Spark in WCRCC

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Re: Spark in WCRCC Round 11

Post by krazyken »

Round 11
White against Ikarus. Sicilian again Ikarus had a deeper book line which led to a quick endgame, Spark had an extra pawn, but no useful pawn structure. Ikarus was better positioned to hold the center, and held on to a draw.

[Event "WCRCC 2009"]
[Site "chessclub.com"]
[Date "2009.08.16"]
[Round "11"]
[White "spark02"]
[Black "IkarusX"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2568"]
[BlackElo "2136"]
[TimeControl "1500+4"]

1.e4 {0:00} 1...c5 {0:00} 2.Nc3 {0:00} 2...d6 {0:00} 3.f4 {0:00} 3...Nc6 {0:00} 4.Bb5 {0:00} 4...Bd7 {1:01} 5.Nf3 {0:00} 5...g6 {1:27} 6.O-O {0:00} 6...Bg7 {0:00} 7.d3 {0:00} 7...a6 {0:00} 8.Bxc6 {0:00} 8...Bxc6 {0:00} 9.Qe1 {0:00} 9...Nf6 {0:00} 10.e5 {+0.06/22 1:26} 10...Nd5 {0:00} 11.exd6 {+0.10/20 35} 11...Nxc3 {0:00} 12.dxe7 {+0.23/22 38} 12...Qxe7 {0:00} 13.bxc3 {+0.13/24 48} 13...Bxf3 {0:00} 14.gxf3 {+0.05/25 41} 14...Qxe1 {0:00} 15.Rxe1+ {+0.05/27 42} 15...Kd7 {0:00} 16.Bd2 {+0.08/26 32} 16...b5 {0:41} 17.a4 {+0.00/22 35} 17...b4 {1:53} 18.d4 {-0.03/26} 18...cxd4 {0:31} 19.cxb4 {-0.12/25 5} 19...Rhc8 {0:45} 20.Ra2 {-0.05/26 18} 20...Ra7 {0:09} 21.Rd1 {+0.00/22 29} 21...Ke6 {1:27} 22.Be1 {+0.00/23 31} 22...f5 {0:28} 23.Bf2 {+0.00/24 12} 23...Kd5 {0:26} 24.Rb1 {+0.00/24 35} 24...Rc4 {1:47} 25.Kg2 {-0.05/23 6} 25...Bf8 {0:36} 26.b5 {+0.00/25 23} 26...Bd6 {0:16} 27.b6 {+0.27/24 25} 27...Rb7 {0:43} 28.a5 {+0.11/25 5} 28...Bxf4 {0:38} 29.Re1 {+0.10/26 25} 29...Be5 {0:19} 30.h3 {+0.10/24 4} 30...g5 {0:21} 31.Re2 {+0.20/23 13} 31...h6 {1:01} 32.Ra1 {+0.06/22 32} 32...Bd6 {0:25} 33.Rb1 {+0.04/22} 33...Ra4 {0:19} 34.Rd1 {+0.06/21 24} 34...Bc5 {0:18} 35.Be1 {+0.18/22 13} 35...h5 {0:09} 36.Kf1 {+0.60/20 33} 36...Ra3 {1:00} 37.c3 {+0.19/22 3} 37...d3 {0:21} 38.Rxd3+ {+0.00/22 3} 38...Kc4 {0:15} 39.Rd8 {+0.00/24 12} 39...Rxa5 {0:17} 40.Rc8 {+0.00/24 18} 40...Rxb6 {0:13} 41.Re5 {+0.00/25 20} 41...Rb2 {0:28} 42.Rxf5 {+0.00/28 18} 42...Rh2 {0:29} 43.Rxg5 {+0.00/27 34} 43...Rh1+ {0:05} 44.Ke2 {+0.00/27 15} 44...Rxh3 {0:30} 45.f4 {+0.00/25 19} 45...Re3+ {0:25} 46.Kf1 {+0.00/27 17} 46...Rf3+ {0:26} 47.Kg2 {+0.06/25 29} 47...Rxf4 {0:12} 48.Bg3 {+0.07/24 16} 48...Rf6 {0:17} 49.Rxh5 {+0.07/23 0.6} 49...Rb5 {0:14} 50.Rc7 {+0.06/22 22} 50...a5 {0:18} 51.Be5 {+0.06/22} 51...Rf2+ {0:17} 52.Kg3 {+0.03/24 2.8} 52...Rd2 {0:16} 53.Bd4 {+0.03/23 15} 53...Rxd4 {0:00} 54.cxd4 {+0.02/25 37} 54...Kxd4 {0:00} 55.Rh4+ {+0.02/24 30} 55...Ke3 {0:30} 56.Kg2 {+0.07/23 20} 56...Bb4 {0:16} 57.Rh3+ {+0.07/24 13} 57...Kd4 {0:02} 58.Rf7 {+0.08/23 39} 58...Re5 {0:10} 59.Rf4+ {+0.07/22 20} 59...Re4 {0:14} 60.Rxe4+ {+0.08/31 18} 60...Kxe4 {0:00} 61.Kf2 {+0.08/41 15} 61...Kd4 {0:00} 62.Ke2 {+0.08/46 16} 62...a4 {0:00} 63.Kd1 {+0.08/48 16} 63...Be7 {0:00} 64.Rh7 {+0.13/48 16} 64...Bb4 {0:00} 65.Ra7 {+0.13/51 17} 65...Bc5 {0:00} 66.Rxa4+ {+0.18/45 15} 66...Ke5 {0:00} 67.Kd2 {+0.18/39 13} 67...Bd6 {0:00} 68.Ke2 {+0.18/39 16} 68...Be7 {0:00} 69.Ra2 {+0.18/41 15} 69...Bf8 {0:00} 70.Kd3 {+0.18/38 13} 70...Bg7 {0:00} 71.Rb2 {+0.18/40 15} 71...Bh8 {0:00} 72.Rb4 {+0.18/41 15} 72...Bg7 {0:00} 73.Rb7 {+0.18/43 14} 73...Bh8 {0:00} 74.Rb4 {+0.18/44 18} 74...Bg7 {0:00} 75.Ra4 {+0.18/44 13} 75...Bh8 {0:00} 76.Ra8 {+0.18/46 17} 76...Bg7 {0:00} 77.Ra6 {+0.18/45 11} 77...Bh8 {0:00} 78.Ra8 {+0.18/47 11} 78...Bg7 {0:00} 79.Ra4 {+0.18/48 30} 79...Bh8 {0:00} 80.Ra5+ {+0.18/48 12} 80...Kf6 {0:00} 81.Rh5 {+0.18/42 10} 81...Bg7 {0:00} 82.Rb5 {+0.18/45 11} 82...Bh8 {0:00} 83.Rb8 {+0.18/46 14} 83...Bg7 {0:00} 84.Rb7 {+0.18/48 9} 84...Bh8 {0:00} 85.Rb1 {+0.18/47 12} 85...Bg7 {0:00} 86.Re1 {+0.18/48 13} 86...Bh8 {0:00} 87.Re8 {+0.18/48 13} 87...Bg7 {0:00} 88.Re1 {+0.18/51 10} 88...Bh8 {0:00} 89.Rb1 {+0.18/50 11} 89...Bg7 {0:00} 90.Rg1 {+0.18/49 15} 90...Bh8 {0:00} 91.Ke4 {+0.18/50 28} 91...Bg7 {0:00} 92.Rh1 {+0.18/43 9} 92...Bf8 {0:00} 93.Ra1 {+0.18/45 10} 93...Bg7 {0:00} 94.Rb1 {+0.18/42 26} 94...Bh8 {0:00} 95.Rb8 {+0.18/41 10} 95...Bg7 {0:00} 96.Rb1 {+0.18/40 8} 96...Bh8 {0:00} 97.Rf1+ {+0.18/37 18} 97...Kg6 {0:00} 98.Rg1+ {+0.18/35 21} 98...Kf6 {0:00} 99.Rb1 {+0.00/35 39} 99...Bg7 {0:00} 100.Rg1 {+0.00/35 11} 100...Bh8 {0:00} 101.Ra1 {+0.00/38 23} 101...Bg7 {0:00} 102.Rh1 {+0.00/38 9} 102...Bf8 {0:00} 103.Rf1+ {+0.00/39 10} 103...Kg7 {0:00} 104.Ra1 {+0.00/38 7} 104...Be7 {0:00} 105.Ra7 {+0.00/37 6} 105...Kf7 {0:00} 106.Ke5 {+0.00/35 14} 106...Kf8 {0:00} 107.Ra1 {+0.00/39 7} 107...Kg7 {0:00} 108.Rb1 {+0.00/45 6} 108...Bf8 {0:00} 109.Rb5 {+0.00/53 5} 109...Be7 {0:00} 110.Rb7 {+0.00/60 6} 110...Kf7 {0:00} 111.Rd7 {+0.00/66 6} 111...Kf8 {0:00} 112.Rd1 {+0.00/58 6} 112...Kg7 {0:00} 113.Ke6 {+0.00/59 5} 113...Bf8 {0:00} 114.Rg1+ {+0.00/70 5} 114...Kh6 {0:00} 115.Ra1 {+0.00/58 5} 115...Kg6 {0:00} 116.Rb1 {Game drawn by the 50 move rule} 1/2-1/2
krazyken

