One of my best games

[Robert Flesher]

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Robert Flesher"]
[Black "Chess Tal II"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "62"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. a3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 c5 6. e3 O-O 7. Bd3 Nc6 8.
Ne2 b6 9. e4 Ne8 10. O-O Ba6 11. f4 f5 12. Ng3 g6 13. Be3 Nd6 14. exf5 Nxc4 15.
Bxc4 Bxc4 16. fxg6 Bxf1 17. Qh5 Qe7 18. Rxf1 hxg6 19. Qxg6+ Qg7 20. Qxg7+ Kxg7
21. dxc5 bxc5 22. Bxc5 Rf7 23. Ne4 Kg6 24. g3 Rb8 25. Rf2 Rh7 26. Rd2 Rb3 27.
Rc2 Kf5 28. Nd6+ Kg4 29. Ne4 Kf5 30. Nd6+ Kg4 31. Ne4 Kf5 1/2-1/2

[yanquis1972]

very nice, but it appears you got the white & black names mixed up in the pgn.

[maxchgr]

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2010.01.23"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Max"]
[Black "Chess Tal II"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[PlyCount "105"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nge2 c6 5. a4 Be7 6. g3 Qa5 7. Bg2 O-O 8. O-O
Na6 9. Be3 Ng4 10. Bd2 Qb6 11. a5 Qc7 12. d5 Bd7 13. h3 Nf6 14. Be3 cxd5 15.
exd5 Nb4 16. g4 h5 17. g5 Nh7 18. h4 Rfe8 19. Ng3 Qc4 20. Be4 Bg4 21. f3 Bh3
22. Rf2 g6 23. Kh2 Qc8 24. f4 Bg4 25. Qf1 exf4 26. Rxf4 Bxg5 27. hxg5 Qd7 28.
Rf2 h4 29. Nh1 Na6 30. Qg2 Re5 31. Rg1 Bh5 32. Bf4 Rae8 33. Bd3 Qe7 34. Rff1
Nc5 35. Nf2 Rxg5 36. Bxg5 Qe5+ 37. Kh3 Qd4 38. Nfe4 Nxd3 39. cxd3 Qxd3+ 40.
Kxh4 Qd4 41. Rf4 Qe5 42. Nf6+ Nxf6 43. Rxf6 Qd4+ 44. Rf4 Qh8 45. Bf6 Qh6 46.
Qg5 Qxg5+ 47. Kxg5 Re3 48. Re4 Be2 49. Rxe3 Kf8 50. Rxe2 b6 51. a6 Kg8 52. Re8+
Kh7 53. Rh1# 1-0

[Robert Flesher]

Nice, its amazing that you play exactly like Rybka would. Interesting!

[maxchgr]

I analyzedwith rybka 3 afterwards and I had very few same moves as rybka

[Robert Flesher]

If you are using Rybka in a chessbase GUI, hit the plus button on you keyboard, then look at the second principal variation. You will find amazing similarities.

[maxchgr]

Kudos to me then I guess

[Robert Flesher]

You don't happen to be a GM patroling these forums ? I am a pretty strong player (soon a master) and you destroyed Tal exactly like a computer would. It makes me suspicious that you actually played the game, or damned glad to see a player like that come along. I have had many dealings and games with very strong players. I can tell you this, my friend Bryon Nickoloff (now deceased) was a VERY strong IM and he could not tactically outplay Tal as you did ? Defuddled, I am, and still pondering that game.

[maxchgr]

I'm about 2300 Fide strength. I should mention that for this game, I took about 3 minutes or so per move, while I gave CSTALII just 10 minutes for the entire game. I have about a 50-50 score with this program over 6-7 games so far. In my opinion I did not tactically destroy it as you suggest.... Most of my moves are on my side of the board until late in the game, which I think is signature of a positional struggle.

[Robert Flesher]

If that is true, and I have no reason to believe otherwise. Very nice game ! Although, I don't agree with your claim that the game was not tactical. I saw brilliant sub variations you avoided with relative easy and perfection.