Very Impressive Game by Houdini!

[voyagerOne]

Just watched Graham's 8CPU Houdini vs. Equinox.

Houdini's Logic 101- Sac pawns.

Mid-game Equinox had 3 center passed pawns and a centralized queen. Houdini was down one pawn, then two pawns later on. I was thinking that there is no way to convert the position to a win, it would be impressive if Houdini can even draw.

However, Houdini did its magic and won the game.

Watching a game like this shows why Houdini is #1.

[Graham Banks]

Just watched Graham's 8CPU Houdini vs. Equinox.

Houdini's Logic 101- Sac pawns.

Mid-game Equinox had 3 center passed pawns and a centralized queen. Houdini was down one pawn, then two pawns later on. I was thinking that there is no way to convert the position to a win, it would be impressive if Houdini can even draw.

However, Houdini did its magic and won the game.

Watching a game like this shows why Houdini is #1.

[pgn][Event "The Champions 2012 8CPU"]
[Site "ChessGUI"]
[Date "2012.12.31"]
[Round "42.3"]
[White "Houdini 3 64-bit 8CPU"]
[Black "Equinox 1.65 64-bit 8CPU"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B96"]
[PlyCount "144"]
[EventDate "2012.??.??"]
[TimeControl "40/1740:40/1740:40/1740"]

