Rybka-Zappa Game 10

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Re: Rybka-Zappa Game 10

Post by Nid Hogge »

Draw .. White had an advantage but Rybka somehow missed that as well.

Congrats Zappa! Hopefully this sets Anthony's return. With new Zappa versions that kick everyone elses butt ofcourse! :P
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Re: Rybka-Zappa Game 10

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Congrats to both Teams, Erdo Thank you for your Great Work in this match. Anthony Thank you for the improvements, they worked out well. Vas and team, great efford. I am sure Rybka will be made even stronger now. I hope there is a rematch.


[Event "Blitz:10'+10"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2007.09.27"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Rybka"]
[Black "Zappa Mexico "]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2007.??.??"]
[TimeControl "600+10"]

{4MB, ZapM X Black.ctg, ZAPPA} 1. Nf3 {0} Nf6 {B/0 0} 2. c4 {11} e6 {B/0 0} 3.
Nc3 {8} c5 {B/0 0} 4. g3 {8} b6 {B/0 0} 5. Bg2 {10} Bb7 {B/0 0} 6. O-O {8} Be7
{B/0 0} 7. Re1 {8} d6 {B/0 0} 8. e4 {9} a6 {B/0 0} 9. d4 {8} cxd4 {B/0 0} 10.
Nxd4 {8} Qc7 {B/0 0} 11. Be3 {8} Nbd7 {B/0 0} 12. f4 {8} Rc8 {B/0 0} 13. Rc1 {9
} O-O {B/0 0} 14. f5 {10} e5 {0.42/19 289} 15. Nb3 {13} Qb8 {B/0 0} 16. Qe2 {
151} Rc7 {0.39/19 245} 17. Nd2 {554} Rfc8 {0.37/21 0} 18. g4 {(a4) 153} h6 {
0.43/20 233} 19. h4 {12} Nh7 {0.48/19 228} 20. Bf2 {10} Bc6 {0.48/20 498} 21.
Nd5 {131} Bxd5 {0.48/20 1} 22. exd5 {20} b5 {0.49/19 212} 23. b3 {40} b4 {
0.52/19 129} 24. Qe3 {109} Nc5 {0.51/19 43} 25. Ne4 {117} Nxe4 {0.54/19 113}
26. Bxe4 {14} Rd7 {0.58/19 424} 27. Bf3 {(Kh1) 179} Qc7 {0.52/18 122} 28. Kg2 {
(Ted1) 10} a5 {0.61/17 174} 29. Kh3 {(Th1) 371} Qd8 {0.50/18 195} 30. Qd2 {
(Ted1) 11} Rdc7 {0.52/18 125} 31. Rcd1 {(Ted1) 66} Bf6 {0.52/18 136} 32. Re2 {
(Tc1) 134} Rd7 {0.55/17 101} 33. Qd3 {(Tc1) 31} Be7 {0.51/16 27} 34. a3 {
(Dd2) 47} bxa3 {0.45/17 39} 35. Ra1 {43} Qf8 {0.29/18 0} 36. Rxa3 {55} Bd8 {
0.31/18 0} 37. Kg2 {1339} Rb8 {0.30/22 37} 38. Re1 {(Tea2) 109} Rdb7 {
0.23/20 80} 39. c5 {55} Rb4 {0.23/18 8} 40. c6 {(Dd1) 81} Qe7 {0.12/15 41} 41.
Bg3 {(Dd2) 179} Nf6 {0.09/16 32} 42. g5 {194} hxg5 {0.17/18 1} 43. hxg5 {25}
Ne8 {0.00/18 22} 44. Qd2 {(g6) 14} Rxb3 {-0.01/16 37} 45. Rxb3 {9} Rxb3 {
-0.01/16 0} 46. g6 {284} Bb6 {0.00/18 2} 47. Qa2 {27} Rb4 {0.00/17 9} 48. Rb1 {
(Te4) 34} fxg6 {0.00/17 53} 49. fxg6 {10} Qg5 {0.00/18 24} 50. Rxb4 {11} axb4 {
0.00/18 2} 51. Qb1 {(Dc4) 30} Qd2+ {0.00/19 107} 52. Kf1 {411} Qe3 {0.00/19 49}
53. Qf5 {33} Qg1+ {0.00/22 0} 54. Ke2 {9} Qe3+ {0.00/22 0} 55. Kd1 {(Kf1) 30}
Qb3+ {0.00/21 40} 56. Kd2 {(Ke1) 41} Qc3+ {0.00/20 38} 57. Kd1 {8} Qb3+ {
0.00/22 75} 58. Ke1 {11} Qe3+ {0.00/23 37} 59. Kd1 {(Kf1) 10} Qb3+ {0.00/24 94}
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Re: Rybka-Zappa Game 10

