Winter Is Coming 2022 (3050-3350 ELO Tournament)

Angle · Post by **Angle** » Sat Nov 26, 2022 12:47 pm

Intel i7-8750H-Quad; Windows 10
Arena 3.5.1; TC 20s + 3s
Book: libra8.abk; Ponder off
Hash: 256 MB each engine
TB: 5 man Syzygy
2 cycles, 66 rounds
All MP engines use 4 CPU.

Standings after Round 11:

Tournament pgn: https://www.mediafire.com/file/xbv5moxr ... 2.zip/file

jorose · Post by **jorose** » Sun Nov 27, 2022 3:54 pm

Thanks for letting not just one, but two Winter versions play!

Going through their games, my two favorites were the following:

[pgn][Event "Winter Is Coming 2022"]
[Site "LAPTOP-AOLJ2Q55"]
[Date "2022.11.13"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Winter 1.0"]
[Black "Frozenight 5.1.0"]
[Result "1-0"]
[BlackElo "3100"]
[Opening "Nimzo-Indian"]
[Time "02:13:55"]
[Variation "Main Line, 6...b6 7.O-O Bb7 8.cxd5 exd5 9.a3 Bd6"]
[WhiteElo "3100"]
[TimeControl "20+3"]
[Termination "normal"]
[PlyCount "96"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 d5 5. Bd3 O-O 6. Nf3 b6 7. O-O Bb7 8.
cxd5 exd5 9. a3 {+0.22/17 4} Bd6 {-0.14/20 3} 10. b4 {+0.22/17 5} Nbd7
{-0.12/21 2} 11. Qc2 {+0.17/16 5} a6 {-0.18/20 3} 12. Rb1 {+0.10/17 3} Qe7
{-0.07/20 3} 13. Ng5 {+0.17/19 5} g6 {0.00/20 2} 14. f3 {+0.23/16 3} Nh5
{-0.32/21 10} 15. Nh3 {+0.29/17 4} f5 {-0.32/22 3} 16. a4 {+0.47/17 5} Bxb4
{-0.22/20 2} 17. Qb3 {+0.60/18 3} Bxc3 {-0.36/24 2} 18. Qxc3 {+0.65/18 5}
Rac8 {-0.42/24 5} 19. Re1 {+0.85/17 4} Qf6 {-0.33/24 11} 20. Qd2 {+0.81/18
4} f4 {-0.28/21 2} 21. Kh1 {+1.14/17 4} fxe3 {-0.27/20 1} 22. Qxe3
{+1.11/16 3} c5 {-0.53/22 4} 23. dxc5 {+1.21/17 4} Nxc5 {-0.58/24 3} 24.
Bb2 {+1.26/18 4} Qh4 {-0.32/24 11} 25. Bf1 {+1.10/16 4} Qxa4 {-0.41/18 2}
26. Qh6 {+1.89/18 4} Rc7 {-0.89/20 1} 27. Be5 {+2.99/16 3} Re7 {-2.67/23 6}
28. Bd6 {+2.81/18 2} Qh4 {-3.35/27 7} 29. Kg1 {+3.36/19 4} Qd4+ {-3.55/25
2} 30. Nf2 {+3.08/20 4} Ref7 {-3.38/25 2} 31. Be5 {+4.26/19 3} Qa4
{-3.03/24 2} 32. Rxb6 {+4.50/20 3} Ng7 {-3.15/24 5} 33. Ng4 {+4.29/20 2}
Qa5 {-3.11/25 2} 34. Reb1 {+4.75/19 2} Bc8 {-3.60/23 2} 35. Nf6+ {+4.86/21
4} Rxf6 {-4.12/26 2} 36. Rxf6 {+4.99/25 2} Rxf6 {-4.10/26 2} 37. Bxf6
{+4.86/25 2} Nge6 {-4.04/27 1} 38. Qe3 {+5.41/19 2} Kf7 {-4.32/26 4} 39.
Bh4 {+5.31/21 3} Qc7 {-4.21/22 2} 40. Bg3 {+5.23/20 2} Qd8 {-4.37/22 1} 41.
Rc1 {+5.29/21 2} d4 {-4.39/23 2} 42. Qh6 {+5.55/21 2} Kg8 {-5.66/21 2} 43.
Bc4 {+5.83/22 2} d3 {-5.89/21 2} 44. Bf2 {+6.54/20 4} Nb7 {-6.27/21 3} 45.
Qe3 {+7.23/21 4} Qd7 {-6.18/22 3} 46. Bxe6+ {+9.01/24 3} Qxe6 {-9.61/25 2}
47. Qxd3 {+9.20/24 4} Bd7 {-9.74/24 3} 48. Rc7 {+10.61/27 2} Nd6 {-9.79/25
2 Black resigns} 1-0

