Movsesian vs Kasparov (2000)

[Nordlandia]

Is the position after the thematic exchange sacrifice on c3 nothing but a draw after all?

[d]3qkb1r/1b1n1ppp/pn1pp3/1p6/3NP1P1/2PBBP2/P1P2Q1P/1K1R3R b k - 0 14



CPU: i7-5960X 4.5GHz
Threads: 8
Hash: 8192 MB per engine
System RAM: 128 GB
EGTB: Probing 6-men Syzygy
Houdini Contempt: 2
Houdini Probe Depth: 0
Stockfish: Default
GUI: CuteChess GUI

[pgn][Event "?"] [Site "i7-5960X 4.5GHz"] [Date "2019.09.28"] [Round "?"] [White "Houdini 6"] [Black "stockfish_19092712_x64_bmi2"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [FEN "3qkb1r/1b1n1ppp/pn1pp3/1p6/3NP1P1/2PBBP2/P1P2Q1P/1K1R3R b k - 0 14"] [GameDuration "01:49:44"] [GameEndTime "2019-09-28T10:58:10.986 Vest-Europa (sommertid)"] [GameStartTime "2019-09-28T09:08:26.950 Vest-Europa (sommertid)"] [PlyCount "114"] [SetUp "1"] [Termination "adjudication"] [TimeControl "1800+30"] 1... Na4 {+1.02/35 180s} 2. Ne2 {-0.19/30 128s} Qa5 {+0.68/35 84s} 3. Bd2 {-0.27/27 130s} Qc7 {+0.95/36 154s} 4. g5 {-0.29/26 120s} Be7 {+0.80/37 202s} 5. h4 {-0.19/29 46s} O-O {+0.08/37 214s} 6. h5 {-0.19/27 23s} Ne5 {+0.23/35 64s} 7. Ka1 {-0.19/29 69s} d5 {+0.98/29 46s} 8. Rhf1 {-0.19/27 14s} f6 {+0.44/33 249s} 9. Qe3 {-0.28/27 164s} fxg5 {+1.69/33 21s} 10. f4 {-0.51/29 167s} dxe4 {+1.44/37 69s} 11. fxe5 {-0.69/33 126s} exd3 {+1.27/40 54s} 12. cxd3 {-0.33/31 135s} h6 {+1.35/39 25s} 13. Rxf8+ {-0.78/32 249s} Bxf8 {+1.65/40 33s} 14. c4 {-0.52/31 128s} bxc4 {+1.76/37 29s} 15. Rc1 {-0.72/33 119s} Bc5 {+1.16/41 91s} 16. d4 {-0.96/32 1.0s} Be7 {+1.76/39 32s} 17. Rb1 {-0.61/31 38s} g4 {+2.19/38 34s} 18. Bc1 {-0.82/33 256s} Nb6 {+1.71/44 191s} 19. Nf4 {-0.51/33 44s} Bg5 {+1.83/39 18s} 20. Qe2 {-0.47/34 64s} Bxf4 {+1.44/44 80s} 21. Bxf4 {-0.58/33 60s} Bf3 {+1.63/44 50s} 22. Qc2 {-0.54/33 67s} Qd8 {+1.17/46 99s} 23. Be3 {-0.51/30 8.6s} Nd5 {+1.35/45 25s} 24. Bxh6 {-0.46/32 52s} Ne7 {+1.21/46 55s} 25. Qxc4 {-0.56/29 7.8s} Bd5 {+1.22/46 30s} 26. Qxa6 {-0.46/32 34s} gxh6 {+1.12/45 50s} 27. Rg1 {-0.46/32 0.41s} Kh8 {+1.08/48 89s} 28. Rxg4 {-0.40/33 48s} Qc7 {+1.10/43 16s} 29. Kb2 {-0.48/33 57s} Qb8+ {+0.98/48 50s} 30. Ka1 {-0.51/35 51s} Qb4 {+1.08/50 23s} 31. Qd3 {-0.50/34 42s} Qa5 {+1.22/48 42s} 32. Qc2 {-0.56/33 23s} Qe1+ {+1.60/40 23s} 33. Kb2 {-0.57/34 47s} Qb4+ {+1.71/44 48s} 34. Ka1 {-0.44/32 7.4s} Bf3 {+1.44/46 47s} 35. Rf4 {-0.44/31 0.49s} Bxh5 {+1.82/41 24s} 36. Qc1 {-0.49/35 59s} Kg8 {+1.82/43 40s} 37. d5 {-0.53/31 44s} Qa5 {+1.51/41 90s} 38. Rd4 {-0.65/32 61s} exd5 {+1.84/41 49s} 39. Rh4 {-0.54/29 12s} Bg6 {+1.93/41 40s} 40. Rxh6 {-0.63/33 59s} Kf7 {+0.69/39 59s} 41. Rh4 {-0.40/27 28s} Ke6 {+1.15/36 21s} 42. a3 {-0.51/25 6.8s} Qa6 {+0.02/41 138s} 43. Rf4 {-0.46/28 34s} Kxe5 {0.00/42 15s} 44. Rb4 {-0.21/25 28s} Ke6 {0.00/43 18s} 45. a4 {-0.07/30 28s} Nc6 {0.00/45 16s} 46. Qe3+ {-0.07/36 38s} Kd7 {0.00/48 19s} 47. Qh3+ {-0.07/36 15s} Kd6 {0.00/48 18s} 48. Qg3+ {-0.07/38 47s} Ne5 {0.00/49 20s} 49. Qa3 {-0.07/38 9.2s} Ke6 {0.00/49 21s} 50. Qh3+ {-0.07/38 43s} Kd6 {0.00/50 33s} 51. Qa3 {-0.07/48 35s} Kd7 {0.00/52 55s} 52. Qh3+ {-0.07/41 35s} Kc7 {0.00/55 39s} 53. Qc3+ {-0.07/41 21s} Nc6 {0.00/61 45s} 54. Qg3+ {-0.02/42 31s} Kc8 {0.00/61 18s} 55. Qxg6 {-0.02/49 55s} Nxb4 {0.00/97 25s} 56. Qe8+ {-0.01/99 2.0s} Kb7 {0.00/133 20s} 57. Qe7+ {-0.01/99 1.0s} Kb6 {0.00/142 28s} 58. Qxb4+ {-0.01/99 1.0s, Draw by adjudication: SyzygyTB} 1/2-1/2 [/pgn]

