Nice win from Aristarch 4.50

[Graham Banks]

[Event "The Wizard's Revenge"]
[Site "CCRL"]
[Date "2008.04.21"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aristarch 4.50"]
[Black "Cyrano 0.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C42"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2008.??.??"]
[TimeControl "40/4500:40/4500:40/4500"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. c4
Nf6 9. h3 Nb4 10. Be2 dxc4 11. Bxc4 {
(Be2xc4 Bc8f5 Nb1c3 00 Rf1e1 Be7d6 Re1e2 Rf8e8 Nf3e5 Bf5e6 Bc1g5) +0.33/11 18}
Bf5 {(Bc8f5 Nb1c3 Nb4c2 Ra1b1 Nc2b4 Rb1a1) 0.00/14 165} 12. Re1 {
(Rf1e1 00 Nb1c3 a7a6 g2g4 Nb4c2) +0.36/11 46} Nc2 {(Nb4c2 Nf3h4 Bf5e4 Re1xe4
Nc2xa1 Nh4f5 Nf6xe4 Nf5xg7+ Ke8d7 Qd1g4+ Kd7c6 Qg4xe4+ Kc6b6 Nb1c3 c7c6 d4d5
Rh8g8 Bc1e3+ Kb6a5 Qe4xh7 b7b5) +0.13/14 219} 13. Nh4 {(Nf3h4 Nc2xe1 Nh4xf5
Ne1xg2 Kg1xg2 Qd8d7 Qd1f3 000 Nb1c3 Be7b4 Bc1g5 Bb4xc3 Bg5xf6) +0.65/13 38} Be4
{(Bf5e4 Re1xe4 Nc2xa1 Nh4f5 Nf6xe4 Nf5xg7+ Ke8d7 Qd1g4+ Kd7c6 Qg4xe4+ Kc6b6
Nb1c3 c7c6 d4d5 Qd8d7 Bc1e3+ Kb6c7 d5xc6 b7xc6 Bc4xf7 Kc7b7 Ng7e6 Qd7d6) -0.50/
15 241} 14. Rxe4 {(Re1xe4 Nc2xa1 Nh4f5 Nf6xe4 Nf5xg7+ Ke8d7 Qd1g4+ Kd7c6
Qg4xe4+ Kc6b6 Nb1c3 c7c6 Bc4xf7 Qd8f8 Ng7f5 Qf8xf7) +1.59/13 14} Nxa1 {
(Nc2xa1 Nh4f5 Nf6xe4 Nf5xg7+ Ke8d7 Qd1g4+ Kd7c6 Qg4xe4+ Kc6b6 Nb1c3 c7c6 Qe4b1
Be7g5 Qb1xa1 Bg5xc1 Qa1xc1 Qd8xd4 Nc3a4+ Kb6c7 Ng7f5 Qd4e4 g2g4 Ra8e8 b2b4) -0.
78/16 264} 15. Nf5 {(Nh4f5 Nf6xe4 Nf5xg7+ Ke8d7 Qd1g4+ Kd7c6 Qg4xe4+ Kc6b6
Nb1c3 c7c6 Ng7f5 Be7d6 Qe4b1 Rh8e8 Qb1xa1 Re8e1+ Bc4f1 Kb6c7) +1.69/13 58} Nxe4
{(Nf6xe4 Nf5xg7+ Ke8d7 Qd1g4+ Kd7c6 Qg4xe4+ Kc6b6 Nb1c3 c7c6 Qe4b1 Be7g5
Qb1xa1 Bg5xc1 Qa1xc1 Qd8xd4 Nc3a4+ Kb6c7 Ng7f5 Qd4e5 Nf5h6 Qe5f6 Nh6xf7 Rh8g8)
-1.11/16 449} 16. Nxg7+ {(Nf5xg7+ Ke8d7 Qd1g4+ Kd7c6 Qg4xe4+ Kc6b6 Nb1c3 c7c6
Ng7f5 Rh8e8 Bc4xf7 Re8f8 Nc3a4+ Kb6b5 Qe4e6) +2.14/12 15} Kd7 {(Ke8d7 Qd1g4+
Kd7c6 Qg4xe4+ Kc6b6 Nb1c3 c7c6 Qe4b1 Be7g5 Qb1xa1 Bg5xc1 Qa1xc1 Qd8xd4 Nc3a4+
Kb6c7 Ng7f5 Qd4e4 Nf5h6 f7f6 Na4c5 Qe4e5 b2b4) -1.12/16 641} 17. Qg4+ {
(Qd1g4+ Kd7c6 Qg4xe4+ Kc6b6 Nb1c3 c7c6 d4d5) +2.29/12 25} Kc6 {(Kd7c6 Qg4xe4+
Kc6b6 Nb1c3 c7c6 Nc3a4+ Kb6a5 b2b3 Na1xb3 a2xb3 Be7b4 Bc1f4 Ra8c8 Qe4e5+ b7b5