[Event "Winter Is Coming 2022"]
[Site "LAPTOP-AOLJ2Q55"]
[Date "2022.11.15"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Winter 1.0"]
[Black "Fire 7.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[BlackElo "3300"]
[Opening "Caro-Kann"]
[Time "00:28:22"]
[Variation "Advance, 4.Nf3 e6 5.Be2 c5 6.Be3 Nd7 7.O-O"]
[WhiteElo "3100"]
[TimeControl "20+3"]
[Termination "normal"]
[PlyCount "148"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 c5 6. Be3 Nd7 7. O-O Ne7 8. c4
dxc4 9. Na3 {+0.28/18 5} c3 {-0.06/17 6} 10. bxc3 {+0.49/18 4} Nd5
{-0.08/17 3} 11. Bg5 {+0.49/17 3} Qb8 {-0.13/16 0} 12. Bc4 {+0.50/16 5}
N5b6 {-0.27/16 6} 13. Bb3 {+0.31/16 5} cxd4 {+0.02/16 4} 14. Nb5 {+0.38/16
3} dxc3 {0.00/18 3} 15. Rc1 {+0.51/17 3} h6 {0.00/18 2} 16. Bh4 {+0.38/17
5} a6 {+0.19/17 3} 17. Nbd4 {+0.58/17 3} c2 {0.00/15 4} 18. Qd2 {+0.40/17
5} Be4 {+0.30/16 3} 19. Rfe1 {+0.63/17 2} Bxf3 {0.00/17 9} 20. gxf3
{+0.65/16 5} g5 {0.00/17 5} 21. Bg3 {+0.34/17 2} Nc5 {-0.13/18 4} 22. Qxc2
{+0.53/18 4} Qc7 {-0.18/19 2} 23. Nf5 {+0.90/18 3} Qd8 {-0.23/17 0} 24.
Red1 {+0.76/16 4} Nbd7 {+0.14/15 4} 25. Nd6+ {+0.67/15 4} Bxd6 {0.00/16 3}
26. Rxd6 {+1.04/17 2} h5 {-0.10/17 7} 27. h4 {+1.14/16 4} gxh4 {+0.20/17 2}
28. Bf4 {+1.58/16 3} Rg8+ {+0.16/18 4} 29. Kh2 {+1.49/15 4} Qe7 {+0.13/19
6} 30. Qc3 {+1.24/16 4} Rd8 {0.00/15 4} 31. Qe3 {+1.61/17 4} b6 {-0.19/19
11} 32. Kh3 {+1.67/17 2} Rg6 {0.00/18 2} 33. Bc2 {+1.58/16 2} Rg8 {-0.31/19
6} 34. Rcd1 {+2.16/17 4} Nb7 {-0.74/17 3} 35. Rc6 {+2.24/18 4} Ndc5
{-0.75/18 2} 36. Rc1 {+2.44/17 2} b5 {-0.50/17 2} 37. Bh7 {+2.91/19 3} Rg7
{-1.37/18 3} 38. Bb1 {+2.36/20 3} Qd7 {-1.41/19 3} 39. R6xc5 {+2.76/21 2}
Nxc5 {-1.39/21 2} 40. Qxc5 {+2.53/21 3} Qd4 {-1.46/18 0} 41. Qxd4 {+3.09/21
4} Rxd4 {-1.51/22 5} 42. Be3 {+2.70/20 2} Rc4 {-1.52/16 0} 43. Rd1
{+2.74/21 3} Ke7 {-1.60/17 1} 44. Bd3 {+2.71/22 2} Rc7 {-1.52/18 2} 45. Be4
{+2.94/19 4} Rg8 {-1.56/19 2} 46. Kxh4 {+3.37/20 2} Rgc8 {-1.59/18 1} 47.
Bg5+ {+3.36/19 2} Kf8 {-1.60/20 7} 48. Kxh5 {+3.51/20 2} a5 {-1.66/16 2}
49. Kg4 {+3.45/20 2} Rc4 {-1.86/17 4} 50. Rh1 {+3.78/21 4} Ke8 {-1.85/18 2}
51. Rh8+ {+3.77/23 4} Kd7 52. Rh7 {+3.84/25 2} Ke8 {-2.02/18 3} 53. Kg3
{+3.69/21 3} a4 {-2.05/19 5} 54. Bf6 {+4.13/20 4} Rc1 {-2.23/19 3} 55. Bd3
{+3.77/22 2} R8c4 {-2.29/18 2} 56. Bxc4 {+4.11/23 4} bxc4 {-2.26/20 1} 57.
Kg2 {+4.47/26 3} a3 {-3.04/18 4} 58. Rh8+ {+5.10/24 2} Kd7 59. Ra8
{+5.37/24 2} Kc6 {-3.23/18 4} 60. Rxa3 {+5.49/25 3} Rd1 {-3.37/20 4} 61.
Ra6+ {+5.81/25 3} Kb5 {-3.43/18 1} 62. Ra7 {+6.31/25 3} Kc6 {-3.43/20 1}
63. Rxf7 {+6.29/27 4} c3 {-4.10/19 5} 64. Re7 {+7.28/29 3} c2 {-4.25/19 1}
65. Rxe6+ {+6.98/27 3} Kc7 {-4.37/20 2} 66. Bg5 {+8.32/25 2} Rd5 {-4.53/18
4} 67. Kf1 {+9.01/25 2} Rc5 {-4.53/18 3} 68. Bc1 {+9.44/29 2} Rd5 {-4.58/18
1} 69. Ke2 {+9.72/29 2} Rd1 {-5.37/17 3} 70. Be3 {+10.61/29 4} c1=Q
{-6.13/17 3} 71. Bxc1 {+11.50/33 2} Rxc1 {-7.25/16 2} 72. Rd6 {+11.50/30 4}
Rc4 {-8.15/16 2} 73. Rd2 {+17.66/35 2} Kb6 {-8.84/16 3} 74. Ke3 {+17.66/33
2} Rc1 {-9.62/15 2 Black resigns} 1-0
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