Genius 68030 vs Mephisto RISC II 10 Game Match

[Kasparov111]

RISC II decides to sack a piece for some positional activity and extra pawns, let's see if it can makes some progress in the endgame...

Nxb4 11. cxb4 Bxb4+ 12. Bd2 Bxd2+ 13. Nxd2 g5 14. Nb2 gxf4 15. Nd3 b6 16. Kf2 Ba6 17. Nf3 Rc8 18. Nxf4 Nc5 19. Bxa6 Qxa6 20. Nxd4

[Kasparov111]

And we are left with this position....RISC with 6 pawns vs 4 and a rook vs rook and knight, if it can just promote one pawn, it will be hard though.

Ne4+ 21. Kg1 Qc4 22. Qd3 Nc3 23. Kf2 Rg8 24. Qxc4 Rxc4 25. Nfe2 Nxe2 26. Nxe2 Rg5 27. Rhc1 Rf5+ 28. Ke1 Rxe5 29. Rxc4 dxc4 30. Rb1 b5 31. Kd2 a5

[Kasparov111]

White is winning, now it's just a matter of converting, RISC will have to go after the a pawn, which will allow Genius to take the h pawn and promote its own h pawn...

32. a3 Rd5+ 33. Kc1 Rh5 34. h3 Kd7 35. Nd4 Rg5 36. Rxb5 Rxb5 37. Nxb5 Kc6 38. Nd4+ Kd5 39. Nf3 f5 40. Kd2 e5 41. Kc3 e4 42. Nd2 f4 43. Nxc4 a4 44. Nb6+ Ke5 45. Kd2 Kd4 46. Nxa4 f3 47. gxf3 exf3 48. Nc3 f2

[Kasparov111]

There is no stopping the white h pawn so a win for Genius 68030 33mhz...a great game.

49. Ke2 Kxc3 50. Kxf2 Kb3 51. Kg3 Kxa3 52. Kg4 Kb4 53. Kg5 Kc5 54. Kh6 Kd6 55. Kxh7 Ke6 56. Kg6 Kd6 57. h4 Ke7 58. Kg7 Kd6 59. h5 1-0

Genius 68030 33Mhz leads: 3.5-0.5

Game Replay:https://lichess1.org/game/export/gif/wh ... e=cburnett

[Kasparov111]

Game 5 is a Russian Game: Classical Attack - Staunton Variation with RISC II as white..

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. c4 c6 9. Nc3 Nxc3 10. bxc3 dxc4 11. Bxc4 Bg4 12. Qd3 Bh5 13. Bg5 Qc7

[Kasparov111]

After both sides exchanging the minor pieces we are left with a drawish endgame with RISC II having the nice Alekhine's gun on the e file..

14. Rae1 Nd7 15. Be7 Bxe7 16. Rxe7 Qd6 17. Rfe1 b5 18. Bb3 Bg6 19. Qd2 Nf6 20. Nh4 Nd5 21. Nxg6 hxg6 22. Bxd5 cxd5 23. Qd3 a6 24. Qd2 Rad8 25. f3 Rd7 26. Re8 Rc7 27. R1e3 Rc4 28. Qe1

[Kasparov111]

RISC II starts a series of checks which ultimately should lead to a draw, but then this interesting position arises where where Genius has a passed C pawn, and RISC is about to get black's queen, ultimately it leads to a draw anyway..

Qc6 29. f4 Qd7 30. Rxf8+ Kxf8 31. Qh4 f6 32. Qh8+ Kf7 33. f5 g5 34. Qh5+ Kf8 35. Qh7 b4 36. Re6 bxc3 37. Rxf6+

[Kasparov111]

After a series of perpetual checks, RISC II should have just gone for the obvious draw but it makes a fatal error with 51.Qe6?? letting Genius off the hook! This is now losing for white! It needed to play 51.Qg6! The black king can go and hide now...

gxf6 38. Qxd7 c2 39. Qd8+ Kg7 40. Qe7+ Kg8 41. Qe8+ Kg7 42. Qg6+ Kf8 43. Qxf6+ Ke8 44. Qe6+ Kf8 45. Qd6+ Ke8 46. Qe5+ Kf8 47. Qb8+ Kf7 48. Qb7+ Kf6 49. Qxa6+ Kxf5 50. g4+ Ke4 51. Qe6+??

[Kasparov111]

The C pawn is promoted and White needs to sack the queen, but it's not over yet!

Kd3 52. Qf5+ Kc3 53. Qxg5 Kb2 54. Qd2 Kb1 55. Kf2 c1=Q 56. Qxc1+ Rxc1 57. h4

[Kasparov111]

Wow what a position.....but white has everything covered just in time!

Kxa2 58. g5 Rh1 59. Kg3 Kb3 60. Kg4 Kc4 61. h5 Kxd4 62. h6 Ke4 63. Kg3 d4 64. Kf2 d3 65. Kg2 Kf4

[Kasparov111]

And Genius wins a titanic struggle, RISC II had the perpetual draw but tried for too much, ended up losing its way and the game..

66. h7 d2 67. h8=Q Rxh8 0-1

Genius 68030 33Mhz Leads the Match: 4.5-0.5

Game Replay: https://lichess1.org/game/export/gif/wh ... e=cburnett

[Kasparov111]

Game 6 is a Semi Slav: Meran Variation with Genius as white...

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 a6 9. e4 c5 10. e5 cxd4 11. Nxb5 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 axb5 13. Bxb5+

[Kasparov111]

The dust has settled and the position looks fairly drawish, white has the two passed pawns, black also has this on the d file...

Bd7 14. Nxd7 Qa5+ 15. Bd2 Qxb5 16. Nxf8 Kxf8 17. b3 Nd5 18. Qf3 Rc8 19. a4 Qa6 20. Rc1 Rxc1+ 21. Bxc1 h6 22. h3

[Kasparov111]

RISC II has a great position now with the central pawns locking in white's rook, this looks bad for Genius, can RISC II get its first win?

Kg8 23. Bd2 Nf6 24. h4 e5 25. Rh3 e4 26. Qf5 Qc6 27. Rg3 d3 28. Qe5 Qc2 29. Qc3 Qb1+ 30. Bc1 Kh7 31. Qb2 Qxb2 32. Bxb2 Nh5 33. Re3 f5 34. Bc3 Rc8 35. Kd2

[Kasparov111]

The D and E pawns proved crushing for RISC II, really just trying Genius down to defence and in the end it could not stop the advance, RISC II gets its first win!

Nf4 36. Re1 Ne2 37. Ba1 f4 38. Rb1 Rc2+ 39. Kd1 e3 40. fxe3 fxe3 41. Be5 Rc5 42. Bd4 Nxd4 43. Rb2 e2+ 0-1

Genius 68030 33Mhz Leads the Match: 4.5-1.5

Game Replay: https://lichess1.org/game/export/gif/wh ... e=cburnett