Link to game - http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1287630

[Nordlandia]

[pgn][Event "?"] [Site "i7-5960X 4.5GHz"] [Date "2019.09.28"] [Round "?"] [White "Houdini 6"] [Black "lc0"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [FEN "3qkb1r/1b1n1ppp/pn1pp3/1p6/3NP1P1/2PBBP2/P1P2Q1P/1K1R3R b k - 0 14"] [GameDuration "01:44:58"] [GameEndTime "2019-09-28T13:48:25.998 Vest-Europa (sommertid)"] [GameStartTime "2019-09-28T12:03:27.400 Vest-Europa (sommertid)"] [PlyCount "95"] [SetUp "1"] [Termination "adjudication"] [TimeControl "1800+30"] 1... Na4 {+0.35/14 71s} 2. Ne2 {-0.21/29 140s} Be7 {+0.34/19 34s} 3. h4 {-0.19/27 208s} O-O {+0.15/14 107s} 4. g5 {-0.19/28 120s} Ne5 {+0.13/15 70s} 5. h5 {-0.19/29 65s} Qa5 {-0.07/16 46s} 6. Bd2 {-0.21/27 287s} d5 {+0.25/18 58s} 7. Ka1 {-0.26/29 219s} Qc7 {+0.22/14 54s} 8. Bc1 {-0.19/29 63s} f6 {+0.59/22 79s} 9. g6 {-0.85/26 131s} h6 {+0.85/17 73s} 10. Qf1 {-0.68/27 173s} Re8 {+1.08/15 79s} 11. Qg2 {-1.22/29 369s} Qa5 {+1.31/12 116s} 12. Qf2 {-1.48/28 98s} Bc5 {+1.17/13 66s} 13. Qg2 {-1.57/29 49s} b4 {+1.43/18 80s} 14. cxb4 {-1.81/30 71s} Bxb4 {+1.46/21 27s} 15. c3 {-1.82/29 0.15s} Bxc3+ {+1.56/23 60s} 16. Nxc3 {-1.71/30 63s} Nxc3 {+1.63/22 26s} 17. Qc2 {-1.98/31 82s} Nxd1 {+2.03/22 109s} 18. Rxd1 {-1.97/30 79s} Nxd3 {+2.05/23 36s} 19. Qxd3 {-1.54/28 17s} Bc6 {+2.05/23 33s} 20. Bd2 {-1.62/31 58s} Qa4 {+2.04/23 54s} 21. Re1 {-1.87/33 72s} dxe4 {+2.03/20 47s} 22. fxe4 {-1.74/31 17s} e5 {+2.03/19 39s} 23. Qb3+ {-1.41/31 16s} Qxb3 {+2.01/18 50s} 24. axb3 {-1.20/32 25s} Rb8 {+2.02/16 84s} 25. Re3 {-1.27/33 58s} Kf8 {+2.17/14 347s} 26. Kb2 {-1.34/33 40s} Ke7 {+2.17/13 47s} 27. Kc2 {-1.38/31 23s} Bd7 {+2.24/11 139s} 28. Rg3 {-1.38/34 21s} Ke6 {+2.26/12 49s} 29. Re3 {-1.38/32 47s} Bc6 {+2.22/11 58s} 30. Bc3 {-1.52/33 30s} Rb7 {+2.20/10 97s} 31. Kb2 {-1.46/33 21s} Rd7 {+2.17/11 41s} 32. Kc1 {-1.54/34 29s} Bb7 {+2.16/11 74s} 33. Kc2 {-1.43/32 41s} Ba8 {+2.12/12 83s} 34. Re1 {-1.53/32 30s} Bc6 {+2.17/12 31s} 35. Re3 {-1.40/32 12s} a5 {+2.31/12 45s} 36. Kc1 {-1.59/31 48s} Ra7 {+2.28/12 35s} 37. Kc2 {-1.58/30 30s} Rd7 {+2.24/12 69s} 38. Kc1 {-0.03/69 19s} Ra7 {+2.21/13 24s} 39. Kc2 {-0.03/75 41s} Ra8 {+2.06/14 122s} 40. Kb2 {-1.28/30 30s} Kd6 {+2.24/10 61s} 41. Be1 {-1.31/30 27s} Ke7 {+2.22/10 50s} 42. Bd2 {-1.28/31 33s} Kd7 {+2.19/10 39s} 43. Ka3 {-1.14/30 17s} Kd6 {+2.18/10 50s} 44. Re1 {-1.16/32 33s} Ke6 {+2.13/11 30s} 45. Re2 {-1.16/32 37s} Ra6 {+2.11/11 52s} 46. Re3 {-1.28/31 33s} Ra7 {+2.10/10 28s} 47. Re1 {-1.14/30 20s} Ra8 {+2.04/12 50s} 48. Re2 {-0.03/60 15s} Bd7 {+2.03/12 18s, Draw by adjudication: user decision} 1/2-1/2 [/pgn]

[Paloma]

Both Dia's not playable.
Here a corrected:

