The Freezone - Episode I

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Dan Astrachan
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Re: The Freezone - Episode I

Post by Dan Astrachan »

Tenth pairing: Critter Vs Fire

A draw in the QGD in the first game that ended after lots of piece shuffling:

[pgn][Event "Freezone - Episode I"]
[Site "ChessGUI"]
[Date "2016.04.21"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Fire 4 x64"]
[Black "Critter 1.6a 64-bit"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "3207"]
[BlackElo "3171"]
[ECO "D40"]
[Time "17:55:18"]
[Opening "D40f [QGD: Semi-Tarrasch, 5.e3 Nc6]"]
[TimeControl "40/2400:40/2400:40/2400"]
[PlyCount "190"]
[Number "19"]
[Termination "GUI adjudication"]
[BlackType "program"]
[WhiteType "program"]
[Variant "normal"]

1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.e3 Nf6 4.Nc3 d5 5.d4 Nc6 6.Be2 dxc4 7.Bxc4 cxd4 8.exd4 Bd6 9.O-O O-O 10.Re1 h6 11.a3 Bd7 12.Bd3 Re8 13.Ne4 Nxe4 14.Bxe4 Qc7 15.Bd2 Ne7 16.Ne5 Bxe5 17.dxe5 Bc6 18.Bxc6 Qxc6 19.Qg4 Nf5 20.Rac1 Qb5 21.Qb4 Qd5 22.Bc3 Red8 23.h3 Rd7 24.Qa4 b5 25.Qg4 Qb7 26.Red1 Rad8 27.Kh2 Qb6 28.Rxd7 Rxd7 29.Rc2 Rd5 30.Qf3 a5 31.Qg4 g6 32.g3 Nd4 33.Bxd4 Rxd4 34.Rc6 Qd8 35.Rc8 Qxc8 36.Qxd4 a4 37.g4 Kg7 38.h4 Qc1 39.Kg2 Qe1 40.g5 h5 41.Kf3 Qf1 42.Ke3 Qh3+ 43.Ke2 Qh1 44.Ke3 Qb1 45.Qb4 Qc1+ 46.Ke2 Qc6 47.Qd4 Qc2+ 48.Ke3 Qf5 49.Ke2 Kh7 50.Ke3 Qh3+ 51.Ke2 Qh1 52.Qf4 Kg8 53.Qd4 Qg2 54.Ke3 Kg7 55.Ke2 Qc6 56.Ke3 Qh1 57.Ke2 Kg8 58.Qd8+ Kh7 59.Qd4 Qg2 60.Qf4 Kg8 61.Qf3 Qh2 62.Qe4 Kg7 63.Ke3 Qh3+ 64.Ke2 Qb3 65.Qd4 Qa2 66.Ke3 Kh7 67.Kf4 Qb1 68.Ke3 Qe1+ 69.Kf4 Qe2 70.Kg3 Kg7 71.Kf4 Kg8 72.Qd8+ Kh7 73.Qd4 Qc2 74.Ke3 Qc6 75.Ke2 Qc7 76.Qc3 Qb6 77.Qb4 Kg8 78.Qc3 Qb7 79.Qd4 Qc8 80.Qb4 Qc2+ 81.Ke3 Qc1+ 82.Qd2 Qc5+ 83.Qd4 Qc8 84.Qc3 Qe8 85.Kd4 Qb8 86.Kc5 Qa7+ 87.Kxb5 Qxf2 88.Qb4 Qc2 89.Qd4 Kg7 90.Kb6 Qc8 91.Ka5 Qc6 92.Qb4 Qa8+ 93.Kb5 Qe8+ 94.Kc5 Qd7 95.Qd4 Qa7+ 1/2-1/2 [/pgn]

In the return game, Critter had a bad day at the office and was clearly outplayed by its opponent, which was better throughout:

[pgn][Event "Freezone - Episode I"]
[Site "ChessGUI"]
[Date "2016.04.22"]
[Round "3.4"]
[White "Critter 1.6a 64-bit"]
[Black "Fire 4 x64"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "3171"]
[BlackElo "3207"]
[ECO "A30"]
[Time "00:27:49"]
[Opening "A30b [English: Symmetrical, 2.Nf3]"]
[TimeControl "40/2400:40/2400:40/2400"]
[PlyCount "186"]
[Number "20"]
[Termination "GUI adjudication"]
[BlackType "program"]
[WhiteType "program"]
[Variant "normal"]

1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.e4 Nd4 5.b3 Ne7 6.Bb2 Nec6 7.Bd3 Be7 8.Nxd4 cxd4 9.Ne2 e5 10.O-O O-O 11.a3 a5 12.f4 d6 13.Kh1 Bd7 14.Bc2 Bf6 15.Rb1 Rb8 16.f5 b6 17.Bc1 Bg5 18.Ng1 b5 19.cxb5 Rxb5 20.Bd3 Rb8 21.Nh3 Be7 22.Qg4 Na7 23.a4 Nc8 24.Rf3 g6 25.Nf2 Kh8 26.Rh3 Rg8 27.Qf3 Rg7 28.Bb5 Bxb5 29.axb5 f6 30.fxg6 Rxg6 31.Ng4 d5 32.Nh6 Qc7 33.Nf5 Bb4 34.Qh5 Rg5 35.Qh6 Qf7 36.d3 Rg4 37.Rf3 dxe4 38.dxe4 Rg6 39.Qh3 Ne7 40.Nh6 Qe8 41.Qe6 Ng8 42.Qxe8 Rxe8 43.Nf5 Ne7 44.Ng3 Nc8 45.Ra1 Nd6 46.b6 Bc3 47.Ba3 Nb5 48.Ra2 Nxa3 49.Rxa3 Rb8 50.Kg1 Rxb6 51.Kf1 Rc6 52.Ra2 Bb4 53.Ra1 Kg8 54.Nh1 Rc2 55.Nf2 Kf7 56.g3 Ke7 57.Kg1 h5 58.h3 Bc3 59.Ra4 Rb2 60.Nd3 Rxb3 61.Rc4 Bd2 62.Kf1 Rc3 63.Ra4 Rc2 64.Ra3 Kd7 65.Rb3 Kc7 66.Rb1 Bc3 67.Rb3 Ra2 68.Rb1 a4 69.Nb4 Bxb4 70.Rxb4 Rg8 71.Rb1 a3 72.Ke1 Kd7 73.Rb7+ Kc6 74.Rfb3 Ra8 75.R3b6+ Kc5 76.Rb3 Rg2 77.R7b5+ Kd6 78.Rb6+ Ke7 79.Rb7+ Kf8 80.Rh7 Kg8 81.Rbb7 Rxg3 82.Ra7 Rxa7 83.Rxa7 d3 84.Kf2 d2 85.Ra8+ Kf7 86.Ke2 Rg2+ 87.Kd1 Rg1+ 88.Kxd2 a2 89.Ra7+ Kg6 90.Kc3 a1=Q+ 91.Rxa1 Rxa1 92.h4 Rh1 93.Kd2 Rxh4 0-1 [/pgn]
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Dan Astrachan
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Re: The Freezone - Episode I

Post by Dan Astrachan »