{Unknown Hardware} 1. e4 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 0:00:00]} c5 {
[%eval 0,1] [%emt 0:00:00]} 2. Nf3 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 0:00:00]} d6 {
[%eval 0,1] [%emt 0:00:00]} 3. d4 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 0:00:00]} cxd4 {
[%eval 0,1] [%emt 0:00:00]} 4. Nxd4 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {
[%eval 0,1] [%emt 0:00:00]} 5. Nc3 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 0:00:00]} a6 {
[%eval 0,1] [%emt 0:00:00]} 6. Bg5 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 0:00:00]} e6 {
[%eval 0,1] [%emt 0:00:00]} 7. f4 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 0:00:00]} Nbd7 {
[%eval 0,1] [%emt 0:00:00]} 8. Qe2 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 0:00:00]} Qc7 {
[%eval 0,1] [%emt 0:00:00]} 9. a3 {[%eval 8,24] [%emt 0:01:26]} b5 {
(b5) [%eval -5,22] [%emt 0:00:50]} 10. O-O-O {
(O-O-O) [%eval 8,24] [%emt 0:01:15]} Be7 {(Be7) [%eval -13,21] [%emt 0:00:15]}
11. g4 {(g4) [%eval 14,23] [%emt 0:00:43]} Rb8 {
(Rb8) [%eval -10,22] [%emt 0:00:53]} 12. Bg2 {
(Bg2) [%eval 14,22] [%emt 0:01:10]} Bb7 {(Bb7) [%eval -12,22] [%emt 0:01:49]}
13. Bxf6 {(Rhg1) [%eval 10,22] [%emt 0:01:12]} Bxf6 {
(Bxf6) [%eval -11,24] [%emt 0:01:09]} 14. g5 {(g5) [%eval 16,24] [%emt 0:01:56]
} Bxd4 {(Bxd4) [%eval -12,23] [%emt 0:00:29]} 15. Rxd4 {
(Rxd4) [%eval 17,22] [%emt 0:00:00]} Nb6 {(Nb6) [%eval -17,23] [%emt 0:00:27]}
16. Rhd1 {(Rhd1) [%eval 21,23] [%emt 0:01:02]} Nc4 {
(Rc8) [%eval -14,23] [%emt 0:00:46]} 17. R4d3 {
(R4d3) [%eval 18,24] [%emt 0:00:55]} Rc8 {(Rc8) [%eval -20,22] [%emt 0:00:30]}
18. Rh3 {(Rh3) [%eval 22,23] [%emt 0:01:04]} Qc5 {
(h5) [%eval -9,21] [%emt 0:00:25]} 19. Bf1 {(Bf1) [%eval 23,23] [%emt 0:00:56]}
h6 {(h6) [%eval -14,21] [%emt 0:00:30]} 20. f5 {
(f5) [%eval 15,22] [%emt 0:01:19]} Ke7 {(exf5) [%eval -12,20] [%emt 0:00:14]}
21. f6+ {(f6) [%eval 19,22] [%emt 0:00:41]} gxf6 {
(gxf6) [%eval -14,21] [%emt 0:00:12]} 22. gxf6+ {
(gxf6) [%eval 20,21] [%emt 0:00:00]} Kxf6 {(Kxf6) [%eval -14,22] [%emt 0:00:16]
} 23. Qf3+ {(Qf3) [%eval 26,24] [%emt 0:01:01]} Ke7 {
(Ke7) [%eval 0,0] [%emt 0:00:00]} 24. Bxc4 {(Bxc4) [%eval 26,23] [%emt 0:00:00]
} Qg5+ {(bxc4) [%eval -6,24] [%emt 0:01:14]} 25. Kb1 {
(Kb1) [%eval 11,23] [%emt 0:00:45]} Rxc4 {(Rxc4) [%eval -1,24] [%emt 0:00:51]}
26. Qf2 {(Qf2) [%eval 12,23] [%emt 0:00:57]} Rc7 {
(Rc7) [%eval -1,24] [%emt 0:00:42]} 27. Rhd3 {
(Rf1) [%eval 12,23] [%emt 0:00:57]} Rd8 {(Rd8) [%eval -1,23] [%emt 0:00:16]}
28. Re3 {(Rf3) [%eval 14,22] [%emt 0:02:59]} Rf8 {
(Rf8) [%eval 0,22] [%emt 0:00:21]} 29. Rf3 {(Red3) [%eval 11,22] [%emt 0:00:52]
} Qc5 {(Qe5) [%eval 0,24] [%emt 0:01:06]} 30. Qd2 {
(Qd2) [%eval 8,23] [%emt 0:00:31]} Qe5 {(Qe5) [%eval -1,23] [%emt 0:00:30]} 31.
Rh3 {(Re3) [%eval 4,22] [%emt 0:00:37]} Rcc8 {
(Rd7) [%eval -5,24] [%emt 0:01:49]} 32. Rd3 {(Rd3) [%eval 12,22] [%emt 0:00:34]
} Rcd8 {(Rcd8) [%eval 0,23] [%emt 0:00:31]} 33. Re1 {
(Re1) [%eval 6,21] [%emt 0:00:53]} Ke8 {(Ke8) [%eval 0,23] [%emt 0:00:23]} 34.
Rg3 {(Nd5) [%eval 14,22] [%emt 0:01:00]} Qf6 {
(Kd7) [%eval -1,22] [%emt 0:01:44]} 35. Reg1 {
(Qe3) [%eval 13,22] [%emt 0:00:35]} Kd7 {(Rd7) [%eval 0,21] [%emt 0:00:21]} 36.
