Yet another sokolsky victim....

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Yet another sokolsky victim....

Post by Dr.Wael Deeb »

Prophet 2.0 played very passively and was punished....
This is the second game in a raw in this tournament getting me a full point....
It looks like a lot of engines don't have a clue how to face the Sokolsky opening....
Here is the game annotated by Deep Fritz 11 :D

[Event "Zzzz_0_1"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2009.09.11"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Dr.Deeb"]
[Black "Prophet 2.0"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A00"]
[Annotator "Deep Fritz 11 (20m)"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[Source "Chess Informant"]

{A00: Irregular Openings} 1. b4 e6 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. a3 c5 4. bxc5 Bxc5 5. e3 O-O
6. c4 Nc6 7. Nf3 Be7 (7... d5 8. d4 Bd6 9. Nbd2 Qe7 10. Be2 e5 11. cxd5 Nxd5
12. Ne4 exd4 13. Nxd6 Qxd6 14. Nxd4 Rd8 15. Nxc6 Qxc6 16. Qd4 Qf6 17. O-O Nf4
18. Qxf4 Qxb2 19. Bc4 Be6 20. Bxe6 fxe6 21. Rab1 Qxa3 22. Rxb7 {
Kulicov,O (2407)-Stiri,A (2180)/Athens 2006/CBM 112 ext/1-0 (62)}) 8. Nc3 d5 9.
d4 Qb6 $146 (9... a6 10. Qc2 dxc4 11. Bxc4 b5 12. Bd3 Bb7 13. O-O Rc8 14. Rac1
Qd7 15. Qb1 Rfd8 16. Ne4 Nxe4 17. Bxe4 h6 18. Rfd1 Na5 19. Bxb7 Qxb7 20. Rxc8
Rxc8 21. Rc1 Rxc1+ 22. Qxc1 Nc4 23. a4 Qc6 24. Nd2 {
Bednay,B (2008)-Zilahi,G (2047)/Budapest 2003/CBM 097 ext/1/2-1/2}) 10. Qc2 Na5
11. cxd5 (11. c5 Qb3 12. Qxb3 Nxb3 $11) 11... exd5 ({Worse is} 11... Nxd5 12.
Bd3 g6 13. Rb1 $14) 12. Bd3 Be6 13. O-O Nc4 {
Black threatens to win material: Nc4xb2} (13... Rac8 14. Rab1 $11) 14. Rfb1 (
14. Bxc4 dxc4 15. e4 Qa5 $14) 14... Qc7 {Black has a very active position} (
14... Rac8 15. Ng5 $11) 15. Nd2 Rfc8 16. Nxc4 dxc4 {White has a new protected
passed pawn: d4. Black has a new passed pawn: c4. Black has an active position}
17. Be2 {Black has an active position} Bd6 {
Black threatens to win material: Bd6xh2} (17... a6 18. h3 $14) 18. h3 $14 {
Black has an active position} Be7 (18... Nd5 19. Nb5 Qb6 20. Nxd6 Qxd6 21. e4
$14 (21. Bxc4 $2 {doesn't lead to anything significant} Nb6 $19)) 19. e4 $16 g6
(19... Rd8 20. Re1 $16) 20. Bf3 $18 Ne8 (20... Bf8 21. Re1 Re8 22. e5 $18) 21.
e5 (21. Qe2 $5 Bg5 $18) 21... Bf5 $16 22. Be4 Ng7 23. Re1 Bxe4 24. Qxe4 Nf5 25.
d5 Bh4 26. Qf4 Rd8 (26... Qa5 $142 $5 $16) 27. d6 $18 Qc6 (27... Qb6 28. Rab1
Bg3 29. Qf3 $18) 28. Rad1 (28. Ne4 $142 {keeps an even firmer grip} Rd7 29. g4
$18) 28... Rdb8 $2 (28... Rd7 $142 $18) 29. Nd5 Bd8 (29... Qc5 30. Ne3 Nxe3 31.
Rxe3 Bxf2+ 32. Qxf2 Rf8 $18) 30. g4 Nh4 31. Qe4 (31. Re3 $142 {
might be the shorter path} g5 32. Qd4 Bb6 33. Ne7+ Kf8 34. Nxc6 Bxd4 35. Nxd4
Rd8 $18) 31... Qb5 (31... Qd7 32. Re3 c3 33. Bxc3 Rc8 $18) 32. Bc3 Qd7 (32...
Qe8 33. e6 Qxe6 34. Qxc4 Qxd6 35. Re8+ Qf8 36. Rxf8+ Kxf8 37. Qf4 Nf3+ 38. Kg2
Bg5 39. Qd6+ Kg8 40. Nf6+ Kg7 41. Nd7+ Kh6 42. Nxb8 Rxb8 43. Qxb8 Be7 44. Kxf3
f5 45. Qh8 a6 46. Qg7+ Kg5 47. Qxe7+ Kh6 48. Bg7#) 33. e6 fxe6 (33... Qxe6 {
cannot undo what has already been done} 34. Qxc4 Nf3+ 35. Kf1 Nxe1 36. Rxe1
Qxe1+ 37. Kxe1 Rc8 $18) 34. Nf6+ (34. Re3 Qxd6 35. Nf6+ Bxf6 36. Rxd6 Nf3+ 37.
Rxf3 Bxc3 38. Rxc3 Rf8 39. Qxe6+ Rf7 40. Rd7 Raf8 41. Rxf7 Rxf7 42. Rf3 Kg7 43.
Rxf7+ Kh6 44. Qe3+ g5 45. Qe6#) 34... Bxf6 35. Bxf6 g5 36. Bxg5 Ng6 37. Qxc4
Re8 (37... Nf8 {doesn't get the bull off the ice} 38. Re5 Re8 39. Be3 $18) 38.
Qc7 Qxc7 (38... Nf8 {is not much help} 39. Rc1 Rac8 40. Qxd7 Nxd7 41. Rxc8 Rxc8
42. Rxe6 $18) 39. dxc7 Rac8 40. Rd7 Rf8 (40... Nh8 $18 {
the last chance for counterplay}) 41. Bh6 Rfe8 42. f4 1-0

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