Eleventh pairing: Stockfish vs Nirvachess

Two games, an English and a Neo-Grünfeld, where SF couldn't find the chink in Nirvana's armour. Two draws:

[pgn]Event "Freezone - Episode I"]
[Site "ChessGUI"]
[Date "2016.04.22"]
[Round "3.5"]
[White "Stockfish 180416 64 POPCNT"]
[Black "Nirvanachess 2.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "3340"]
[BlackElo "3157"]
[ECO "A10"]
[Time "03:24:52"]
[Opening "A10 [English: 1...g6 2.g3]"]
[TimeControl "40/2400:40/2400:40/2400"]
[PlyCount "138"]
[Number "21"]
[Termination "GUI adjudication"]
[BlackType "program"]
[WhiteType "program"]
[Variant "normal"]

1.g3 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.d4 d5 4.cxd5 c6 5.dxc6 Bxd4 6.e3 Bb6 7.Qxd8+ Bxd8 8.Bg2 Nxc6 9.Nf3 Bf5 10.O-O Nf6 11.b3 O-O 12.Bb2 Bb6 13.Ne5 Nxe5 14.Bxe5 Nd7 15.Bb2 Rab8 16.Nc3 Rfd8 17.Rac1 Be6 18.Nd5 Bxd5 19.Bxd5 Nc5 20.Rcd1 Bc7 21.Bf3 b6 22.Kg2 f6 23.Bd4 Kg7 24.Rc1 Bd6 25.Rfd1 Ne6 26.Bb2 Rbc8 27.Kf1 Rxc1 28.Rxc1 Nc5 29.Ke2 a5 30.h4 Be5 31.Bxe5 fxe5 32.Rc4 Kf6 33.b4 axb4 34.Rxb4 Rd6 35.Bg2 h6 36.Rc4 Rd7 37.a4 Ra7 38.Bc6 e6 39.Rb4 Ra5 40.Kf3 Ra6 41.Kg2 Nd3 42.Rg4 Nc5 43.Be8 g5 44.Rb4 Nd3 45.Rc4 Ra5 46.Bb5 Nc5 47.Kh3 e4 48.Rd4 Ra8 49.Bc6 Ra7 50.hxg5+ hxg5 51.Kg2 Ra6 52.Kg1 Ke5 53.g4 Kf6 54.Rb4 Ke7 55.Kg2 Kf6 56.Kh2 Ke5 57.Kg3 Ra5 58.Kg2 Ra6 59.Kf1 Ra5 60.Rxb6 Nxa4 61.Bxa4 Rxa4 62.Rb5+ Kf6 63.Rb1 Rc4 64.Rd1 Ra4 65.Kg2 Ra2 66.Rb1 Rc2 67.Kg3 Re2 68.Ra1 Rb2 69.Rc1 Ke5 1/2-1/2[/pgn]

[pgn][Event "Freezone - Episode I"]
[Site "ChessGUI"]
[Date "2016.04.22"]
[Round "3.6"]
[White "Nirvanachess 2.2"]
[Black "Stockfish 180416 64 POPCNT"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "3157"]
[BlackElo "3340"]
[ECO "D73"]
[Time "05:34:44"]
[Opening "D73 [Neo-Grünfeld, 5.Nf3 c6]"]
[TimeControl "40/2400:40/2400:40/2400"]
[PlyCount "269"]
[Number "22"]
[Termination "GUI TB adjudication"]
[WhiteType "program"]
[BlackType "program"]
[Variant "normal"]

1.g3 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.d4 c6 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.Bg2 d5 6.Qb3 Qb6 7.Nc3 O-O 8.O-O Rd8 9.Bd2 Be6 10.c5 Qxb3 11.axb3 Ne4 12.Bf4 Nd7 13.b4 a6 14.h3 Rac8 15.Rfd1 h6 16.Be3 h5 17.Nh2 Re8 18.Rac1 Rcd8 19.Bf4 g5 20.Be3 g4 21.hxg4 hxg4 22.Nf1 f5 23.Bf4 Kf7 24.Ne3 Rh8 25.Bc7 Rdg8 26.Bf4 Bf6 27.Kf1 Nf8 28.Nc2 Bd7 29.e3 Ne6 30.Ne2 N4g5 31.Bxg5 Nxg5 32.Ne1 Kg7 33.Nd3 Nf7 34.Ne1 Re8 35.Ra1 Rh6 36.Nc2 Rh2 37.Rac1 Reh8 38.Ra1 R8h6 39.Ra3 Bc8 40.Ra2 Ng5 41.Ne1 Rh8 42.Ng1 Be6 43.Ne2 Bd7 44.Raa1 R2h6 45.Rab1 Bc8 46.Nd3 Rh2 47.Nef4 Nf7 48.Ke2 e5 49.dxe5 Nxe5 50.Rh1 Rxh1 51.Rxh1 Rxh1 52.Bxh1 Kh6 53.b3 Kg5 54.Ne1 Nf7 55.Nc2 Bd7 56.Nd4 Kh6 57.Nd3 Ng5 58.Nf4 Ne4 59.Bg2 Be5 60.Nd3 Bg7 61.Nc1 Kg5 62.Nd3 Bf6 63.Nf4 Be7 64.Nc2 Bf8 65.Nd4 Bh6 66.Nde6+ Kf6 67.Nd4 Kf7 68.Nc2 Bg7 69.Nd4 Bf8 70.Nc2 Be7 71.Nd4 Kf6 72.Nh5+ Kg6 73.Nf4+ Kf7 74.Bf1 Bg5 75.Bg2 Bf6 76.Nh5 Be5 77.Nf4 Bc8 78.Nd3 Bg7 79.Nc1 Bf6 80.Nd3 Kg6 81.Nf4+ Kh6 82.Nd3 Kg5 83.Ne1 Bd7 84.Nec2 Kg6 85.Ne1 Kh5 86.Nd3 Be7 87.Ne5 Bc8 88.Nc2 Kg5 89.Nd4 Kf6 90.Nd3 Bf8 91.Nb2 Bg7 92.Nd3 Bd7 93.Nf4 Kf7 94.Nd3 Kg6 95.Nf4+ Kh7 96.Ke1 Be5 97.Bf1 Kg7 98.Bd3 Kf6 99.Nh5+ Kf7 100.Nf4 Bc7 101.Nc2 Bc8 102.Bf1 a5 103.bxa5 Nxc5 104.b4 Ne4 105.Nd4 Bd6 106.Nd3 Nf6 107.a6 bxa6 108.Nxc6 Ne4 109.Nd4 Kf6 110.Bg2 Bd7 111.Bxe4 dxe4 112.Nc5 Bxc5 113.bxc5 Ke5 114.c6 Be8 115.Kd2 Kd6 116.Kc3 Bxc6 117.Kb4 Bd7 118.Nb3 Be8 119.Nd4 Bg6 120.Ka5 Kc5 121.Kxa6 Kb4 122.Kb6 Kc3 123.Kc6 Kd2 124.Kd5 Ke1 125.Ke5 Kxf2 126.Kf4 Bh7 127.Nb3 Kg2 128.Nd4 Bg6 129.Nc6 Be8 130.Ne5 Ba4 131.Kg5 Kxg3 132.Kxf5 Bd1 133.Kxe4 Ba4 134.Kf5 Kh3 135.Nxg4 1/2-1/2
[/pgn]
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Dan Astrachan
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Re: The Freezone - Episode I

Post by Dan Astrachan »

Twelfth pairing: Andscacs vs Protector

In the first game, Andscacs capitalizes on Protector's mistake (25...Rac7) to build an advantage and win the game.

