Next Komodo vs. GM handicap match - "Opening Blunders&q

[Vinvin]

...
Scheduled for April 19 and 20 on chess.com/tv, with Perelshteyn commenting his own game just as Benjamin (and Hess and Williams) did, at same TC as Benjamin (45' + 30").
...

Very soon !!

Live now ! https://www.chess.com/tv

[Guenther]

...
Scheduled for April 19 and 20 on chess.com/tv, with Perelshteyn commenting his own game just as Benjamin (and Hess and Williams) did, at same TC as Benjamin (45' + 30").
...

Very soon !! 8-)

Live now ! https://www.chess.com/tv

Never seen a player commenting live during his own game ;-)
It seems he plays this whole thing a bit sloppy and sometimes doesn't think
much about his next move, when still talking about the game.
Anyway still fun in watching the game and his cup of coffee.

[JJJ]

And he is loosing the current one.

[simon]

[pgn]
[Event "Perelshteyn vs Komodo odds match"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2016.04.19"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Perelshteyn, Eugene"]
[Black "Komodo"]
[Result "0-1"]
[EventDate "2016.04.19"]
[FEN "rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/2PPP3/5N2/PP3PPP/RNBQKB1R w KQkq - 1 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]

1.Nc3 { [%clk 0:45:25] } 1...d6 { [%clk 0:45:12] } 2.Be2 { [%clk 0:45:22] } 2...e6 { [%clk 0:45:24] } 3.O-O { [%clk 0:45:36] } 3...Ne7 { [%clk 0:43:48] } 4.Be3 { [%clk 0:45:13] } 4...g6 { [%clk 0:42:57] } 5.Qd2 { [%clk 0:45:27] } 5...Bg7 { [%clk 0:41:50] } 6.Bh6 { [%clk 0:45:37] } 6...O-O { [%clk 0:41:10] } 7.b4 { [%clk 0:45:00] } 7...b6 { [%clk 0:40:47] } 8.Rfd1 { [%clk 0:44:12] } 8...Nd7 { [%clk 0:40:08] } 9.a3 { [%clk 0:42:09] } 9...Bb7 { [%clk 0:34:35] } 10.h3 { [%clk 0:41:22] } 10...a5 { [%clk 0:33:39] } 11.d5 { [%clk 0:38:44] } 