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When Knights Prove Stronger Than Bishops ...

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Nice win from game played on Playchess.

[d]4q2k/1p4r1/p1pb2p1/P1NpNbRr/1P1PpP1P/4P3/4Q2R/7K w - - 0 63

[pgn] [Event "Rated game, 60m+15s"] [Site "Engine Room"] [Date "2019.05.28"] [Round "?"] [White "NYTed, Lc0 v0.22.0-Dev-JH."] [Black "Ultima, Brainfish 140519 64"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D43"] [WhiteElo "2518"] [BlackElo "2439"] [Annotator "0.12;0.00"] [PlyCount "225"] [EventDate "2019.05.28"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [TimeControl "3600+15"] {Brainfish 140519 64 POPCNT (5 cores): 41.6 plies; 6,575kN/s AMD Ryzen 7 1700X Eight-Core Processor 3393MHz, (8 cores, 16 threads), Perfect2018.ctg, 18432 MB } 1. d4 {B 0} d5 {B 0} 2. c4 {B 0} e6 {B 0} 3. Nc3 {B 0} c6 {B 0} 4. Nf3 {B 0} Nf6 {B 0} 5. Bg5 {B 0} h6 {B 0} 6. Bxf6 {B 0} Qxf6 {B 0} 7. Qb3 {B 0} Nd7 {B 0} 8. e3 {B 0} g6 {B 0} 9. cxd5 {0.12/11 141} exd5 {0.01/0 0} 10. Bd3 {0.13/12 45} Bg7 {0.01/0 0} 11. O-O {0.12/12 69} O-O {0.01/0 0} 12. a4 {0.16/14 91} Qe7 { 0.01/0 0 (a5)} 13. a5 {0.15/10 97} Rb8 {0.01/0 0 (Re8)} 14. Qa3 {0.13/10 206} Qe6 {0.00/32 93 (Qxa3)} 15. b4 {0.41/10 68} a6 {0.00/35 0} 16. Rae1 {0.40/11 78 (Ca4)} Qd6 {0.00/40 234 (Qe7)} 17. h3 {0.47/11 88 (Ca4)} Nf6 {0.00/41 213 (Qc7)} 18. Ne5 {0.55/14 62 (Ca4)} Qe7 {0.00/37 310} 19. Na4 {0.56/14 1 (Axa6)} Nd7 {0.00/37 200} 20. Nf3 {0.54/17 1} Qd8 {0.00/35 43 (Nf6)} 21. Qc3 {0.60/12 189} Re8 {0.32/38 308} 22. Nc5 {0.60/13 25} Qc7 {0.13/35 40} 23. Re2 {0.65/14 212} Kh7 {0.01/0 0 (Re7)} 24. Rfe1 {0.73/14 247 (Dd2)} f5 {0.00/33 35 (Kg8)} 25. Bb1 {0.89/11 67 (Da3)} Nf6 {0.13/33 105} 26. Qc1 {0.88/12 135 (Db2)} Ne4 { 0.10/36 113} 27. Nd3 {0.79/13 1} Qe7 {0.13/34 131 (Be6)} 28. Kh2 {0.81/11 156} Bd7 {0.25/38 27 (h5)} 29. Nfe5 {0.96/12 89} Rbd8 {0.25/38 23 (Rg8)} 30. f3 { 1.00/11 145} Nd6 {0.25/39 66} 31. Rg1 {0.95/11 43 (g4)} Bc8 {0.40/34 148 (Rg8)} 32. g4 {0.89/11 126} Bf6 {0.41/39 0} 33. Reg2 {0.83/13 144} Rg8 {0.31/42 0} 34. f4 {0.82/12 44} Ne4 {0.31/42 23 (Rg7)} 35. Nc5 {0.82/12 68} Rg7 {0.31/42 86} 36. Bd3 {0.82/12 91} Rdg8 {0.31/41 0} 37. Qc2 {0.80/12 94 (Rh1)} Qf8 {0.31/41 66} 38. Qe2 {0.78/12 173 (Tf1)} Bd8 {0.31/39 170} 39. Qd1 {0.76/13 35 (De1)} Bh4 {0.31/43 68 (Bc7)} 40. Qe2 {0.76/12 159} Bd8 {0.31/47 0} 41. Kh1 {0.74/12 52 (De1)} Be7 {0.31/42 57 (Bc7)} 42. Qf3 {0.79/10 109 (De1)} Bf6 {0.31/42 181 (Bd6)} 43. Kh2 {0.79/11 79 (De2)} Qe7 {0.31/38 52 (Be7)} 44. Rf1 {0.78/11 32} Kh8 {0.31/40 27 (Qe8)} 45. Kh1 {0.80/10 137 (De2)} Kh7 {0.31/44 73 (Qe8)} 46. Bc2 {0.77/10 77 (De2)} Qe8 {0.31/43 48} 47. Rfg1 {0.76/10 1 (De2)} Kh8 { 0.31/39 59 (Bd8)} 48. Kh2 {0.79/10 149 (De2)} Bd8 {0.00/37 112} 49. Ra1 { 0.70/12 48 (Dd1)} Kh7 {0.00/39 84 (Qf8)} 50. Kh1 {0.69/10 53 (gxf5)} Bc7 { 0.00/40 108 (Qf8)} 51. Qe2 {0.65/11 70 (Axe4)} Kh8 {0.00/37 