Rybka won the first game against GM Joel Benjamin

[Yarget]

1. e4
This is game 1 of draw odds match. Rybka must win to get a point.
1... e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Be7 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O c5 8. Nf3 Nc6 9. Re1 Be6 10. b3 a6 11. Bb2 Re8 12. Bf1 d5 13. exd5 Nxd5 14. Nxd5 Qxd5 15. Qxd5 Bxd5 16. Rad1 Rad8 17. a3 Kf8 18. Bd3 g6 19. Kf1 b5 20. c4 bxc4 21. Bxc4 Bxc4+ 22. bxc4 Rxd1 23. Rxd1 Rb8 24. Rd2 f6 25. Rc2 Kf7 26. Ke2 g5 27. h3 h5 28. Kd1 g4 29. hxg4 hxg4 30. Nh4 Bd6 31. Nf5 Be5 32. Kc1 Kg6 33. Ne3 Bf4 34. g3 Bxe3+ 35. fxe3 Ne5 36. Bxe5 fxe5 37. Rf2 Rb3 38. Kd2 Rxa3 39. Rf8 a5 40. Ke2 a4 41. Kf2 0-1

It seems that 32. Kc1 was weak (probably 32. Bxe5 was better). Next game at 22 tonight (centraleuropean time).

Regards
Per

[Dr.Wael Deeb]

Hehehe,the grandmasters are weak nowadays,even in odd games they lose

[Ovyron]

Hehehe,the grandmasters are weak nowadays,even in odd games they lose

No, I think that they are as strong as ever (And even probably, stronger.) It's just that chess engines have become too strong.

[Dr.Wael Deeb]

Hehehe,the grandmasters are weak nowadays,even in odd games they lose

No, I think that they are as strong as ever (And even probably, stronger.) It's just that chess engines have become too strong.

I mean when they play the current chess engines

[pichy]

Hehehe,the grandmasters are weak nowadays,even in odd games they lose

No, I think that they are as strong as ever (And even probably, stronger.) It's just that chess engines have become too strong.

I mean when they play the current chess engines

GM Joel Benjamin will probably draw 2 games if he is lucky against Rybka

[Graham Banks]

Game 2 looks drawn which means of course that the match will be level at 1-1

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Be2 O-O 6. O-O a6 7. Re1 e6 8. e5 dxe5 9. Nxe5 Nfd7 10. Bf4 N 10... Nxe5 11. Bxe5 Nc6 12. Bxg7 Kxg7 13. d5 exd5 14. Nxd5 Be6 15. Bf3 Bxd5 16. Bxd5 Qf6 17. c3 Rad8 18. Qf3 Na5 19. Rad1 c6 20. Be4 Qxf3 21. Bxf3 Nc4 22. Rxd8 Rxd8 23. Re7 Rb8 24. Re2 Kf6 25. Kf1 Rd8 26. Ke1 g5 27. Rc2 a5 28. Be2 Nb6 29. Rd2 Rxd2 30. Kxd2 Nd5 31. Bg4 Ke5 32. Bc8 b5 33. Bd7 Kd6 34. Bg4 Ne7 35. Be2 f6 36. g3 f5 37. Ke3 Nd5+ 38. Kd2 Nb6 39. Kd3 Ke5 40. Bf3 c5 41. Bc6 c4+ 42. Kd2 b4 43. Be8 Nd5 44. Bf7 bxc3+ 45. bxc3 f4 46. gxf4+ gxf4 47. Bxd5 Kxd5 48. f3 a4 49. a3 Kc6 50. Ke2 Kd6 51. Kf2 Ke5 52. Kg2 Kf6 53. Kf2 Kf7 54. Kg1 Kg6 55. Kf2 Kf6 56. Kg1 Kg5 57. Kf2 Kh4 58. Kg2 h6

[Tony Thomas]

What do you mean Graham? Does he get 1 point for a draw?

[Graham Banks]

What do you mean Graham? Does he get 1 point for a draw?

Yes - it's a draw odds match.
Every draw that Benjamin gets counts as a win.
Benjamin has White in all eight games.
There is no material or time odds.

[Tony Thomas]

I guess that's a good deal. All he has to do is to try to draw the game. Isnt he an attacker?

[Graham Banks]

I guess that's a good deal. All he has to do is to try to draw the game. Isnt he an attacker?

Not sure. He's never been strong enough to attract my interest.
Most American GMs are aggressive though, aren't they?