Blitz Tourney

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:Tourney Players: Round 9 of 9
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:     Name              Rating Score Perfrm Upset  Results
:     ----------------- ------ ----- ------ ------ -------
:  1 +BelFish           [2997]  7.5  [3024] [   0] +16w +14w =04b =08w +13b +05w +06b =02w +11b
:  2 +NightmareX        [2914]  6.5  [2947] [  86] =11w +13b =08w +15w +09b +06w =05b =01b =03w
:  3 +pontifex          [3004]  6.0  [2874] [   0] +07w =06w =11b +14w =04b +08w =09b =05w =02b
:  4 +Goldbar           [2888]  6.0  [2869] [ 112] +17b +15w =01w -05b =03w +14w =11b =08w +13b
:  5 +CSTal             [2844]  6.0  [2920] [ 166] +18w +10w =06b +04w =08b -01b =02w =03b +14w
:  6 +WaspX             [2822]  5.5  [2798] [ 120] +12w =03b =05w +11w +10b -02b -01w +09w =08b

Chris did very well considering playing against 2 Stockfish versions, Belfish and pontifex.

Admin wrote:

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:Tourney Players: Round 9 of 9
:
:     Name              Rating Score Perfrm Upset  Results
:     ----------------- ------ ----- ------ ------ -------
:  1 +BelFish           [2997]  7.5  [3024] [   0] +16w +14w =04b =08w +13b +05w +06b =02w +11b
:  2 +NightmareX        [2914]  6.5  [2947] [  86] =11w +13b =08w +15w +09b +06w =05b =01b =03w
:  3 +pontifex          [3004]  6.0  [2874] [   0] +07w =06w =11b +14w =04b +08w =09b =05w =02b
:  4 +Goldbar           [2888]  6.0  [2869] [ 112] +17b +15w =01w -05b =03w +14w =11b =08w +13b
:  5 +CSTal             [2844]  6.0  [2920] [ 166] +18w +10w =06b +04w =08b -01b =02w =03b +14w
:  6 +WaspX             [2822]  5.5  [2798] [ 120] +12w =03b =05w +11w +10b -02b -01w +09w =08b

Chris did very well considering playing against 2 Stockfish versions, Belfish and pontifex.

3= with some really exciting Tal games. Unfortunately I don’t know how to get them off the server

Ed was also there with Rebel, a server issue time forfeited his first few games, but after it was fixed, Rebel won all remaining games (5, I think) one after the other. Very impressive

I asked Joost for the PGN's, also to change my username to Rebel

What were the hardware configs ?! 1 core ?

Mclane wrote:

What were the hardware configs ?! 1 core ?

It’s an authors tournament, basically whatever each one wants. I think most people just use their fastest development machine, if it is available. There’s also a bunch of Raspberry Pies. Belfish, an SF clone, uses 1 core.

Some of the games. Note that the first 4 games were lost on time in total won positions due to software inconvenience of the server, nothing wrong of the engine. Rebel got 4 points out of the remaining 5 games. Also Rebel played on a busy Pc which is bad for the NPS and without book. Game against Skipper, remarkable opening play, don't know what to think of it.

[pgn][Event "NOT_CONFIGURED rated blitz game"]
[Site "NOT_CONFIGURED, Almere, The Netherlands"]
[Date "2008.07.04"]
[Time "21:00:02"]
[Round "-"]
[White "Skipper"]
[Black "EdSchroder"]
[WhiteElo "1633"]
[BlackElo "2115"]
[TimeControl "300+1"]
[Mode "ICS"]
[Result "1-0"]


1. d4 {+0.42/9} Nf6 {-0.27/17} 2. Nf3 {+0.10/8} g6 {-0.28/17} 3. Nc3
{+0.56/8} d5 {0.00/18} 4. Bf4 {+0.57/7} Bg7 {0.00/18} 5. g3 {+0.56/7} a5
{+0.04/16} 6. Bg2 {+0.53/7} O-O {+0.23/17} 7. O-O {+0.93/6} a4 {+0.09/17} 8. Ne5
{+0.81/7} c6 {+0.53/15} 9. b3 {+1.07/7} a3 {+0.34/16} 10. Bf3 {+0.50/7} Nfd7
{+1.19/17} 11. e4 {+0.80/7} Nxe5 {+1.50/19} 12. Bxe5 {+0.16/9} Bxe5 {+1.61/20}
13. dxe5 {+0.34/9} Qa5 {+1.77/20} 14. Qd4 {+0.52/8} dxe4 {+1.59/20} 15.
b4 {+0.36/8} c5 {+4.13/21} 16. Qxe4 {+0.52/8} cxb4 {+4.48/18} 17. Nd5
{-0.10/8} Nc6 {+4.29/18} 18. Rae1 {+0.06/6} Rd8 {+5.84/17} 19. Re3 {-0.17/7}
Bf5 {+6.36/18} 20. Qc4 {-1.42/7} Be6 {+7.27/19} 21. Rd1 {-1.28/7} Rd7
{+8.74/18} 22. Qe4 {-1.23/6} Rad8 {+9.79/19} 23. c4 {-1.84/8} bxc3 {+10.07/19}
24. Nxc3 {-2.68/9} Rxd1+ {+9.69/20} 25. Nxd1 {-4.10/8}
{Black ran out of time} 1-0[/pgn]

