Genius 68030 vs Mephisto RISC II 10 Game Match

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Game 7 is a Vienna Game: Paulsen Variation with RISC II with white...

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 Bc5 4. Bg2 Nge7 5. Nge2 O-O 6. O-O d6 7. Na4 Bb6 8. Nxb6 axb6 9. f4 Bg4 10. c3 exf4 11. Rxf4 Be6 12. a4 Ng6 13. Rf2

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RISC II is playing beautiful positional chess cramping black's position so that it can hardly move...

Nce5 14. d4 Ng4 15. Rf1 Qc8 16. Qc2 Ra5 17. c4 Rh5 18. h3 Nf6 19. g4 Ra5 20. b4 Ra8 21. Bg5 Ne8

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RISC II has a dominant position, it just needs to convert from here, Genius can't do much, excellent from RISC...

22. Qb3 f6 23. Bd2 Nh4 24. Nf4 Nxg2 25. Kxg2 Bf7 26. Nd5 Qe6 27. Rae1 Qd7 28. a5 b5 29. cxb5 Qxb5 30. Rf5 Qd7 31. Rf3 Kh8 32. Ref1 Qb5 33. Qd3 Qxd3 34. Rxd3 Bxd5 35. exd5 Kg8 36. Re3 Rf7 37. b5 Kf8 38. h4 Re7 39. Re6 Rf7 40. Rfe1

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Genius loses a rook with the powerful 45.bh6!

f5 41. g5 g6 42. h5 gxh5 43. g6 hxg6 44. Rxe8+ Rxe8 45. Bh6+

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RISC II wins its second game in a row to make the match very interesting! Great play!

Kg8 46. Rxe8+ Kh7 47. Bg5 f4 48. a6 bxa6 49. bxa6 Rf5 50. a7 Rxg5+ 51. Kf2 Kg7 52. a8=Q 1-0

Genius 68030 33mhz Leads the Match: 4.5-3.5

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

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Game 8 is a Slav Defense: Czech Variation with Genius as white...score from previous game was 4.5-2.5

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c6 3. c4 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3 e6 7. Bxc4 Bb4 8. O-O O-O 9. Qe2 Nbd7 10. e4 Bg6 11. Bd3 Bh5 12. Bf4 Re8 13. e5 Nd5

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After exchanging the minor pieces the position if just a draw, probably the most boring game of the match so far...Genius just needs a draw to win the match now...

14. Nxd5 cxd5 15. h3 Rc8 16. Rfc1 Qe7 17. Qe3 Nb6 18. Bb5 Rxc1+ 19. Rxc1 Rc8 20. Rxc8+ Nxc8 21. Bd3 Nb6 22. b3 Qc7 23. Bb1 a6 24. Qd3 Bg6 25. Qd1 Bxb1 26. Qxb1 Nd7 27. Qc1 Qc6 28. Qb1 Nf8 29. Qd3 Ng6 30. Bg5 Qb6 31. Qc2 h6 32. Bc1 Ne7 33. Qd3 Nf5 34. Bf4 Ba3 35. Qc3 a5 36. Bd2 Bb4 37. Qc8+ Kh7 38. Bxb4 Qxb4 39. Qc2 g6 40. Qd3 Ne7 41. Kf1 Nc6 42. h4 h5 43. Ng5+ Kg7 44. Qf3 Qe7 45. Qf4 Nb4 46. Kg1 Nd3 47. Qe3 Nb4 48. Qc1 Nc6 49. Qf4 Nb4 50. Kh2 Nd3 51. Qe3 Nb4 52. Qc1 Nc6 53. Qf4 Nb4 54. g3 Nd3 55. Qf3 Nb4 56. Kg2 Nc6 57. Qf4 Nb4 1/2-1/2

Genius Leads the Match: 5-3

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

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Game 9 is a Caro Kahn Defense: Classical Variation with RISC II as white..

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. h5 Bh7 8. Nf3 Nd7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 e6 11. Bd2 Ngf6 12. O-O-O

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The position is fairly even and drawish, lets see if either side can create an imbalance and push for a win...

Qc7 13. Ne4 O-O-O 14. g3 Nxe4 15. Qxe4 Be7 16. Kb1 Rhe8 17. Qe2 Bd6 18. Rhe1 Qb6 19. g4 Kb8 20. Ne5 Nxe5 21. dxe5 Ba3 22. Bc3 Bc5 23. f4 Rd5 24. Rxd5 cxd5 25. Rd1 Rc8 26. Qd3

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Still a draw unless one side makes a mistake in the endgame...

Rc6 27. f5 Bf2 28. Qf3 Rc8 29. Rd3 Bh4 30. Bd4 Qa5 31. c3 Qb5 32. Rd1 Be7 33. Qd3 Qxd3+ 34. Rxd3 Bc5 35. Bxc5 Rxc5 36. b3 Kc7 37. a4 Kc6 38. Kb2 b5 39. Rd4 a5 40. axb5+ Rxb5 41. Rf4 d4 42. cxd4 a4 43. f6 Rxb3+ 44. Ka2 gxf6 45. Rxf6

[Kasparov111]

And it's RISC II that makes the first big mistake with 48.h6? It needed to play 48.Rh7!

Rg3 46. Rxh6 Rxg4 47. Rh8 Rxd4 48. h6

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Genius takes the e6 pawn and it's game over..there is no stopping the passed connectors on e and f, and Genius 68030 on 33mhz wins the match with a round to spare, final round coming up...

Rh4 49. h7 Kd7 50. Ka3 Kc7 51. Ka2 Rh3 52. Kb2 a3+ 53. Ka2 Kd7 54. Ka1 Rh2 55. Kb1 Kc7 56. Ka1 a2 57. Ra8 Rxh7 58. Kxa2 Kc6 59. Kb3 Kd5 60. Ra5+ Ke4 61. Rb5 Rh2 62. Kc3 Rf2 63. Kc4 Rf5 64. Rb2 Kxe5 65. Re2+ Kd6 0-1

Genius Wins the Match and Leads: 6-3

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

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Game 10 is a Queen's Gambit Declined with Genius 68030 as white...


1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Bg5 { D30 Queen's Gambit Declined: Traditional Variation } Be7 5. Nc3 O-O 6. cxd5 exd5 7. e3 h6 8. Bh4 c6 9. Bd3 Bg4 10. O-O Nbd7 11. h3 Bh5 12. Bg3

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Genius is stuck defending the passed C pawn, black has the advantage...


Re8 13. a3 Nb6 14. b4 Bd6 15. Bxd6 Qxd6 16. Be2 Nc4 17. Bxc4 dxc4 18. Qe2 b5 19. g4 Bg6 20. Ne5 a5 21. Nxg6 axb4 22. axb4 fxg6 23. Rxa8 Rxa8 24. Rb1

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At first glance it seems as though white has a nice position with the two passed pawns, but white's king is too exposed, it will be hard to defend this for Genius..

Nd5 25. Qd2 Qf6 26. Kg2 Rf8 27. Rb2 Qf3+ 28. Kh2 Rf7 29. Qc2 Rf6 30. Nxd5 cxd5 31. Ra2 Kh7 32. Qb1 Rc6 33. Qc2 Re6 34. Ra5 Rb6 35. Ra2 Qf8 36. Qc3 Rf6 37. Kg2 Qe7 38. f3 Qf8 39. e4 dxe4 40. fxe4 Rf1 41. d5 Rd1 42. Rf2