11...e5 { [%clk 0:32:44] } 12.Bf1 { [%clk 0:36:10] } 12...Kh8 { [%clk 0:31:43] } 13.g3 { [%clk 0:35:57] } 13...Bxh6 { [%clk 0:29:52] } 14.Qxh6 { [%clk 0:36:23] } 14...Ng8 { [%clk 0:29:38] } 15.Qd2 { [%clk 0:36:32] } 15...h6 { [%clk 0:27:51] } 16.Nh4 { [%clk 0:34:44] } 16...Bc8 { [%clk 0:27:19] } 17.Kh2 { [%clk 0:34:40] } 17...Kg7 { [%clk 0:26:39] } 18.Bd3 { [%clk 0:34:37] } 18...Ngf6 { [%clk 0:22:20] } 19.Be2 { [%clk 0:34:18] } 19...Nh7 { [%clk 0:21:41] } 20.Bf1 { [%clk 0:33:47] } 20...Ng5 { [%clk 0:18:41] } 21.Bg2 { [%clk 0:33:49] } 21...Nf6 { [%clk 0:17:18] } 22.Qe2 { [%clk 0:33:36] } 22...Bd7 { [%clk 0:16:01] } 23.b5 { [%clk 0:29:31] } 23...Qe7 { [%clk 0:14:41] } 24.Rh1 { [%clk 0:29:30] } 24...Rae8 { [%clk 0:14:10] } 25.Kg1 { [%clk 0:29:43] } 25...Qd8 { [%clk 0:13:41] } 26.Nf3 { [%clk 0:28:39] } 26...Nxf3+ { [%clk 0:13:06] } 27.Bxf3 { [%clk 0:29:06] } 27...Nh7 { [%clk 0:11:57] } 28.h4 { [%clk 0:28:02] } 28...f5 { [%clk 0:11:30] } 29.exf5 { [%clk 0:26:25] } 29...gxf5 { [%clk 0:11:05] } 30.Qd2 { [%clk 0:25:35] } 30...Rg8 { [%clk 0:10:47] } 31.Kh2 { [%clk 0:25:22] } 31...Nf6 { [%clk 0:09:25] } 32.Rae1 { [%clk 0:25:29] } 32...f4 { [%clk 0:08:54] } 33.Ne4 { [%clk 0:25:44] } 33...Kh8 { [%clk 0:08:45] } 34.Nxf6 { [%clk 0:18:46] } 34...Qxf6 { [%clk 0:08:46] } 35.Rhg1 { [%clk 0:18:26] } 35...Re7 { [%clk 0:08:03] } 36.Qd3 { [%clk 0:15:33] } 36...Reg7 { [%clk 0:07:45] } 37.Qf1 { [%clk 0:10:02] } 37...fxg3+ { [%clk 0:07:56] } 38.fxg3 { [%clk 0:10:29] } 38...Rxg3 { [%clk 0:07:59] } 39.Rxg3 { [%clk 0:10:41] } 39...Qxh4+ { [%clk 0:08:13] } 40.Rh3 { [%clk 0:11:08] } 40...Bxh3 { [%clk 0:08:18] } 41.Qxh3 { [%clk 0:11:36] } 41...Qf2+ { [%clk 0:08:16] } 42.Bg2 { [%clk 0:12:02] } 42...Rxg2+ { [%clk 0:08:14] } 43.Qxg2 { [%clk 0:12:28] } 43...Qxe1 { [%clk 0:08:26] } 0-1
[/pgn]

