interesting endgame in CCCC

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Re: interesting endgame in CCCC

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IanO wrote: Tue Sep 11, 2018 10:59 pm Speaking of interesting endgames, I found this gem in the Fritz-Ethereal game.

[d]8/5B2/8/B2n1P2/3n2Pb/p7/4k3/1K6 b - - 1 70
The key 70...Bd8!! was a bolt from the blue!
Fritz-Ethereal went like this so i wonder for what game you are talking about. :D

[pgn][Event "CCCC 1: Rapid Rumble (15|5) Stage 1"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2018.09.11"] [Round "?"] [White "Fritz 16.10"] [Black "Ethereal 10.88"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D37"] [WhiteElo "3200"] [BlackElo "3259"] [PlyCount "169"] [EventDate "2018.??.??"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e3 a6 6. a4 Bb4 7. Bxc4 b6 8. O-O O-O 9. Ne5 Bb7 10. Nd3 Be7 11. b4 Nc6 12. Qb3 a5 13. b5 Nb4 14. Nxb4 axb4 15. Ne2 c5 16. bxc6 Bxc6 17. Bd2 Ra5 18. Bxb4 Bxb4 19. Qxb4 Qa8 20. f3 b5 21. Bd3 Nd5 22. Qd2 Rxa4 23. Rac1 Ra2 24. Rc2 Rxc2 25. Bxc2 Qa3 26. e4 Nb4 27. Rc1 Rd8 28. Bb1 Be8 29. Qg5 Qa5 30. Kf2 Nc6 31. Qc5 b4 32. Qxa5 Nxa5 33. Rc5 Nb3 34. Rc4 Rb8 35. Ke3 Na5 36. Rc5 Nb7 37. Rc1 Na5 38. d5 b3 39. Rc5 Nb7 40. Rc3 Na5 41. dxe6 fxe6 42. Nf4 h6 43. Kd2 Kf7 44. Rc5 Nc6 45. Nd3 Kf6 46. e5+ Kf7 47. Kc3 Ne7 48. Kb2 Bc6 49. Rc4 Bd5 50. Rf4+ Kg8 51. Nb4 Ba8 52. Rd4 Kf7 53. Bd3 g5 54. h4 Bd5 55. Bh7 Rb5 56. hxg5 hxg5 57. Bd3 Rb8 58. Nxd5 Nxd5 59. Rg4 Ne3 60. Rxg5 Nd1+ 61. Kc1 Ne3 62. Kd2 b2 63. Kxe3 Rb3 64. Kd2 Rxd3+ 65. Kc2 Rd2+ 66. Kb1 Re2 67. Rg4 Rf2 68. Rf4+ Kg7 69. g3 Rg2 70. g4 Re2 71. Rc4 Rf2 72. f4 Kg6 73. Rb4 Kg7 74. Ka2 Kg6 75. Ra4 Kh7 76. Rd4 Kg7 77. Rc4 Kh6 78. Re4 Kg6 79. Rb4 Kf7 80. Rxb2 Rxf4 81. Rb7+ Kf8 82. Rb8+ Kf7 83. Rb7+ Kf8 84. Rb8+ Kf7 85. Rb7+ 1/2-1/2 [/pgn]
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Re: interesting endgame in TCEC

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George Tsavdaris wrote: Wed Sep 12, 2018 12:57 am
IanO wrote: Tue Sep 11, 2018 10:59 pm Speaking of interesting endgames, I found this gem in the Fritz-Ethereal game.

[d]8/5B2/8/B2n1P2/3n2Pb/p7/4k3/1K6 b - - 1 70
The key 70...Bd8!! was a bolt from the blue!
Fritz-Ethereal went like this so i wonder for what game you are talking about. :D
Division 1 in TCEC 13.