Bc4xf7 Qd8d6 Na4b2 Qd6xe5 d4xe5 Rh8f8 Bf7e6) -1.89/16 512} 18. Qxe4+ {
(Qg4xe4+ Kc6b6 Bc1e3 c7c6 Bc4xf7 Kb6a5 Be3d2+ Ka5b6 Qe4e5 a7a5 Ng7f5) +2.90/12
41} Kb6 {(Kc6b6 Nb1c3 a7a5 Nc3d5+ Kb6a7 Nd5xe7 Qd8d7 Bc1f4 Ra8f8 Qe4e5 b7b6
Qe5xc7+ Qd7xc7 Bf4xc7 Ka7b7 Bc7f4 Na1c2 Ng7f5 Kb7a7 d4d5) -3.20/16 338} 19. Nc3
{(Nb1c3 a7a5 Nc3d5+ Kb6a7 Nd5xe7 Qd8d7 Bc1e3) +4.03/14 266} a6 {(a7a6 Nc3d5+
Kb6a7 Nd5xe7 Qd8d7 b2b3 Na1c2 Ng7f5 Nc2b4 Bc1d2 Nb4c6 Ne7xc6+ Qd7xc6 Qe4xc6
b7xc6 Bd2b4 f7f6 Bb4e7 Rh8c8 f2f3 c6c5 Be7xf6) -3.19/16 374} 20. Nd5+ {
(Nc3d5+ Kb6a7 Nd5xe7 Qd8d7 d4d5 Ra8d8 Ng7f5 Ka7a8 Bc4xa6 b7xa6 d5d6+ c7c6
Ne7xc6 Rh8e8 Nc6e7+ Qd7b7) +4.61/1356} Ka7 {(Kb6a7 Nd5xe7 Qd8d6 Ng7f5 Qd6b4
Bc4f1 Ra8e8 Qe4b1 Re8xe7 Nf5xe7 Qb4xe7 Bc1f4 Na1b3 a2xb3 f7f6 Bf1d3 h7h5 Qb1d1
c7c6 Bf4e3 Ka7a8 Qd1f3 Qe7d6 Qf3e2) -3.37/17 158} 21. Nxe7 {
(Nd5xe7 f7f5 Ng7xf5 Na1c2) +4.72/13 55} Qd6 {(Qd8d6 Ng7f5 Qd6b4 Bc4f1 Ra8e8
Qe4b1 Re8xe7 Nf5xe7 Qb4xe7 Bc1f4 Na1b3 a2xb3 f7f6 d4d5 Qe7d7 Qb1d3 Rh8e8 Qd3c4
Ka7b8 g2g4 h7h5 g4xh5 Re8e1) -3.38/17 285} 22. d5 {
(d4d5 Ra8e8 Bc1e3+ b7b6 Ng7f5 Re8xe7 Qe4d4 Na1c2 Qd4xh8) +5.46/14 242} Rae8 {
(Ra8e8 Ng7f5 Qd6b4 a2a3 Qb4a4 b2b3 Na1xb3 Qe4e3+ b7b6 Bc4xb3 Qa4d7 Qe3e5 f7f6
Qe5xf6 Rh8f8 Qf6g7 Qd7b5 Ne7c6+ Ka7a8) -4.05/15133} 23. Ngf5 {
(Ng7f5 Re8xe7 Bc1e3+ b7b6 Qe4d4 Na1c2 Qd4xh8) +6.03/14 83} Qb4 {(Qd6b4 a2a3
Qb4a4 b2b3 Na1xb3 Qe4e3+ Ka7b8 Bc4xb3 Qa4d7 Qe3c3 h7h5 Bc1f4 Rh8f8 Qc3b4 Kb8a8
Qb4c5 Ka8b8 Bb3c4) -4.42/15 170} 24. Be3+ {(Bc1e3+ Ka7a8 Qe4d4 b7b6 d5d6 c7c6
d6d7 Re8b8 Ne7xc6 Na1c2 Nc6xb4 Nc2xd4 Be3xd4 Rh8d8 Bc4d5+ Rb8b7 Bd5xb7+ Ka8xb7)
+9.69/13 22} Kb8 {(Ka7b8 Qe4d4 Qb4e1+ Kg1h2 b7b6 Bc4xa6 Na1b3 a2xb3 Kb8a7
Ba6b5 Re8f8 Be3f4 Ka7b7 Bf4e5 f7f6) -6.98/14 83} 25. Qd4 {
(Qe4d4 Qb4b6 Qd4c3 Qb6xe3 f2xe3 a6a5 Bc4b5 f7f6 Bb5xe8) +11.83/13 20} Qe1+ {
(Qb4e1+ Kg1h2 Qe1xe3 f2xe3 Na1c2 Qd4e4 Nc2e1 Qe4b1 Ne1xg2 Kh2xg2 Re8d8 Qb1d3
Rh8e8 Qd3c3 Kb8a8 Qc3f6 Re8f8 e3e4 Rd8e8) -11.34/1464} 26. Bf1 {(Bc4f1 Qe1xe3
Nf5xe3 Rh8g8 Bf1xa6 Rg8g6 Ne7xg6 f7xg6 Qd4b4 b7b6 Ba6b5 Na1c2 Ne3xc2 Re8e5)
+12.60/13 19} Qxe3 {(Qe1xe3 f2xe3 Na1c2 Qd4d3 Nc2xe3 Qd3xe3 Re8f8 Nf5h6 Rf8e8
Bf1d3 Re8f8 Qe3f4 f7f5 Bd3xf5 Rf8f6 Nh6g4 Rf6f7 Qf4e5) -11.68/14 74 Black
resigns} 1-0