[pgn][Event "Freezone - Episode I"]
[Site "ChessGUI"]
[Date "2016.04.22"]
[Round "3.7"]
[White "Andscacs 0.86"]
[Black "Protector 1.9.0"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "3150"]
[BlackElo "3153"]
[ECO "A00v"]
[Time "10:11:32"]
[Opening "A00v [Benko Opening]"]
[TimeControl "40/2400:40/2400:40/2400"]
[PlyCount "175"]
[Number "23"]
[Termination "GUI adjudication"]
[WhiteType "program"]
[BlackType "program"]
[Variant "normal"]

1.g3 d5 2.Bg2 e5 3.d3 Nf6 4.Nf3 Bd6 5.a3 O-O 6.O-O Re8 7.c4 c6 8.Qc2 Bg4 9.h3 Be6 10.Nbd2 Qc8 11.Kh2 Nbd7 12.b4 h6 13.c5 Bb8 14.Bb2 b6 15.cxb6 axb6 16.Rfc1 c5 17.a4 Qb7 18.b5 Ra7 19.Re1 Rc8 20.Rec1 Rd8 21.e4 c4 22.Ne1 dxe4 23.dxe4 Rc8 24.Qd1 Qa8 25.Nef3 Rac7 26.Bxe5 Nxe5 27.Nxe5 c3 28.Ndf3 Qxe4 29.Nc6 Rxc6 30.bxc6 Qxc6 31.Nd4 Qc5 32.Nxe6 fxe6 33.Qe2 Kh8 34.Qxe6 Rd8 35.Qc6 Qxf2 36.Rxc3 Rd2 37.Qf3 Qxf3 38.Rxf3 Bd6 39.Rb3 Bc5 40.Rbb1 Re2 41.Re1 Rb2 42.Rec1 Bd4 43.Rd1 Bf2 44.Rd3 Bc5 45.Kh1 Kh7 46.Bc6 Bb4 47.Rf3 Rd2 48.Rb1 Bc5 49.Re1 Rb2 50.Bb5 h5 51.Re2 Rb1+ 52.Kh2 Kh6 53.Bd3 Rc1 54.Bf5 Bg1+ 55.Kg2 Bc5 56.Rf1 Rc3 57.h4 Bd4 58.Rf4 Bc5 59.Bc2 Nd5 60.Re6+ Nf6 61.Bb1 Rb3 62.Rf1 Bd4 63.Kh3 Rb4 64.Bc2 Rc4 65.Bd1 Rc3 66.Rf4 Bg1 67.Rf5 Kg6 68.Rfe5 Kh7 69.Bxh5 Bd4 70.Rg5 Nxh5 71.Rxh5+ Kg8 72.Rf5 Rc7 73.h5 Kh7 74.Rd5 Bc3 75.Rxb6 Ra7 76.Rc6 Be1 77.Rc1 Bb4 78.Rc4 Ba5 79.g4 Kh6 80.Rd6+ Kh7 81.g5 Ra8 82.Kg4 Bd8 83.Rd5 Ba5 84.Rd7 Kg8 85.Kf5 Kh8 86.Ra7 Rf8+ 87.Kg6 Rb8 88.Rxa5 1-0 [/pgn]

The return game ended with a threefold-repetition:

[pgn][Event "Freezone - Episode I"]
[Site "ChessGUI"]
[Date "2016.04.22"]
[Round "3.8"]
[White "Protector 1.9.0"]
[Black "Andscacs 0.86"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "3153"]
[BlackElo "3150"]
[ECO "A00v"]
[Time "13:14:28"]
[Opening "A00v [Benko Opening]"]
[TimeControl "40/2400:40/2400:40/2400"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[Number "24"]
[Termination "3-fold rep"]
[WhiteType "program"]
[BlackType "program"]
[Variant "normal"]

1.g3 d5 2.Bg2 e5 3.e3 Nf6 4.d4 Nbd7 5.Nf3 e4 6.Nfd2 c6 7.c4 b5 8.cxd5 cxd5 9.O-O Ba6 10.f3 b4 11.fxe4 Bxf1 12.Qxf1 dxe4 13.Nxe4 Rc8 14.a3 Qb6 15.Bd2 Nxe4 16.Bxe4 bxa3 17.Nxa3 Qxb2 18.Nc4 Rxc4 19.Rxa7 Qxd2 20.Qxc4 Bc5 21.dxc5 O-O 22.Qc2 Qxe3+ 23.Kg2 Nxc5 24.Bxh7+ Kh8 25.Bf5 Ne6 26.Qf2 Qe5 27.Bd3 Ng5 28.Rd7 Ra8 29.Qe2 Qf6 30.Re7 g6 31.Re8+ Rxe8 32.Qxe8+ Kh7 33.Be2 Qf5 34.Qe3 Kg7 35.Bc4 Qc2+ 36.Qe2 Qf5 37.Bb3 Qc5 38.Qb2+ f6 39.Qc2 Qe3 40.h4 Qf3+ 41.Kh2 Ne4 42.Qc7+ Kh6 43.Qf4+ Qxf4 44.gxf4 f5 45.Kg2 Kg7 46.Bd5 Nc3 47.Bc4 Ne4 48.Bd5 Nc3 49.Bc4 Ne4 50.Bd5 1/2-1/2[/pgn]
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Re: The Freezone - Episode I

Post by Dan Astrachan »

Thirteenth pairing: BlackMamba vs Critter

The uphill struggle continues for BlackMamba. In a Sicilian Rossolimo, BM gobbles a tempting but poisoned pawn (35. Nxe5), leading to brutal retaliation and the win by Critter.

