Blast from the past, GNUChess4

[Mike Sherwin]

I saw that Jim Ablett has a GNUChess4 exe on his site compatible with xboard. I used to play against this engine back before 1990 iirc on an 80386 50 MHz machine. I thought it would be nice to play a quick game against it for old-time sake. I did not put much effort into the game. But it was a fun game. I kept getting an advantage and giving it back. In the endgame I did make a fatal mistake but managed to draw. I like this engine's playing style!

[pgn][Event "Computer chess game"]
[Site "DESKTOP-BTK08BG"]
[Date "2024.07.31"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Mike Sherwin"]
[Black "GNUChessx"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[BlackElo "2000"]
[ECO "B88"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Time "22:31:00"]
[Variation "Sozin-Scheveningen, 7.Bb3"]
[WhiteElo "2000"]
[TimeControl "0+10"]
[Termination "normal"]
[PlyCount "164"]
[WhiteType "human"]
[BlackType "program"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Bb3 Be7
{(f8e7 c1e3 e6e5 d4f3 e8g8 h2h3 c8e6 e1g1) -0.10/9 16} 8. Be3 e5 {(e6e5
d4c6 b7c6 d1d3 e8g8 f2f3 c8e6 b3e6) -0.17/9 15} 9. Nde2 Ng4 {(f6g4 e3d2
d8b6 e1g1 e7h4 g2g3 h4d8 c3d5) -0.17/8 5} 10. Qd2 Nxe3 {(g4e3 d2e3 e8g8
e1g1 c8g4 h2h3 e7g5 f2f4) +0.12/9 10} 11. Qxe3 Be6 {(c8e6 e1g1 e6b3 a2b3
e8g8 c3d5 f7f5 f2f3) -0.04/9 15} 12. O-O O-O {(e8g8 f2f4 e6b3 a2b3 e7f6
a1d1 a8c8 f4e5) +0.02/9 7} 13. Nd5 Bg5 {(e7g5 f2f4 e5f4 e2f4 c6e5 e3d4 g5h4
g2g3) -0.04/8 7} 14. Qf3 Na5 {(c6a5 f3d3 a5b3 d3b3 a8c8 c2c3 d8d7 f2f4)
+0.41/8 5} 15. Rfd1 f5 {(f7f5 e4f5 f8f5 f3g4 a5b3 a2b3 g7g6 e2g3) +0.68/8
4} 16. exf5 Rxf5 {(f8f5 f3g4 a5b3 a2b3 e6d7 g4b4 d7c6 c2c4) +0.79/9 9} 17.
Qd3 Nxb3 {(a5b3 a2b3 f5f7 c2c4 g8h8 h2h3 g7g6 d3g3) +0.76/7 2} 18. axb3 Rf7
{(f5f7 e2g3 e6g4 f2f3 g4e6 g3e4 g8h8 e4g5) +0.55/8 6} 19. Nec3 Bf5 {(e6f5
c3e4 d8c8 f2f3 f5e4 d3e4 c8c5) +0.59/8 4} 20. Qe2 Qc8 {(d8c8 f2f3 g8h8 c3e4
f5e4 e2e4 c8c5 g1h1) +0.67/8 4} 21. f3 Qc5+ {(c8c5 g1h1 a8c8 a1a4 b7b5 a4a5
c8b8 b3b4) +0.69/9 10} 22. Kh1 g6 {(g7g6 b3b4 c5c6 c3e4 f5e4 f3e4 a8c8
e2g4) +0.18/9 14} 23. Ne4 Bxe4 {(f5e4 e2e4 a8c8 c2c3 a7a6 f3f4 g5f4 d5f4)
+0.32/9 5} 24. Qxe4 a6 {(a7a6 c2c4 a8f8 e4e1 g8g7 a1a5 c5c6 e1b4) +0.21/9
11} 25. Qc4 Qxc4 {(c5c4 b3c4 a8d8 d5c3 g5f6 c3e4 f6e7 b2b3) +0.08/9 11} 26.