[simon]

[pgn]
[Event "Perelshteyn vs Komodo odds match"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2016.04.19"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Perelshteyn, Eugene"]
[Black "Komodo"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[EventDate "2016.04.19"]
[FEN "rnbq1bnr/ppppkppp/4p3/8/3PP3/8/PPP2PPP/RNBQKBNR w KQ - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]

1.c4 { [%clk 0:45:28] } 1...g6 { [%clk 0:45:27] } 2.Nc3 { [%clk 0:45:40] } 2...d6 { [%clk 0:43:59] } 3.Be2 { [%clk 0:46:01] } 3...Bg7 { [%clk 0:43:25] } 4.Bg5+ { [%clk 0:46:24] } 4...f6 { [%clk 0:42:52] } 5.Be3 { [%clk 0:46:49] } 5...Kf7 { [%clk 0:41:51] } 6.Qd2 { [%clk 0:47:07] } 6...Ne7 { [%clk 0:38:57] } 7.h4 { [%clk 0:47:32] } 7...h6 { [%clk 0:36:19] } 8.O-O-O { [%clk 0:45:35] } 8...h5 { [%clk 0:36:38] } 9.Nh3 { [%clk 0:42:06] } 9...a6 { [%clk 0:34:27] } 10.Kb1 { [%clk 0:40:51] } 10...Nbc6 { [%clk 0:33:55] } 11.d5 { [%clk 0:33:34] } 11...exd5 { [%clk 0:32:26] } 12.cxd5 { [%clk 0:33:59] } 12...Ne5 { [%clk 0:32:33] } 13.Nf4 { [%clk 0:34:05] } 13...b5 { [%clk 0:28:40] } 14.Ne6 { [%clk 0:33:20] } 14...Bxe6 { [%clk 0:28:58] } 15.dxe6+ { [%clk 0:33:47] } 15...Kxe6 { [%clk 0:27:46] } 16.f4 { [%clk 0:34:14] } 16...Ng4 { [%clk 0:26:39] } 17.Bxg4+ { [%clk 0:32:42] } 17...hxg4 { [%clk 0:26:57] } 18.f5+ { [%clk 0:27:54] } 18...gxf5 { [%clk 0:27:11] } 19.exf5+ { [%clk 0:27:41] } 19...Kf7 { [%clk 0:26:42] } 20.h5 { [%clk 0:25:46] } 20...Qd7 { [%clk 0:27:02] } 21.h6 { [%clk 0:23:35] } 21...Rae8 { [%clk 0:25:57] } 22.hxg7 { [%clk 0:22:35] } 22...Qxf5+ { [%clk 0:25:55] } 23.Qc2 { [%clk 0:20:07] } 23...Qxc2+ { [%clk 0:24:10] } 24.Kxc2 { [%clk 0:20:33] } 24...Kxg7 { [%clk 0:19:30] } 25.Rxh8 { [%clk 0:19:54] } 25...Rxh8 { [%clk 0:18:38] } 26.Bf4 { [%clk 0:18:40] } 26...Rh5 { [%clk 0:16:35] } 27.b4 { [%clk 0:16:35] } 27...Kf7 { [%clk 0:14:50] } 28.Kb3 { [%clk 0:16:23] } 28...Ke8 { [%clk 0:14:52] } 29.Re1 { [%clk 0:13:19] } 29...Kd7 { [%clk 0:14:30] } 30.Rd1 { [%clk 0:13:45] } 30...Rh8 { [%clk 0:14:00] } 31.Nd5 { [%clk 0:13:17] } 31...Nxd5 { [%clk 0:13:42] } 32.Rxd5 { [%clk 0:13:45] } 32...Rh1 { [%clk 0:13:21] } 33.g3 { [%clk 0:12:11] } 33...Rf1 { [%clk 0:13:32] } 34.Rd3 { [%clk 0:09:32] } 34...Rf3 { [%clk 0:13:06] } 35.Kc2 { [%clk 0:08:44] } 35...Rf2+ { [%clk 0:11:43] } 36.Rd2 { [%clk 0:09:06] } 36...Rf3 { [%clk 0:11:17] } 37.Rd3 { [%clk 0:08:49] } 37...Rf2+ { [%clk 0:11:15] } 38.Rd2 { [%clk 0:09:16] } 38...Rf3 { [%clk 0:11:07] } 39.Rd3 { [%clk 0:09:40] } 1/2-1/2
[/pgn]

[lkaufman]

[pgn]
[Event "Perelshteyn vs Komodo odds match"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2016.04.19"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Perelshteyn, Eugene"]
[Black "Komodo"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[EventDate "2016.04.19"]
[FEN "rnbq1bnr/ppppkppp/4p3/8/3PP3/8/PPP2PPP/RNBQKBNR w KQ - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]

