I didn’t seem to have the right length game for you this week so I am showing a short game and a long game in the hope they sort of average out. The human game is funny-ha ha and the computer game is funny-strange. We all know that you can’t force mate in the endgame when you only have two knights, but two knights is a force for mate in bughouse, and the winner of the recent 11th WMCA Free tournament finds a way for the two knights to end the game.
The computer game is from the never ending TCEC “computer championship” competition and should not to be played out unless you have a pgn reader, otherwise you might fall asleep. The first time the fifty move rule threatens to be invoked, White moves a pawn to pursue the positional space advantage. With the computer evaluations mysteriously reaching equality around move 184, they adversaries finally draw the game the second time the fifty move limit comes around. Considering that it’s almost a double fifty move rule game, there are an absurd number of pieces and pawns on the board at move one-ninety. The last 100 moves are just futile, the White king moves from f2 to f1, the White queen from b5 to d3 and the White rooks have moved from b1 and h3 to a1 and h1. The Black position has changed even less; astonishingly, the only difference in a hundred moves is that the Black queen has ventured from c7 to d7. Qd7 must be a very good move, because Black played it fourteen times. For those of you without pgn readers, the final position, on move 190, has the white king on f1, white queen on d3, rooks on h1 and a1 and pawns on a6, c4, d5, e4, f3, g4, and g3. The black pieces are the pawns on a7, b6, c5, e5, f6, g6, and h7; the rooks are on f8 and f7, the queen, of course, is on d7 and the king on g8.
Alan Lasser-Nimrod Hajaj
9/9/18
11th WMCA Free
Florence, MA
1.d4 Nf6
2.c3 d5
3.Bg5 c5
4.e3 Nc6
5.f4 Qb6
6.Qb3 Ng4
7.Qxb6 axb6
8.Ke2 h6
9.Bh4 g5
10.fxg5 e5
11.g6?! -1.11/22
