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| May-17-05 | | WillC21: First it's best to download Winboard, which is the interface Crafty uses. Winboard comes with an engine, GNUChess, but it is not as strong as Crafty. After downloading Winboard from the site I provide below, then click on the "Crafty" tab to find out how to incorporate Crafty into Winboard(if your not somewhat adept with computers this could take 20-30 of your time to completely figure out): http://www.tim-mann.org/xboard.html |
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| May-17-05 | | WillC21: <WannaBe> You should follow my instructions, as they contain the complete process needed to get Crafty. |
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| May-17-05 | | dac1990: All right, here's what the silicon thinks.
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.g3 Bb4+ 5.Bd2 Be7 6.Bg2 0–0 7.0–0 c6 8.Bf4 b6 9.Nc3 Ba6 10.cxd5 cxd5 11.Rc1 <last book move> 11...Nc6!? 12.Nxd5 Qxd5 13.Ne5 Nxd4 14.Bxd5 Nxe2+ 15.Qxe2 Bxe2 16.Bxa8 Rxa8 <16...Bxf1 17.Rc7 <worse is 17.Kxf1 Rxa8 18.Bg5 h6  > 17...Bd6 18.Rxa7=> 17.Rfe1  Bb5 18.Rc2 Nd5 19.Rec1 Bc5 20.Bd2 f6 <Secures g5> 21.b4 <Not 21.Rxc5 bxc5 22.Nc4 Rd8  > 21...Bf8 22.Ng4 Rd8 <22...Kf7 23.Rc8 Rxc8 24.Rxc8=> 23.Rc8 Rd7 24.Nh6+ gxh6 25.Bxh6 Rf7 26.Rd8 <26.Ra8!? must definitely be considered 26...Ne7 27.Rc7 > 26...Ne7 <26...Nxb4?? leads to instant demise in 4 27.Rcc8 Be8 28.Rxe8 Nxa2 29.Rxf8+ Rxf8 30.Rxf8#> 27.Rc7 Ng6 28.Rcc8 e5 <28...Ba6!? 29.Rb8 Be2=> 29.f4 Bd7 30.Ra8 Bh3 31.Kf2 b5 32.Rdb8 exf4 <32...Bd7!?=> 33.gxf4± Bd7? <better was 33...a6±> 34.h4  <34.Rxa7?! is much worse 34...Be8 35.Raa8 Bxh6 36.Rxe8+ Rf8 37.Rxf8+ Bxf8=> 34...Bc6 35.h5 Bxa8 36.hxg6 hxg6 37.Rxa8 f5 <37...Rc7 38.Bxf8 <38.Rxf8+?! Kh7 > 38...Rc2+ 39.Kf3 Rxa2 40.Bc5+ Kf7 41.Rxa7+ Rxa7 42.Bxa7 > 38.Kg3 a6 <38...Rd7 is one last hope> 39.Kh4 Rg7 40.Kg5 <40.Kg5 Kf7 41.Ra7+ Be7+ 42.Rxe7+ Kxe7 43.Bxg7 > 1-0 As promised. |
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| May-17-05 | | Akavall: <33.gxf4± Bd7? <better was 33...a6±>> Are you sure 33...a6 was better? My Fritz gives a ±1.37 reading for that line. |
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| May-19-05 | | THE pawn: Now that pono have won, everyone is talking about him, telling how strong he is...while everyone thought he would finish last in the tournament, funny. |
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| May-19-05 | | aw1988: Well, I did not think he would finish last, as if such a tournament can be predicted in the first place; but I will say I am astonished he is in the lead. |
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| May-19-05 | | lopium: I said I would like to see him finish in the 3rd firsts. fgh must eat his hat if it happens.... héhé. I like Ponomariov, and before the tournament started, I wanted to see him first or second. |
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| May-20-05 | | lopium: Why at move 21, black can't take the b4 pawn? Ndxb4, doesn't work? |
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| May-20-05 | | aw1988: My guess is Nxb4 Bxb4 Bxb4 Rc7 infiltrates the 7th rank. |
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| May-21-05 | | Paul123: 24. Nf6?!
His position looked positive up untill then... I thought the move risky with blacks defensive resources avalable. But I still give him props for trying it!
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| May-23-05 | | lopium: Ponomariov is the only one who has beated Topalov is this tournament. |
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| Oct-11-05 | | Averageguy: Had Topalov not allowed 24...Nh6+, would the game've been more or less drawn? |
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Nov-12-05
 | | Gypsy: <dac1990: All right, here's what the silicon thinks. ... <16...Bxf1 17.Rc7 <worse is 17.Kxf1 Rxa8 18.Bg5 h6 > 17...Bd6 18.Rxa7=> Hmm, interesting '=' asessment. In
click for larger viewI would take White side over Black any time. |
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Nov-12-05
| | Gypsy: The arguably thematic continuation after the <16...Bxf1 17.Rc7 Bd6 18.Rxa7> is 18...Be2 19.Nd7 Nxd7 20.Bxd6 Rd8 21.f4...
click for larger viewIt loks pretty forcing: variations 18...Bh3 19.Nd7 ... and 18...Bxe5 19.Bxe5 also surrender the bishop pair; and it is realy hard to believe that 18...Bb5 19.a4 Be8... would hold the game equal. But the diagrammed position looks quite in White favor. |
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| Jan-27-06 | | Whitehat1963: I don't understand this game at all! I find the exchanges bizarre! |
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| Feb-06-06 | | morpstau: I don't understand this game at all! I find the exchanges bizarre! |
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| Apr-07-06 | | runners: No,dac1990 in line 40. ...Kf7 41.RA7 Kg8 42.Bxg7
but in line 40. ...Kf7 41.Rxf8!! win Kxf8 42.Kf6 1-0
in line 40. ...Rf7 41.Rxf8+! Rxf8 42.Bxf8 Kxf8 43.Kxg6 1-0 |
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Feb-18-08
 | | sallom89: such a brilliant game ! |
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Jan-07-09
 | | Eisenheim: amazing |
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| Jul-16-09 | | znsprdx: What is truly extraordinary is that even after Bd7>Bc6 White can still follow the original idea with h4>h5..total domination after the horrible 22....Rd8 |
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| Jul-16-09 | | kurtrichards: Topalov is 8-3 ahead of Ponomariov with 10 draws according to chessgames.com. |
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| Aug-13-10 | | dondiegodelavega: It reminds me a famous short-timman game with final and letal king journey. |
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| Oct-11-10 | | Bonifratz: This is Sparta! |
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| Oct-11-10 | | Nina Myers: If Jack Bauer had been a Spartan the movie would have been called <1>. |
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| Oct-06-11 | | freeman8201: Is this why the c6 line isn't popular? |
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sac: 24.Nh6+