1.c4 { [%clk 0:45:28] } 1...g6 { [%clk 0:45:27] } 2.Nc3 { [%clk 0:45:40] } 2...d6 { [%clk 0:43:59] } 3.Be2 { [%clk 0:46:01] } 3...Bg7 { [%clk 0:43:25] } 4.Bg5+ { [%clk 0:46:24] } 4...f6 { [%clk 0:42:52] } 5.Be3 { [%clk 0:46:49] } 5...Kf7 { [%clk 0:41:51] } 6.Qd2 { [%clk 0:47:07] } 6...Ne7 { [%clk 0:38:57] } 7.h4 { [%clk 0:47:32] } 7...h6 { [%clk 0:36:19] } 8.O-O-O { [%clk 0:45:35] } 8...h5 { [%clk 0:36:38] } 9.Nh3 { [%clk 0:42:06] } 9...a6 { [%clk 0:34:27] } 10.Kb1 { [%clk 0:40:51] } 10...Nbc6 { [%clk 0:33:55] } 11.d5 { [%clk 0:33:34] } 11...exd5 { [%clk 0:32:26] } 12.cxd5 { [%clk 0:33:59] } 12...Ne5 { [%clk 0:32:33] } 13.Nf4 { [%clk 0:34:05] } 13...b5 { [%clk 0:28:40] } 14.Ne6 { [%clk 0:33:20] } 14...Bxe6 { [%clk 0:28:58] } 15.dxe6+ { [%clk 0:33:47] } 15...Kxe6 { [%clk 0:27:46] } 16.f4 { [%clk 0:34:14] } 16...Ng4 { [%clk 0:26:39] } 17.Bxg4+ { [%clk 0:32:42] } 17...hxg4 { [%clk 0:26:57] } 18.f5+ { [%clk 0:27:54] } 18...gxf5 { [%clk 0:27:11] } 19.exf5+ { [%clk 0:27:41] } 19...Kf7 { [%clk 0:26:42] } 20.h5 { [%clk 0:25:46] } 20...Qd7 { [%clk 0:27:02] } 21.h6 { [%clk 0:23:35] } 21...Rae8 { [%clk 0:25:57] } 22.hxg7 { [%clk 0:22:35] } 22...Qxf5+ { [%clk 0:25:55] } 23.Qc2 { [%clk 0:20:07] } 23...Qxc2+ { [%clk 0:24:10] } 24.Kxc2 { [%clk 0:20:33] } 24...Kxg7 { [%clk 0:19:30] } 25.Rxh8 { [%clk 0:19:54] } 25...Rxh8 { [%clk 0:18:38] } 26.Bf4 { [%clk 0:18:40] } 26...Rh5 { [%clk 0:16:35] } 27.b4 { [%clk 0:16:35] } 27...Kf7 { [%clk 0:14:50] } 28.Kb3 { [%clk 0:16:23] } 28...Ke8 { [%clk 0:14:52] } 29.Re1 { [%clk 0:13:19] } 29...Kd7 { [%clk 0:14:30] } 30.Rd1 { [%clk 0:13:45] } 30...Rh8 { [%clk 0:14:00] } 31.Nd5 { [%clk 0:13:17] } 31...Nxd5 { [%clk 0:13:42] } 32.Rxd5 { [%clk 0:13:45] } 32...Rh1 { [%clk 0:13:21] } 33.g3 { [%clk 0:12:11] } 33...Rf1 { [%clk 0:13:32] } 34.Rd3 { [%clk 0:09:32] } 34...Rf3 { [%clk 0:13:06] } 35.Kc2 { [%clk 0:08:44] } 35...Rf2+ { [%clk 0:11:43] } 36.Rd2 { [%clk 0:09:06] } 36...Rf3 { [%clk 0:11:17] } 37.Rd3 { [%clk 0:08:49] } 37...Rf2+ { [%clk 0:11:15] } 38.Rd2 { [%clk 0:09:16] } 38...Rf3 { [%clk 0:11:07] } 39.Rd3 { [%clk 0:09:40] } 1/2-1/2
[/pgn]

He had excellent winning chances if he avoided the queen trade by 23Ka1l He played extremely well up to that point. The three pawns gain in value in the endgame, while the extra piece is worth more in the middlegame.

[Frank Quisinsky]

Hi Larry,

shortly an idea in additional for you ...

John Shaw wrote a book to the Topic: The King's Gambit. I am absolutely sure you know about it.

We know that the King's Gambit is complicated and most grandmasters thinking generally the opening is bad. Often in interesting lines engines started with more as +- 2 eval.

Fact is, that many of good known lines are playable and John Shaw wrote a lot about these lines. Grandmaster waiting many years of the book John created because they know that he is working many years on his book. John collected all these interesting material to "King's Gambit" and so many interesting comments you can find here.

One of the most populare newer books about chess opening in the last years.

ISBN Paperback: 978-1-906552-71-8
ISBN Handkower: 978-1-906552-74-9

I think it can be a good idea to contact John for his opinion to the most of critical "The Kings Gambit" lines.

Sure about it that this topic in combination with your idea will reach that a lot of very strong players will follow the games between Komodo vs. GM. In my opinion it's much more interesting to create such matches with opening lines, generally in focus between the grandmasters. The "blunders" idea are nice too but I am sure that such an idea will go around the Grandmaster World.

