Symbolic has not seen any development work in the past six months, although there has been an effort in beating the book into better shape. I have had some success in this and in all of the games the program had a decent position once out of its opening library.
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[Event "Xboard game"]
[Site "gail"]
[Date "2008.11.08"]
[Round "1"]
[White "crafty"]
[Black "Symbolic v2008.05.25"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Termination "Black resigns"]
[TimeControl "G/2700+10"]
[LTS "Sat Nov 8 10:59:49 2008"]
[UTC "2008.11.08 15:59:49"]
[WhiteElo "2486"]
[BlackElo "2348"]
[ECO "C23"]
[Opening "Bishop's opening"]
[SOC "7758"]
1 e4 e5 2 Bc4 Nc6 3 Nf3 Nf6 4 d3 d5 5 exd5 Nxd5 6 O-O Bg4 7 h3 Bh5 8 Re1 Be7 9
g4 Bg6 10 Nxe5 Nxe5 11 Rxe5 Nb6 12 Bb3 O-O 13 Qf3 c6 14 Nc3 a5 15 a4 Kh8 16 Re2
f5 17 Be3 Nd7 18 Qg3 Nc5 19 Bc4 Bd6 20 f4 Qb6 21 Bd4 fxg4 22 Re6 Rxf4 23 Rxd6
Rxd4 24 Rxd4 Ne4 25 Nxe4 Qxb2 26 Rd7 Qxa1+ 27 Kh2 Qd1 28 Rxb7 Qxc2+ 29 Nf2 Rf8
30 Rb8 Be8 31 Bf7 Qe2 32 Rxe8 Rxe8 33 Bxe8 Qxe8 34 Nxg4 h6 35 Qe5 Qf7 36 Qxa5
h5 37 Qd8+ Kh7 38 Qh4 Qf4+ 39 Kg2 Kg6 40 Qf2 Qd6 41 Ne3 Kh7 42 Qf7 Qxd3 43 Qf5+
Qxf5 44 Nxf5 1-0
[Event "Xboard game"]
[Site "gail"]
[Date "2008.11.08"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Symbolic v2008.05.25"]
[Black "NoonianChess"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Termination "Black is checkmated"]
[TimeControl "G/2700+10"]
[LTS "Sat Nov 8 15:17:43 2008"]
[UTC "2008.11.08 20:17:43"]
[WhiteElo "2348"]
[BlackElo "2281"]
[ECO "A40"]
[Opening "Modern defence"]
[SOC "4988"]
1 d4 g6 2 e4 Bg7 3 Nf3 c5 4 d5 d6 5 h3 Nf6 6 Nc3 O-O 7 Bd3 e6 8 O-O exd5 9 exd5
Re8 10 Bf4 Na6 11 Bb5 Re7 12 Bxa6 bxa6 13 Qd2 Rb8 14 b3 Bf5 15 Rae1 Ne4 16 Nxe4
Rxe4 17 g4 Rxe1 18 Rxe1 Bc8 19 Ng5 Bb7 20 Ne4 Bf8 21 Bg5 Be7 22 Bxe7 Qxe7 23
Qc3 Qd8 24 Nf6+ Kf8 25 Nxh7+ Kg8 26 Nf6+ Kf8 27 Ne8 f6 28 Nxd6 Qxd6 29 Re6 Qd8
30 Rxf6+ Kg7 31 Rd6+ Kf7 32 Rxd8 Rxd8 33 Qf3+ Kg7 34 Qe3 Rf8 35 d6 Bc8 36 Qxc5
Kg8 37 Qc4+ Kh8 38 d7 Bxd7 39 Qd4+ Kg8 40 Qxd7 Rf7 41 Qe8+ Kg7 42 c4 a5 43 c5
a4 44 bxa4 Rf8 45 Qd7+ Rf7 46 c6 g5 47 Qxf7+ Kxf7 48 c7 Ke6 49 c8=Q+ Kf6 50
Qf5+ Ke7 51 Qxg5+ Kf7 52 Qe5 Kg8 53 Qe7 a5 54 g5 Kh8 55 Qb7 Kg8 56 g6 Kf8 57
Qf7# 1-0