11.dxe5 -0.79/22 11...Ncxe5 12.Na3 12. Nd2 hxg5 13. Bxg5 f6 14. Bf4 c4 15. h3 Nd3 16. g3 Nxf4+ 17. gxf4 Bc5 18. b4 cxb3 19. Nxb3 Nxe3 20. Nxc5 Nxf1 21. Na6 bxa6 22. Rxf1 -1.06 Stockfish 12...hxg5 13.Bxg5 Rxh2 14.Rxh2 Nxh2 15.Nf3 Nxf1 16.Kxf1 Bg7 17.Nb5 Kd7 18.Nxe5+ Bxe5 19.Bf4 f6 20.Kg1 Kc6 21.a4 Bg4 22.Bxe5 fxe5 23.b3 Be2 24.Ra2 Bd1 25.Rb2 Rd8 26.Na7+ Kc7 27.Nb5+ Kb8 28.c4 d4
11…cxd4
12.exd4 exd4
13.cxd4? -3.82/23
13.gxf7+ -1.26/22 13...Kxf7 14.Nf3 h5 14...dxc3 15. bxc3 Bf5 16. h3 Re8+ 17. Kd2 Ne3 18. Bd3 Bxd3 19. Kxd3 Nxg2 20. Rg1 Re3+ 21. Kc2 Nxh4 22. Nxh4 Rxh3 -2.25 Stockfish 15.h3 Ne3 16.a3 Bf5 17.Kf2 dxc3 18.Nxc3 Bc5 19.Kg3 Rag8+ 20.Bg5 Nd4 21.Nxd4 Rxg5+
13.Nf3 Bg7 14.cxd4 O-O 15.h3 Nxd4+ 16.Nxd4 Bxd4 17.Nc3 Ne3 18.Bf2 Bxc3 19.bxc3 Nc2 20.Rb1 Rxa2 21.g7 Re8+ 22.Kf3 Ra3 23.Bxb6 Bf5 -1.42 Stockfish
13...Nxd4+
14.Kd1?! -5.70/22
14.Kd2 -3.82/24 14...fxg6 15.h3 15. Nf3 Nb3+ 16. axb3 Rxa1 17. Bb5+ Kf7 18. h3 Nf6 19. Rc1 Bd6 20. Rd1 Bf5 21. Nc3 Ne4+ 22. Nxe4 Rxd1+ 23. Kxd1 Bxe4 -4.17 Stockfish 15...Nb3+ 16.axb3 Rxa1 17.Nf3 Kf7 18.Nc3 g5 19.hxg4 gxh4 20.Nxd5 Bc5 21.Nxb6 Rd8+
14...Ne3+
15.Kc1? -11.62/23
15.Ke1 -5.94/23 15...Bg7 16.Nc3 Nec2+ 17.Kd2 Nxa1 18.Nxd5 18. Nf3 Nxf3+ 19. gxf3 O-O 20. Bb5 Bxc3+ 21. Kxc3 d4+ 22. Kxd4 Nc2+ 23. Kc3 Bf5 24. gxf7+ Rxf7 -6.90 Stockfish 18...Rxa2 19.Bf6 Bxf6 19...O-O 20. Nf3 Nxf3+ 21. gxf3 Bxf6 22. Nxf6+ Kg7 23. Nh5+ Kxg6 24. Nf4+ Kg5 25. Nd5 Rxb2+ -8.27 Stockfish 20.Nxf6+ Kf8 21.Kc3 Nab3 22.Bc4 Be6 23.Bxe6 fxe6
15...Rxa2 16.Bb5+ Now 16.Ra2 is mated beautifully by 16...Nb3 16...Bd7 0-1
Fire 7.1(3393)-Gingko(3340)
9/11/18
TCEC Season 13
1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.e4 Nxc3 7.bxc3 c5 8.Bb5+ Bd7 9.Be2 Nc6 10.Rb1 Qc7 11.O-O O-O 12.h3 Rfd8 13.Bg5 Be8 14.d5 Ne5 15.Ne1 b6 16.c4 f6 17.Bh4 Nf7 18.Qc2 e5 19.Nd3 Bd7 20.Bg4 Bxg4 21.hxg4 Qc8 22.f3 Qa6 23.Rbc1 Nd6 24.a4 Rf8 25.a5 Rab8 26.Rfe1 Rfe8 27.Qa2 Qb7 28.Bg3 Bh6 29.Rc2 Qf7 30.Bf2 Rec8 31.Rb1 Bg7 32.Rcb2 Ra8 33.Re2 Qe8 34.Be3 Qf7 35.Reb2 Qe8 36.Nf2 Bf8 37.Re1 Qd8 38.Nd1 Nb7 39.Bd2 Rcb8 40.a6 Nd6 41.Nc3 Qd7 42.Kf2 Re8 43.Rbb1 Re7 44.Nb5 Rf7 45.Nxd6 Bxd6 