Interesting Rybka 2.3 vs Shredder 8 Game

[tjfroh]

[Event "TIM-79BKGBUPJ70, Blitz:4'+2""]
[Site "TIM-79BKGBUPJ70"]
[Date "2007.05.03"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Rybka 2.3 LK 32-bit"]
[Black "Shredder 8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[Annotator "0.18;0.05"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[TimeControl "240+2"]

{W=13.4 ply; 41kN/s B=12.2 ply; 306kN/s} 1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} c5 {
[[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 3. d4 {
[%emt 0:00:00]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 4. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} a6 {
[%emt 0:00:00]} 5. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 6. Be3 {
[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 7. f3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} b5 {[%emt 0:00:00]}
8. Qd2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 9. g4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} h6 {
[%emt 0:00:00]} 10. O-O-O {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 11. h4 {
[%emt 0:00:00]} b4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 12. Na4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Qa5 {
[%emt 0:00:00]} 13. b3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nc5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 14. a3 {
[%emt 0:00:00]} Nxa4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 15. axb4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Qc7 {
[%emt 0:00:00]} 16. bxa4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 17. e5 {
[%emt 0:00:00]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 18. f4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nb6 {
[%emt 0:00:00]} 19. f5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nxa4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 20. fxe6 {
[%emt 0:00:00]} Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 21. exf7+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kxf7 {
[%emt 0:00:00]} 22. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bxb4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 23. Rdf1+ {
[%emt 0:00:00]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 24. Qf2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Ba3+ {
[%emt 0:00:00]} 25. Kd2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Ne4+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} 26. Bxe4 {
[%emt 0:00:00]} dxe4 {Black last book move [%emt 0:00:00]} 27. g5 {
[%emt 0:00:00]} hxg5 {[%eval 5,12] [%emt 0:00:38]} 28. Qf5 {
White last book move [%emt 0:00:00]} Qc4 {[%eval 22,12] [%emt 0:00:38]} 29.
hxg5 {(Qxg5) [%eval 18,12] [%emt 0:00:09]} Rxh1 {[%eval 39,11] [%emt 0:00:08]}
30. Rxh1 {[%eval 33,13] [%emt 0:00:14]} Qb4+ {
(Rd8) [%eval 51,12] [%emt 0:00:15]} 31. Ke2 {[%eval 53,12] [%emt 0:00:00]} Qc4+
{[%eval 115,13] [%emt 0:00:46]} 32. Kd1 {[%eval 81,14] [%emt 0:00:07]} Rd8 {
(Rf8) [%eval 115,14] [%emt 0:00:17]} 33. Qh7+ {[%eval 90,14] [%emt 0:00:05]}
Kf8 {[%eval 110,13] [%emt 0:00:10]} 34. Qh8+ {[%eval 107,14] [%emt 0:00:06]}
Qg8 {[%eval 118,13] [%emt 0:00:02]} 35. g6 {[%eval 111,15] [%emt 0:00:10]} Bd5
{[%eval 143,13] [%emt 0:00:12]} 36. Bg5 {[%eval 111,15] [%emt 0:00:14]} Be7 {
[%eval 132,10] [%emt 0:00:01]} 37. Qh4 {[%eval 112,14] [%emt 0:00:07]} Bxg5 {
[%eval 207,12] [%emt 0:00:26]} 38. Qxg5 {[%eval 112,15] [%emt 0:00:10]} Ke8 {
[%eval 182,13] [%emt 0:00:18]} 39. Nf5 {[%eval 138,14] [%emt 0:00:29]} Kd7 {
(Qf8) [%eval 173,12] [%emt 0:00:09]} 40. Rh7 {[%eval 162,12] [%emt 0:00:08]}
Qf8 {[%eval 210,11] [%emt 0:00:06]} 41. Rxg7+ {[%eval 159,11] [%emt 0:00:02]}
Kc6 {[%eval 185,12] [%emt 0:00:09]} 42. Nd4+ {[%eval 194,12] [%emt 0:00:09]}
Kc5 {[%eval 181,11] [%emt 0:00:02]} 43. Qe3 {[%eval 219,12] [%emt 0:00:06]}
Qf1+ {[%eval 272,11] [%emt 0:00:22]} 44. Kd2 {[%eval 198,11] [%emt 0:00:00]}
Kb4 {(Bc4) [%eval 296,11] [%emt 0:00:08]} 45. Rc7 {
(Ra7) [%eval 239,9] [%emt 0:00:03]} Qa1 {(Ba2) [%eval 274,10] [%emt 0:00:03]}
46. g7 {[%eval 349,10] [%emt 0:00:06]} Ka4 {[%eval 328,10] [%emt 0:00:03]} 47.
Ke2 {(Qc3) [%eval 383,13] [%emt 0:00:08]} Qb2 {[%eval 371,9] [%emt 0:00:03]}
48. Rc5 {(e6) [%eval 480,14] [%emt 0:00:08]} Qb4 {[%eval 712,11] [%emt 0:00:10]
} 49. Nb3 {[%eval 717,14] [%emt 0:00:11]} Bc4+ {[%eval 712,12] [%emt 0:00:04]}
50. Kf2 {[%eval 649,13] [%emt 0:00:00]} Bb5 {[%eval 712,11] [%emt 0:00:04]} 51.
e6 {(Rc7) [%eval 649,11] [%emt 0:00:00]} 1-0

[D] 3r4/6P1/p3P3/1bR5/kq2p3/1N2Q3/2P2K2/8 b - - 0 51

The final position:

In an eight game match on my old 1500 MHz AMD with 192 MB Hash tables using Shredder 8 and Rybka Noomen opening books
I got 6 wins 1 draw 1 loss for Rykba 2.3 LK . Talk about a witch hunt. Rybka has come a long way since version 1.2.

TJ