[Event "Xboard game"]
[Site "gail"]
[Date "2008.11.08"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Symbolic v2008.05.25"]
[Black "Buzz"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Termination "White resigns"]
[TimeControl "G/2700+10"]
[LTS "Sat Nov 8 15:28:13 2008"]
[UTC "2008.11.08 20:28:13"]
[WhiteElo "2348"]
[BlackElo "2829"]
[ECO "A07"]
[Opening "Reti opening: King's Indian attack (Barcza system)"]
[SOC "0696"]
1 Nf3 d5 2 g3 c6 3 Bg2 Nf6 4 d4 g6 5 c4 Bg7 6 cxd5 cxd5 7 Nc3 O-O 8 O-O Nc6 9
Ne5 e6 10 Nxc6 bxc6 11 Na4 Nd7 12 Bf4 Ba6 13 Rc1 Qa5 14 b3 Rfc8 15 Bd2 Qb5 16
Nc3 Qb7 17 Be3 Qb4 18 Qd2 e5 19 dxe5 Bxe5 20 Rfe1 Re8 21 Ne4 Qb7 22 Bh3 f5 23
Ng5 Nf6 24 Bg2 Rac8 25 Bc5 Nd7 26 Bb4 Kg7 27 Nf3 Bf6 28 Bc3 Qb6 29 e3 Qb7 30
Kh1 h6 31 Rg1 Bxc3 32 Qxc3+ Nf6 33 Nh4 Kf7 34 Bf3 c5 35 Qb2 Qd7 36 Rgd1 g5 37
Ng2 Qd6 38 Qc2 Qe6 39 Qd2 Red8 40 Qb2 Rd7 41 Kg1 Kg6 42 h4 Kh7 43 Rc2 Qd6 44
Rcd2 Bb7 45 hxg5 hxg5 46 Qc2 Qe5 47 Qd3 g4 48 Be2 Ne4 49 Rc2 Rd6 50 Rdc1 Ba6 51
Qd1 Bxe2 52 Qxe2 Kg7 53 Qb5 Qe7 54 Nh4 Qf7 55 Qf1 Kh7 56 Kg2 Rf6 57 Qd3 a5 58
Qb5 Qa7 59 Kg1 Kg8 60 Rd1 Rb8 61 Qd3 Rd8 62 a4 Qc7 63 Rcc1 Qe5 64 Kg2 Rb6 65
Rc2 Rdd6 66 Rdc1 Ra6 67 Qb5 Rdc6 68 Rd1 Qe6 69 Qd3 Rd6 70 Re1 Rab6 71 Rec1 d4
72 Rc4 Qd5 73 Kg1 Rd8 74 R1c2 Rdb8 75 Rb2 Re6 76 Rcc2 Nd6 77 Re2 Rb4 78 Ng2 Rh6
79 Nh4 Ne4 80 Re1 Ng5 81 exd4 Rxh4 82 gxh4 Nf3+ 83 Kf1 Nxe1 84 Qe3 Nf3 85 Qe8+
Kg7 86 Re2 Ng5 87 Qe5+ Qxe5 88 Rxe5 Nf3 89 Rxc5 Nxd4 90 Rxa5 Rxb3 91 Rd5 Nf3 92
a5 Ra3 93 Rd7+ Kf6 94 Ra7 Nxh4 95 Ra8 Ra1+ 96 Ke2 f4 97 Rf8+ Kg5 98 Rg8+ Ng6 99
Rc8 f3+ 100 Ke3 Re1+ 101 Kd2 g3 0-1
[Event "Xboard game"]
[Site "gail"]
[Date "2008.11.08"]
[Round "4"]
[White "zct"]
[Black "Symbolic v2008.05.25"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Termination "Black draws by the fifty move rule"]
[TimeControl "G/2700+10"]
[LTS "Sat Nov 8 18:03:00 2008"]
[UTC "2008.11.08 23:03:00"]
[WhiteElo "2270"]
[BlackElo "2348"]
[ECO "B45"]
[Opening "Sicilian: Taimanov variation"]
[SOC "6553"]
1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 e6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 Nc6 5 Nc3 Nf6 6 Ndb5 Bb4 7 a3 Bxc3+ 8 Nxc3 d5
9 exd5 exd5 10 Qe2+ Be6 11 Bg5 h6 12 Bf4 O-O 13 O-O-O Re8 14 Qd3 Qc8 15 f3 a6