Furthermore, I love the book John Shaw wrote. It's my favorite chess book and I try out in selfplay vs. Zarkov and AnMon on my Notebook a lot of such lines. Generally, I like Kings Gambit and like the good old school chess. With your energy, maybe in combination with helps by John Shaw you can be sure that "King's Gambit" will get a Booster and maybe a resurrection can be celebrate.

Best for your and thanks for the work you do for us!

Best
Frank

[simon]

[pgn]
[Event "Perelshteyn vs Komodo odds match"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2016.04.20"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Perelshteyn, Eugene"]
[Black "Komodo"]
[Result "0-1"]
[EventDate "2016.04.19"]
[FEN "rnbqkbnr/pppppp1p/8/6B1/3P4/8/PPP1PPPP/RN1QKBNR b KQkq - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "2700+30"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]

1...Bg7 { [%clk 0:45:24] } 2.Nf3 { [%clk 0:44:42] } 2...c5 { [%clk 0:43:08] }
3.c3 { [%clk 0:44:59] } 3...Nf6 { [%clk 0:42:28] } 4.Nbd2 { [%clk 0:45:06] }
4...cxd4 { [%clk 0:41:41] } 5.cxd4 { [%clk 0:45:22] } 5...Nc6
{ [%clk 0:34:10] } 6.e3 { [%clk 0:45:15] } 6...d6 { [%clk 0:32:57] } 7.Bd3
{ [%clk 0:42:40] } 7...O-O { [%clk 0:30:41] } 8.O-O { [%clk 0:42:35] }
8...Nb4 { [%clk 0:30:08] } 9.Bb1 { [%clk 0:42:36] } 9...Nbd5
{ [%clk 0:29:13] } 10.Bd3 { [%clk 0:42:24] } 10...Bd7 { [%clk 0:28:33] }
11.a3 { [%clk 0:42:39] } 11...Rc8 { [%clk 0:27:32] } 12.Rc1
{ [%clk 0:42:59] } 12...Rxc1 { [%clk 0:26:50] } 13.Qxc1 { [%clk 0:43:26] }
13...h6 { [%clk 0:26:13] } 14.Bh4 { [%clk 0:43:40] } 14...b5
{ [%clk 0:26:24] } 15.Qb1 { [%clk 0:42:36] } 15...b4 { [%clk 0:24:43] }
16.Rc1 { [%clk 0:42:07] } 16...Qb8 { [%clk 0:24:15] } 17.h3
{ [%clk 0:40:05] } 17...Rc8 { [%clk 0:23:30] } 18.Rxc8+ { [%clk 0:40:03] }
18...Qxc8 { [%clk 0:23:45] } 19.Qc2 { [%clk 0:39:30] } 19...Qxc2
{ [%clk 0:23:10] } 20.Bxc2 { [%clk 0:39:56] } 20...bxa3 { [%clk 0:22:50] }
21.bxa3 { [%clk 0:40:24] } 21...Kf8 { [%clk 0:22:50] } 22.Bd3
{ [%clk 0:38:09] } 22...Nc3 { [%clk 0:21:35] } 23.Nb1 { [%clk 0:36:26] }
23...Nxb1 { [%clk 0:21:48] } 24.Bxb1 { [%clk 0:36:54] } 24...Nd5
{ [%clk 0:21:46] } 25.Bd3 { [%clk 0:35:57] } 25...f5 { [%clk 0:20:54] }
26.Nd2 { [%clk 0:35:38] } 26...f4 { [%clk 0:19:52] } 27.Nf1
{ [%clk 0:35:17] } 27...a5 { [%clk 0:18:55] } 28.Kh2 { [%clk 0:34:23] }
28...a4 { [%clk 0:17:53] } 29.Bc4 { [%clk 0:22:44] } 29...Nc3
{ [%clk 0:17:31] } 30.Nd2 { [%clk 0:23:00] } 30...d5 { [%clk 0:17:02] }
31.Bd3 { [%clk 0:19:07] } 31...e5 { [%clk 0:17:21] } 32.dxe5
{ [%clk 0:18:12] } 32...Bxe5 { [%clk 0:16:58] } 33.Kg1 { [%clk 0:16:34] }
33...Nb5 { [%clk 0:14:03] } 34.Nb1 { [%clk 0:16:33] } 34...Bb2
{ [%clk 0:13:47] } 35.Kf1 { [%clk 0:12:29] } 35...Kf7 { [%clk 0:13:13] }
36.Ke2 { [%clk 0:09:00] } 36...Nxa3 { [%clk 0:13:20] } 37.Nxa3
{ [%clk 0:09:26] } 37...Bxa3 { [%clk 0:13:33] } 38.Kf3 { [%clk 0:09:52] }
38...fxe3 { [%clk 0:11:21] } 39.fxe3 { [%clk 0:10:15] } 39...Bb2
{ [%clk 0:11:27] } 40.Bb1 { [%clk 0:08:25] } 40...Bb5 { [%clk 0:10:58] }
41.Be1 { [%clk 0:08:29] } 41...a3 { [%clk 0:08:50] } 42.e4 { [%clk 0:03:20] }
42...Bd3 { [%clk 0:08:00] } 43.Ba2 { [%clk 0:03:15] } 43...Bc4
{ [%clk 0:07:52] } 44.Bb1 { [%clk 0:03:40] } 44...d4 { [%clk 0:07:30] } 0-1
[/pgn]

