Greatest Computer Chess Games?

[David Dahlem]

I seem to remember a thread here about the greatest computer chess games ever played. My memory tells me that Dann Corbit and Bob Hyatt, amoung others, nominated their favorite games.

But i can't seem to find this thread using the search feature. Could someone give me a clue to help me find this thread, if it still exists in the archive?

Thanks
Dave

My favorite by far:

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[Event "IPCCC"]
[Site "Paderborn GER"]
[Date "2001.02.24"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Quark"]
[Black "Pharaon (ZChess)"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A00q"]
[Variation "Polish: 1...d5"]

1. b4 d5 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. e3 e6 4. b5 c5 5. Nf3 Bd6 6. c4 Nbd7 7. Be2 O-O 8.
O-O Nb6 9. d3 a6 10. Nc3 Bd7 11. a4 a5 12. Qb3 Qc7 13. Kh1 Rfe8 14. Rad1
Rad8 15. Rd2 d4 16. exd4 cxd4 17. Nxd4 Bxh2 18. g3 Bxg3 19. fxg3 Qxg3 20.
Nf3 Ng4 21. Ne4 Qh3+ 22. Kg1 f5 23. Neg5 Qg3+ 24. Kh1 h6 25. Bd4 Nxc4 26.
dxc4 hxg5 27. Bd1 Bc8 28. Rg1 Qf4 29. Qc2 Rd7 30. Bb6 e5 31. Rxd7 Bxd7 32.
Qd2 Qxd2 33. Nxd2 Re6 34. Bxa5 Rh6+ 35. Kg2 Rh2+ 36. Kf1 Ne3+ 37. Ke1 g4
38. Bc7 Ng2+ 39. Rxg2 Rxg2 40. Bxe5 Rg1+ 41. Nf1 Rh1 42. Bf4 Rh3 43. Kd2
Kf7 44. Ne3 Rh5 45. Bc7 g6 46. Bc2 Rh3 47. c5 Kf6 48. Nd5+ Kf7 49. Nf4 Rh2+
50. Ne2 Rh3 51. Ng3 Kf6 52. Bd6 Rh8 53. Kc3 Kg5 54. Ne2 Re8 55. Nf4 Rh8 56.
Bb3 Bc8 57. Bf7 Rh1 58. Nxg6 Kf6 59. Ne7 Kxf7 60. Nxc8 Rh8 61. Nb6 Ke6 62.
Kc4 Rh4 63. Bg3 Rh1 64. Nd5 Ra1 65. Nc3 Kd7 66. Kd4 Rf1 67. Nd5 Rf3 68.
Nb6+ Kd8 69. Bd6 Rb3 70. Kc4 Rb1 71. a5 Rc1+ 72. Kd5 g3 73. Bxg3 Rd1+ 74.
Ke6 Rg1 75. Be5 Rg6+ 76. Bf6+ Kc7 77. Nd5+ Kb8 78. b6 1-0

Thanks Dann. I remember you posting this game, but i failed to save it, and couldn't remember the engines. Perhaps i can use this game as a clue to search for the original thread.

Regards
Dave

[Terry McCracken]

1997 First microcomputer chess program in history to defeat a FIDE International Master in match play, at long time controls, when HIARCS defeated IM Deen Hergott 4-2 in Ottawa, Canada.

The main point here is that this was a match and certainly deserves to be ahead of single games like PConners v Maja!? this was a 6 game match, a quite a different proposition in those days.

Games here

http://www.gtryfon.demon.co.uk/bcc/tutor2/hiarcs.html

Historical Regards
Steve

Do you have to pick on poor Deen? Maybe we should post the matches of poor Joel getting hammered by Rybka at draw odds...

Current Events Regards,
Terry

[sje]

I should alse add the game fragment played between Frank Poole and HAL in 2001: A Space Odyssey. Although the game was chosen by Stanley Kubrick, it was author Arthur Clarke who promoted the idea to the masses of a computer's intelligence being demonstrated by playing chess. For many years, the scene in the movie was the only such exhibition seen by almost everyone.

Sadly, Arthur Clarke passed away earlier today at age ninety.

[Dann Corbit]

I seem to remember a thread here about the greatest computer chess games ever played. My memory tells me that Dann Corbit and Bob Hyatt, amoung others, nominated their favorite games.

But i can't seem to find this thread using the search feature. Could someone give me a clue to help me find this thread, if it still exists in the archive?