[pgn][Event "Freezone - Episode I"]
[Site "ChessGUI"]
[Date "2016.04.22"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "BlackMamba 2.0 x64"]
[Black "Critter 1.6a 64-bit"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "3137"]
[BlackElo "3171"]
[ECO "B31b"]
[Time "14:47:00"]
[Opening "B31b [Sicilian: Rossolimo, 3...g6 4.Nc3]"]
[TimeControl "40/2400:40/2400:40/2400"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[Number "25"]
[Termination "GUI adjudication"]
[BlackType "program"]
[WhiteType "program"]
[Variant "normal"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6 4.Nc3 Bg7 5.O-O Nf6 6.e5 Ng4 7.Bxc6 dxc6 8.Re1 O-O 9.d3 Nh6 10.Bxh6 Bxh6 11.Re4 Bg7 12.Qd2 Qc7 13.Qe3 b6 14.Rh4 Bf5 15.Re1 Rad8 16.h3 Qb7 17.Qf4 Qb8 18.Ne4 f6 19.Ng3 fxe5 20.Qe3 Rd5 21.Ng5 h6 22.Nf3 Qd6 23.b3 Qe6 24.Kh2 Qd6 25.Qc1 Kh7 26.Ne4 Qd8 27.Kg1 e6 28.Qe3 c4 29.bxc4 Ra5 30.a3 Rxa3 31.c5 Ra2 32.Qd2 b5 33.Nd6 a5 34.g3 Qe7 35.Nxe5 g5 36.Rh5 Bxe5 37.Rxe5 Bg6 38.Rexg5 Bxh5 39.Rxh5 Qg7 40.Rh4 b4 41.d4 Qg6 42.Qe3 Ra3 43.Qe1 Raf3 44.Ne4 Rxf2 45.Qxf2 Rxf2 46.Kxf2 a4 47.Rg4 Qf5+ 48.Rf4 Qxh3 49.Rg4 Qxg4 50.Nf6+ Kg7 51.Nxg4 a3 52.d5 exd5 53.c3 b3 54.c4 b2 55.cxd5 b1=Q 56.Ke2 Qe4+ 57.Kd2 Qxg4 0-1 [/pgn]

The second game ended with a threefold repetition:

[pgn][Event "Freezone - Episode I"]
[Site "ChessGUI"]
[Date "2016.04.22"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Critter 1.6a 64-bit"]
[Black "BlackMamba 2.0 x64"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "3171"]
[BlackElo "3137"]
[ECO "B30t"]
[Time "17:13:12"]
[Opening "(B30t [Sicilian: Rossolimo, 3...e6 4.O-O Nge7 5.Re1]"]
[TimeControl "40/2400:40/2400:40/2400"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[Number "26"]
[Termination "3-fold rep"]
[BlackType "program"]
[WhiteType "program"]
[Variant "normal"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 e6 4.O-O Nge7 5.Re1 a6 6.Bf1 d5 7.exd5 Nxd5 8.d4 Nf6 9.dxc5 Qxd1 10.Rxd1 Bxc5 11.Bf4 Ne4 12.Be3 Bxe3 13.fxe3 Ke7 14.Nbd2 Nxd2 15.Rxd2 e5 16.a3 Rd8 17.Rxd8 Kxd8 18.Bd3 f5 19.e4 f4 20.Bc4 Bg4 21.Bd5 Bxf3 22.Bxc6 Bxg2 23.Bxb7 Rb8 24.Rd1+ Ke7 25.Rd5 Ke6 26.Kxg2 Rxb7 27.b3 g5 28.h3 h5 29.Rd8 Rc7 30.c4 a5 31.Re8+ Kd6 32.Rd8+ Rd7 33.Rxd7+ Kxd7 34.b4 Kd6 35.bxa5 Kc7 36.c5 Kb8 37.Kf3 Kb7 38.a4 Kc6 39.a6 Kc7 40.Ke2 Kc6 41.Kf2 g4 42.hxg4 hxg4 43.Kg2 Kc7 44.a5 Kc6 45.Kf2 g3+ 46.Ke2 g2 47.Kf2 f3 48.Kg1 Kc7 49.Kf2 Kc6 50.Kg1 Kc7 51.Kf2 Kc6 1/2-1/2 [/pgn]
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Re: The Freezone - Episode I

Post by Dan Astrachan »

Fourteenth pairing: Gull vs Nirvanachess

Two English openings ending in draws:

[pgn][Event "Freezone - Episode I"]
[Site "ChessGUI"]
[Date "2016.04.22"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Gull 3 x64"]
[Black "Nirvanachess 2.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "3200"]
[BlackElo "3157"]
[ECO "A23"]
[Time "18:54:41"]
[Opening "(A23 [English: Bremen, Keres, 4.Nf3 d6]"]
[TimeControl "40/2400:40/2400:40/2400"]
[PlyCount "148"]
[Number "27"]
[Termination "3-fold rep"]
[BlackType "program"]
[WhiteType "program"]
[Variant "normal"]

1.c4 e5 2.g3 c6 3.Nf3 d6 4.Bg2 Nf6 5.Nc3 Be7 6.O-O O-O 7.d3 h6 8.e4 c5 9.Nh4 Nc6 10.Nf5 Bxf5 11.exf5 Rb8 12.g4 Nd4 13.Rb1 b5 14.Nxb5 Nxb5 15.cxb5 Rxb5 16.Bd2 Qb6 17.Bc3 Qa6 18.Re1 Rbb8 19.h3 Rfd8 20.Qe2 Re8 21.Qc2 Nd7 22.Re4 Nb6 23.b3 Bg5 24.Rbe1 Qc8 25.R4e2 Nd7 26.Qd1 Nf6 27.Rc2 Qa6 28.Bf3 Bf4 29.Bd2 Bxd2 30.Qxd2 Rb4 31.Rc4 Reb8 32.Rec1 Qb5 33.Rxb4 Qxb4 34.Qe2 Qa5 35.Rc4 Qd8 36.Kg2 Kf8 37.Qe3 a6 38.Ra4 a5 39.Rc4 Ng8 40.Kf1 Rb4 41.Bh1 Qb6 42.Qf3 Qa6 43.h4 a4 44.Qd1 axb3 45.Rxb4 cxb4 46.Qxb3 Qa3 47.Qc4 Ne7 48.Bf3 Qa5 49.Qe4 Qa3 50.Kg1 f6 51.Qc4 Qc3 52.Qb5 Qa1+ 53.Kg2 Qd4 54.h5 Qc5 55.Qa6 Ke8 56.Kg3 Qd4 57.Bd1 Kd8 58.Kg2 Kc7 59.Bf3 Kd7 60.Qb5+ Kd8 61.Qb8+ Nc8 62.Qa8 Qxd3 63.Qa5+ Kd7 64.Qxb4 Ne7 65.Qa4+ Kd8 66.Be4 Qe2 67.Bb7 Qd3 68.Qa8+ Kd7 69.Bf3 d5 70.Qb7+ Ke8 71.Qb2 Nc6 72.Qb7 Ne7 73.Qb2 Nc6 74.Qb7 Ne7 1/2-1/2[/pgn]

[pgn][Event "Freezone - Episode I"]
[Site "ChessGUI"]
[Date "2016.04.22"]
[Round "4.4"]
[White "Nirvanachess 2.2"]
[Black "Gull 3 x64"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "3157"]
[BlackElo "3200"]
[ECO "A20"]
[Time "21:17:36"]
[Opening "A20 [English: King's, 2.g3 c6 3.d4]"]
[TimeControl "40/2400:40/2400:40/2400"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[Number "28"]
[Termination "GUI adjudication"]
[BlackType "program"]
[WhiteType "program"]
[Variant "normal"]