Post by George Tsavdaris »

AdminX wrote:Congrats to both Teams, Erdo Thank you for your Great Work in this match. Anthony Thank you for the improvements, they worked out well. Vas and team, great efford. I am sure Rybka will be made even stronger now. I hope there is a rematch.
Rybka cannot fail to win such a game, with such a position! It just cannot fail to win! Yet it failed! :shock: It definitely something was wrong with Rybka in the last 10 game in my opinion.....

Well done for Zappa! It played good and bad, just like Rybka. Rybka just played more times bad moves....

Here i show an almost forced win for Rybka that didn't manage to find it.
(It begins with 27.Kh2 and has 28.Rg1 and i can't find a refutation for the moment....
The time Rybka plays this Kh2->Rg1 plan, it will be the game i will buy Rybka. I start to decide that i may apply this decision to other programs too.)

[Event "Blitz:10'+10"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2007.09.27"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Rybka"]
[Black "Zappa Mexico X64 Remote X Rem"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[Annotator "George"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2007.??.??"]
[TimeControl "600+10"]

{4MB, ZapM X Black.ctg, ZAPPA} 1. Nf3 {0} Nf6 {B/0 0} 2. c4 {11} e6 {B/0 0} 3.
Nc3 {8} c5 {B/0 0} 4. g3 {8} b6 {B/0 0} 5. Bg2 {10} Bb7 {B/0 0} 6. O-O {8} Be7
{B/0 0} 7. Re1 {8} d6 {B/0 0} 8. e4 {9} a6 {B/0 0} 9. d4 {8} cxd4 {B/0 0} 10.
Nxd4 {8} Qc7 {B/0 0} 11. Be3 {8} Nbd7 {B/0 0} 12. f4 {8} Rc8 {B/0 0} 13. Rc1 {9
} O-O {B/0 0} 14. f5 {10} e5 {0.42/19 289} 15. Nb3 {13} Qb8 {B/0 0} 16. Qe2 {
151} Rc7 {0.39/19 245} 17. Nd2 {554} Rfc8 {0.37/21 0} 18. g4 {(a4) 153} h6 {
0.43/20 233} 19. h4 {12} Nh7 {0.48/19 228} 20. Bf2 {10} Bc6 {0.48/20 498} 21.
Nd5 {131} Bxd5 {0.48/20 1} 22. exd5 {20} b5 {0.49/19 212} 23. b3 {40} b4 {
0.52/19 129} 24. Qe3 {109} Nc5 {0.51/19 43} 25. Ne4 {117} Nxe4 {0.54/19 113}
26. Bxe4 {14} Rd7 {0.58/19 424} 27. Bf3 {(Kh1) 179} (27. Kh2 Qc7 (27... Re8 28.
Rg1 Qd8 29. Kh3 Rb7 30. c5 Rb5 (30... Rb8 31. cxd6 Bxd6 32. g5 hxg5 33. hxg5 a5
(33... Qd7 34. Rc6) 34. Qg3) (30... Nf6 31. c6 (31. g5 hxg5 (31... Nxe4 32.
Qxe4 hxg5 33. c6 Rb5 34. hxg5 Qc8 35. Rg4) 32. Qxg5 Bf8 33. c6 Nxe4 34. Qxd8
Nxf2+ (34... Rxd8 35. cxb7 Rb8 36. Be1 Rxb7 37. Rg4) 35. Kg2 Rxd8 36. cxb7 Rb8