46.Rh1 Rd8 47.Rh6 Bf8 48.Rhh1 Bd6 49.Qc2 Qc8 50.Ra1 Be7 51.Qb3 Bd6 52.Rh6 Bf8 53.Rh3 Qd7 54.Qa4 Qc7 55.Rah1 Bd6 56.Kf1 Qe7 57.Be3 Rdf8 58.Qb3 Rb8 59.Kf2 Qd8 60.Rh6 Qd7 61.Rb1 Qc8 62.Qb5 Qd8 63.Rh3 Rc8 64.Rhh1 Qe7 65.Qb2 Qd7 66.Qc2 Rd8 67.Bd2 Qc8 68.Qa4 Qc7 69.Be3 Qb8 70.Bd2 Qc7 71.Bc3 Qe7 72.Qb3 Rff8 73.Qb2 Qd7 74.Bd2 Rf7 75.Qb3 Qc8 76.Ra1 Qc7 77.Qc2 Qd7 78.Rh6 Rb8 79.Rb1 Qd8 80.Bc3 Qd7 81.Rhh1 Rd8 82.Kf1 Ra8 83.Kg1 Rd8 84.Qb3 Rb8 85.Kf2 Rbf8 86.Qb5 Qd8 87.Bd2 Qc7 88.Bh6 Rd8 89.Rh3 Bf8 90.Bxf8 Rdxf8 91.Rbh1 Re7 92.Rh6 Ref7 93.Qa4 Rg7 94.Qb5 Rgf7 95.Qb2 Qd7 96.Qb3 Qc8 97.Ra1 Rd8 98.Qb2 Qd7 99.Rhh1 Qd6 100.Qc3 Re7 101.Kf1 Rf7 102.Qd2 Rb8 103.Qd3 Re8 104.Kf2 Rd7 105.Kg1 Rf8 106.Kf1 Rc8 107.Re1 Qe7 108.Kf2 Rf8 109.Qe3 Qe8 110.Qe2 Qd8 111.Qd3 Qe7 112.Rh6 Qe8 113.Reh1 Qd8 114.Rc1 Qc8 115.Ra1 Qe8 116.Kf1 Qb8 117.Rh1 Qc8 118.Kg1 Qc7 119.Kf2 Qd8 120.Rh6 Qe8 121.Kf1 Qb8 122.Re1 Qc8 123.Qa3 Kg7 124.Rh3 Kh8 125.Rh1 Kg8 126.Kf2 Rff7 127.Rc1 Rf8 128.Rb1 Rff7 129.Rbc1 Rf8 130.Rh6 Qc7 131.Rd1 Qc8 132.Rdh1 Qc7 133.Qa4 Rg7 134.Qa3 Rd7 135.R6h3 Qc8 136.Rd1 Qd8 137.Re1 Qc8 138.Qa1 Qb8 139.Qa4 Rfd8 140.g3 Rf7 141.Qb3 Qc8 142.Qa3 Qc7 143.Rhh1 Qd7 144.Kg2 Qc7 145.Ra1 Qe7 146.Rh6 Qd6 147.Rb1 Qd7 148.Ra1 Qd6 149.Kf2 Rc7 150.Rhh1 Rf7 151.Rh6 Rc7 152.Rb1 Rf7 153.Qb3 Kg7 154.Rbh1 Kg8 155.Kg2 Qd7 156.Rb1 Re7 157.Kf2 Qc8 158.Qb5 Qc7 159.Rbh1 Red7 160.Kg2 Re7 161.Kf2 Red7 162.Qb2 Qd6 163.Kg2 Rf7 164.Qb3 Qd7 165.Kf2 Qd6 166.Ra1 Rb8 167.Kg2 Rd8 168.Rb1 Qd7 169.Rhh1 Qc8 170.Qb5 Rfd7 171.Rh6 Qc7 172.Rhh1 Qc8 173.Rbg1 Qc7 174.Kf2 Qd6 175.Re1 Rf7 176.Rh4 Rc7 177.Reh1 Rcd7 178.Kg2 Rc7 179.Re1 Rcd7 180.Rh6 Rf7 181.Rb1 Rfd7 182.Qb3 Rf7 183.Qe3 Re8 184.Qd3 Kg7 185.Qe3 Kg8 186.Ra1 Rb8 187.Qb3 Rd8 188.Rhh1 Qd7 189.Qe3 Rdf8 190.Kf1 The alternative 190.f4 was equal at best 190.f4 exf4 191. Qxf4 Re8 192. Rhf1 Re5 193. Rf2 Qc8 194. Qf3 Kg7 195. Re1 Kg8 196. Ra1. At the end of the game, the breaks 190.Kf1 f5 and 190.Kf1 b5 favor White. 190.Kf1 f5 191. gxf5 gxf5 192. Kg2 fxe4 193. fxe4 b5 194. cxb5 Qxb5 195. Ra2 c4 196. Rc1 Rg7 197. Qc3 h5 198. Qxc4 Qb6 199. d6+ Kh8 200. Rf1 Qxd6 201. Rxf8+ Qxf8 190.Kf1 b5 191. cxb5 Qxb5+ 192. Kg2 Qb2+ 193. Qf2 Qb5 194. Rhb1 Qd3 195. Rd1 Qc4 196. Qd2 Rd8 197. Ra2 Rc8 198. Rb1 Qd4 199. Rc2 Qxd2+ 200. Rxd2 c4 201. Rdb2 c3 202. Rc2 +0.88 ½-½