I liked 3..g6 nice without book, but then followed by this strange march on of the a pawn.
5...a5 | 7...a4 | 9...a3

For the rest the game isn't very interesting.

[pgn]

[Event "NOT_CONFIGURED rated blitz game"]
[Site "NOT_CONFIGURED, Almere, The Netherlands"]
[Date "2008.07.04"]
[Time "22"]
[Round "-"]
[White "EdSchroder"]
[Black "atomGoldbar"]
[WhiteElo "2141"]
[BlackElo "2587"]
[TimeControl "300+1"]
[Mode "ICS"]
[Result "1-0"]


1. e4 {+0.39/17} c5 {0.00/1232168723} 2. Nf3 {+0.44/16} d6
{0.00/1232168723} 3. Nc3 {+0.25/16} a6 {0.00/1232168723} 4. Ne2 {+0.11/17} g6
{0.00/1232168723} 5. c3 {+0.16/17} Nf6 {0.00/1232168723} 6. Ng3 {+0.46/18} h5
{0.00/1232168723} 7. h4 {+0.38/20} Bg7 {0.00/1232168723} 8. Be2 {+0.34/19} Nc6
{0.00/1232168723} 9. O-O {+0.20/18} d5 {0.00/1232168723} 10. d3 {+0.14/17} d4
{0.00/1232168723} 11. cxd4 {+0.88/15} cxd4 {0.00/1232168723} 12. Ng5 {+0.69/16} Qb6
{0.00/1232168723} 13. b4 {+0.60/16} Qxb4 {0.00/1232168723} 14. a3 {+0.48/20} Qc3
{0.00/1232168723} 15. Bd2 {+0.31/18} Qb2 {0.00/1232168723} 16. a4 {+0.16/17} Ng4
{0.00/1232168723} 17. Re1 {+0.02/16} O-O {0.00/1232168723} 18. Nf1 {0.00/18} Rb8
{0.00/1232168723} 19. Rb1 {+0.55/16} Qa3 {0.00/1232168723} 20. f4 {0.00/17} b5
{0.00/1232168723} 21. Qc2 {+0.40/17} Bd7 {0.00/1232168723} 22. Ra1 {+1.28/19} Qd6
{0.00/1232168723} 23. e5 {+1.64/18} Qc7 {0.00/1232168723} 24. axb5 {+1.41/18} axb5
{0.00/1232168723} 25. e6 {+1.48/19} fxe6 {0.00/1232168723} 26. Bxg4 {+2.24/20} hxg4
{0.00/1232168723} 27. Nxe6 {+2.26/21} Bxe6 {0.00/1232168723} 28. Rxe6 {+2.50/21} Rf6
{0.00/1232168723} 29. Qb3 {+2.43/21} Kf8 {0.00/1232168723} 30. Rc1 {+2.85/19} Rb6
{0.00/1232168723} 31. f5 {+3.17/18} Rxe6 {0.00/1232168723} 32. Qxe6 {+5.56/19} Qd6
{0.00/1232168723} 33. Qc8+ {+7.52/17} Kf7 {0.00/1232168723} 34. Ng3 {+6.87/18} Na7
{0.00/1232168723} 35. fxg6+ {+8.21/19} Qxg6 {0.00/1232168723} 36. Qa8 {+8.22/18} Qxd3
{0.00/1232168723} 37. Ne4 {+8.73/19} Bf6 {0.00/1232168723} 38. Qxa7 {+8.97/18} Qxe4
{0.00/1232168723} 39. Qxb6 {+9.19/20} Qe2 {0.00/1232168723} 40. Bf4 {+9.49/20} g3
{0.00/1232168723} 41. Rf1 {+10.46/15} Kg6 {0.00/1232168723} 42. Bxg3 {+10.66/16} d3
{0.00/1232168723} 43. Qxb5 {+12.00/16} Bd4+ {0.00/1232168723} 44. Bf2 {+12.67/14} Bxf2+
{0.00/1232168723} 45. Rxf2 {+15.34/18} Qe1+ {0.00/1232168723} 46. Rf1 {+15.92/18} d2
{0.00/1232168723} 47. Qf5+ {+17.71/19} Kg7 {0.00/1232168723} 48. Qf2 {+20.76/19} Qxf2+
{0.00/1232168723} 49. Kxf2 {+26.99/23} Kf7 {0.00/1232168723} 50. g4 {+37.08/22} e5
{0.00/1232168723} 51. h5 {+44.72/19} Kg7 {0.00/1232168723} 52. g5 {+45.37/18} Kf8
{0.00/1232168723} 53. Ke3+ {+99.79/16} Kg7 {0.00/1232168723} 54. Kxd2 {+99.87/24} Kg8
{0.00/1232168723} 55. h6 {+99.89/48} Kh7 {0.00/1232168723} 56. Rf6 {+99.91/63} e4
{0.00/1232168723} 57. Ke3 {+99.93/63} Kh8 {0.00/1232168723} 58. Rf7 {+99.95/63} Kg8
{0.00/1232168723} 59. g6 {+99.97/63} Kh8 {0.00/1232168723} 60. Rf8+ {0.00/1232168723}
{Black checkmated} 1-0[/pgn]