1.c4 e5 2.g3 c6 3.d4 exd4 4.Qxd4 Nf6 5.Nf3 Be7 6.Bg2 O-O 7.O-O d5 8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.e4 Nb4 10.Qc3 Qd3 11.a3 Qxc3 12.Nxc3 Nd3 13.Rd1 Nxc1 14.Raxc1 Na6 15.e5 Nc5 16.b4 Nb3 17.Rb1 Be6 18.Ne4 Rfd8 19.Nd6 a5 20.Nxb7 Rxd1+ 21.Rxd1 axb4 22.axb4 Ra4 23.Ne1 Rxb4 24.Nd8 Bg4 25.Bf3 Bxf3 26.Nxf3 Rb6 27.Rd7 Kf8 28.Nb7 Ke8 29.Rc7 c5 30.Kf1 Nd4 31.Nxd4 cxd4 32.Ke2 Rb2+ 33.Kd3 Rxf2 34.Nd6+ Bxd6 35.exd6 Rf6 36.Re7+ Kd8 37.Ra7 g6 38.Rb7 h6 39.Ra7 h5 40.Rb7 Rxd6 41.Rxf7 Ke8 42.Ra7 Kf8 43.Rb7 Kg8 44.Rc7 Rd8 45.Ra7 Rb8 46.Kxd4 Re8 47.Kd3 Re1 48.Rb7 Re6 49.Kd2 Re8 50.h3 Re5 51.Ra7 Re6 52.h4 Re8 53.Kd3 Re5 54.Ra6 Kg7 55.Ra1 Re8 56.Ra2 Rd8+ 57.Ke2 Rf8 58.Ra7+ Kh6 59.Ke3 Rb8 60.Ra1 Kg7 61.Ra2 Rf8 1/2-1/2[/pgn]
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Re: The Freezone - Episode I

Post by Dan Astrachan »

Fifteenth pairing: Fire vs Protector

The first game was a QGD Semi-Tarrasch quickly ending in a threefold repetition.

[pgn][Event "Freezone - Episode I"]
[Site "ChessGUI"]
[Date "2016.04.22"]
[Round "4.5"]
[White "Fire 4 x64"]
[Black "Protector 1.9.0"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "3207"]
[BlackElo "3153"]
[ECO "D41"]
[Time "23:15:12"]
[Opening "D41a [QGD: Semi-Tarrasch, 5.cxd5]"]
[TimeControl "40/2400:40/2400:40/2400"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[Number "29"]
[Termination "3-fold rep"]
[WhiteType "program"]
[BlackType "program"]
[Variant "normal"]

1.c4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.d4 Nf6 4.Nc3 c5 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bg5 Be7 7.dxc5 O-O 8.e3 Be6 9.Bb5 h6 10.Bxf6 Bxf6 11.O-O Bxc3 12.bxc3 Qe7 13.Nd4 Qxc5 14.Qa4 Rc8 15.Rfc1 Nc6 16.Bxc6 bxc6 17.c4 Bd7 18.Nb3 Qe7 19.cxd5 cxd5 20.Rxc8+ Bxc8 21.Rd1 Be6 22.Nd4 Rb8 23.h3 Rb2 24.Qa6 Qf6 25.Rf1 Qe7 26.Qa5 Kh7 27.Qa4 Bc8 28.Qc6 Bb7 29.Qc1 Qa3 30.Qc7 Ba6 31.Rd1 Rb7 32.Qc2+ g6 33.Rb1 Rxb1+ 34.Qxb1 Bc4 35.Qb7 Kg8 36.Qb8+ Kg7 37.Qe5+ Kg8 38.Qb8+ Kg7 39.Qe5+ Kg8 40.Qb8+ 1/2-1/2[/pgn]

In the return game, Fire convincingly outplayed protector in a Semi-Slav.

[pgn][Event "Freezone - Episode I"]
[Site "ChessGUI"]
[Date "2016.04.23"]
[Round "4.6"]
[White "Protector 1.9.0"]
[Black "Fire 4 x64"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "3153"]
[BlackElo "3207"]
[ECO "D44"]
[Time "00:34:11"]
[Opening "D44d [Semi-Slav: Botvinnik, 7.a4]"]
[TimeControl "40/2400:40/2400:40/2400"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[Number "30"]
[Termination "GUI adjudication"]
[BlackType "program"]
[WhiteType "program"]
[Variant "normal"]

1.c4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.d4 Nf6 4.Bg5 dxc4 5.Nc3 c6 6.e4 b5 7.a4 Qb6 8.Be2 b4 9.a5 Qb7 10.Na4 Nxe4 11.Be3 Qc7 12.Bxc4 Nf6 13.O-O Ba6 14.Bxa6 Nxa6 15.Qd3 Nb8 16.Rfc1 Qxa5 17.Nc5 Qd8 18.Na6 Nd5 19.Qc4 Qb6 20.Nxb8 Rxb8 21.Ra6 Qb7 22.Rca1 Bd6 23.Qxc6+ Qxc6 24.Rxc6 Kd7 25.Rca6 Rhc8 26.Ng5 Rc2 27.b3 Rb7 28.Nxf7 Bc7 29.Rb1 Nc3 30.Rba1 Rb2 31.Ng5 Bb6 32.Nxh7 Rxb3 33.Nf8+ Kd6 34.Ng6 Nd5 35.Bg5 Rd3 36.Nf4 Rxd4 37.Nxd5 Kxd5 38.Be3 b3 39.Kf1 Rb4 40.Ke2 Bxe3 41.fxe3 b2 42.Rb1 Kc4 43.Rxe6 Kb3 44.Ra6 Kc2 45.Rd1 b1=Q 46.Rxb1 Kxb1 47.Ra5 Rb2+ 48.Kf3 Ra2 49.Rd5 a5 50.h3 a4 51.Rd3 Kc2 52.Rd6 a3 53.g4 Ra1 54.Ra6 a2 55.Ke2 Rb2 56.h4 Kc3+ 57.Kf3 Rf1+ 58.Ke4 a1=Q 59.Rxa1 Rb4+ 60.Ke5 Rxa1 61.e4 Ra5+ 62.Kf4 Kd4 0-1[/pgn]
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Re: The Freezone - Episode I

Post by Dan Astrachan »

Sixteenth pairing: Stockfish vs Andscacs

In a Reti KIA, SF gets a better position out of the opening and improves its advantage steadily to get the win.

[pgn][Event "Freezone - Episode I"]
[Site "ChessGUI"]
[Date "2016.04.23"]
[Round "4.7"]
[White "Stockfish 180416 64 POPCNT"]
[Black "Andscacs 0.86"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "3340"]
[BlackElo "3150"]
[ECO "A05"]
[Time "02:37:12"]
[Opening "A05 [Reti: KIA]"]
[TimeControl "40/2400:40/2400:40/2400"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[Number "31"]
[Termination "GUI adjudication"]
[BlackType "program"]
[WhiteType "program"]
[Variant "normal"]

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.c4 c6 4.b3 d5 5.Bb2 Bg7 6.Bg2 Bg4 7.O-O O-O 8.d4 Nbd7 9.cxd5 cxd5 10.Nc3 Rc8 11.Ne5 Bf5 12.Rc1 Qa5 13.Qd2 Rfd8 14.Rfd1 b6 15.a3 Qa6 16.b4 Qb7 17.b5 Nb8 18.Qf4 Nh5 19.Qf3 Nf6 20.g4 Be6 21.Qf4 Re8 22.g5 Nh5 23.Qe3 Rcd8 24.a4 Bh8 25.h4 a6 26.Bf3 Ng7 27.Qf4 Nh5 28.Qh2 Bg7 29.e3 axb5 30.axb5 Bf5 31.Nc4 Bf8 32.Ba3 Ng7 33.Ne5 e6 34.Ra1 Bxa3 35.Rxa3 Qe7 36.Rda1 Qb4 37.h5 Re7 38.hxg6 Bxg6 39.Ne2 Bf5 40.Kg2 Rb7 41.Nf4 Qxb5 42.Rh1 Nd7 43.g6 Nf6 44.gxh7+ Nxh7 45.e4 dxe4 46.Bg4 f6 47.Rg3 Kf8 48.Bxf5 Nxf5 49.Nxe6+ Ke7 50.Nxd8 Ne3+ 51.Rxe3 Kxd8 1-0[/pgn]

In the return game, the Reti opening transposed to a Neo-Grünfeld in which neither engine made any mistakes. Draw.