16 Re1 Qd8 17 Qd2 d4 18 Ne4 Nxe4 19 fxe4 Rc8 20 Kb1 Qb6 21 Ka1 f6 22 Be2 Ne5 23
Bxe5 fxe5 24 h4 Rf8 25 Rhf1 Qc6 26 Rxf8+ Rxf8 27 Bd3 Rf6 28 Rh1 Bf7 29 Qa5 Qe6
30 Qd8+ Kh7 31 Qd5 Qxd5 32 exd5+ Kg8 33 Be4 Rd6 34 c4 dxc3 35 bxc3 Bxd5 36 Rd1
Bxe4 37 Rxd6 Bxg2 38 Re6 e4 39 Kb2 Kf7 40 Rb6 e3 41 Kc2 Be4+ 42 Kd1 Bf3+ 43 Ke1
a5 44 Rd6 e2 45 Rd3 Bg4 46 Rd4 Be6 47 h5 g6 48 hxg6+ Kxg6 49 Rd6 Kf7 50 Rb6 Bg4
51 Rxh6 Ke8 52 Rg6 Bf3 53 Rg3 Bh5 54 Rg5 Bf3 55 Rxa5 Kd7 56 Kd2 b6 57 Rg5 Kc7
58 Rg7+ Kc6 59 Rg6+ Kb7 60 c4 Bh5 61 Rg5 Bf3 62 c5 bxc5 63 Rxc5 Ka7 64 Rg5 Kb6
65 a4 Ka6 66 a5 Ka7 67 Rc5 Ka6 68 Re5 Bg4 69 Rd5 Bf3 70 Rd3 Bg4 71 Ra3 Bh5 72
Ke1 Bg4 73 Kf2 Bh5 74 Ra1 Bg4 75 Ke1 Bh5 76 Kd2 Bg4 77 Rg1 e1=Q+ 78 Kxe1 Bd7 79
Ke2 Kxa5 80 Rg7 Bc6 81 Kd3 Bh1 82 Rg6 Bb7 83 Kc4 Bf3 84 Kc5 Ka4 85 Rg1 Be2 86
Re1 Bh5 87 Rh1 Be2 88 Rb1 Bf3 89 Kd4 Be2 90 Rb6 Bb5 91 Rb8 Bc6 92 Rb1 Bd7 93
Rb7 Bh3 94 Rg7 Bf5 95 Rf7 Bc2 96 Kc3 Bd1 97 Rf5 Be2 98 Rf2 Bd1 99 Rf1 Be2 100
Rf5 Bd1 101 Rg5 Be2 102 Re5 Bf3 103 Kd4 Bb7 104 Rh5 Bc8 105 Kc3 Bd7 106 Rh7 Be6
107 Rh6 Bf7 108 Rf6 Be8 109 Re6 Bf7 110 Re7 Bg6 111 Re5 Bb1 112 Rc5 Ba2 113 Rg5
Bf7 114 Rg7 Be6 115 Rb7 Bc8 116 Rc7 Bh3 117 Rc5 Bf1 118 Rd5 Be2 119 Rd2 Bf1 120
Kd4 Ka3 121 Rc2 Kb4 122 Rc1 Bh3 123 Rc5 Ka4 124 Rc7 Bg4 125 Rh7 Bd1 126 Ra7+
Kb3 127 Ra1 Bf3 128 Ke3 Bg4 129 Kd4 Bh5 1/2-1/2
[Event "Xboard game"]
[Site "gail"]
[Date "2008.11.09"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Symbolic v2008.05.25"]
[Black "Telepath"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Termination "White draws by insufficient mating material"]
[TimeControl "G/2700+10"]
[LTS "Sun Nov 9 09:24:58 2008"]
[UTC "2008.11.09 14:24:58"]
[WhiteElo "2348"]
[BlackElo "2351"]
[ECO "B02"]
[Opening "Alekhine's defence: Brooklyn defence"]
[SOC "5084"]
1 e4 Nf6 2 e5 Ng8 3 Nf3 d6 4 Bc4 Nc6 5 d4 dxe5 6 Nxe5 Nxe5 7 dxe5 Qxd1+ 8 Kxd1
Bf5 9 Be3 O-O-O+ 10 Kc1 e6 11 Bxa7 Ne7 12 Bc5 Nc6 13 Bxf8 Rhxf8 14 Re1 f6 15
exf6 Rxf6 16 Na3 e5 17 f3 Rh6 18 h3 Rhd6 19 b3 Rd2 20 Re2 Rxe2 21 Bxe2 Nb4 22
Bc4 Nc6 23 Rb1 e4 24 g4 Bg6 25 fxe4 Bxe4 26 Kb2 Rd2 27 Re1 Bg6 28 Be6+ Kb8 29
Rf1 Rd8 30 h4 Nd4 31 Bc4 h5 32 Rg1 Rd7 33 Rd1 Be8 34 Re1 Bg6 35 gxh5 Bxh5 36
Re5 Bg6 37 Rg5 Be4 38 Kc3 Nf3 39 Rg4 Re7 40 Nb5 Bc6 41 Rf4 Re3+ 42 Kb2 Bxb5 43