[Nid Hogge]

Oh the memories!

Too bad there is no continuation for Aristarch.. was really a special engine at the time.

Thanks anyway for the game Graham.

[Graham Banks]

Oh the memories!

Too bad there is no continuation for Aristarch.. was really a special engine at the time.

Thanks anyway for the game Graham.

You may well find this email of interest then:

Hi Graham,

indeed I have a folder on my hard disk named "Aristarch 5.0" I'm still at the very beginning. Originally I tried to improve my old source code, but Aristarch 5.0 will be a complete rewrite. Reason is that I don't think the code of Aristarch 4 can be improved so far that it can compete with today's strongest engines. So I was thinking about new concepts in chess programming - maybe my current idea is really good.

At the moment Aristarch 5.0 is not my main focus. I am developing a new chess GUI for several years now, named "Sirius". It has a couple of features other GUIs miss. I hope to publish it in the first half of 2008.

I wish you merry Christmas

Kind regards,
Stefan

[Nid Hogge]

Oh the memories!

Too bad there is no continuation for Aristarch.. was really a special engine at the time.

Thanks anyway for the game Graham.

You may well find this email of interest then:

Hi Graham,

indeed I have a folder on my hard disk named "Aristarch 5.0" I'm still at the very beginning. Originally I tried to improve my old source code, but Aristarch 5.0 will be a complete rewrite. Reason is that I don't think the code of Aristarch 4 can be improved so far that it can compete with today's strongest engines. So I was thinking about new concepts in chess programming - maybe my current idea is really good.

At the moment Aristarch 5.0 is not my main focus. I am developing a new chess GUI for several years now, named "Sirius". It has a couple of features other GUIs miss. I hope to publish it in the first half of 2008.

I wish you merry Christmas

Kind regards,
Stefan

Excellent news!!

Can't wait already.

Thanks for the heads up,

[Mike S.]

This is very good news! Engine & GUI... this is going to be interesting.