bxc4 Rc8 {(a8c8 d5c3 g5e7 b2b3 g8g7 c3e4 c8c6 c2c3) +0.23/11 14} 27. b3 Kg7
{(g8g7 d5c3 c8c6 c3e4 g5e7 d1d5 f7f8 a1d1) +0.20/10 9} 28. Rf1 Rc5 {(c8c5
f1d1 f7f5 d5c3 g5e7 h1g1 c5c8 c3e4) +0.23/9 12} 29. g3 h6 {(h7h6 h1g2 f7f5
f1d1 g5d8 h2h4 c5c6 c2c3) +0.10/9 7} 30. Kg2 Bf6 {(g5f6 f1d1 f6d8 a1a2 f7f5
d5e3 f5f6 e3g4) +0.08/9 5} 31. Rad1 b5 {(b7b5 d5c3 c5c6 c3e4 f6e7 c4b5 c6c2
f1f2) +0.28/10 7} 32. Nxf6 Rxf6 {(f7f6 d1d5 c5c6 c4b5 c6c2 f1f2 c2f2 g2f2)
+0.77/9 2} 33. cxb5 Rxc2+ {(c5c2 f1f2 c2f2 g2f2 a6b5 f2e3 g7f7 d1d5)
+1.74/9 3} 34. Rf2 Rxf2+ {(c2f2 g2f2 a6b5 f2e3 g7f7 d1d5 b5b4 d5b5)
+0.87/10 6} 35. Kxf2 axb5 {(a6b5 f2e3 g7f7 d1d5 b5b4 d5b5 f7e6 b5b4)
+0.86/11 6} 36. Rd5 Kf7 {(g7f7 f2e3 b5b4 d5b5 f7e6 b5b4 f6f7 f3f4) +0.51/10
2} 37. Rxb5 Ke6 {(f7e6 f2e3 f6f7 e3e4 f7c7 f3f4 e5f4 g3f4) +0.58/10 2} 38.
Ke3 Rf7 {(f6f7 e3e4 g6g5 b5b6 f7c7 f3f4 e5f4 g3f4) +0.67/10 3} 39. Rb8 g5
{(g6g5 h2h3 h6h5 b8g8 f7b7 b3b4 h5h4 g3h4) +0.67/10 7} 40. Rh8 Rb7 {(f7b7
h8h6 e6d5 e3f2 b7b3 h6h5 d5d4 g3g4) +0.98/11 7} 41. Rxh6+ Kd5 {(e6d5 e3e2
b7b3 h6g6 b3b2 e2e3 g5g4 g6g4) +0.96/11 4} 42. Rg6 Rxb3+ {(b7b3 e3f2 b3b2
f2g1 b2b6 g6g5 b6b3 f3f4) +0.77/12 5} 43. Kf2 Rb2+ {(b3b2 f2g1 b2b1 g1g2
b1b2 g2g1 b2b3 g6f6) +0.11/12 12} 44. Kg1 Rb3 {(b2b3 g1f2 b3b2 f2g1 d5c5
g6d6 c5d6) +0.13/11 7} 45. Kg2 Rb2+ {(b3b2 g2g1 b2b1 g1f2 d5c5) +0.15/11 4}
46. Kh3 Rf2 {(b2f2 g6g5 f2f3 h3g4 f3c3 h2h4 c3c4 g4f3) +0.37/11 7} 47. Rxg5
Rxf3 {(f2f3 h3g4 f3d3 h2h4 d3d4 g4f5 d4d2 h4h5) +0.07/11 7} 48. Kg4 Rc3
{(f3c3 h2h4 c3c4 g4f3 d5e6 g5g7 c4c3 f3g4) +0.09/11 5} 49. h4 Rc4+ {(c3c4
g4f3 c4c7 h4h5 c7c3 f3g4 c3c4 g4f3) +0.06/11 6} 50. Kf5 e4 {(e5e4 f5f4 d5e6
h4h5 e6d7 g5g7) +0.17/11 9} 51. Kf4+ Kd4 {(d5d4 g5a5 c4c7 a5a4 d4d3 a4a3
d3d4 a3a4) +0.05/12 7} 52. h5 Rc7 {(c4c7 g5g6 c7f7 f4g4 d4d5 g6g8 f7f6