Strange opening play once again, and then 13.b4?! is one of those reckless moves at first glance but with 23.e5 the position explodes in favor of Rebel.

[pgn][Event "NOT_CONFIGURED rated blitz game"]
[Site "NOT_CONFIGURED, Almere, The Netherlands"]
[Date "2008.07.04"]
[Time "21:14:18"]
[Round "-"]
[White "atomFloyd"]
[Black "EdSchroder"]
[WhiteElo "2243"]
[BlackElo "1778"]
[TimeControl "300+1"]
[Mode "ICS"]
[Result "1-0"]


1. d4 {0.00/1232168723} Nf6 {-0.27/17} 2. c4 {0.00/1232168723} e6
{-0.31/17} 3. Nc3 {0.00/1232168723} Bb4 {-0.13/17} 4. Qc2 {0.00/1232168723} b6
{-0.20/17} 5. a3 {0.00/1232168723} Bxc3+ {-0.08/16} 6. Qxc3 {0.00/1232168723}
Bb7 {-0.15/18} 7. f3 {0.00/1232168723} d5 {-0.13/16} 8. Bf4
{0.00/1232168723} c5 {+0.97/18} 9. dxc5 {0.00/1232168723} d4 {+1.17/21} 10. Qb4
{0.00/1232168723} Nc6 {+2.79/18} 11. Qb5 {0.00/1232168723} Nd7 {+3.31/19} 12. cxb6
{0.00/1232168723} e5 {+3.62/21} 13. bxa7 {0.00/1232168723} exf4 {+3.45/21} 14. Qxb7
{0.00/1232168723} Nde5 {+3.52/20} 15. Nh3 {0.00/1232168723} Rxa7 {+3.20/19} 16. Qb3
{0.00/1232168723} O-O {+2.83/18} 17. Nxf4 {0.00/1232168723} Na5 {+3.35/18} 18. Qa4
{0.00/1232168723} Rb7 {+4.17/18} 19. b4 {0.00/1232168723} Naxc4 {+4.73/16} 20. Qb3
{0.00/1232168723} Re8 {+4.77/17} 21. Rc1 {0.00/1232168723} Rc7 {+6.50/17} 22. Kf2
{0.00/1232168723} d3 {+8.24/18} 23. e3 {0.00/1232168723} Nd2 {+8.39/18} 24. Qd1
{0.00/1232168723} Ng4+ {+9.73/20} 25. fxg4 {0.00/1232168723} Rxc1 {+9.77/21} 26. Qxc1
{0.00/1232168723} Ne4+ {+10.13/22} 27. Kf3 {0.00/1232168723} d2 {+10.23/22} 28. Qd1
{0.00/1232168723} Nc3 {+10.05/19} 29. Bb5 {0.00/1232168723} Qa8+ {+10.18/18} 30. Kf2
{0.00/1232168723} Nxd1+ {+10.09/15} 31. Rxd1 {0.00/1232168723} Re5 {+10.32/20} 32. Rxd2
{0.00/1232168723} {Black ran out of time} 1-0[/pgn]

Good opening play this time. Followed by nice tactics almost directly afterwards.