[Nordlandia]

Let's Check analysis by Chessbase.

http://www.viewchess.com/cbreader/2016/ ... 22968.html

[simon]

[pgn]
[Event "Perelshteyn vs Komodo odds match"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2016.04.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Komodo"]
[Black "Perelshteyn, Eugene"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[ECO "C44"]
[EventDate "2016.04.19"]
[FEN "r1bqkbnr/pppp1ppp/2n5/4N3/4P3/8/PPPP1PPP/RNBQKB1R b KQkq - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "2700+30"]

1...Nxe5 { [%clk 0:44:58] } 2.d4 { [%clk 0:45:21] } 2...Ng6
{ [%clk 0:45:21] } 3.Bc4 { [%clk 0:45:38] } 3...d5 { [%clk 0:45:46] } 4.Bxd5
{ [%clk 0:45:45] } 4...Nf6 { [%clk 0:46:10] } 5.Nc3 { [%clk 0:46:04] }
5...Bb4 { [%clk 0:46:33] } 6.Bg5 { [%clk 0:44:34] } 6...h6 { [%clk 0:46:08] }
7.Bxf6 { [%clk 0:44:54] } 7...Qxf6 { [%clk 0:46:07] } 8.O-O
{ [%clk 0:44:55] } 8...Bxc3 { [%clk 0:46:32] } 9.bxc3 { [%clk 0:45:03] }
9...Nf4 { [%clk 0:37:53] } 10.Re1 { [%clk 0:44:16] } 10...O-O
{ [%clk 0:37:29] } 11.Bc4 { [%clk 0:44:31] } 11...Qg5 { [%clk 0:29:41] }
12.g3 { [%clk 0:43:26] } 12...Nh3+ { [%clk 0:28:55] } 13.Kg2
{ [%clk 0:43:43] } 13...Bd7 { [%clk 0:25:13] } 14.a4 { [%clk 0:43:59] }
14...Rae8 { [%clk 0:24:15] } 15.f3 { [%clk 0:41:09] } 15...Kh8
{ [%clk 0:19:08] } 16.Rf1 { [%clk 0:38:36] } 16...Qe7 { [%clk 0:16:13] }
17.Re1 { [%clk 0:37:49] } 17...Qg5 { [%clk 0:16:00] } 18.Rf1
{ [%clk 0:36:13] } 18...Qe7 { [%clk 0:16:27] } 19.Re1 { [%clk 0:35:08] }
19...Qg5 { [%clk 0:16:53] } 1/2-1/2
[/pgn]