Rybka v Zappa - Game 8

[Graham Banks]

In progress - another Ruy Lopez.

The game can be followed live here:
http://chessmexico.com.mx/challenge/chesspub.htm

Actually here is much better:
http://www.chessok.com/broadcast/live.html

[hristo]

In progress - another Ruy Lopez.

The game can be followed live here:
http://chessmexico.com.mx/challenge/chesspub.htm

Rybka played 23. Ra3 .... this looks strange to me.

[Graham Banks]

In progress - another Ruy Lopez.

The game can be followed live here:
http://chessmexico.com.mx/challenge/chesspub.htm

Rybka played 23. Ra3 .... this looks strange to me.

Looks strange to me also.
I'm thinking that Zappa's knight could be more useful than Rybka's bishop here.
And those advanced kingside pawns could quite easily turn out to be a minus unless White can somehow conjure up an attack.

[hristo]

In progress - another Ruy Lopez.

The game can be followed live here:
http://chessmexico.com.mx/challenge/chesspub.htm

Rybka played 23. Ra3 .... this looks strange to me.

Looks strange to me also.
I'm thinking that Zappa's knight could be more useful than Rybka's bishop here.
And those advanced kingside pawns could quite easily turn out to be a minus unless White can somehow conjure up an attack.

Knight goes to d4 (through e7 and c6) ... black seem to be doing just fine and the rook on a3(?) is protecting the pawn on b3?

[mclane]

can somebody post the game or the position ? my 64 bit mchine cannot install the adobe flash player ...

[Graham Banks]

In progress - another Ruy Lopez.

The game can be followed live here:
http://chessmexico.com.mx/challenge/chesspub.htm

Rybka played 23. Ra3 .... this looks strange to me.

Looks strange to me also.
I'm thinking that Zappa's knight could be more useful than Rybka's bishop here.
And those advanced kingside pawns could quite easily turn out to be a minus unless White can somehow conjure up an attack.

Knight goes to d4 (through e7 and c6) ... black seem to be doing just fine and the rook on a3(?) is protecting the pawn on b3?

The white rook on a3 is out of play. Zappa seems to be on top again!

[swami]

can somebody post the game or the position ? my 64 bit mchine cannot install the adobe flash player ...

Thorsten, come to playchess.

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[Site "?"]
[Date "2007.09.26"]
[Round "8"]
[White "ChessBase"]
[Black "Zappa Mexico X64 Remote X Rem"]
[Result "*"]
[ECO "C88"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2007.??.??"]
[TimeControl "5400+30"]

{4MB, ZapM X Black.ctg, ZAPPA} 1. e4 {0} e5 {B/0 0} 2. Nf3 {7} Nc6 {B/0 0} 3.
Bb5 {7} a6 {B/0 0} 4. Ba4 {7} Nf6 {B/0 0} 5. O-O {8} Be7 {B/0 0} 6. d3 {8} b5 {
B/0 0} 7. Bb3 {8} Bb7 {B/0 0} 8. Nc3 {10} O-O {B/0 0} 9. Re1 {11} d6 {B/0 0}
10. a3 {10} Qd7 {B/0 0} 11. h3 {8} Rae8 {B/0 0} 12. a4 {15} b4 {B/0 0} 13. Nd5
{9} Na5 {0.27/20 404} 14. Nxe7+ {(Sxb4) 8} Qxe7 {0.23/20 283} 15. Ba2 {10} Rb8
{0.21/19 199} 16. Nh4 {(Lg5) 146} Bc8 {0.25/19 234} 17. Bg5 {10} Kh8 {
0.32/18 258} 18. Nf5 {(Tf1) 161} Bxf5 {0.17/20 268} 19. exf5 {10} Qd7 {
0.09/20 157} 20. g4 {183} b3 {0.16/19 1} 21. Bxb3 {475} Nxb3 {0.14/21 0} 22.
cxb3 {309} c5 {0.00/21 51} 23. Ra3 {(f4) 205} Ng8 {-0.16/20 249} 24. Qe2 {
(Le3) 13} f6 {-0.22/20 209} 25. Bd2 {12} Ne7 {-0.27/20 150} 26. d4 {78} Nc6 {
-0.27/20 0} *

[d]1r3r1k/3q2pp/p1np1p2/2p1pP2/P2P2P1/RP5P/1P1BQP2/4R1K1 w - - 0 27

[Graham Banks]

Thorsten, come to playchess.

Or here:
http://www.chessok.com/broadcast/live.html

[hristo]

In progress - another Ruy Lopez.

The game can be followed live here:
http://chessmexico.com.mx/challenge/chesspub.htm

Rybka played 23. Ra3 .... this looks strange to me.

Looks strange to me also.
I'm thinking that Zappa's knight could be more useful than Rybka's bishop here.
And those advanced kingside pawns could quite easily turn out to be a minus unless White can somehow conjure up an attack.

Knight goes to d4 (through e7 and c6) ... black seem to be doing just fine and the rook on a3(?) is protecting the pawn on b3?

The white rook on a3 is out of play. Zappa seems to be on top again!

I wonder if Rybka can save this position, after 30 Bxe1

[Graham Banks]

I wonder if Rybka can save this position, after 30 Bxe1

[d]1r3r1k/3q2pp/Q4p2/2p1pP2/P5P1/RP5P/1P3PK1/4B3 w

I favour Black's chances, but both Rybka and Zappa evaluate it as near equal.