[Event “11th WMCA Free"]
[Site "Florence, MA"]
[Date "2018.09.09"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Alan Lasser"]
[Black "Nimrod Hajaj"]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackElo "2139"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2024"]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c3 d5 3.Bg5 c5 4.e3 Nc6 5.f4 Qb6 6.Qb3 Ng4 7.Qxb6 axb6 8.Ke2
h6 9.Bh4 g5 10.fxg5 e5 11.g6 $6 { -1.11/22 } ( 11.dxe5 { -0.79/22 }
11...Ncxe5 12.Na3
{ 12. Nd2 hxg5 13. Bxg5 f6 14. Bf4 c4 15. h3 Nd3 16. g3 Nxf4+ 17. gxf4 Bc5
18. b4 cxb3 19. Nxb3 Nxe3 20. Nxc5 Nxf1 21. Na6 bxa6 22. Rxf1 -1.06
Stockfish } 12...hxg5 13.Bxg5 Rxh2 14.Rxh2 Nxh2 15.Nf3 Nxf1 16.Kxf1 Bg7
17.Nb5 Kd7 18.Nxe5+ Bxe5 19.Bf4 f6 20.Kg1 Kc6 21.a4 Bg4 22.Bxe5 fxe5 23.b3
Be2 24.Ra2 Bd1 25.Rb2 Rd8 26.Na7+ Kc7 27.Nb5+ Kb8 28.c4 d4 ) 11...cxd4
12.exd4 exd4 13.cxd4 $2 { -3.82/23 } ( 13.gxf7+ { -1.26/22 } 13...Kxf7 14.Nf3
h5
{ 14...dxc3 15. bxc3 Bf5 16. h3 Re8+ 17. Kd2 Ne3 18. Bd3 Bxd3 19. Kxd3 Nxg2
20. Rg1 Re3+ 21. Kc2 Nxh4 22. Nxh4 Rxh3 -2.25 Stockfish } 15.h3 Ne3 16.a3
Bf5 17.Kf2 dxc3 18.Nxc3 Bc5 19.Kg3 Rag8+ 20.Bg5 Nd4 21.Nxd4 Rxg5+ ) ( 13.Nf3
Bg7 14.cxd4 O-O 15.h3 Nxd4+ 16.Nxd4 Bxd4 17.Nc3 Ne3 18.Bf2 Bxc3 19.bxc3 Nc2
20.Rb1 Rxa2 21.g7 Re8+ 22.Kf3 Ra3 23.Bxb6 Bf5 { -1.42 Stockfish } )
13...Nxd4+ 14.Kd1 $6 { -5.70/22 } ( 14.Kd2 { -3.82/24 } 14...fxg6 15.h3
{ 15. Nf3 Nb3+ 16. axb3 Rxa1 17. Bb5+ Kf7 18. h3 Nf6 19. Rc1 Bd6 20. Rd1
Bf5 21. Nc3 Ne4+ 22. Nxe4 Rxd1+ 23. Kxd1 Bxe4 -4.17 Stockfish } 15...Nb3+
16.axb3 Rxa1 17.Nf3 Kf7 18.Nc3 g5 19.hxg4 gxh4 20.Nxd5 Bc5 21.Nxb6 Rd8+ )
14...Ne3+ 15.Kc1 $2 { -11.62/23 } ( 15.Ke1 { -5.94/23 } 15...Bg7 16.Nc3 Nec2+
17.Kd2 Nxa1 18.Nxd5
{ 18. Nf3 Nxf3+ 19. gxf3 O-O 20. Bb5 Bxc3+ 21. Kxc3 d4+ 22. Kxd4 Nc2+ 23.