[pgn][Event "Freezone - Episode I"]
[Site "ChessGUI"]
[Date "2016.04.23"]
[Round "4.8"]
[White "Andscacs 0.86"]
[Black "Stockfish 180416 64 POPCNT"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "3150"]
[BlackElo "3340"]
[ECO "D79"]
[Time "04:27:34"]
[Opening "D79d [Neo-Grünfeld, 6.O-O c6 7.cxd5 cxd5 8.Nc3 Ne4 9.Ne5]"]
[TimeControl "40/2400:40/2400:40/2400"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[Number "32"]
[Termination "GUI TB adjudication"]
[BlackType "program"]
[WhiteType "program"]
[Variant "normal"]

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.c4 Bg7 4.d4 c6 5.Nc3 d5 6.cxd5 cxd5 7.Bg2 O-O 8.O-O Ne4 9.Ne5 Bf5 10.Bf4 Nxc3 11.bxc3 Nc6 12.Nxc6 bxc6 13.Qa4 Qd7 14.Rac1 Rac8 15.Rfd1 h6 16.h4 Rfe8 17.a3 Bg4 18.Re1 Bh3 19.c4 Bxg2 20.Kxg2 Red8 21.c5 Qf5 22.Rcd1 g5 23.hxg5 hxg5 24.Bc1 Bf6 25.Qxa7 Kg7 26.f3 Rh8 27.g4 Qh7 28.Rh1 Qc2 29.Qa6 Bxd4 30.Bxg5 Ra8 31.Qd3 Qxd3 32.Rxd3 Rxh1 33.Kxh1 Bxc5 34.Rc3 Bxa3 35.Rxc6 Bd6 36.Kg1 Ra2 37.Kf1 f6 38.Be3 Kf7 39.Bf2 Ke8 40.Rb6 Ra4 41.Ke1 Kd7 42.Rb7+ Kc6 43.Ra7 Rxa7 44.Bxa7 e5 45.Kd2 d4 46.Kd3 Kb7 47.Bxd4 exd4 48.Kxd4 Kc6 49.Ke4 Kd7 50.Kf5 Be7 51.f4 Bd6 52.Kxf6 Bxf4 1/2-1/2[/pgn]

Rankings after 4 rounds (32 games):

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1: Stockfish 180416 64 POPCNT 6.0
2: Fire 4 x64 6.0
3: Andscacs 0.86 4.5
4: Nirvanachess 2.2 4.5
5: Gull 3 x64 4.0
6: Critter 1.6a 64-bit 3.5
7: Protector 1.9.0 2.5
8: BlackMamba 2.0 x64 1.0
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Re: The Freezone - Episode I

Post by Dan Astrachan »

Seventeeth pairing: BlackMamba vs Nirvanachess

BlackMamba gets its third draw of the tournament in a long Neo-Grünfeld.

[pgn] [Event "Freezone - Episode I"]
[Site "ChessGUI"]
[Date "2016.04.23"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "BlackMamba 2.0 x64"]
[Black "Nirvanachess 2.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "3137"]
[BlackElo "3157"]
[ECO "D73"]
[Time "06:05:31"]
[TimeControl "40/2400:40/2400:40/2400"]
[PlyCount "195"]
[Number "33"]
[Termination "3-fold rep"]
[WhiteType "program"]
[BlackType "program"]
[Variant "normal"]

1.g3 g6 2.Bg2 Bg7 3.d4 d5 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.c4 c6 6.cxd5 cxd5 7.Qb3 O-O 8.Nc3 Nc6 9.O-O Ne4 10.Bf4 Nxc3 11.bxc3 Na5 12.Qb5 b6 13.Nd2 Bb7 14.Rac1 Bc6 15.Qb4 Re8 16.Rcd1 Qd7 17.Rfe1 Rac8 18.e3 Bb7 19.e4 dxe4 20.Bxe4 Bxe4 21.Rxe4 Bf8 22.Qb2 e6 23.Rb1 Nc4 24.Qb3 Qc6 25.Ree1 Nxd2 26.Bxd2 Red8 27.Qb5 Rd5 28.Qxc6 Rxc6 29.Kg2 Rc4 30.Rb3 Ra4 31.Rb2 Ba3 32.Rb3 Bd6 33.Rb2 Rc4 34.Rb3 Kg7 35.h4 b5 36.Reb1 a6 37.Be3 Be7 38.Re1 Bd8 39.Bf4 Ba5 40.Re3 Ra4 41.Re2 Rd8 42.Bd2 Rc8 43.Be1 Bc7 44.Bd2 h5 45.Rb4 Rxb4 46.cxb4 Bd6 47.a3 Rc4 48.Kf3 Kf8 49.Ke4 Ke7 50.Kd3 Kd7 51.Bc3 Kc6 52.Re3 Be7 53.Re4 Kd6 54.Re5 Kd7 55.Re1 f6 56.f3 Kd6 57.g4 f5 58.g5 Kd7 59.Bd2 Bd6 60.f4 Bb8 61.Re2 Bc7 62.Re1 Bd6 63.Re2 Bb8 64.Re1 Bc7 65.Re2 Bb6 66.Bc3 Rc6 67.Re1 Bc7 68.Bd2 Kd6 69.Re5 Ke7 70.Re1 Kd7 71.a4 Bd6 72.Ra1 Rc4 73.axb5 axb5 74.Ra7+ Kc6 75.Bc3 Bxb4 76.Bb2 Be1 77.Rg7 Rb4 78.Rxg6 Rb3+ 79.Kc2 Re3 80.Rh6 Kd5 81.Rh8 Re2+ 82.Kb3 Re3+ 83.Kc2 Re2+ 84.Kb3 Bxh4 85.Rxh5 Bg3 86.Bc1 Bf2 87.Rh2 Re1 88.Rxf2 Rxc1 89.Re2 Kxd4 90.Rxe6 Rf1 91.Re5 Rxf4 92.Rxb5 Rf1 93.g6 Rb1+ 94.Ka4 Ra1+ 95.Kb4 Rb1+ 96.Ka4 Ra1+ 97.Kb4 Rb1+ 98.Ka4 1/2-1/2[/pgn]

BM is not as lucky and collapses in the return game.