Qe3 {(Rd3) [%eval 6,21] [%emt 0:00:32]} Kc7 {(Kc7) [%eval 0,23] [%emt 0:00:26]}
37. Rf3 {(Qa7) [%eval -2,22] [%emt 0:01:09]} Qe5 {
(Qe5) [%eval 0,25] [%emt 0:02:21]} 38. Qxh6 {
(Qxh6) [%eval -6,23] [%emt 0:00:40]} Bxe4 {(Bxe4) [%eval 0,25] [%emt 0:00:57]}
39. Nxe4 {(Nxe4) [%eval -6,23] [%emt 0:00:24]} Qxe4 {
(Qxe4) [%eval 0,0] [%emt 0:00:00]} 40. Rgf1 {(Rgf1) [%eval 3,24] [%emt 0:00:39]
} Kb6 {(Kb6) [%eval 0,26] [%emt 0:02:04]} 41. h4 {
(h4) [%eval 13,23] [%emt 0:00:51]} Rh8 {(Rh8) [%eval 0,25] [%emt 0:00:38]} 42.
Qg5 {(Qg5) [%eval 12,23] [%emt 0:00:40]} f5 {(f5) [%eval 0,24] [%emt 0:00:30]}
43. Rd3 {(Rd3) [%eval 19,24] [%emt 0:00:32]} Rhg8 {
(Rhg8) [%eval 0,24] [%emt 0:00:19]} 44. Qe7 {
(Rxd6) [%eval 14,25] [%emt 0:00:33]} Qe5 {(Qe5) [%eval -13,26] [%emt 0:06:14]}
45. a4 {(h5) [%eval 12,24] [%emt 0:00:50]} bxa4 {
(bxa4) [%eval -5,25] [%emt 0:01:48]} 46. h5 {(h5) [%eval 9,24] [%emt 0:00:34]}
Rge8 {(Rge8) [%eval 0,0] [%emt 0:00:12]} 47. Qh4 {
(Qh4) [%eval 9,22] [%emt 0:00:00]} Rb8 {(Rb8) [%eval -7,24] [%emt 0:01:04]} 48.
Qxa4 {(Qxa4) [%eval 15,23] [%emt 0:00:41]} Ka7 {
(Ka7) [%eval -5,24] [%emt 0:00:29]} 49. b3 {(b3) [%eval 6,26] [%emt 0:01:30]}
Re7 {(Rb5) [%eval -7,23] [%emt 0:00:15]} 50. Qh4 {
(Qh4) [%eval 36,23] [%emt 0:00:37]} Rh7 {(Rh7) [%eval -10,23] [%emt 0:00:29]}
51. h6 {(Re1) [%eval 30,24] [%emt 0:00:38]} Rb6 {
(a5) [%eval -14,24] [%emt 0:01:19]} 52. Rg1 {(Rg1) [%eval 38,24] [%emt 0:00:53]
} d5 {(d5) [%eval -30,23] [%emt 0:00:42]} 53. Rg8 {
(Rg6) [%eval 47,25] [%emt 0:00:48]} Rc6 {(Rc6) [%eval -18,24] [%emt 0:00:55]}
54. Qf2+ {(Qf2) [%eval 57,24] [%emt 0:00:42]} Kb7 {
(Kb7) [%eval 0,0] [%emt 0:00:00]} 55. Qd2 {(Qd2) [%eval 81,24] [%emt 0:00:51]}
f4 {(f4) [%eval -37,22] [%emt 0:00:43]} 56. Qb4+ {
(Qb4) [%eval 54,24] [%emt 0:00:43]} Ka7 {(Ka7) [%eval -35,23] [%emt 0:00:09]}
57. Rh3 {(Rh3) [%eval 54,23] [%emt 0:00:00]} d4 {
(d4) [%eval -42,23] [%emt 0:00:13]} 58. Rd8 {(Rh5) [%eval 67,24] [%emt 0:01:22]
} a5 {(a5) [%eval -49,22] [%emt 0:00:44]} 59. Qd2 {
(Qd2) [%eval 67,22] [%emt 0:00:00]} Kb6 {(Kb6) [%eval -63,22] [%emt 0:00:55]}
60. Ra8 {(Rxd4) [%eval 302,20] [%emt 0:00:57]} Rc5 {
(Rcc7) [%eval -203,22] [%emt 0:04:57]} 61. Qd3 {
(Qd3) [%eval 334,19] [%emt 0:00:03]} Ra7 {(Ra7) [%eval 0,0] [%emt 0:00:01]} 62.
Rxa7 {(Rxa7) [%eval 381,18] [%emt 0:00:02]} Kxa7 {
(Kxa7) [%eval -332,23] [%emt 0:03:22]} 63. h7 {
(h7) [%eval 356,17] [%emt 0:00:00]} Rc8 {(Rc8) [%eval 0,0] [%emt 0:00:01]} 64.
Qd1 {(Qd1) [%eval 338,16] [%emt 0:00:00]} f3 {
(a4) [%eval -344,22] [%emt 0:02:18]} 65. Qxf3 {
(Rxf3) [%eval 358,15] [%emt 0:00:00]} Qe1+ {
(Qe1) [%eval -346,20] [%emt 0:00:45]} 66. Kb2 {
(Kb2) [%eval 358,14] [%emt 0:00:00]} Qc3+ {(Qe5) [%eval -431,23] [%emt 0:00:51]
} 67. Qxc3 {(Qxc3) [%eval 364,13] [%emt 0:00:00]} dxc3+ {
(dxc3) [%eval 0,0] [%emt 0:00:00]} 68. Rxc3 {
(Rxc3) [%eval 1102,32] [%emt 0:03:39]} Rh8 {
(Rh8) [%eval -450,24] [%emt 0:00:13]} 69. Rh3 {
(Rh3) [%eval 1102,30] [%emt 0:00:00]} Kb6 {(Kb6) [%eval -513,25] [%emt 0:00:58]
} 70. Kc3 {(Kc3) [%eval 1102,25] [%emt 0:00:34]} Kc7 {
(Kc5) [%eval -538,25] [%emt 0:00:40]} 71. Kd4 {
(Rh5) [%eval 1209,24] [%emt 0:00:22]} Kd7 {(Kd6) [%eval -553,22] [%emt 0:00:11]
} 72. Ke5 {(Rh5) [%eval 1529,23] [%emt 0:00:07]} Ke7 {
(Ke7) [%eval -1206,20] [%emt 0:00:24]} 1-0[/pgn]