g8g6) +0.17/11 10} 53. Rg6 Rf7+ {(c7f7 f4g5 d6d5 h5h6 e4e3 g6e6 d4d3 g5g6)
+0.76/11 9} 54. Kg5 Kd5 {(d4d5 h5h6 e4e3 g6g8 f7e7 g5g4 e3e2 h6h7) +1.39/11
9} 55. h6 e3 {(e4e3 g6g8 f7e7 g3g4 e3e2 h6h7 e2e1 h7h8) +1.47/11 5} 56. Rg7
Ke6 {(d5e6 g7g8 e6e7 g5g6 e3e2 g8g7 f7g7 h6g7) +2.38/11 6} 57. Kg6 Rf8
{(f7f8 h6h7 e3e2 g7g8 e2e1 g8f8 e1g3 g6h6) +2.51/11 5} 58. h7 e2 {(e3e2
g7g8) +2.50/11 10} 59. Rg8 e1=Q {(e2e1 g8f8 e1g3 g6h6 g3h3 h6g7) +2.64/12
3} 60. Rxf8 Qxg3+ {(e1g3 g6h6 g3h3 h6g7 h3g2 g7h6 g2h1 h6g6) +2.30/14 4}
61. Kh6 Qe3+ {(g3e3 h6g6 e3d3 g6h6 d3d2 h6g6 d2c2 g6h6) +2.33/14 4} 62. Kg6
Qe4+ {(e3e4 g6h6 e4h1 h6g6 h1e4) +2.26/6 3} 63. Kh6 Qh1+ {(e4h1 h6g6 h1e4)
+2.26/6 2} 64. Kg6 Qg2+ {(h1g2 g6h5 g2h2 h5g6 h2c2 g6h6 c2c1) +2.29/6 2}
65. Kh6 Qh3+ {(g2h3 h6g7 h3g2) +2.28/6 2} 66. Kg6 Qd3+ {(h3d3 g6h6) +2.26/6
2} 67. Kh6 Qd2+ {(d3d2 h6g6) +2.27/6 2} 68. Kg6 Qc2+ {(d2c2 g6h6 c2c1)
+2.29/7 6} 69. Kh6 Qh2+ {(c2h2 h6g6 h2g1 g6h6 d6d5 h7h8 d5d4 f8f1) +2.13/6
3} 70. Kg6 Qg1+ {(h2g1 g6h6 g1b6) +2.19/6 2} 71. Kh5 Qd1+ {(g1d1 h5h6 d1c1
h6h5 c1h1) +1.12/6 4} 72. Kg5 Qd5+ {(d1d5 g5g6 d5d2) +2.20/6 2} 73. Kh6
Qh1+ {(d5h1 h6g6 h1b1 g6h6 b1c1 f8f4 c1h1) +0.33/7 5} 74. Kg6 Qb1+ {(h1b1
g6h6 b1c1 h6h5 c1h1) +1.12/7 10} 75. Kh6 Qc1+ {(b1c1 h6g6 c1g1 g6h5 g1c5
h5g6 c5g1) +0.12/7 8} 76. Kg6 Qg1+ {(c1g1 g6h5 g1c5 h5g6 c5g1) +0.12/6 3}
77. Kh6 Qe3+ {(g1e3 h6g6 e3g3 g6h6 g3h4 h6g6 h4g4 g6h6) +0.18/7 10} 78. Kg6
Qe4+ {(e3e4 g6h6 e4h4 h6g6 h4g4 g6h6 g4h4) +0.60/6 2} 79. Kh6 Qh4+ {(e4h4
h6g6 h4g4 g6h6 g4h4) +2.07/7 5} 80. Kg6 Qg4+ {(h4g4 g6h6 g4h4) +2.07/7 5}
81. Kh6 Qh4+ {(g4h4 h6g6 h4g4 g6h6 g4h3 h6g6 h3d3 g6h6) +0.05/7 6} 82. Kg6
Qe4+ {(h4e4) 0.00/2 0 3-fold repetition} 1/2-1/2
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