Yesterday, in remembrance of the date of Paul Morphy's birth (that is,
June 22, 1837), I spent most of my free time chessing around against
old Chessmaster 7000 (rated 2711 on the computer I use for Chess and
other games). As one might expect, most of my contests were veritable
disasters. I was playing 10 minute games, by the way. Yet, there were a
few notable exceptions--for example, I did hold my own, twice, into
very complicated end games while utilizing the Zaitsev Ruy. Also as
black, I concocted a pretty nice positional formulation versus a
Karo-Cann advance, then another promising middle game with a couple of
Nimzo-Indians. Playing with the white pieces, I managed to fall prey
to--count 'em up--three beautiful sacrificial lines that "appeared out
of nowhere." I couldn't believe the sensational positions I was
allowing Chessmaster to manufacture from the French, for example--also,
his Center Counters and Petrovs were patently unbeatable. A genuine
learning experience, to be certain.

Fortunately, all was not lost. I did manage one draw during our Game/10
minute encounters. And so I produce it here for all to see. I offered
the draw with but a minute and a half remaining on my clock--and, to my
surprise, Chessmaster 7000 accepted. I just couldn't figure out how to
drive the point home with so little time left on the clock.

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Anyhow, here's the game in which I managed the draw. It was a 10 minute
game. I was playing Black.

White: Chessmaster 7000--Black: Inyo

Vienna Game

1)e4 e5
2)Nc3 Nf6
3)Bc4 Nc6
4)d3 Bb4
5)Nf3 0-0
6)0-0 Bc3
7)bc3 d6
8)Qe2 Na5
9)Bb3 Nxb3
10)axb3 b6
11)Bg5 Bb7
12)Nd2 h6
13)Bh4 g5
14)Bg3 Qd7
15)h4 Qg4
16)Qxg4 Nxg4
17)hxg5 hxg5
18)R(f)e1 f6
19)f3 Nh6
20)d4 Nf7
21)Nf1 Kg7
22)Ne3 Nh6
23)Ra4 a5
24)R(a)a1 Rh8
25)R(e)d1 Nf7
26)d5 Rh7 (huh?)
27)c4 R(h)h8
28)c3 Bc8
29)Rd2 Bd7
30)R(d)a2 Ra7
31)Re2 R(h)a8
32)Kf2 a4
33)bxa4 Rxa4
34)Rxa4 Rxa4
35)Ke1 Ra3
36)Kd2 Ra2+
37)Kd3 Rxe2
38)Kxe2 Draw

"Inyo" wrote in message
ups.com...
Yesterday, in remembrance of the date of Paul Morphy's birth (that is,
June 22, 1837), I spent most of my free time chessing around against
old Chessmaster 7000 (rated 2711 on the computer I use for Chess and
other games). White: Chessmaster 7000--Black: Inyo

Vienna Game

1)e4 e5
2)Nc3 Nf6
.....

Could you post the game in .pgn format?

"Alan OBrien" wrote in message
...
"Inyo" wrote in message
ups.com...
Yesterday, in remembrance of the date of Paul Morphy's birth (that is,
June 22, 1837), I spent most of my free time chessing around against
old Chessmaster 7000 (rated 2711 on the computer I use for Chess and
other games). White: Chessmaster 7000--Black: Inyo

Vienna Game

1)e4 e5
2)Nc3 Nf6
....

Could you post the game in .pgn format?

Thank you for sending me the game. Here it is if anyone else wants to have a
look.
It is well played by white; that Rh8 by Chessmaster is a bit of a mystery.
The thing is that Rah8 doesn't lead to much after Kh2; then white may play
b4, and if axb4 then Ra7 causing problems.
There was no real damage done by the Ra1-a4-a1 manoeuvre; it shows great
realism to take back moves like that; some people would think 'I darent take
that move back - it might make me look foolish' and end up in a worse
position. The thing is that after ...a5 black is threatening b5 - only a
minor threat but it's a threat.

[Event "California"]
[Site "Morphy Memorial"]
[Date "2005.06.22"]
[Round "?"]
[White "XXX"] - I'm not sure if this player has yet given his real name.
[Black "Chessmaster, 7000."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C28"]
[BlackElo "2711"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2005.06.22"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Nc6 4. d3 Bb4 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O Bxc3 7. bxc3 d6
8.
Qe2 Na5 9. Bb3 Nxb3 10. axb3 b6 11. Bg5 Bb7 12. Nd2 h6 13. Bh4 g5 14. Bg3
Qd7
15. h4 Qg4 16. Qxg4 Nxg4 17. hxg5 hxg5 18. Rfe1 f6 19. f3 Nh6 20. d4 Nf7 21.
Nf1 Kg7 22. Ne3 Nh6 23. Ra4 a5 24. Raa1 Rh8 25. Red1 Nf7 26. d5 Rh7 27. c4
Rhh8
28. c3 Bc8 29. Rd2 Bd7 30. Rda2 Ra7 31. Re2 Rha8 32. Kf2 a4 33. bxa4 Rxa4
34.
Rxa4 Rxa4 35. Ke1 Ra3 36. Kd2 Ra2+ 37. Kd3 Rxe2 38. Kxe2 1/2-1/2