[pgn][Event "Freezone - Episode I"]
[Site "ChessGUI"]
[Date "2016.04.23"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Nirvanachess 2.2"]
[Black "BlackMamba 2.0 x64"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "3157"]
[BlackElo "3137"]
[ECO "D78j"]
[Time "09:07:10"]
[TimeControl "40/2400:40/2400:40/2400"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[Number "34"]
[Termination "GUI adjudication"]
[BlackType "program"]
[WhiteType "program"]
[Variant "normal"]

1.g3 g6 2.Bg2 Bg7 3.d4 d5 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.O-O c6 6.c4 O-O 7.Qb3 dxc4 8.Qxc4 Be6 9.Qb4 b5 10.Rd1 a5 11.Qe1 Qb6 12.e4 Na6 13.Nc3 Nb4 14.Qe2 Bc4 15.Qd2 Rad8 16.a3 Nd3 17.Bf1 Nxf2 18.Qxf2 Bb3 19.Rd3 Ng4 20.Qe1 Bc4 21.Rd2 Bxd4+ 22.Nxd4 Rxd4 23.Kh1 Bxf1 24.Qxf1 Rfd8 25.Qg1 c5 26.Nd5 Qa7 27.Rxd4 cxd4 28.h3 Nf6 29.Nxf6+ exf6 30.Bd2 Rc8 31.Rd1 Qb6 32.Bh6 Qe6 33.Qg2 Rd8 34.Kh2 b4 35.axb4 axb4 36.Qc2 Qe5 37.Qd3 Qd6 38.Bf4 Qd7 39.Bd2 h5 40.Bxb4 h4 41.Bc3 Qc7 42.Rd2 hxg3+ 43.Kg2 Qc6 44.Kxg3 Rd6 45.Bxd4 Qc7 46.Kg2 Rd8 47.Qe3 Qc6 48.Bc3 Re8 49.Qf3 Kg7 50.b4 Rc8 51.Bb2 Rb8 52.Rf2 Kg8 53.Bxf6 Re8 54.Rd2 Qb5 55.Qf4 Qh5 56.b5 g5 57.Qf5 Qh6 58.b6 g4 59.Qxg4+ Kf8 60.Rd6 Qh7 61.b7 Qg8 62.Qxg8+ Kxg8 1-0 [/pgn]
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Re: The Freezone - Episode I

Post by Dan Astrachan »

Eighteenth pairing: Critter vs Protector

Two points for Critter. The first one was won in a Caro-Kann Panov.

[pgn][Event "Freezone - Episode I"]
[Site "ChessGUI"]
[Date "2016.04.23"]
[Round "5.3"]
[White "Critter 1.6a 64-bit"]
[Black "Protector 1.9.0"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "3171"]
[BlackElo "3153"]
[ECO "B14j"]
[Time "11:23:18"]
[TimeControl "40/2400:40/2400:40/2400"]
[PlyCount "146"]
[Number "35"]
[Termination "GUI adjudication"]
[BlackType "program"]
[WhiteType "program"]
[Variant "normal"]

1.c4 c6 2.e4 d5 3.exd5 Nf6 4.Nc3 cxd5 5.d4 e6 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.c5 Ne4 8.Bb5 Bd7 9.O-O Be7 10.Qe1 f5 11.Bxc6 Bxc6 12.Ne5 Bd7 13.f3 Nxc3 14.Qxc3 O-O 15.Bf4 Be8 16.Rfe1 g5 17.Bd2 Kh8 18.Re2 Bf6 19.f4 g4 20.a4 Qe7 21.b3 Rg8 22.Rae1 Qg7 23.Bc1 h5 24.Bb2 h4 25.Re3 g3 26.h3 Bh5 27.Nd3 Bf7 28.Qb4 Rge8 29.Ne5 Bh5 30.Kh1 Rab8 31.Qb5 a6 32.Qd3 Rbc8 33.Qd2 Re7 34.Rc1 Qh6 35.Ree1 Rec7 36.Bc3 Rg8 37.Ba5 Rcc8 38.Nd7 Bg7 39.Nb6 Rc7 40.b4 Be8 41.Nc4 Rd7 42.Nd6 Qf6 43.c6 bxc6 44.Rxc6 Ra7 45.Nxe8 Rxe8 46.Bb6 Raa8 47.Qe2 Bf8 48.b5 axb5 49.axb5 Bg7 50.Bc5 Rac8 51.b6 Qf7 52.Rxc8 Rxc8 53.Qa6 Rb8 54.Bd6 Qb7 55.Qa7 Qxa7 56.bxa7 Ra8 57.Bc5 Bh6 58.Rb1 Kg7 59.Rb8 Rxa7 60.Bxa7 Bxf4 61.Rb6 Kf7 62.Kg1 Kf6 63.Kf1 Be3 64.Rb7 Kg6 65.Ke2 Bg1 66.Bc5 Kg5 67.Rg7+ Kf6 68.Rh7 Kg5 69.Be7+ Kg6 70.Rxh4 Bf2 71.Kf3 Be1 72.Bd6 Bc3 73.Be5 Bd2 1-0 [/pgn]

In the return game, the opening transposes to a Scandinavian Gambit and Critter gets the second-fastest Black win of the tournament so far

[pgn] [Event "Freezone - Episode I"]
[Site "ChessGUI"]
[Date "2016.04.23"]
[Round "5.4"]
[White "Protector 1.9.0"]
[Black "Critter 1.6a 64-bit"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "3153"]
[BlackElo "3171"]
[ECO "B01t"]
[Time "13:49:18"]
[TimeControl "40/2400:40/2400:40/2400"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[Number "36"]
[Termination "GUI adjudication"]
[WhiteType "program"]
[BlackType "program"]
[Variant "normal"]

1.c4 c6 2.e4 d5 3.exd5 Nf6 4.Nf3 cxd5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.Nc3 Nc6 7.Bb5 e6 8.d4 Bd6 9.O-O O-O 10.Bc4 h6 11.Re1 Nxc3 12.bxc3 b6 13.Bd3 Bb7 14.Qe2 Re8 15.Qe4 f5 16.Qe2 Qf6 17.Nd2 Qg6 18.f3 e5 19.d5 e4 20.fxe4 Ne5 21.exf5 Qf7 22.Be4 Bxd5 23.Kh1 Rad8 24.Bxd5 Qxd5 25.Qh5 Nf7 26.Rg1 Be5 27.Nf3 Bxc3 28.Rb1 Qxa2 29.Bf4 Qc4 30.Bg3 b5 31.Bh4 Rd5 32.Rbd1 Rxd1 33.Rxd1 b4 34.f6 Re6 35.Rc1 Qe4 36.h3 g5 37.Be1 Bxf6 38.Bf2 Kg7 39.Re1 Qf5 40.Rg1 Rd6 41.Bxa7 b3 42.Qg4 Qxg4 43.hxg4 b2 44.Rb1 Ra6 45.Bc5 Ra5 46.Be7 Ra1 47.Bxf6+ Kxf6 48.Nd2 Rxb1+ 49.Nxb1 Ke5 50.Kg1 Ke4 51.Kf2 Kd3 52.Ke1 Nd6 53.Kf2 Nc4 54.g3 0-1 [/pgn]
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Re: The Freezone - Episode I

Post by Dan Astrachan »

Nineteenth pairing: Gull vs Andscacs

In the first game, Gull scored the full point after one of the longest games so far, thanks to an extra pawn in a NPPP vs NPP ending.