[pgn][Event "NOT_CONFIGURED rated blitz game"]
[Site "NOT_CONFIGURED, Almere, The Netherlands"]
[Date "2008.07.04"]
[Time "21:48:01"]
[Round "-"]
[White "Nemeton"]
[Black "EdSchroder"]
[WhiteElo "2325"]
[BlackElo "1947"]
[TimeControl "300+1"]
[Mode "ICS"]
[Result "0-1"]


1. d4 {0.00/1232168723} Nf6 {-0.27/17} 2. c4 {0.00/1232168723} e6
{-0.31/17} 3. Nf3 {0.00/1232168723} d5 {-0.33/16} 4. e3 {0.00/1232168723} c5
{-0.17/18} 5. cxd5 {0.00/1232168723} exd5 {-0.29/16} 6. Bb5+ {0.00/1232168723}
Bd7 {-0.05/17} 7. Bxd7+ {0.00/1232168723} Nbxd7 {0.00/17} 8. Nc3
{0.00/1232168723} c4 {+0.37/18} 9. Bd2 {0.00/1232168723} Bb4 {+0.50/19} 10. Rc1
{0.00/1232168723} O-O {+0.65/17} 11. Qa4 {0.00/1232168723} Bxc3 {+1.14/17} 12. Bxc3
{0.00/1232168723} Re8 {+1.22/18} 13. b3 {0.00/1232168723} Qb8 {+1.27/18} 14. bxc4
{0.00/1232168723} Nb6 {+1.32/19} 15. Qb5 {0.00/1232168723} Nxc4 {+2.10/18} 16. O-O
{0.00/1232168723} a6 {+2.01/17} 17. Qb3 {0.00/1232168723} b5 {+1.63/17} 18. Rc2
{0.00/1232168723} a5 {+1.53/19} 19. Rfc1 {0.00/1232168723} h6 {+1.48/20} 20. Ba1
{0.00/1232168723} Re6 {+1.70/16} 21. Ne5 {0.00/1232168723} a4 {+1.11/18} 22. Qb4
{0.00/1232168723} Qe8 {+1.21/17} 23. Rb1 {0.00/1232168723} Rb6 {+1.80/16} 24. Rbc1
{0.00/1232168723} Qe6 {+1.57/17} 25. Nd3 {0.00/1232168723} Qe4 {+2.30/16} 26. Nc5
{0.00/1232168723} Qf5 {+2.45/17} 27. Re2 {0.00/1232168723} Re8 {+2.70/15} 28. Rce1
{0.00/1232168723} Qc8 {+1.90/15} 29. f3 {0.00/1232168723} h5 {+1.34/17} 30. e4
{0.00/1232168723} h4 {+1.38/20} 31. h3 {0.00/1232168723} Nh5 {+3.66/17} 32. exd5
{0.00/1232168723} Rxe2 {+4.79/19} 33. Rxe2 {0.00/1232168723} Nf4 {+5.36/19} 34. Re4
{0.00/1232168723} Rg6 {+7.10/19} 35. Rxf4 {0.00/1232168723} Qxh3 {+7.01/23} 36. Rg4
{0.00/1232168723} Rxg4 {+7.16/22} 37. fxg4 {0.00/1232168723} Qe3+ {+7.92/22} 38. Kh1
{0.00/1232168723} Qc1+ {+7.95/22} 39. Kh2 {0.00/1232168723} Ne3 {+7.98/22} 40. Nd3
{0.00/1232168723} Qc2 {+7.90/21} 41. Ne1 {0.00/1232168723} Qf2 {+7.51/21} 42. Qd6
{0.00/1232168723} Qxe1 {+8.50/19} 43. Qb8+ {0.00/1232168723} Kh7 {+8.22/20} 44. Qf4
{0.00/1232168723} h3 {+8.64/19} 45. Kxh3 {0.00/1232168723} Qh1+ {+9.00/20} 46. Qh2
{0.00/1232168723} Qxa1 {+9.31/20} 47. Kg3+ {0.00/1232168723} Kg8 {+9.36/20} 48. Kf3
{0.00/1232168723} Qxd4 {+9.46/18} 49. Qb8+ {0.00/1232168723} Kh7 {+9.48/19} 50. Qh2+
{0.00/1232168723} Kg6 {+9.90/19} 51. Qh5+ {0.00/1232168723} Kf6 {+9.75/18} 52. Qh4+
{0.00/1232168723} Ke5 {+10.02/19} 53. Qe7+ {0.00/1232168723} Kxd5 {+8.35/4} 54. Qxe3
{0.00/1232168723} Qxe3+ {+14.72/22} 55. Kxe3 {0.00/1232168723} Kc4 {+15.51/25} 56. Kd2
{0.00/1232168723} f6 {+16.21/26} 57. Kc2 {0.00/1232168723} b4 {+19.61/29} 58. g3
{0.00/1232168723} a3 {+24.01/20} 59. g5 {0.00/1232168723} f5 {+32.36/22} 60. g6
{0.00/1232168723} b3+ {+43.08/20} 61. axb3+ {0.00/1232168723} Kb4 {+46.95/23} 62. Kd3
{0.00/1232168723} a2 {+42.78/17} 63. Ke3 {0.00/1232168723} a1=Q {+42.78/16} 64. Kf4
{0.00/1232168723} Qf1+ {+42.78/14} 65. Ke5 {0.00/1232168723} Qh3 {+42.78/13} 66. Kf4
{0.00/1232168723} Qg4+ {+99.75/16} 67. Ke5 {0.00/1232168723} Kc5 {+99.81/16} 68. b4+
{0.00/1232168723} Kc6 {+99.83/17} 69. Ke6 {0.00/1232168723} f4+ {+99.85/13} 70. Kf7
{0.00/1232168723} fxg3 {+99.87/19} 71. b5+ {0.00/1232168723} Kxb5 {+99.89/33} 72. Kxg7
{0.00/1232168723} g2 {+99.91/63} 73. Kf7 {0.00/1232168723} Qd7+ {+99.93/63} 74. Kg8
{0.00/1232168723} g1=Q {+99.95/63} 75. Kf8 {0.00/1232168723} Qc5+ {+99.97/63} 76. Kg8
{0.00/1232168723} Qcc8+ {0.00/1232168723} {White checkmated} 0-1[/pgn]

