Comet B68 vs Gothmog 0.4.7 (40'/40) Commented game

[Kurt Utzinger]

Geschrieben von:/Posted by: Kurt Utzinger at 20 March 2004 10:17:36:

[Event "Wetzikon, 40'/40+40'/40+40'"]
[Site "Wetzikon"]
[Date "2004.03.19"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Comet B68"]
[Black "Gothmog 0.4.7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B54"]
[Annotator "Utzinger,K"]
[PlyCount "125"]
{W=11.3 ply; 142kN/s; 67.232 TBAs
B=13.8 ply; 110kN/s
} 1. e4 {Fritz8-GUI,
P3 650/32 MB hash, ponder=off, 5moves.ctg, 3-/4-men EGTB, no learning 0} 1...
c5 {0} 2. Nf3 {0} 2... e6 {0} 3. Nc3 {0} 3... Nc6 {0} 4. d4 {0} 4... cxd4 {0}
5. Nxd4 {0} 5... d6 {Both last book move 0} 6. Bb5 {0.90/9 94} 6... Bd7 {
0.44/12 67} 7. O-O {0.89/9 79} 7... Nf6 {0.38/12 74} 8. Be3 {(Ba4) 0.79/9 93}
8... Be7 {(a6) 0.29/12 90} 9. f3 {(f4) More usual looks 9.f4 in this kind of
position / Natuerlicher sieht in diesem Stellungstyp 9.f4 aus 0.55/8 78} 9...
O-O {0.00/12 102} 10. Qd2 {0.44/8 71} 10... a6 {0.10/12 58} 11. Be2 {
(Nxc6) 0.31/9 120} 11... Ne5 {(Qc7) 0.04/12 76} 12. Qe1 {(f4) 0.32/9 106} 12...
Qc7 {0.04/12 66} 13. Qg3 {0.21/9 85} 13... Nc4 {(b5) 0.00/13 100} 14. Bxc4 {
0.20/9 61} 14... Qxc4 {0.04/13 93} 15. Nb3 {(Rad1) 0.20/9 84} 15... b5 {
(Rfc8) 0.04/11 56} 16. Rfd1 {(Rad1) 0.16/8 69} 16... Nh5 {(Rfb8) 0.00/12 97}
17. Qf2 {(Qh3) 0.39/9 58} 17... Qc7 {(Rfc8) There was no reason for this
retreat / Fuer diesen Rueckzug gab es keinen Grund 0.00/10 40} 18. Bb6 {
(a3) 0.25/10 93} 18... Qb8 {On b7 the queen would have been better placed /
Auf b7 waere die Dame besser platziert -0.09/12 97} 19. a3 {(Qe3) 0.11/9 56}
19... f5 {An aggressive continuation leading to interesting complications /
Eine agressive Fortsetzung, die zu spannenden Komplikation fuehrt 0.00/12 95}
20. e5 {(Bc5) 0.27/10 120} 20... Rf7 {-0.28/11 37} 21. Ba5 {(Qe3) 0.31/10 75}
21... Be8 {(d5) -0.18/12 64} 22. Nd4 {(f4) Fritz8 would have preferred 22.Bb4
but Comet B68 has a most interesting playing style / Fritz8 haette 22.Lb4
bevorzugt, doch Comet B68 bevorzugt einen interessanten Spielstil 0.27/10 82} (
{Fritz 8:} 22. Bb4 dxe5 23. Bxe7 Rxe7 24. Qc5 Kf7 25. Rd6 Rd7 26. Rxd7+ Bxd7
27. Re1 Nf4 28. Rxe5 {0.37/16}) 22... dxe5 {(Bd7) -0.65/13 40} 23. Nxe6 {
0.40/10 41} 23... Qc8 {(Rf6) -0.28/11 35} 24. Nc7 {0.53/10 56} 24... Rb8 {
-0.15/11 33} 25. N3d5 {Not best and leading to advantage for Black / Nicht das
beste, und nur fuer Schwarz vorteilhaft 0.53/10 131} (25. Qe3 Bd8 26. Nxe8 Bxa5
27. Nd6 Qe6 {would have been more accurate / waere genauer}) 25... Bd6 {
-0.59/13 49} 26. Nxe8 {-0.22/10 154} 26... Bc5 {-0.78/14 80} 27. Ne3 {
-0.11/10 49} 27... Qxe8 {(f4) -0.71/12 62} 28. Kh1 {-0.15/10 74} 28... f4 {
Another good option was 28...Nf4 / Eine gute Alternative war 28...Sf4 -0.75/12
66} 29. Qh4 {-0.42/10 56} 29... Ng3+ {-0.75/12 78} 30. hxg3 {-0.42/9 55} 30...
fxe3 {(Bxe3) ? What a pity that Gothmog 0.4.7 chose this bad capture instead
of 30...Bxe3 with clear advantage for Black / Wie schade, dass sich Gothmot 0.
4.7 fuer diesen unguenstigen Schlagzug entscheidet, dabei konnte Schwarz mit
30...Lxe3 klaren Vorteil erreichen -0.75/11 67} (30... Bxe3 31. g4 (31. Rd6