[pgn][Event "Freezone - Episode I"]
[Site "ChessGUI"]
[Date "2016.04.23"]
[Round "5.5"]
[White "Gull 3 x64"]
[Black "Andscacs 0.86"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "3200"]
[BlackElo "3150"]
[ECO "A34"]
[Time "15:43:42"]
[TimeControl "40/2400:40/2400:40/2400"]
[PlyCount "233"]
[Number "37"]
[Termination "GUI adjudication"]
[WhiteType "program"]
[BlackType "program"]
[Variant "normal"]

1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.cxd5 Nxd5 4.Nf3 c5 5.e4 Nb4 6.Bc4 a6 7.O-O N4c6 8.Bb3 e6 9.d3 b6 10.Ne2 Bb7 11.Be3 Na5 12.Bc2 Be7 13.d4 O-O 14.dxc5 Nc4 15.Bf4 Bxc5 16.Qb1 Nd7 17.Bd3 b5 18.Rd1 Qe7 19.a4 Bb4 20.Ng3 Rfc8 21.axb5 axb5 22.Rxa8 Bxa8 23.Qa2 Bb7 24.b3 Na3 25.Bf1 Nf6 26.Qe2 h6 27.h3 Qf8 28.Ne5 Rc2 29.Qd3 Bc5 30.Be3 Be7 31.Bc1 Rc7 32.Bb2 Rc8 33.Qf3 Rc2 34.Bd4 b4 35.Ng4 Ne8 36.Bd3 Rc8 37.Nh5 f6 38.Qg3 Kh7 39.e5+ f5 40.Nf4 Qf7 41.h4 Nc2 42.Bb2 Be4 43.Bxe4 fxe4 44.Rd2 Na3 45.Ne3 Nb1 46.Rc2 Rc7 47.Qg4 Rxc2 48.Nxc2 Nc7 49.g3 Nd2 50.Qe2 Nf3+ 51.Kh1 Nxh4 52.Qxe4+ Qf5 53.Qxf5+ Nxf5 54.Nd3 Na6 55.g4 Nh4 56.Bd4 Kg6 57.Be3 Nc7 58.Kh2 h5 59.Nf4+ Kf7 60.Nxh5 g6 61.Ng3 Nf3+ 62.Kg2 Nh4+ 63.Kf1 Nf3 64.Ke2 Nxe5 65.Bf4 Bf6 66.Nxb4 Nb5 67.Bxe5 Bxe5 68.Nc6 Bxg3 69.fxg3 Kf6 70.Kd3 Kg5 71.Ne5 Kf6 72.Nf3 e5 73.b4 Na7 74.Kc3 Nb5+ 75.Kc4 Nc7 76.Nh2 Ke6 77.Nf1 Nd5 78.Nd2 Nb6+ 79.Kb5 Nd7 80.Kc6 Nb8+ 81.Kb7 Nd7 82.Kc7 Nf6 83.b5 e4 84.b6 Nd5+ 85.Kc6 e3 86.Nf3 Ne7+ 87.Kb5 Kd7 88.Nd4 g5 89.Ka6 Nc6 90.b7 e2 91.Nxe2 Kc7 92.Nc3 Nd8 93.Nb5+ Kb8 94.Nd6 Kc7 95.Kb5 Nc6 96.Nf7 Kxb7 97.Kc5 Kc7 98.Kd5 Ne7+ 99.Ke6 Ng8 100.Ne5 Kd8 101.Kf7 Ne7 102.Nf3 Nc6 103.Kf6 Ke8 104.Nxg5 Ne7 105.Ne4 Kf8 106.g5 Nd5+ 107.Kg6 Ne7+ 108.Kh6 Kf7 109.g4 Ng8+ 110.Kh7 Ne7 111.Ng3 Ng6 112.Nf5 Nf8+ 113.Kh6 Ne6 114.g6+ Kg8 115.g7 Kf7 116.g5 Kg8 117.g6 1-0 [/pgn]

In the return game, Gull opted for the 3...c6 which seemed to simply give White too much of an edge.

[pgn][Event "Freezone - Episode I"]
[Site "ChessGUI"]
[Date "2016.04.23"]
[Round "5.6"]
[White "Andscacs 0.86"]
[Black "Gull 3 x64"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "3150"]
[BlackElo "3200"]
[ECO "A16"]
[Time "19:37:12"]
[TimeControl "40/2400:40/2400:40/2400"]
[PlyCount "158"]
[Number "38"]
[Termination "GUI adjudication"]
[BlackType "program"]
[WhiteType "program"]
[Variant "normal"]

1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.cxd5 c6 4.dxc6 Nxc6 5.Nf3 e5 6.g3 Bc5 7.Bg2 O-O 8.O-O h6 9.d3 Be6 10.a3 a5 11.Bd2 Qe7 12.Rc1 Rac8 13.Qa4 Rfd8 14.Ne4 Nxe4 15.Qxe4 b6 16.Be3 Bd5 17.Qg4 Be6 18.Qh5 f6 19.Qh4 Qd7 20.Bxc5 bxc5 21.Qe4 c4 22.dxc4 f5 23.Qb1 e4 24.Rfd1 Qe7 25.Rxd8+ Qxd8 26.Ne1 Nd4 27.Bf1 Nb3 28.Rc3 Bxc4 29.Ng2 Qd7 30.Ne3 Be6 31.Qc2 a4 32.Rxc8+ Qxc8 33.Qxc8+ Bxc8 34.Nd5 Bd7 35.Nb6 Bc6 36.e3 Kf8 37.Bc4 Nd2 38.Be2 Nb3 39.Kf1 Ke7 40.Ke1 Kd8 41.Kd1 Kc7 42.Nc4 Bb7 43.Kc2 Bc6 44.Nd2 Nc5 45.Kc3 Kd6 46.Nc4+ Ke6 47.Nb6 Kd6 48.Kc4 Bb7 49.Kb4 Nd3+ 50.Bxd3 exd3 51.Kc3 Bc6 52.Kxd3 Kc5 53.Nc8 Bd7 54.Ne7 Be6 55.Ng6 Ba2 56.Kc3 Bc4 57.Ne5 Bb5 58.f3 Be2 59.e4 fxe4 60.fxe4 Kb5 61.Kd4 Kb6 62.Ng6 Kc7 63.Nf4 Bg4 64.Nd5+ Kd8 65.Kc5 Bf3 66.Nc3 Kd7 67.Kd4 Kc6 68.Nxa4 g5 69.Nc5 Kb6 70.e5 Bc6 71.b4 g4 72.a4 Be8 73.e6 h5 74.Kc4 Bg6 75.a5+ Kc7 76.b5 Kd6 77.b6 Bf5 78.a6 Bb1 79.Kd4 Ke7 1-0
[/pgn]
Computer used: Intel Core i7 875K @ 2.93GH, 4 cores, 12 Gb of RAM