Nice king attack.

13...Qb8 one of those mysterious (anti) positional moves I don't understand, either a mistake or genius.

Last one.

[pgn][Event "NOT_CONFIGURED rated blitz game"]
[Site "NOT_CONFIGURED, Almere, The Netherlands"]
[Date "2008.07.04"]
[Time "22:15:50"]
[Round "-"]
[White "EdSchroder"]
[Black "Barbarossa"]
[WhiteElo "2327"]
[BlackElo "2215"]
[TimeControl "300+1"]
[Mode "ICS"]
[Result "1-0"]


1. e4 {+0.39/17} c5 2. Nf3 {+0.44/16} Nc6 3. Bb5 {+0.66/17} d6 4. O-O
{+0.45/17} Bd7 5. c3 {+0.48/18} a6 6. Bc4 {+0.74/19} Nf6 {-0.44/14} 7. d4
{+0.76/17} cxd4 {-0.44/15} 8. cxd4 {+1.14/16} Nxe4 {-0.52/15} 9. Re1 {+1.28/18}
Nf6 {-0.44/14} 10. Nc3 {+0.79/20} b5 {-0.28/14} 11. Bd3 {+1.20/18} d5
{-0.28/12} 12. Bg5 {+1.01/19} b4 {-0.24/14} 13. Na4 {+1.34/19} e6 {-0.36/14} 14.
Rc1 {+1.54/18} Qa5 {-0.16/12} 15. Nc5 {+4.38/19} Na7 {-1.08/13} 16. Ne5
{+6.13/18} Bxc5 {-1.16/13} 17. Rxc5 {+6.04/18} Bb5 {-0.96/11} 18. Bxf6
{+10.80/17} gxf6 {-3.48/15} 19. Nxf7 {+12.56/22} O-O {-99.90/10} 20. Qg4+
{+99.89/16} Kxf7 {-4.68/4} 21. Qxe6+ {+99.91/27} Kg7 {-99.94/4} 22. Qg4+
{+99.93/63} Kh8 {-99.96/17} 23. Re7 {+99.95/63} Nc6 {-99.98/20} 24. Rxh7+
{0.00/1232168723} {Black checkmated} 1-0[/pgn]

Opening well played, 7.d4 pawn sacrifice for initiative, after 14...Qa5? followed by 15.Nc5 it's over and out.