37. Kxf2 Rxb7 38. f6)) 31. cxd6 Bxd6 32. g5 hxg5 33. hxg5) 28. Rg1 Qd8 29. f6
Bxf6 (29... Nxf6 30. Bf5 Rdc7 (30... Nh7 31. g5 hxg5 32. hxg5 g6 33. Bh3)) 30.
g5 hxg5 (30... Nxg5 31. hxg5 Bxg5 32. Rxg5 Qxg5 (32... hxg5 33. Bf5 Rdc7 34.
Kg2 Qf6 (34... Rb8 35. Rh1 Rcb7 (35... Qf6 36. Qh3 g6 37. Qh7+ Kf8 38. Qh8+
Qxh8 39. Rxh8+ Ke7 40. Rxb8 gxf5 41. Rxb4) (35... g6 36. Qh3 Qf6 37. Qh7+ Kf8
38. Qh8+ Qxh8 39. Rxh8+ Ke7 40. Rxb8 gxf5 41. Rxb4) 36. Qh3) 35. Bxc8 Rxc8 36.
Qh3) 33. Qxg5 hxg5 34. Bf5) 31. Bxh7+ Kxh7 32. hxg5 Be7 33. Qh3+ Kg8 34. Rcf1
g6 (34... Bf8 35. g6 fxg6 36. Bc5 Qe8 37. Kg2 Rf7 38. Rh1 Rf4 39. Be3) (34...
Bxg5 35. Rxg5 Qxg5 36. Qxd7) 35. Be3 Bf8 36. Kg2 Bg7 37. Rh1 Kf8 38. Qh7) 27...
Qc7 {0.52/18 122} 28. Kg2 {(Ted1) 10} a5 {0.61/17 174} 29. Kh3 {(Th1) 371} Qd8
{0.50/18 195} 30. Qd2 {(Ted1) 11} Rdc7 {0.52/18 125} 31. Rcd1 {(Ted1) 66} Bf6 {
0.52/18 136} 32. Re2 {(Tc1) 134} Rd7 {0.55/17 101} 33. Qd3 {(Tc1) 31} Be7 {
0.51/16 27} 34. a3 {(Dd2) 47} bxa3 {0.45/17 39} 35. Ra1 {43} Qf8 {0.29/18 0}
36. Rxa3 {55} Bd8 {0.31/18 0 Rxa3 55 Bd8 0.31/18 0} 37. Kg2 {1339} Rb8 {
0.30/22 37} 38. Re1 {(Tea2) 109} Rdb7 {0.23/20 80} 39. c5 {55} Rb4 {0.23/18 8}
40. c6 {(Dd1) 81} Qe7 {0.12/15 41} 41. Bg3 {(Dd2) 179} Nf6 {0.09/16 32} 42. g5
{194} hxg5 {0.17/18 1} 43. hxg5 {25} Ne8 {0.00/18 22} 44. Qd2 {(g6) 14} Rxb3 {
-0.01/16 37} 45. Rxb3 {9} Rxb3 {-0.01/16 0} 46. g6 {284} Bb6 {0.00/18 2} 47.
Qa2 {27} Rb4 {0.00/17 9} 48. Rb1 {(Te4) 34} fxg6 {0.00/17 53} 49. fxg6 {10} Qg5
{0.00/18 24} 50. Rxb4 {11} axb4 {0.00/18 2} 51. Qb1 {(Dc4) 30} Qd2+ {
0.00/19 107} 52. Kf1 {411} Qe3 {0.00/19 49} 53. Qf5 {33} Qg1+ {0.00/22 0} 54.
Ke2 {9} Qe3+ {0.00/22 0} 55. Kd1 {(Kf1) 30} Qb3+ {0.00/21 40} 56. Kd2 {(Ke1) 41
} Qc3+ {0.00/20 38} 57. Kd1 {8} Qb3+ {0.00/22 75} 58. Ke1 {11} Qe3+ {0.00/23 37
} 59. Kd1 {(Kf1) 10} Qb3+ {0.00/24 94} 1/2-1/2
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Re: Rybka-Zappa Game 10

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Very nice match, showing how far are the top engines from perfection :)
Overall Zappa looked better to me.
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Re: Rybka-Zappa Game 10

Post by George Tsavdaris »

After some more analysis of some moves that resisted for black, i'm convinced that 27.Kh2 and then 28.Rg1 wins for white. White just has an unstoppable attack!

I wonder which programs can find these moves.... :?