[M ANSARI]

Whoooaha ... how did you do the chess diagram with moving pieces? Is this a new feature?

[Graham Banks]

Whoooaha ... how did you do the chess diagram with moving pieces? Is this a new feature?

Yes. New feature.
http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=46562

[lucasart]

Whoooaha ... how did you do the chess diagram with moving pieces? Is this a new feature?

Yes, it's new. Just use the pgn tag, like this:

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[pgn]
[White "Fruit 05/11/03"]
[Black "DiscoCheck"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[Termination "adjudication"]
[TimeControl "60+1"]

1. e4 {book} c5 {book} 2. Nf3 {book} d6 {book} 3. d4 {book} cxd4 {book}
4. Nxd4 {book} Nf6 {book} 5. Nc3 {book} a6 {book} 6. Bc4 {book} e6 {book}
7. O-O {book} Be7 {book} 8. Be3 {+0.53/11 5.5s} b5 {-0.13/13 3.2s}
9. Bb3 {+0.61/11 3.0s} Bd7 {-0.11/15 3.2s} 10. a3 {+0.47/11 3.1s}
Nc6 {-0.11/15 3.1s} 11. Qf3 {+0.44/11 2.9s} Nxd4 {0.00/15 3.0s}
12. Bxd4 {+0.34/10 0.69s} O-O {-0.03/16 3.0s} 13. Be3 {+0.28/12 3.3s}
Bc6 {+0.10/15 2.9s} 14. Rfd1 {+0.16/11 1.6s} Qc7 {+0.11/15 2.8s}
15. Bf4 {+0.16/11 3.4s} Nd7 {+0.18/14 2.8s} 16. Qg3 {+0.24/11 2.1s}
Ne5 {+0.22/15 2.7s} 17. Rd4 {+0.21/11 5.2s} Rab8 {+0.28/13 2.6s}
18. Rad1 {+0.23/11 5.3s} a5 {+0.11/14 2.6s} 19. h3 {+0.14/10 3.1s}
Rfc8 {+0.31/13 2.5s} 20. a4 {+0.09/10 2.0s} b4 {+0.26/15 2.5s}
21. Ne2 {+0.23/11 2.4s} Rd8 {+0.26/14 2.4s} 22. h4 {+0.04/11 3.1s}
Bb7 {+0.23/13 2.4s} 23. h5 {+0.29/10 1.3s} Ba6 {+0.15/13 2.3s}
24. R4d2 {+0.47/10 1.4s} Nc4 {+0.03/13 2.3s} 25. Bxc4 {+0.48/11 1.9s}
Bxc4 {-0.33/17 2.3s} 26. Bh6 {+0.73/11 1.9s} g6 {-0.50/16 2.2s}
27. Nf4 {+0.55/12 1.4s} Kh8 {-0.51/16 2.2s} 28. hxg6 {+0.68/11 2.9s}
hxg6 {-0.91/16 2.1s} 29. Bg5 {+0.85/12 3.2s} Bxg5 {-0.71/15 2.1s}
30. Qxg5 {+0.83/10 0.76s} b3 {-0.71/14 2.1s} 31. cxb3 {+2.31/11 7.7s}
Rxb3 {-2.37/14 2.0s} 32. Rd4 {+2.68/11 2.0s} Rxb2 {-2.40/14 2.0s}
33. e5 {+3.82/10 1.4s} Be2 {-4.66/11 2.0s} 34. exd6 {+5.31/10 1.9s}
Qd7 {-7.84/14 1.9s} 35. Nxg6+ {+13.94/11 1.2s} fxg6 {-11.19/16 1.9s}
36. Rh4+ {+14.31/12 1.4s} Bh5 {-19.00/16 1.9s, White wins by adjudication} 1-0
[/pgn]

