Scisys Mark VI v Novag Star Opal

[Steve B]

In What can only be described as the greatest computer chess match this Decade..
After a grueling 4 Hour live playing session the Scisys Mark VI snatches victory from the claws of defeat

As White The Star Opal won the first game launching a bizarre Trompowsky opening attack:
[Date "2010.01.02"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Novag Star Opal(24 Mhz.)"]
[Black "Scisys Mark VI"]
[Time Control "30 Sec"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A45"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 Ne4 3.Bh4 g5 4.f3 gxh4 5.fxe4 c5 6.e3 Qb6 7.b3 e6 8.Nf3
cxd4 9.exd4 Bb4+ 10.c3 Be7 11.Bc4 O-O 12.O-O d6 13.Nxh4 Nc6 14.Qg4+ Kh8
15.Nd2 Rg8 16.Qh5 Ne5 17.Nhf3 Nxf3+ 18.Rxf3 f5 19.Rh3 Kg7 20.exf5 d5
21.Qxh7+ Kf8 1-0 *

[d] r1b2kr1/pp2b2Q/1q2p3/3p1P2/2BP4/1PP4R/P2N2PP/R5K1 w - - 0 22

the Mark VI resigns after only 21 moves
its hopeless after 22.f6


Game two has the Mark VI even the score with White

[Date "2010.01.02"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Scisys Mark VI"]
[Black "Novag Star Opal(24 Mhz.)"]
[Time Control "30 Sec"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A09"]

1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 d4 3.e3 Nc6 4.exd4 Nxd4 5.Nxd4 Qxd4 6.Nc3 e5 7.d3 Nf6
8.Be3 Qd7 9.Be2 Be7 10.O-O O-O 11.Qd2 Rd8 12.c5 Qe6 13.Bf3 Nd7 14.Nd5
Rb8 15.Nxc7 Qf5 16.Nd5 Bf8 17.Qa5 b6 18.Qxa7 bxc5 19.Be4 Qe6 20.Bg5 Re8
21.Nc7 Qg4 22.Nxe8 Qxg5 23.b3 Qd2 24.Rad1 Qc2 25.Bc6 e4 26.dxe4 Rb4
27.Bxd7 Rxe4 28.f3 Re7 29.Nxg7 Kxg7 30.Qa4 Bxd7 31.Rxd7 Qc3 32.Qg4+ Kh8
33.Rxe7 Bxe7 34.Rd1 Qc2 35.Re1 f5 36.Qa4 Bf8 37.Qe8 Kg7 38.Qe5+ Kg6
39.Qh8 Kf7 40.Qxh7+ 1-0 *

[d]5b2/5k1Q/8/2p2p2/8/1P3P2/P1q3PP/4R1K1 w - - 0 40

The operator for the Star Opal resigns for the computer here which is down the exchange and 3 Pawns

THE Game Three Tiebreaker
Ending the string of two wins for the white pieces.. the Mark VI with the Dark Pieces wins the third and final game..
[Date "2010.01.02"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Novag Star Opal(24 Mhz.)"]
[Black "Scisys Mark VI"]
[Time Control "30 Sec"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]

1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Bf5 3.c4 dxc4 4.Na3 e5 5.Nxc4 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Bxd2+ 7.Qxd2 e4
8.Qg5 Ne7 9.Nh4 Be6 10.Qxg7 Rg8 11.Qxh7 Bxc4 12.Qxe4 Nc6 13.e3 Bd5
14.Qh7 Qd7 15.Bb5 Bxg2 16.Nxg2 Rxg2 17.Bc4 Qf5 18.Qxf5 Nxf5 19.Kf1 Rg6
20.Rg1 O-O-O 21.Rxg6 fxg6 22.Be6+ Kb8 23.Rc1 Ng7 24.Bc4 Rh8 25.Kg2 Rh4
26.Bb5 Nb4 27.a3 Nd5 28.Bc4 Nf6 29.b4 Nf5 30.Rc3 Ne4 31.Rc1 c6 32.Bd3
Rg4+ 33.Kf3 Nf6 34.a4 Nh4+ 35.Ke2 Rg2 36.h3 Rh2 37.e4 Rxh3 38.Rg1 Nf3
39.Rg3 Nxd4+ 40.Ke3 Rxg3+ 41.fxg3 Ne6 42.Bc4 Ng4+ 43.Ke2 Ng5 44.Bd3 a6
45.Bc2 Kc7 46.Bd3 Ne5 47.Ke3 Ng4+ 48.Kf4 Nh3+ 49.Kf3 0-1 *
[d]8/1pk5/p1p3p1/8/PP2P1n1/3B1KPn/8/8 w - - 0 49

Mark VI is up a Knight
We were approcahing the fourth grueling hour of the playing session so the Star Opal operator resigns for the computer which is down a piece

Game And Match Regards
Steve

[Spacious_Mind]

Congratulations to Mach VI Philidor!

I wonder what possessed Star Opal to just give up it's Knight on move 12 of the last game?

It looks like the 24Mhz did not improve it's game by anything at all.

[Steve B]

Congratulations to Mach VI Philidor!

I wonder what possessed Star Opal to just give up it's Knight on move 12 of the last game?

It looks like the 24Mhz did not improve it's game by anything at all.

the hour was late by then
we were approaching 4 Hrs of playing time
perhaps the operator was tired and wanted to go to sleep?


seriously though.. i think it was a Knight for two pawns
not uncommon for lower rated Kittinger programs to do that i think?
you have far more experience playing with these portables then i do so you would know better

anyway Nick.. i myself seldom ever have a problem with getting tired
at my age..i tend to sleep like a baby

Up Every Two Hrs. Regards
Steve