2ND CHESS FRIENDS OF THE WORLD DCCC -9/9/2017

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Which program are you using for the drawing, Nick?
I wanted to beat Paul face to face ;)))

But I know why you made this drawing: You didn´t want that Steve´s Premiere would be hammered :)
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steffen wrote:Which program are you using for the drawing, Nick?
I wanted to beat Paul face to face ;)))

But I know why you made this drawing: You didn´t want that Steve´s Premiere would be hammered :)
No the program does it automatically I use Vega. :) So now you have to wait for another 50 years to play Steve :)

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spacious_mind wrote:
steffen wrote:Which program are you using for the drawing, Nick?
I wanted to beat Paul face to face ;)))

But I know why you made this drawing: You didn´t want that Steve´s Premiere would be hammered :)
No the program does it automatically I use Vega. :) So now you have to wait for another 50 years to play Steve :)

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didnt matter ,,,
Premiere lost anyway

Its In For A looong night Regards
Steve
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kgvetter wrote:I recommend white wine from South-Tirol, it has helped the Senator so far...
Gerhard
Ok, but the apple cider performed a wonder! ;)
2024 Special thread: viewtopic.php?f=3&t=12741
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Steve B wrote:
spacious_mind wrote:
steffen wrote:Which program are you using for the drawing, Nick?
I wanted to beat Paul face to face ;)))

But I know why you made this drawing: You didn´t want that Steve´s Premiere would be hammered :)
No the program does it automatically I use Vega. :) So now you have to wait for another 50 years to play Steve :)

best regards
didnt matter ,,,
Premiere lost anyway

Its In For A looong night Regards
Steve
Against the BRUTE FORCE???
The Diamond II stands a bit better at the moment than the Master Chess. Update: Now no more :(
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Revelation Novag - Senatorn ended in a draw:

[Event "Casual Correspondence game"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/NfifsZMD"]
[Date "2017.09.09"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Scally"]
[Black "aeromotor"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D49"]
[WhiteElo "1500"]
[BlackElo "1500"]
[Annotator "lichess.org"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2017.??.??"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3
a6 9. e4 c5 10. e5 cxd4 11. Nxb5 {D49 Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation,
Blumenfeld Variation} axb5 12. exf6 Qb6 13. O-O Bb7 14. Qe2 Bxf3 15. Qxf3 Rc8
16. fxg7 Bxg7 17. Bd2 Ne5 18. Qg3 Bf6 19. Bxh7 Nc4 20. Bc1 Be5 21. Qd3 Bxh2+
22. Kxh2 f5 23. Rh1 Rxh7+ 24. Kg1 Rxh1+ 25. Kxh1 Kf7 26. Qh3 Kf6 27. Qh6+ Ke7
28. Qg7+ Ke8 29. Bg5 Rc7 30. Qg8+ Kd7 31. Bd8 Rc8 32. Bxb6 Rxg8 33. Bxd4 e5 34.
Bc3 Ke6 35. Kg1 Ra8 36. b3 Nd6 37. f3 Rc8 38. Bb4 Rc2 39. Rd1 Ne8 40. Rd2 Rc6
41. Kf2 Nf6 42. Ke2 Nd5 43. Ba5 b4 44. Bd8 Rd6 45. Bg5 Nc3+ 46. Kf2 Ra6 47. g3
Nxa2 48. Rd8 f4 49. gxf4 exf4 50. Bxf4 Ra3 51. Rd3 Nc3 52. Bd6 Rxb3 53. Bxb4
Ne4+ 54. Ke3 Rxd3+ 55. Kxd3 Ng5 56. f4 Nh3 57. Ke3 Nxf4 58. Kxf4 {The game is
a draw.} 1/2-1/2

I am surprised how well the Senator scored...
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Saitek Master Chess vs. Novag Diamond II: 1/2

In the beginning the Novag had advantages, the fell asleep and surprising the Master Chess was on a win. But perpetual chess, caused by 2 pawns of the Master Chess, gave the Novag the gift of a draw:

[Event "Second Friends Of the World DCCC"]
[Date "2017.09.09"] [Round "5"]
[White "Saitek Master Chess"]
[Black "Novag Diamond II"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"] [UTCDate "2017.09.09"]
[Opening "Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo, Canal Variation"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 { C50 Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo, Canal Variation } Na5 7. Bb3 c6 8. Na4 Nxb3 9. axb3 Bb4+ 10. Nc3 Qb6 11. O-O Be6 12. Na4 Qd8 13. d4 h6 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. c3 Ba5 16. d5 cxd5 17. exd5 Bf5 18. b4 Bc7 19. c4 Qd7 20. Nc3 Bb6 21. Nd2 Ke7 22. Nde4 Bxe4 23. Nxe4 f5 24. c5 fxe4 25. cxb6 axb6 26. Rxa8 Rxa8 27. Qh5 f5 28. Qxh6 Rf8 29. Rc1 Rf6 30. Qh4 b5 31. Kf1 b6 32. Ke2 Qb7 33. Rc6 Qd7 34. Rxb6 Qc7 35. Rc6 Qd7 36. h3 Qd8 37. g3 Qb8 38. g4 fxg4 39. hxg4 Qa7 40. Rc8 Qd4 41. Qh7+ Rf7 42. Rc7+ Kd8 43. Qxf7 Qd3+ 44. Ke1 Qb1+ 45. Kd2 Qd3+ 46. Kc1 Qf1+ 47. Kd2 Qd3+ 48. Ke1 Qb1+ 49. Ke2 Qd3+ 50. Ke1 { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2
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kgvetter wrote: I am surprised how well the Senator scored...
And I am surprised that the only opponent I was sure to lose from, was so kind to let me win... ;)
2024 Special thread: viewtopic.php?f=3&t=12741
2024 Special results and standings: https://schaakcomputers.nl/paul_w/Tourn ... 25_06.html
If I am mistaken, it must be caused by a horizon effect...
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Here are the final results after 5 exciting rounds of dedicated computer chess:

Round 5 Results

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Final Standing after 5 Rounds

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2017 2nd Chess Friends of the World Champion!

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Congratulations to Al and his Revelation II Diablo!

Al's Champion Computer

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Very nice!!


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Congrats to Al with the Rev II Diablo, a very convincing win.

And Nick, thanx again for organizing this tournament. It was nice to be a part of it!

Tournament junkie regards,
Paul
2024 Special thread: viewtopic.php?f=3&t=12741
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Hi all, I’ve been posting in the results section, but I’ll repeat this post here:

Yes, thanks very much for a great day, it won’t be the last time I use the Diablo, I just need to find out how to use all of it’s features. It was also nice to see an exciting variation of openings.

Here’s the 5 interesting openings it played today:

1. White: Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit, Kaufmann Variation
2. Black: Dutch Defense: Nimzo-Dutch Variation, Alekhine Variation
3. White: King's Gambit Accepted, Bishop's Gambit, Bogoljubov Defense
4. Black: Catalan Opening
5. White: Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation, Blumenfeld Variation

Lastly, a big Thank-You to Nick for the organisation ...


Cheers,

Al (a knackered old Man)
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Thanks you are all welcome. It was fun to do.

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Post by donkeylane »

Thanks guys, was a very interesting tourney, and sounds like great fun, any future one I'd like to play a full part. Donkey Lane. Congrats Al.
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Hi,

thanks to Nick for a perfectly organized tournament, thanks to all participants for their discipline and congrats to Al for the cup!

Regards, Michael
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Hello Nick,

I wrote you an email. Please check.

Kind regards
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