Kc3 Bf5 24. gxf7+ Rxf7 -6.90 Stockfish } 18...Rxa2 19.Bf6 Bxf6
{ 19...O-O 20. Nf3 Nxf3+ 21. gxf3 Bxf6 22. Nxf6+ Kg7 23. Nh5+ Kxg6 24. Nf4+
Kg5 25. Nd5 Rxb2+ -8.27 Stockfish } 20.Nxf6+ Kf8 21.Kc3 Nab3 22.Bc4 Be6
23.Bxe6 fxe6 ) 15...Rxa2 16.Bb5+
{ Now 16.Ra2 is mated beautifully by 16...Nb3 } 16...Bd7 0-1
[Event "TCEC Season 13"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2018.09.11"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Fire 7.1"]
[Black "Ginkgo 13"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[BlackElo "3340"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "3393"]
1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.e4 Nxc3 7.bxc3 c5 8.Bb5+
Bd7 9.Be2 Nc6 10.Rb1 Qc7 11.O-O O-O 12.h3 Rfd8 13.Bg5 Be8 14.d5 Ne5 15.Ne1 b6
16.c4 f6 17.Bh4 Nf7 18.Qc2 e5 19.Nd3 Bd7 20.Bg4 Bxg4 21.hxg4 Qc8 22.f3 Qa6
23.Rbc1 Nd6 24.a4 Rf8 25.a5 Rab8 26.Rfe1 Rfe8 27.Qa2 Qb7 28.Bg3 Bh6 29.Rc2
Qf7 30.Bf2 Rec8 31.Rb1 Bg7 32.Rcb2 Ra8 33.Re2 Qe8 34.Be3 Qf7 35.Reb2 Qe8
36.Nf2 Bf8 37.Re1 Qd8 38.Nd1 Nb7 39.Bd2 Rcb8 40.a6 Nd6 41.Nc3 Qd7 42.Kf2 Re8
43.Rbb1 Re7 44.Nb5 Rf7 45.Nxd6 Bxd6 46.Rh1 Rd8 47.Rh6 Bf8 48.Rhh1 Bd6 49.Qc2
Qc8 50.Ra1 Be7 51.Qb3 Bd6 52.Rh6 Bf8 53.Rh3 Qd7 54.Qa4 Qc7 55.Rah1 Bd6 56.Kf1
Qe7 57.Be3 Rdf8 58.Qb3 Rb8 59.Kf2 Qd8 60.Rh6 Qd7 61.Rb1 Qc8 62.Qb5 Qd8 63.Rh3
Rc8 64.Rhh1 Qe7 65.Qb2 Qd7 66.Qc2 Rd8 67.Bd2 Qc8 68.Qa4 Qc7 69.Be3 Qb8 70.Bd2
Qc7 71.Bc3 Qe7 72.Qb3 Rff8 73.Qb2 Qd7 74.Bd2 Rf7 75.Qb3 Qc8 76.Ra1 Qc7 77.Qc2
Qd7 78.Rh6 Rb8 79.Rb1 Qd8 80.Bc3 Qd7 81.Rhh1 Rd8 82.Kf1 Ra8 83.Kg1 Rd8 84.Qb3
Rb8 85.Kf2 Rbf8 86.Qb5 Qd8 87.Bd2 Qc7 88.Bh6 Rd8 89.Rh3 Bf8 90.Bxf8 Rdxf8
91.Rbh1 Re7 92.Rh6 Ref7 93.Qa4 Rg7 94.Qb5 Rgf7 95.Qb2 Qd7 96.Qb3 Qc8 97.Ra1
Rd8 98.Qb2 Qd7 99.Rhh1 Qd6 100.Qc3 Re7 101.Kf1 Rf7 102.Qd2 Rb8 103.Qd3 Re8