Re: Spark in WCRCC Round 12

Post by krazyken »

Last Round
Only 1 major opponent left, Thinker. Spark got the Black pieces for this last match. Thinker plays an english from 1. g3 Spark tried hard to keep an active attack, but thinker wasn't making any mistakes. Eventually trading down to a rook and pawn drawn endgame. Final score 7/12 for 5th place is a reasonably good result in this strong field.

[Event "WCRCC 2009"]
[Site "chessclub.com"]
[Date "2009.08.16"]
[Round "12"]
[White "ChessThinkerX"]
[Black "spark02"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2872"]
[BlackElo "2568"]
[TimeControl "1500+4"]

1.g3 {0:01} 1...c5 {0:00} 2.Bg2 {0:00} 2...g6 {0:00} 3.Nc3 {0:00} 3...Nc6 {+0.00/24 1:16} 4.Nf3 {0:00} 4...Bg7 {-0.03/18} 5.O-O {0:00} 5...e5 {0:00} 6.d3 {0:55} 6...Nge7 {+0.23/22} 7.Ne4 {0:40} 7...d6 {+0.16/25 42} 8.c4 {0:19} 8...h6 {+0.13/24 29} 9.Bd2 {0:12} 9...Be6 {+0.08/23 27} 10.Rb1 {1:01} 10...a6 {+0.23/22 34} 11.Nc3 {0:11} 11...b5 {+0.34/22 33} 12.Ne1 {0:06} 12...bxc4 {+0.25/21 26} 13.Qa4 {0:18} 13...Qc8 {+0.26/22 23} 14.dxc4 {1:11} 14...O-O {+0.22/23 13} 15.Nc2 {0:22} 15...Rb8 {+0.18/22 44} 16.Nd5 {0:37} 16...Bg4 {+0.18/22 1.5} 17.Nxe7+ {0:34} 17...Nxe7 {+0.16/26 29} 18.Rfe1 {0:05} 18...Be6 {+0.20/24 40} 19.b3 {0:08} 19...f5 {+0.11/22 1:03} 20.Rbd1 {0:38} 20...Bd7 {+0.10/23 36} 21.Qa3 {0:21} 21...f4 {+0.14/22 11} 22.Bc3 {0:13} 22...fxg3 {+0.18/22 51} 23.hxg3 {0:23} 23...Nf5 {+0.01/22 26} 24.Qc1 {0:08} 24...Nd4 {+0.00/21 34} 25.Ne3 {0:52} 25...Kh7 {+0.04/20 24} 26.Qb1 {0:32} 26...Qd8 {+0.04/19 33} 27.Qd3 {0:51} 27...Qf6 {+0.11/20 27} 28.Rf1 {0:10} 28...Rbe8 {+0.10/18 34} 29.Be4 {0:18} 29...Bh3 {+0.04/20 14} 30.Ng2 {0:10} 30...Bf5 {+0.01/21 18} 31.Nh4 {0:09} 31...Bxe4 {+0.00/21 37} 32.Qxe4 {0:02} 32...Kg8 {+0.04/21 28} 33.Nxg6 {0:08} 33...Nxe2+ {-0.23/22 12} 34.Qxe2 {0:02} 34...Qxg6 {-0.10/23 19} 35.b4 {0:07} 35...h5 {-0.07/21 11} 36.bxc5 {0:06} 36...dxc5 {-0.13/22 31} 37.Rd7 {0:06} 37...h4 {-0.13/20 11} 38.g4 {0:12} 38...Rf4 {+0.00/21 15} 39.f3 {0:02} 39...Qc6 {+0.00/20 49} 40.Rd5 {0:06} 40...Qg6 {-0.19/19 26} 41.Bxe5 {0:05} 41...Qe6 {-0.55/20 40} 42.Re1 {0:00} 42...Bxe5 {-0.52/21 23} 43.Rxe5 {0:06} 43...Qxe5 {-0.73/24 8} 44.Qxe5 {0:01} 44...Rxe5 {-0.02/31 12} 45.Rxe5 {0:06} 45...Rxf3 {-0.02/32 8} 46.Rxc5 {0:09} 46...Kf7 {+0.00/31 21} 47.Kh2 {0:09} 47...Rg3 {+0.00/35 3} 48.Rg5 {0:12} 48...Kf6 {+0.00/38 7} 49.Ra5 {0:21} 49...Rxg4 {+0.00/38 13} 50.Rxa6+ {0:07} 50...Ke5 {+0.00/40 7} 51.Ra5+ {0:07} 51...Ke6 {+0.00/43 10} 52.Rc5 {0:37} 52...Rd4 {+0.00/42 15} 53.Kh3 {0:37} 53...Kd6 {+0.00/46 14} 54.Rc8 {0:07} 54...Kd7 {+0.00/49 25} 55.Rh8 {0:13} 55...Rxc4 {+0.00/47 14} 56.Rxh4 {0:34} 56...Rc3+ {+0.00/51 3} 57.Kg2 {0:24} 57...Rc2+ {+0.00/49 13} 58.Kf3 {0:09} 58...Rxa2 {+0.00/50 2.9} 59.Rh6 {0:19} 59...Ra1 {+0.00/51 17} 60.Kf4 {0:25} 60...Rf1+ {+0.00/52 15} 61.Ke5 {0:22} 61...Re1+ {+0.00/56 22} 62.Kd5 {0:20} 62...Rd1+ {+0.00/53 11} 63.Kc4 {0:07} 63...Rc1+ {+0.00/47 11} 64.Kd4 {0:17} 64...Rd1+ {+0.00/55 0.7} 65.Ke4 {0:28} 65...Re1+ {+0.00/56 13} 66.Kd3 {0:13} 66...Ra1 {+0.00/47 10} 67.Rf6 {0:20} 67...Rb1 {+0.00/40 12} 68.Kd4 {0:22} 68...Rd1+ {+0.00/44 10} 69.Ke4 {0:22} 69...Re1+ {+0.00/49 8} 70.Kd5 {0:25} 70...Rd1+ {+0.00/50 14} 71.Kc4 {0:06} 71...Rc1+ {+0.00/46 12} 72.Kb5 {0:16} 72...Ra1 {+0.00/42 11} 73.Kb4 {0:21} 73...Rb1+ {+0.00/40 9} 74.Kc5 {0:23} 74...Rc1+ {+0.00/47 14} 75.Kd5 {0:07} 75...Rd1+ {+0.00/51 4} 76.Ke5 {0:17} 76...Re1+ {+0.00/50 14} 77.Kd5 {0:05} 77...Rd1+ {Game drawn by repetition} 1/2-1/2