[pgn][Event "?"] [Site "i7-5960X 4.5GHz"] [Date "2019.09.28"] [Round "?"] [White "Houdini 6"] [Black "lc0"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [FEN "3qkb1r/1b1n1ppp/pn1pp3/1p6/3NP1P1/2PBBP2/P1P2Q1P/1K1R3R b k - 0 1"] [GameDuration "01:44:58"] [GameEndTime "2019-09-28T13:48:25.998 Vest-Europa (sommertid)"] [GameStartTime "2019-09-28T12:03:27.400 Vest-Europa (sommertid)"] [PlyCount "95"] [SetUp "1"] [Termination "adjudication"] [TimeControl "1800+30"] 1... Na4 {+0.35/14 71s} 2. Ne2 {-0.21/29 140s} Be7 {+0.34/19 34s} 3. h4 {-0.19/27 208s} O-O {+0.15/14 107s} 4. g5 {-0.19/28 120s} Ne5 {+0.13/15 70s} 5. h5 {-0.19/29 65s} Qa5 {-0.07/16 46s} 6. Bd2 {-0.21/27 287s} d5 {+0.25/18 58s} 7. Ka1 {-0.26/29 219s} Qc7 {+0.22/14 54s} 8. Bc1 {-0.19/29 63s} f6 {+0.59/22 79s} 9. g6 {-0.85/26 131s} h6 {+0.85/17 73s} 10. Qf1 {-0.68/27 173s} Re8 {+1.08/15 79s} 11. Qg2 {-1.22/29 369s} Qa5 {+1.31/12 116s} 12. Qf2 {-1.48/28 98s} Bc5 {+1.17/13 66s} 13. Qg2 {-1.57/29 49s} b4 {+1.43/18 80s} 14. cxb4 {-1.81/30 71s} Bxb4 {+1.46/21 27s} 15. c3 {-1.82/29 0.15s} Bxc3+ {+1.56/23 60s} 16. Nxc3 {-1.71/30 63s} Nxc3 {+1.63/22 26s} 17. Qc2 {-1.98/31 82s} Nxd1 {+2.03/22 109s} 18. Rxd1 {-1.97/30 79s} Nxd3 {+2.05/23 36s} 19. Qxd3 {-1.54/28 17s} Bc6 {+2.05/23 33s} 20. Bd2 {-1.62/31 58s} Qa4 {+2.04/23 54s} 21. Re1 {-1.87/33 72s} dxe4 {+2.03/20 47s} 22. fxe4 {-1.74/31 17s} e5 {+2.03/19 39s} 23. Qb3+ {-1.41/31 16s} Qxb3 {+2.01/18 50s} 24. axb3 {-1.20/32 25s} Rb8 {+2.02/16 84s} 25. Re3 {-1.27/33 58s} Kf8 {+2.17/14 347s} 26. Kb2 {-1.34/33 40s} Ke7 {+2.17/13 47s} 27. Kc2 {-1.38/31 23s} Bd7 {+2.24/11 139s} 28. Rg3 {-1.38/34 21s} Ke6 {+2.26/12 49s} 29. Re3 {-1.38/32 47s} Bc6 {+2.22/11 58s} 30. Bc3 {-1.52/33 30s} Rb7 {+2.20/10 97s} 31. Kb2 {-1.46/33 21s} Rd7 {+2.17/11 41s} 32. Kc1 {-1.54/34 29s} Bb7 {+2.16/11 74s} 33. Kc2 {-1.43/32 41s} Ba8 {+2.12/12 83s} 34. Re1 {-1.53/32 30s} Bc6 {+2.17/12 31s} 35. Re3 {-1.40/32 12s} a5 {+2.31/12 45s} 36. Kc1 {-1.59/31 48s} Ra7 {+2.28/12 35s} 37. Kc2 {-1.58/30 30s} Rd7 {+2.24/12 69s} 38. Kc1 {-0.03/69 19s} Ra7 {+2.21/13 24s} 39. Kc2 {-0.03/75 41s} Ra8 {+2.06/14 122s} 40. Kb2 {-1.28/30 30s} Kd6 {+2.24/10 61s} 41. Be1 {-1.31/30 27s} Ke7 {+2.22/10 50s} 42. Bd2 {-1.28/31 33s} Kd7 {+2.19/10 39s} 43. Ka3 {-1.14/30 17s} Kd6 {+2.18/10 50s} 44. Re1 {-1.16/32 33s} Ke6 {+2.13/11 30s} 45. Re2 {-1.16/32 37s} Ra6 {+2.11/11 52s} 46. Re3 {-1.28/31 33s} Ra7 {+2.10/10 28s} 47. Re1 {-1.14/30 20s} Ra8 {+2.04/12 50s} 48. Re2 {-0.03/60 15s} Bd7 {+2.03/12 18s, Draw by adjudication: user decision} 1/2-1/2[/pgn]
You must in your Fen at the End ...1K1R3R b k - 0 14"] changed to ...1K1R3R b k - 0 1"] that is the MOVENUMBER!

[mmt]

As played in the game, LC0 doesn't like 18. Bc1 and 20. Qh2 as the best moves but 21. Qh3 looks like a bigger mistake.