104.Kf2 Rd7 105.Kg1 Rf8 106.Kf1 Rc8 107.Re1 Qe7 108.Kf2 Rf8 109.Qe3 Qe8
110.Qe2 Qd8 111.Qd3 Qe7 112.Rh6 Qe8 113.Reh1 Qd8 114.Rc1 Qc8 115.Ra1 Qe8
116.Kf1 Qb8 117.Rh1 Qc8 118.Kg1 Qc7 119.Kf2 Qd8 120.Rh6 Qe8 121.Kf1 Qb8
122.Re1 Qc8 123.Qa3 Kg7 124.Rh3 Kh8 125.Rh1 Kg8 126.Kf2 Rff7 127.Rc1 Rf8
128.Rb1 Rff7 129.Rbc1 Rf8 130.Rh6 Qc7 131.Rd1 Qc8 132.Rdh1 Qc7 133.Qa4 Rg7
134.Qa3 Rd7 135.R6h3 Qc8 136.Rd1 Qd8 137.Re1 Qc8 138.Qa1 Qb8 139.Qa4 Rfd8
140.g3 Rf7 141.Qb3 Qc8 142.Qa3 Qc7 143.Rhh1 Qd7 144.Kg2 Qc7 145.Ra1 Qe7
146.Rh6 Qd6 147.Rb1 Qd7 148.Ra1 Qd6 149.Kf2 Rc7 150.Rhh1 Rf7 151.Rh6 Rc7
152.Rb1 Rf7 153.Qb3 Kg7 154.Rbh1 Kg8 155.Kg2 Qd7 156.Rb1 Re7 157.Kf2 Qc8
158.Qb5 Qc7 159.Rbh1 Red7 160.Kg2 Re7 161.Kf2 Red7 162.Qb2 Qd6 163.Kg2 Rf7
164.Qb3 Qd7 165.Kf2 Qd6 166.Ra1 Rb8 167.Kg2 Rd8 168.Rb1 Qd7 169.Rhh1 Qc8
170.Qb5 Rfd7 171.Rh6 Qc7 172.Rhh1 Qc8 173.Rbg1 Qc7 174.Kf2 Qd6 175.Re1 Rf7
176.Rh4 Rc7 177.Reh1 Rcd7 178.Kg2 Rc7 179.Re1 Rcd7 180.Rh6 Rf7 181.Rb1 Rfd7
182.Qb3 Rf7 183.Qe3 Re8 184.Qd3 Kg7 185.Qe3 Kg8 186.Ra1 Rb8 187.Qb3 Rd8
188.Rhh1 Qd7 189.Qe3 Rdf8 190.Kf1
{ The alternative 190.f4 was equal at best 190.f4 exf4 191. Qxf4 Re8 192.
Rhf1 Re5 193. Rf2 Qc8 194. Qf3 Kg7 195. Re1 Kg8 196. Ra1. At the end of the game,
the breaks 190.Kf1 f5 and 190.Kf1 b5 favor White. 190.Kf1 f5 191. gxf5 gxf5
192. Kg2 fxe4 193. fxe4 b5 194. cxb5 Qxb5 195. Ra2 c4 196. Rc1 Rg7 197.
Qc3 h5 198. Qxc4 Qb6 199. d6+ Kh8 200. Rf1 Qxd6 201. Rxf8+ Qxf8
190.Kf1 b5 191. cxb5 Qxb5+ 192. Kg2 Qb2+ 193. Qf2 Qb5 194. Rhb1 Qd3
195. Rd1 Qc4 196. Qd2 Rd8 197. Ra2 Rc8 198. Rb1 Qd4 199. Rc2 Qxd2+
200. Rxd2 c4 201. Rdb2 c3 202. Rc2 +0.88 }
1/2-1/2
Alan Lasser
blacklightmazes@icloud.com
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