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ANNOTATED GAME
GM Larry Christiansen - Chessmaster 9000 game one (#1)
Chessmaster 9000 vs. Larry Christiansen
Annotated by: cash1981 (1200)
Chess opening: Caro-Kann (B14), Panov-Botvinnik attack, 5...e6
Chessmaster 9000 vs. Larry Christiansen
Annotated by: cash1981 (1200)
Chess opening: Caro-Kann (B14), Panov-Botvinnik attack, 5...e6
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35. h4 Kd6 36. Rb3 Rb8 37. Rg3 g6 38. h5 |
Chessmaster makes a final bid for counterplay. He hopes to either splinter my kingside pawns or create a target for attack. I decided to give back the relatively unimportant h-pawn and begin the decisive advance of my chain gang of pawns. | ||||
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38... g5 39. Ra3 Rxb6 40. Ra7 Rb2+ 41. Kf1 f5 42. Rh7 |
White reduces the material deficit to just one pawn, but the time required to take the h-pawn allows Black to roll his pawns forward. | ||||
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42... d4 43. Rxh6 d3 44. Ke1 Ke5 45. Rh8 Rb1+ 46. Kd2 Rf1 47. f3 Rf2+ 48. Kxd3 Rxg2 49. h6 Rh2 |
42. ... d4 43.Rxh6 d3 44.Ke1 Ke5 45.Rh8 Rb1 46.Kd2 Rf1! 47.f3 Rf2 48.Kxd3 Rxg2 49.h6 Rh2 The passed h-pawn has been rendered harmless and Black can advance his surviving pawns up the board. | ||||
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50. Ke3 f4+ 51. Kd3 Rf2 52. Rg8 Rxf3+ 53. Kc4 Rh3 54. Rxg5+ Ke4 55. Rg1 Rxh6 |
50.Ke3 f4 51.Kd3 Rf2 52.Rg8 Rxf3 53.Kc4 Rh3 54.Rxg5 Ke4 55.Rg1 Rxh6 (0-1) Wow! A good way to start the match! I won the first game, but I had some help from my opponnent. CM9k started with an anemic opening and it went downhill from there. The game was strategically won after about 20 moves and I had only to avoid some obvious traps to win the game. My opening choice proved very fortuitous as I soon reached the type of position that computer programs detest. My thoughts now turned to Game 2. Could I win the next game and effectively settle the match? I had a nice, conservative anti-computer opening in mind and was optimistic going into battle. | ||||
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