Nc4) [%eval -30,26] [%emt 00:05:12]}
16.f5 {(f5) [%eval 88,29] [%emt 00:03:25]} f6 {(f6) [%eval -51,28] [%emt 00:03:31]}
17.Qh3 {(Qe2) [%eval 122,32] [%emt 00:06:40]} Nc4 {(Nc4) [%eval -43,27] [%emt 00:03:00]}
18.Be2 {(Be2) [%eval 141,33] [%emt 00:03:38]} Nxb2 {(Nxb2) [%eval -105,30] [%emt 00:04:48]}
19.Bxh5 {(Bxh5) [%eval 79,35] [%emt 00:03:05]} Nxd1 {(Nxd1) [%eval -101,28] [%emt 00:00:23]}
20.Bg6 {(Bg6) [%eval 96,33] [%emt 00:01:53]} Nf2 {(Nf2) [%eval -86,30] [%emt 00:01:34]}
21.Rxf2 {(Rxf2) [%eval 99,34] [%emt 00:01:42]} Rf7 {(Rf7) [%eval -108,28] [%emt 00:00:29]}
22.Rf3 {(Rf3) [%eval 169,35] [%emt 00:02:36]} e5 {(e5) [%eval -123,31] [%emt 00:04:52]}
23.Qh7 {(Qh7) [%eval 153,37] [%emt 00:04:17]} Kf8 {(Kf8) [%eval -130,30] [%emt 00:00:00]}
24.Bxf7 {(Bxf7) [%eval 152,36] [%emt 00:02:22]} Kxf7 {(Kxf7) [%eval -115,30] [%emt 00:01:26]}
25.Qg6 {(Qg6) [%eval 157,35] [%emt 00:02:06]} Kg8 {(Kg8) [%eval -124,31] [%emt 00:04:58]}
26.Rg3 {(Rg3) [%eval 167,34] [%emt 00:01:22]} d5 {(d5) [%eval -144,29] [%emt 00:00:29]}
27.Qxf6 {(Qxf6) [%eval 197,33] [%emt 00:01:38]} Rf8 {(Rf8) [%eval -138,30] [%emt 00:02:16]}
28.Qh6 {(Qh6) [%eval 191,33] [%emt 00:02:00]} Qe7 {(Qe7) [%eval -134,32] [%emt 00:03:50]}
29.Nd1 {(Nd1) [%eval 202,33] [%emt 00:01:05]} Rf6 {(Rf6) [%eval -138,30] [%emt 00:05:31]}
30.Qg5 {(Qh5) [%eval 212,32] [%emt 00:01:49]} Rf7 {(dxe4) [%eval -150,31] [%emt 00:05:44]}
31.Qh5 {(Qh5) [%eval 235,32] [%emt 00:01:12]} Qb4 {(Qb4) [%eval -161,29] [%emt 00:00:36]}
32.h3 {(h3) [%eval 286,34] [%emt 00:01:43]} Qxe4 {(Qxe4) [%eval -179,32] [%emt 00:05:22]}
33.Ne3 {(Ne3) [%eval 275,36] [%emt 00:01:53]} Qf4 {(Qf4) [%eval -201,34] [%emt 00:04:55]}
34.Kh2 {(Kh2) [%eval 293,36] [%emt 00:01:14]} e4 {(e4) [%eval -210,33] [%emt 00:06:18]}
35.Ng4 {(Ng4) [%eval 297,38] [%emt 00:01:24]} Kf8 {(Kf8) [%eval -273,34] [%emt 00:03:29]}
36.Qh8 {(Qh8) [%eval 293,38] [%emt 00:02:20]} Ke7 {(Ke7) [%eval -278,33] [%emt 00:00:00]}
37.f6 {(f6) [%eval 340,37] [%emt 00:03:24]} gxf6 {(gxf6) [%eval -280,32] [%emt 00:02:08]}
38.Nh6 {(Nh6) [%eval 337,36] [%emt 00:01:37]} Bc6 {(Bc6) [%eval -298,29] [%emt 00:00:24]}
39.Nxf7 {(Nxf7) [%eval 348,36] [%emt 00:01:07]} Kxf7 {(Kxf7) [%eval -292,31] [%emt 00:02:20]}
40.Qc8 {(Qc8) [%eval 355,35] [%emt 00:01:21]} Be8 {(Be8) [%eval -298,32] [%emt 00:03:40]}
41.Qb7 {(Qb7) [%eval 359,34] [%emt 00:01:05]} Ke6 {(Ke6) [%eval -312,27] [%emt 00:00:18]}
42.Qxa6 {(Qxa6) [%eval 334,35] [%emt 00:02:39]} Kf7 {(Ke7) [%eval -301,30] [%emt 00:02:47]}
43.Qb7 {(Qb7) [%eval 378,36] [%emt 00:03:05]} Ke6 {(Ke6) [%eval -358,31] [%emt 00:04:23]}
44.Qa8 {(Qa8) [%eval 363,33] [%emt 00:01:15]} Bd7 {(Bd7) [%eval -337,30] [%emt 00:01:10]}
45.Qg8 {(Qg8) [%eval 379,34] [%emt 00:01:16]} Ke5 {(Ke5) [%eval -365,27] [%emt 00:00:13]}
46.c3 {(c3) [%eval 371,34] [%emt 00:01:33]} Qh6 {(Qh6) [%eval -344,30] [%emt 00:01:12]}
47.Qb8 {(Qb8) [%eval 386,34] [%emt 00:02:34]} Ke6 {(Ke6) [%eval -365,32] [%emt 00:02:52]}
48.Rg4 {(Qb6) [%eval 454,34] [%emt 00:03:38]} Ke7 {(Qe3) [%eval -403,30] [%emt 00:02:31]}
49.Rg8 {(Rg8) [%eval 471,34] [%emt 00:00:55]} Ke6 {(Ke6) [%eval -403,31] [%emt 00:02:21]}
50.Rh8 {(Qc7) [%eval 536,35] [%emt 00:04:17]} Qg5 {(Qd2) [%eval -469,30] [%emt 00:02:14]}
51.Qb6 {(Qb6) [%eval 602,34] [%emt 00:00:36]} Ke5 {(Ke5) [%eval -551,30] [%emt 00:01:53]}
52.Rd8 {(Rd8) [%eval 616,37] [%emt 00:02:37]} Qf4 {(Qf4) [%eval -555,30] [%emt 00:01:16]}
53.Kh1 {(Kh1) [%eval 632,35] [%emt 00:01:15]} Qf1 {(Qf1) [%eval -581,30] [%emt 00:01:29]}
54.Qg1 {(Qg1) [%eval 638,36] [%emt 00:00:45]} Qf5 {(Qxg1) [%eval -583,30] [%emt 00:02:33]}
1-0[/pgn]