GM Fontaine vs. Rybka LIVE!

[AdminX]

Where else but here:

http://chessmexico.com.mx/challenge/chesspub.htm

And on Playchess as well.

[George Tsavdaris]

Where else but here:

http://chessmexico.com.mx/challenge/chesspub.htm

And on Playchess as well.

It seems like Father is playing:

[d]r6r/pb2kp2/1p1bpn2/3p4/2pP1Pp1/2P1P1Pp/PP1NBK1P/1R2N2R b - - 0 23

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bg5 h6 4. Bxf6 Qxf6 5. c3 d6 6. Nbd2 Nd7 7. e3 Qg6 8. Qb1 Qxb1+ 9. Rxb1 Be7 10. Bd3 b6 11. Ke2 Bb7 12. Rhg1 g5 13. Be4 d5 14. Bd3 g4 15. Ne1 h5 16. Rh1 Bd6 17. g3 h4 18. Ng2 h3 19. Ne1 Ke7 20. f3 Nf6 21. f4 c5 22. Kf2 c4 23. Be2 *

[AdminX]

Why yes it does George! Yes does look that way, doesn't it.

[George Tsavdaris]

Why yes it does George! Yes does look that way, doesn't it.

Especially now very much:

Only chance for Rybka is b4 that it should win....
[d]2r5/2r5/2bbpnk1/pp1p1p2/2pP1Pp1/P1P1P1Pp/1PNNB2P/RR1K4 b - - 0 47

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "GM Fontaine"]
[Black "Rybka"]
[Result "*"]
[WhiteElo "2567"]
[BlackElo "3100"]
[Annotator "F-Kling"]
[PlyCount "87"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bg5 h6 $5 4. Bxf6 (4. Bh4) 4... Qxf6 5. c3 (5. e4 {
In this line white normally gets a strong center for the bishop pair.}) 5... d6
6. Nbd2 Nd7 7. e3 Qg6 8. Qb1 Qxb1+ 9. Rxb1 Be7 10. Bd3 {It's not clear to me,
if the white position compensates the bishop pair now. of course white has
some advantage in development.} b6 11. Ke2 $5 {
since the queens aren't on the board anymore... why not } Bb7 12. Rhg1 g5 13.
Be4 d5 {of course black doesn't want to give up the bishop pair.} 14. Bd3 g4
15. Ne1 h5 16. Rh1 Bd6 17. g3 h4 18. Ng2 {White tries to block the position.
This can be a good strategy against computers.} h3 {
now white can really hope for a draw by building a big "stonewall".} 19. Ne1
Ke7 20. f3 {if now f5, white can play f4 and the position is totally blocked.}
Nf6 $1 {keeps the possibility of f6 followed by e5 to open the position.} 21.
f4 c5 22. Kf2 c4 23. Be2 b5 24. Nc2 Bc6 25. Ra1 a6 26. Rhb1 Rhb8 27. a3 Bd7 28.
Ke1 Rb7 29. Kf2 Rg8 30. Ke1 a5 31. Kd1 Nh5 32. Ke1 f5 {
ok, the position is blocked in the center now...} 33. Kf2 Nf6 34. Ke1 Rc8 35.
Kd1 Kf7 36. Ke1 Ra7 37. Kd1 Kg6 38. Ke1 Raa8 39. Kd1 Rc7 40. Ke1 Rh8 41. Kd1
Rb8 42. Ke1 {looks like we have tow wait for the 50 moves rule and hope that
Rybka doesn't play a4...} Bc6 43. Kd1 Kg7 44. Ke1 *

[playjunior]

What is wrong with ...a4?
It's either black plays ...b4 or it's a draw, right?

[AdminX]

When Grand Masters Play like this versus Computers, I guess we can say that Father has been vindicated.

Till they change the opening books to Gambit Style anyway!

[shiv]

Why is Fontaine not offered pawn and move odds as promised by the Rybka Challenge?