Thanks
Dave

My favorite by far:

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[Event "IPCCC"]
[Site "Paderborn GER"]
[Date "2001.02.24"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Quark"]
[Black "Pharaon (ZChess)"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A00q"]
[Variation "Polish: 1...d5"]

1. b4 d5 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. e3 e6 4. b5 c5 5. Nf3 Bd6 6. c4 Nbd7 7. Be2 O-O 8.
O-O Nb6 9. d3 a6 10. Nc3 Bd7 11. a4 a5 12. Qb3 Qc7 13. Kh1 Rfe8 14. Rad1
Rad8 15. Rd2 d4 16. exd4 cxd4 17. Nxd4 Bxh2 18. g3 Bxg3 19. fxg3 Qxg3 20.
Nf3 Ng4 21. Ne4 Qh3+ 22. Kg1 f5 23. Neg5 Qg3+ 24. Kh1 h6 25. Bd4 Nxc4 26.
dxc4 hxg5 27. Bd1 Bc8 28. Rg1 Qf4 29. Qc2 Rd7 30. Bb6 e5 31. Rxd7 Bxd7 32.
Qd2 Qxd2 33. Nxd2 Re6 34. Bxa5 Rh6+ 35. Kg2 Rh2+ 36. Kf1 Ne3+ 37. Ke1 g4
38. Bc7 Ng2+ 39. Rxg2 Rxg2 40. Bxe5 Rg1+ 41. Nf1 Rh1 42. Bf4 Rh3 43. Kd2
Kf7 44. Ne3 Rh5 45. Bc7 g6 46. Bc2 Rh3 47. c5 Kf6 48. Nd5+ Kf7 49. Nf4 Rh2+
50. Ne2 Rh3 51. Ng3 Kf6 52. Bd6 Rh8 53. Kc3 Kg5 54. Ne2 Re8 55. Nf4 Rh8 56.
Bb3 Bc8 57. Bf7 Rh1 58. Nxg6 Kf6 59. Ne7 Kxf7 60. Nxc8 Rh8 61. Nb6 Ke6 62.
Kc4 Rh4 63. Bg3 Rh1 64. Nd5 Ra1 65. Nc3 Kd7 66. Kd4 Rf1 67. Nd5 Rf3 68.
Nb6+ Kd8 69. Bd6 Rb3 70. Kc4 Rb1 71. a5 Rc1+ 72. Kd5 g3 73. Bxg3 Rd1+ 74.
Ke6 Rg1 75. Be5 Rg6+ 76. Bf6+ Kc7 77. Nd5+ Kb8 78. b6 1-0

Thanks Dann. I remember you posting this game, but i failed to save it, and couldn't remember the engines. Perhaps i can use this game as a clue to search for the original thread.

Regards
Dave

This game is not stored at the Paderborn site. I got it from Thomas (I may have had to resurrect it from a log or something, I don't remember for sure.).

At any rate, play it over and watch for the chills and spills. Danger at every turn.

The most precious thing is when Thomas told me about the expression of Frank Zibi's face when Quark uncorked:
1. b4

[WuShock]

[Site Discovery 1]
[Date "2001"]
[White Frank Poole]
[Black HAL 9000]
[Result "0-1"]


1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Qe2
b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nf4 11. Qe4 Nxe5 12. Qxa8 Qd3 13.Bd1 Bh3 14. Qxa6 Bxg2 15. Re1 Qf3 16. Bxf3 Nxf3# 0-1


The picture in the movie occurs after black's 13th move........

[jdart]

It was based on a human game, Roesch - Schlage, Hamburg 1910 (see http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1254321).

--Jon

[jdart]

I don't know if it's my favorite, but I recently discovered this one:

[Event "IPCCC 2000"]
[Site "Paderborn"]
[Date "2000.2.10"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Shredder"]
[Black "Nimzo"]
[ECO "A18"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "62"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 d5 4. e5 d4 5. exf6 dxc3 6. bxc3 Qxf6 7. Nf3 e5
8. d4 exd4 9. Bg5 Qe6+ 10. Be2 f6 11. Nxd4 Qf7 12. Bf4 Bc5 13. O-O O-O 14.
Re1 Na6 15. Qc2 Rd8 16. Rad1 Bb6 17. Bf3 g5 18. Nc6 Rxd1 19. Qxd1 bxc6 20.
Qd8+ Kg7 21. Re7 gxf4 22. Bxc6 Bb7 23. Qd7 Rf8 24. Bxb7 Nc5 25. Qg4+ Kh6
26. Qxf4+ Kg7 27. Qg3+ Kh8 28. Rxf7 Rxf7 29. Bd5 Rf8 30. Qe3 Na4 31. Qe7
1-0

Check out 18. Nc6! and 20. Qd8+!. Also it is amusing how Shredder leaves the Queen en prise for several moves.

[Chess Gator]

http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Lab/7378/acm.htm

A good place to start