[Event "Blitz:10'+10"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2007.09.27"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Rybka"]
[Black "Zappa Mexico X64 Remote X Rem"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[Annotator "George"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2007.??.??"]
[TimeControl "600+10"]

{4MB, ZapM X Black.ctg, ZAPPA} 1. Nf3 {0} Nf6 {B/0 0} 2. c4 {11} e6 {B/0 0} 3.
Nc3 {8} c5 {B/0 0} 4. g3 {8} b6 {B/0 0} 5. Bg2 {10} Bb7 {B/0 0} 6. O-O {8} Be7
{B/0 0} 7. Re1 {8} d6 {B/0 0} 8. e4 {9} a6 {B/0 0} 9. d4 {8} cxd4 {B/0 0} 10.
Nxd4 {8} Qc7 {B/0 0} 11. Be3 {8} Nbd7 {B/0 0} 12. f4 {8} Rc8 {B/0 0} 13. Rc1 {9
} O-O {B/0 0} 14. f5 {10} e5 {0.42/19 289} 15. Nb3 {13} Qb8 {B/0 0} 16. Qe2 {
151} Rc7 {0.39/19 245} 17. Nd2 {554} Rfc8 {0.37/21 0} 18. g4 {(a4) 153} h6 {
0.43/20 233} 19. h4 {12} Nh7 {0.48/19 228} 20. Bf2 {10} Bc6 {0.48/20 498} 21.
Nd5 {131} Bxd5 {0.48/20 1} 22. exd5 {20} b5 {0.49/19 212} 23. b3 {40} b4 {
0.52/19 129} 24. Qe3 {109} Nc5 {0.51/19 43} 25. Ne4 {117} Nxe4 {0.54/19 113}
26. Bxe4 {14} Rd7 {0.58/19 424} 27. Bf3 {(Kh1) 179} (27. Kh2 Qc7 (27... Re8 28.
Rg1 Qd8 29. Kh3 Rb7 (29... Rc7 30. Rg2 Nf6 (30... Rc8 31. Rcg1 Nf6 32. Bb1 e4 (
32... Nh7 33. g5) 33. Qf4) 31. Rcg1 Nxe4 32. Qxe4 Qd7 33. Kh2 f6 (33... Bd8 34.
g5 hxg5 35. Be3 f6 (35... Rb7 36. Bxg5 Bxg5 37. Rxg5 f6 38. Rg6) 36. hxg5 fxg5
(36... g6 37. Rg3 Qxf5 38. Qxf5 gxf5 39. gxf6+ Kh8 40. Rh3+ Rh7 41. Bh6 Bxf6
42. Rg6 Bd8 43. Bg7+ Kg8 44. Bxe5+ Kf7 45. Rxd6) 37. Bxg5 Rf8 38. Bxd8 Qxd8 39.
Rg5 Rcf7 (39... Kf7 40. Rxg7+ Ke8 41. R1g6 Rxg7 42. Rxg7 Rh8+ 43. Kg2 Qh4 44.
Qxh4 Rxh4 45. Ra7) 40. Rh5 Qf6 41. c5)) (29... Nf6 30. g5 Nxe4 31. Qxe4 hxg5
32. Qg4 Rb7 (32... f6 33. Rh1 Rb7 (33... Rc7 34. Qh5 g4+ 35. Qxg4 Bf8 (35...
Qd7 36. Rhg1 Bd8 37. h5 Kh8 38. Rg3) 36. h5) 34. Kg3 Qd7 35. hxg5 fxg5 36. Qh5
Bf6 (36... Reb8 37. c5 Qb5 38. Rc4) 37. c5) (32... Qc8 33. Be3 g6 (33... Rb7
34. hxg5 g6 35. f6) 34. Bxg5) 33. hxg5 Qd7 (33... Qc8 34. Rh1) 34. Rh1 g6 35.
f6) 30. c5 Rb5 (30... Rb8 31. cxd6 Bxd6 32. g5 hxg5 33. hxg5 a5 (33... Qd7 34.
Rc6) 34. Qg3) (30... Nf6 31. c6 (31. g5 hxg5 (31... Nxe4 32. Qxe4 hxg5 33. c6
Rb5 34. hxg5 Qc8 35. Rg4) 32. Qxg5 Bf8 33. c6 Nxe4 34. Qxd8 Nxf2+ (34... Rxd8
35. cxb7 Rb8 36. Be1 Rxb7 37. Rg4) 35. Kg2 Rxd8 36. cxb7 Rb8 37. Kxf2 Rxb7 38.
f6)) 31. cxd6 Bxd6 32. g5 hxg5 33. hxg5) 28. Rg1 Qd8 29. f6 Bxf6 (29... Nxf6
30. Bf5 Rdc7 (30... Nh7 31. g5 hxg5 32. hxg5 g6 33. Bh3)) 30. g5 hxg5 (30...
Nxg5 31. hxg5 Bxg5 32. Rxg5 Qxg5 (32... hxg5 33. Bf5 Rdc7 34. Kg2 Qf6 (34...
Rb8 35. Rh1 Rcb7 (35... Qf6 36. Qh3 g6 37. Qh7+ Kf8 38. Qh8+ Qxh8 39. Rxh8+ Ke7