Which produces this beautiful interactive diagram
[pgn]
[White "Fruit 05/11/03"]
[Black "DiscoCheck"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[Termination "adjudication"]
[TimeControl "60+1"]

1. e4 {book} c5 {book} 2. Nf3 {book} d6 {book} 3. d4 {book} cxd4 {book}
4. Nxd4 {book} Nf6 {book} 5. Nc3 {book} a6 {book} 6. Bc4 {book} e6 {book}
7. O-O {book} Be7 {book} 8. Be3 {+0.53/11 5.5s} b5 {-0.13/13 3.2s}
9. Bb3 {+0.61/11 3.0s} Bd7 {-0.11/15 3.2s} 10. a3 {+0.47/11 3.1s}
Nc6 {-0.11/15 3.1s} 11. Qf3 {+0.44/11 2.9s} Nxd4 {0.00/15 3.0s}
12. Bxd4 {+0.34/10 0.69s} O-O {-0.03/16 3.0s} 13. Be3 {+0.28/12 3.3s}
Bc6 {+0.10/15 2.9s} 14. Rfd1 {+0.16/11 1.6s} Qc7 {+0.11/15 2.8s}
15. Bf4 {+0.16/11 3.4s} Nd7 {+0.18/14 2.8s} 16. Qg3 {+0.24/11 2.1s}
Ne5 {+0.22/15 2.7s} 17. Rd4 {+0.21/11 5.2s} Rab8 {+0.28/13 2.6s}
18. Rad1 {+0.23/11 5.3s} a5 {+0.11/14 2.6s} 19. h3 {+0.14/10 3.1s}
Rfc8 {+0.31/13 2.5s} 20. a4 {+0.09/10 2.0s} b4 {+0.26/15 2.5s}
21. Ne2 {+0.23/11 2.4s} Rd8 {+0.26/14 2.4s} 22. h4 {+0.04/11 3.1s}
Bb7 {+0.23/13 2.4s} 23. h5 {+0.29/10 1.3s} Ba6 {+0.15/13 2.3s}
24. R4d2 {+0.47/10 1.4s} Nc4 {+0.03/13 2.3s} 25. Bxc4 {+0.48/11 1.9s}
Bxc4 {-0.33/17 2.3s} 26. Bh6 {+0.73/11 1.9s} g6 {-0.50/16 2.2s}
27. Nf4 {+0.55/12 1.4s} Kh8 {-0.51/16 2.2s} 28. hxg6 {+0.68/11 2.9s}
hxg6 {-0.91/16 2.1s} 29. Bg5 {+0.85/12 3.2s} Bxg5 {-0.71/15 2.1s}
30. Qxg5 {+0.83/10 0.76s} b3 {-0.71/14 2.1s} 31. cxb3 {+2.31/11 7.7s}
Rxb3 {-2.37/14 2.0s} 32. Rd4 {+2.68/11 2.0s} Rxb2 {-2.40/14 2.0s}
33. e5 {+3.82/10 1.4s} Be2 {-4.66/11 2.0s} 34. exd6 {+5.31/10 1.9s}
Qd7 {-7.84/14 1.9s} 35. Nxg6+ {+13.94/11 1.2s} fxg6 {-11.19/16 1.9s}
36. Rh4+ {+14.31/12 1.4s} Bh5 {-19.00/16 1.9s, White wins by adjudication} 1-0
[/pgn]
Fruit gave DiscoCheck a lesson of tactics here!