44 (Qe7)} 52. Qf3 { 0.72/10 38 (Axe4)} Kh7 {0.00/41 42 (Qf8)} 53. Qe2 {0.65/11 56 (Axe4)} Kh8 { 0.00/39 39 (Qe7)} 54. Bxe4 {0.65/11 39} fxe4 {0.00/40 22} 55. Rf1 {0.66/10 16} Bd6 {0.00/36 35 (Qe7)} 56. Qf2 {0.71/9 81 (Th2)} Rh7 {0.00/39 43} 57. h4 { 0.71/10 45 (Tfg1)} h5 {0.00/37 131 (Rhg7)} 58. gxh5 {0.67/16 17} Rxh5 {0.00/40 7} 59. Rfg1 {0.54/15 19} Kh7 {0.00/42 14} 60. Rh2 {0.50/13 38 (Txg6)} Rg7 { 0.00/37 35 (Be7)} 61. Qe2 {0.33/12 55 (Tg5)} Bf5 {0.00/40 44} 62. Rg5 {0.27/22 1} Kh8 {0.00/41 37 (Bc7)} 63. Qxh5+ {0.75/15 31 (Rg1)} gxh5 {0.00/37 43} 64. Rxf5 {0.99/17 1} Bf8 {0.00/41 107 (Kg8)} 65. Ncd7 {1.17/25 37 (Ce6)} Rxd7 { 2.24/46 197} 66. Rxf8+ {1.37/38 1} Qxf8 {1.80/44 17} 67. Ng6+ {1.39/31 0} Kg7 { 1.61/46 30} 68. Nxf8 {1.43/29 0} Kxf8 {1.73/47 42} 69. Rg2 {1.48/28 0} b6 { 1.52/46 27} 70. Rg6 {1.51/29 0} bxa5 {1.52/48 24} 71. bxa5 {1.51/23 0} Rc7 { 1.52/49 33} 72. Kg2 {1.54/32 1 (Rh2)} Rg7 {1.55/38 25} 73. Rg5 {1.50/26 1} Rb7 {1.54/40 25} 74. Rxh5 {1.47/32 0} Rb2+ {1.65/40 36} 75. Kf1 {1.42/26 34} Rb3 { 1.45/42 68} 76. Ke2 {1.26/29 77} Rb2+ {1.38/44 0} 77. Ke1 {1.30/27 60 (Rd1)} Rb3 {1.38/47 24} 78. Kd2 {1.30/29 0} Rb2+ {1.38/47 41} 79. Kd1 {1.24/25 13 (Rc3)} Rb3 {1.38/49 21} 80. Ke2 {1.22/30 29 (Rd2)} Rb2+ {1.38/49 29} 81. Ke1 { 1.06/32 114 (Rd1)} Rb3 {1.38/50 44} 82. Kd2 {1.01/32 0} Rb2+ {1.38/49 24} 83. Kc3 {0.99/33 0} Re2 {1.38/51 35} 84. Re5 {0.96/31 19} Rxe3+ {1.38/47 5} 85. Kb4 {0.94/32 0} Re2 {1.38/49 30 (Re1)} 86. Kc5 {1.01/21 27} Rc2+ {1.38/49 0} 87. Kb6 {0.97/23 11} Rc4 {1.38/50 18} 88. Kxa6 {0.94/25 0} Rxd4 {1.38/51 45} 89. Kb7 {0.88/24 49 (Rb6)} Rd3 {1.38/49 16} 90. h5 {0.86/23 3 (a6)} Kg7 {0.60/32 13 } 91. a6 {0.84/23 1 (Rxc6)} e3 {0.21/33 14} 92. a7 {0.83/22 0 (Te7+)} Rb3+ { 0.13/37 14} 93. Kc8 {0.75/23 71 (Rxc6)} Ra3 {0.13/46 15} 94. Kb8 {0.74/22 0 (Rb7)} Rb3+ {0.13/45 16} 95. Kc7 {0.69/22 21} Ra3 {0.13/46 11} 96. Kb8 { 0.65/21 22 (Rb7)} Rb3+ {0.13/50 19} 97. Kc7 {0.61/22 8} Ra3 {0.13/52 9} 98. Kb6 {0.59/21 12 (Rb7)} d4 {0.03/41 17 (Rb3+)} 99. f5 {0.80/18 16 (Te6)} Rb3+ { 0.00/37 14} 100. Kc7 {0.73/22 24 (Rxc6)} Ra3 {0.00/44 15} 101. Kb8 {0.72/24 5 (Rb6)} Rb3+ {0.00/47 21} 102. Kc8 {0.70/30 1 (Rc7)} Ra3 {0.00/50 26} 103. Kb8 { 0.68/27 37} Rb3+ {0.00/50 0} 104. Kc8 {0.66/28 25 (Rc7)} Ra3 {0.00/47 61} 105. Kb7 {0.62/30 0} Rb3+ {0.00/50 75} 106. Ka6 {0.61/25 0 (Rxc6)} Ra3+ {0.00/48 17} 107. Kb7 {0.60/28 17} Rb3+ {0.00/48 4} 108. Kxc6 {0.61/27 32} Ra3 {0.00/49 0} 109. Kb7 {0.61/28 0 (Rb6)} Rb3+ {0.00/49 19} 110. Kc8 {0.59/26 27 (Ra6)} Ra3 { 0.00/52 22} 111. Kb8 {0.58/26 0 (Rb7)} Rb3+ {0.00/46 24} 112. Kc7 {0.55/22 23} Ra3 {0.00/50 0} 113. Kb6 {0.53/19 11 (Rb7) Ultima,Brainfish 140519 64 abbandona (Lag: Av=0.55s, max=1.4s)} 1-0 [/pgn]
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Re: When Knights Prove Stronger Than Bishops ...

Post by velmarin »

Interesting, but in the end why does he leave the black?
it seems draw