40. Rxb8 gxf5 41. Rxb4) (35... g6 36. Qh3 Qf6 37. Qh7+ Kf8 38. Qh8+ Qxh8 39.
Rxh8+ Ke7 40. Rxb8 gxf5 41. Rxb4) 36. Qh3) 35. Bxc8 Rxc8 36. Qh3) 33. Qxg5 hxg5
34. Bf5) 31. Bxh7+ Kxh7 32. hxg5 Be7 33. Qh3+ Kg8 34. Rcf1 g6 (34... Bf8 35. g6
fxg6 36. Bc5 Qe8 37. Kg2 Rf7 38. Rh1 Rf4 39. Be3) (34... Bxg5 35. Rxg5 Qxg5 36.
Qxd7) 35. Be3 Bf8 36. Kg2 Bg7 37. Rh1 Kf8 38. Qh7) 27... Qc7 {0.52/18 122} 28.
Kg2 {(Ted1) 10} a5 {0.61/17 174} 29. Kh3 {(Th1) 371} Qd8 {0.50/18 195} 30. Qd2
{(Ted1) 11} Rdc7 {0.52/18 125} 31. Rcd1 {(Ted1) 66} Bf6 {0.52/18 136} 32. Re2 {
(Tc1) 134} Rd7 {0.55/17 101} 33. Qd3 {(Tc1) 31} Be7 {0.51/16 27} 34. a3 {
(Dd2) 47} bxa3 {0.45/17 39} 35. Ra1 {43} Qf8 {0.29/18 0} 36. Rxa3 {55} Bd8 {
0.31/18 0 Rxa3 55 Bd8 0.31/18 0} 37. Kg2 {1339} Rb8 {0.30/22 37} 38. Re1 {
(Tea2) 109} Rdb7 {0.23/20 80} 39. c5 {55} Rb4 {0.23/18 8} 40. c6 {(Dd1) 81} Qe7
{0.12/15 41} 41. Bg3 {(Dd2) 179} Nf6 {0.09/16 32} 42. g5 {194} hxg5 {0.17/18 1}
43. hxg5 {25} Ne8 {0.00/18 22} 44. Qd2 {(g6) 14} Rxb3 {-0.01/16 37} 45. Rxb3 {9
} Rxb3 {-0.01/16 0} 46. g6 {284} Bb6 {0.00/18 2} 47. Qa2 {27} Rb4 {0.00/17 9}
48. Rb1 {(Te4) 34} fxg6 {0.00/17 53} 49. fxg6 {10} Qg5 {0.00/18 24} 50. Rxb4 {
11} axb4 {0.00/18 2} 51. Qb1 {(Dc4) 30} Qd2+ {0.00/19 107} 52. Kf1 {411} Qe3 {
0.00/19 49} 53. Qf5 {33} Qg1+ {0.00/22 0} 54. Ke2 {9} Qe3+ {0.00/22 0} 55. Kd1
{(Kf1) 30} Qb3+ {0.00/21 40} 56. Kd2 {(Ke1) 41} Qc3+ {0.00/20 38} 57. Kd1 {8}
Qb3+ {0.00/22 75} 58. Ke1 {11} Qe3+ {0.00/23 37} 59. Kd1 {(Kf1) 10} Qb3+ {
0.00/24 94} 1/2-1/2
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Re: Rybka-Zappa Game 10

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George,

What was the final score? Do you know where the games are available in .pgn?
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Re: Rybka-Zappa Game 10

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Dave McClain wrote:George,

What was the final score? Do you know where the games are available in .pgn?
Hi Dave,

The final score was 5.5-4.5 to Zappa.
The games can be found here on the Hiarcs forum:
http://hiarcs.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=320

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Re: Rybka-Zappa Game 10

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Graham Banks wrote:
Dave McClain wrote:George,

What was the final score? Do you know where the games are available in .pgn?
Hi Dave,

The final score was 5.5-4.5 to Zappa.
The games can be found here on the Hiarcs forum:
http://hiarcs.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=320

Regards, Graham.
Graham,

Thank you!