Bxb5 Ne5 44 Rf2 c6 45 Re2 Rxe2 46 Bxe2 Kc7 47 Kc3 Kd6 48 a4 b6 49 Kb4 Kd5 50 h5
Kd4 51 Bf1 Kd5 52 a5 bxa5+ 53 Kxa5 Kd4 54 Kb6 c5 55 Bh3 Nf3 56 Bf5 Kd5 57 c3
Kd6 58 b4 cxb4 59 cxb4 Ne5 60 Bh3 Nc4+ 61 Ka6 Kc6 62 Be6 Nd6 63 Bg4 Nc4 64 Bf3+
Kc7 65 b5 Nb6 66 Be4 Nd7 67 Ka7 Nb6 68 Bd3 Nc8+ 69 Ka6 Nb6 70 Bg6 Nd7 71 Ka7
Nb6 72 Be4 Nd7 73 Bg6 Nb6 74 Be4 Nd7 75 Bf3 Nb6 76 Bg2 Nd7 77 Bd5 Nb6 78 Be6
Na4 79 Bf5 Nb6 80 Bg6 Nc8+ 81 Ka6 Nb6 82 Bd3 Nd7 83 Ka7 Nb6 84 Be2 Nd7 85 Bf3
Nb6 86 Bg2 Nd7 87 Bd5 Nb6 88 Be6 Na4 89 Bf5 Nb6 90 Bg6 Nc8+ 91 Ka6 Nb6 92 Bf5
Na4 93 Ka5 Nb6 94 Bd3 Kb7 95 Be4+ Kc7 96 Bc2 Kb7 97 Bb3 Nd7 98 Bd5+ Kc7 99 Be6
Nb6 100 Ka6 Na4 101 Bc4 Nc5+ 102 Ka7 Na4 103 Be2 Nb6 104 Bg4 Na4 105 Bd1 Nb6
106 Ka6 Nd7 107 Ka5 Nb6 108 Be2 Kb7 109 Bd3 Kc7 110 Bf1 Kb7 111 Bd3 Kc7 112 Bf1
Kb7 113 Be2 Kc7 114 Bd3 Kb7 115 h6 gxh6 116 Be4+ Kc7 117 Ka6 h5 118 Bg2 Nc8 119
Bh3 Nd6 120 b6+ Kb8 121 Ka5 Ne4 122 Bg2 Nf2 123 Ka6 h4 124 Ka5 h3 125 Bxh3 Nxh3
126 Ka4 Kb7 127 Kb3 Ng5 128 Kb2 Nh7 129 Kc1 Nf8 130 Kc2 Nd7 131 Kc1 Nb8 132 Kb1
Nc6 133 Ka1 Ne5 134 Ka2 Ng6 135 Kb1 Nh4 136 Kb2 Nf5 137 Kc2 Ng7 138 Kb1 Ne6 139
Ka1 Nc5 140 Kb1 Nb3 141 Kc2 Na5 142 Kc1 Nc6 143 Kc2 Ne5 144 Kb1 Nf3 145 Kc2 Kb8
146 Kb2 Kc8 147 Ka1 Nd4 148 Kb2 Kb8 149 Ka2 Ne6 150 Kb3 Kb7 151 Kc2 Kc8 152 Kb2
Kb7 153 Kc2 Nc5 154 Kb1 Kb8 155 Ka2 Kb7 156 Ka1 Kc6 157 Kb1 Ne4 158 Kc1 Kb7 159
Kb1 Kc6 160 Ka2 Nd6 161 b7 Nxb7 162 Ka1 1/2-1/2
[Event "Xboard game"]
[Site "gail"]
[Date "2008.11.09"]
[Round "6"]
[White "apocalypse1112"]
[Black "Symbolic v2008.05.25"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Termination "Black resigns"]
[TimeControl "G/2700+10"]
[LTS "Sun Nov 9 13:35:20 2008"]
[UTC "2008.11.09 18:35:20"]
[WhiteElo "2481"]
[BlackElo "2348"]
[ECO "C45"]
[Opening "Scotch: Potter variation"]
[SOC "8650"]
1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 d4 exd4 4 Nxd4 Bc5 5 Nb3 Bb6 6 Nc3 d6 7 a4 a6 8 Nd5 Ba7 9
Bg5 Nge7 10 Be2 f6 11 Bh5+ Ng6 12 Be3 Bxe3 13 Nxe3 Qe7 14 Qd3 O-O 15 Nd5 Qf7 16
Nd4 Nce5 17 Qb3 c5 18 Ne2 Re8 19 O-O Kh8 20 Ng3 Bg4 21 Bxg4 Nxg4 22 Nf5 Rad8 23
Rad1 N4e5 24 f4 Nc6 25 Rfe1 Rg8 26 h4 h5 27 Qf3 Nf8 28 Nde3 Qe6 29 Qxh5+ Nh7 30
Qg4 Rd7 31 Nd5 Nb4 32 Nb6 Rdd8 33 c3 Nc6 34 h5 Qb3 35 Nd5 Qxa4 36 b3 Qa5 37 Nh4
Rge8 38 Rd3 c4 39 b4 Qxb4 40 cxb4 cxd3 41 Nf5 Rd7 42 Qd1 1-0