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ANNOTATED GAME
Technological Brilliance
Rybka (Computer) (?) vs. Shredder (Computer) (?)
Annotated by: black_cat_hamlet (1531)
Chess opening: Sicilian (B97), Najdorf, Poisoned pawn variation
Rybka (Computer) (?) vs. Shredder (Computer) (?)
Annotated by: black_cat_hamlet (1531)
Chess opening: Sicilian (B97), Najdorf, Poisoned pawn variation
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43. Qg5 b3 44. Bg6 |
! A great move that solidifies Rybka's advantage even more! Shredder's next moves are forced (I'm surprised he hasn't resigned here yet...) | ||||||
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44... Rf6 45. Qh5 |
Threatens a mate in 3 - 46.Qh7+ Kf8 47.Qh8+ Ke7 48.Qe7#. The fact that such tricks like these are still available for Rybka at this late stage in the game is amazing! | ||||||
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45... Rxg6 |
Unfortunately this is the only move that prevents the mate | ||||||
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46. Qxg6 b2 |
Just... one...more... can the pawn make it? Not a chance! | ||||||
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47. Qe8+ |
Simply advancing the c-pawn will also prevent promotion, but then Shredder plays a4, then a3. In this line, Rybka denies Shredder of that form of counterplay... | ||||||
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47... Kh7 48. Qb5 |
... and opts to simply take the b2 pawn off the board! | ||||||
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48... Kh6 49. Qxb2 Ba8 50. Qc1+ Kh5 51. Qf4 Bd5 |
Shredder is completely helpless! | ||||||
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52. c4 Bc6 53. Qf7+ Kg4 |
I'm not going to mark this as a blunder, because Shredder is dead lost anyway.... | ||||||
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54. Qxe6+ Kf3 55. Qxc6+ Ke3 |
It is here that Shredder finally resigns. A phenomenal game from a top-class machine - I'd have never thought it possible for it to be this exciting! I hope readers of this annotation enjoyed this game as much as I did! Until next time - Alex [because I've never ended like this before ;)] | ||||||
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