fxg3 32. Rad1 Bd4 33. Qxg3 (33. c3 {??} 33... Rf5 {-+}) 33... Rf5 34. Rh6 Rh5+
35. Rxh5 Qxh5+ 36. Qh3 Qxh3+ 37. gxh3 Bxb2) 31... Rf6 32. g5 Rc6 33. Bc3 h6 34.
g4 Rg6 {-+}) 31. Qe4 {-0.41/8 53} 31... Rc8 {-0.71/11 62} 32. Bb4 {-0.37/8 38}
32... e2 {(Rfc7) -0.46/11 86} 33. Qxe2 {(Re1) 0.06/9 67} 33... Ba7 {
(Bb6) -0.46/11 46} 34. g4 {-0.10/9 47} 34... Rf6 {-0.34/10 44} 35. Rd6 {
(g3) To prefer was 35.g3 / vorzuziehen war 35.g3 0.17/9 34} 35... Rc4 {
(Qg6) -0.18/12 77} (35... Rxd6 36. Bxd6 Rc6 37. Qxe5 Qxe5 38. Bxe5 Rh6+ 39. Bh2
Bb8 40. Kg1 Bxh2+ 41. Kf2 Rd6) 36. Qe1 {-0.30/10 30} 36... Rxc2 {A stronger
ernative is perhaps 36...h5 / Eine bessere Alternative war vermutlich 36...h5
0.00/12 91} 37. Rad1 {(Rxf6) -0.27/9 19} 37... Rxd6 {(Rxb2) 0.00/11 68} 38.
Rxd6 {(Bxd6) -0.05/9 17} 38... Bb8 {(Rc6) 0.00/11 51} 39. Rxa6 {0.54/10 14}
39... Qc8 {0.00/12 38} 40. Qe4 {0.67/9 10} 40... Rc1+ {(Rxb2) 0.60/11 99} 41.
Kh2 {And from here on it is Comet B68 to have advantage / Und ab hier liegt
der Vorteil bei Comet B68 1.15/9 46} 41... Qd8 {0.00/11 91} (41... Qxa6 42.
Qd5+ Kh8 43. Qd8#) 42. Be1 {1.29/10 111} 42... Qd7 {(Rc4) 1.00/10 71} 43. Ra8 {
1.89/10 66} 43... Rc8 {1.16/12 64} 44. Bc3 {1.96/11 55} 44... Re8 {1.22/11 66}
45. g3 {1.96/10 83} 45... Kh8 {1.41/11 57} 46. Kh3 {(g5) 2.22/10 62} 46... Kg8
{1.44/12 60} 47. Bxe5 {Wins a second pawn and this is decisive / Gewinnt einen
zweiten Bauer, was entscheidend ist 2.27/10 57} 47... Bxe5 {1.50/13 62} 48.
Rxe8+ {2.21/12 51} 48... Qxe8 {0.00/14 88} 49. f4 {2.21/12 91} 49... Qe6 {
0.00/12 87} 50. Qxe5 {2.29/11 66} 50... Qxe5 {(Qc6) 0.94/13 50} 51. fxe5 {
2.44/12 14} 51... Kf7 {1.16/19 50} 52. Kg2 {2.56/15 69} 52... Ke6 {1.13/19 48}
53. Kf2 {(Kf3) 2.62/16 77} 53... Kd5 {(Kxe5) 1.13/19 72} 54. Ke3 {2.89/16 101}
54... Kxe5 {The pawn ending is lost for Black / Das Bauernendspiel ist fuer
Schwarz verloren 1.16/17 51} 55. g5 {2.97/15 66} 55... Kd5 {0.00/19 87} 56. Kd3
{(b3) 3.17/14 51} 56... Kc5 {(Kc6) 0.00/18 85} 57. Kc3 {3.44/14 39} 57... Kc6 {
3.22/18 41} 58. Kb4 {4.21/15 54} 58... Kb6 {4.91/20 45} 59. b3 {5.49/16 51}
59... Kc6 {(Ka6) 5.07/19 36} 60. Ka5 {6.68/16 51} 60... Kc5 {8.91/19 85} 61.
b4+ {10.47/17 69} 61... Kc6 {9.29/18 57} 62. Ka6 {11.90/17 38} 62... h5 {
(g6) 10.25/17 46} 63. gxh6 {13.91/16 55} 1-0

[Tord Romstad]

Geschrieben von:/Posted by: Tord Romstad at 20 March 2004 10:37:14:
Als Antwort auf:/In reply to: Comet B68 vs Gothmog 0.4.7 (40'/40) Commented game geschrieben von:/posted by: Kurt Utzinger at 20 March 2004 10:17:36:

Thank you very much for the game and analysis, Kurt! Games at such slow time controls
are rare.
Tord

[Kurt Utzinger]

Geschrieben von:/Posted by: Kurt Utzinger at 20 March 2004 11:22:20:
Als Antwort auf:/In reply to: Re: Comet B68 vs Gothmog 0.4.7 (40'/40) Commented game geschrieben von:/posted by: Tord Romstad at 20 March 2004 10:37:14:

Thank you very much for the game and analysis, Kurt! Games at such slow time controls
are rare.
Tord

Hi Tord
Thank you for your nice words. The match Comet B68 vs Gothmog 0.4.7 (40'/40)
is going on. And the actual standing is 2.0-2.0 after 4 games. Maybe I'll
find time for further comments.
Kurt
Kurt & Rolf Chess