World Computer Chess Championship 2015

[Harvey Williamson]

Hiarcs Komodo now in progress, and hiarcs looks like it's doing ok, according to evaluations on chessbomb.

Is this a much improved Hiarcs?

Is it the best Komodo to date?

yes and yes

[mclane]

Oh my god the game goes this and that,
I can't stand it.

[Henk]

Why did white capture on h5 and doubled its pawns and creating isolated ones. Wouldn't g5 have been better.

[AdminX]

Why did white capture on h5 and doubled its pawns and creating isolated ones. Wouldn't g5 have been better.

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+0.12/43 42.g5 Kf5 43.Kd2 Kg4 44.g6 Rd8+ 45.Rd3 Rg8 46.g7 Kf5 47.Rd5+ Kf6 48.Rxh5 Rxg7 49.Ra5 Rg4 50.h5 Rh4 51.Ke3 a3 52.Kf3 a2 53.Rxa2 Rxh5 54.Ra6+ Kf7 55.Kg4 Rb5 56.Rh6 Rb4+ 57.Kg3 Rc4 58.Ra6 Rc2 59.f3 Rc4 60.Rb6 Rc5 61.Rh6 Rc4 62.Ra6 Rb4 63.f4 Rb1 64.Kg4 Rb5 65.Rc6 Kg7 66.Kf3 Rb3+ 67.Ke4 Rb5 68.Ke3 Kf7

+0.06/43 42.f3 Ra7 43.gxh5 Kf6 44.Kf4 Kg7 45.Kg5 Ra5+ 46.Kg4 Ra8 47.f4 Kh6 48.f5 Rg8+ 49.Kf4 Kxh5 50.f6 Kg6 51.Rxa4 Kxf6 52.Ra6+ Kg7 53.Kg5 Kf7+ 54.Kh5 Rh8+ 55.Rh6 Rxh6+ 56.Kxh6 Kf6 57.h5 Kf7 58.Kg5 Kg7 59.Kf4 Kg8 60.Ke3 Kh7 61.h6 Kg6 62.Kd3 Kxh6 63.Kc2 Kg7 64.Kb3 Kg8 65.Ka4 Kf7 66.Kb4 Kf6 67.Ka3 Kg6 68.Kb3

0.00/43 42.gxh5 Kf6 43.Kf4 Kg7 44.Kg5 Ra5+ 45.Kg4 Ra8 46.f4 Kh6 47.f5 Rg8+ 48.Kf4 Kxh5 49.f6 Kg6 50.Rxa4 Kxf6 51.Ra6+ Kg7 52.Kg5 Kf7+ 53.Kh5 Rh8+ 54.Kg4 Rb8 55.Ra5 Kg6 56.Rg5+ Kh6 57.Rf5 Kg6 58.Rf3 Rb4+ 59.Kg3 Rb1 60.Re3 Rg1+ 61.Kf3 Kh5 62.Re8 Rf1+ 63.Kg3 Rg1+ 64.Kh2 Rb1 65.Rh8+ Kg6 66.h5+ Kg7 67.Rc8 Rb5 68.Kg3 Rxh5 69.Kg4 Rb5 70.Rc7+ Kg6

[jefk]

[quote="hgm"]Well, the catch was that we also had to sit through 3 lectures, one very boring... [/quote]

at least it wasn't cold i presume.
even with all those beers.

[ernst]

Why did white capture on h5 and doubled its pawns and creating isolated ones. Wouldn't g5 have been better.

No it would not as the result would be the same.

[Peter Berger]

Looks like an opening win for hiarcs ...

But maybe hiarcs is no chess system tal.

I can't believe this is only draw.

A very embarassing game for the Komodo book author obviously.

Yes, this line has indeed been *somehow* revived recently, but for no reason that might make it an attractive choice in a black game against Hiarcs in a WCCC event in any way ( to put it *very, very* mildly actually ).

While watching this game at work I couldn't help but wonder how Larry Kaufman would feel seeing this ( that this setup is shit is simply basic chess culture - see Alekhine - Bogoljubov).

The Komodo book seems to be a weak point in this tournament anyway. Personally I am convinced that "no book " would have been a better choice.

Peter

[mclane]

I do subscribe to this. Opening book is an important issue in a tournament.
Either you prepare for it, or you play 1.a3 or 1...a6 and throw the opponent out of book.

[mclane]

Beside all these discussions about Jonny, Komodo etc, it is IMO a good thing to see Stefan Meyer kahlen operating shredder !

Let's hope there will be a new shredder version after the championship. My last one is shredder 12 and that was a few years ago.

The same counts for hiarcs,
Let's keep the fingers crossed for the last round and the game hiarcs - Jonny.

[Henk]

Beside all these discussions about Jonny, Komodo etc, it is IMO a good thing to see Stefan Meyer kahlen operating shredder !

Let's hope there will be a new shredder version after the championship. My last one is shredder 12 and that was a few years ago.

The same counts for hiarcs,
Let's keep the fingers crossed for the last round and the game hiarcs - Jonny.

Maybe Jonny goes for a draw and plays Petroff's defense.