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Robert Fontaine vs NN
"Fontaine Blue" (game of the day Dec-11-2010)
ICC (2001), ?, Apr-24
Uncommon King's Pawn Opening (B00)  ·  0-1

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ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 8 v270317 (minimum 6s/ply) 1...e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5 4.Ngf3 cxd4 5.exd5 Qxd5 = +0.13 (38 ply)2.Bc4 was played in J A Diaz Rodriguez vs M Maximiano Burgos, 1994 (1-0) ⩲ +1.29 (25 ply) after 2...e6 3.Bd3 Ne7 4.Nf3 d5 5.O-O dxe4 6.Bxe4 g6 7.c3 better is 3...g6 4.Nf3 Nh6 5.Bc4 Bg7 6.Bd2 e6 7.Qe2 b5 8.Bd3 ⩲ +1.18 (23 ply) ± +1.88 (21 ply) after 4.Bc4+ e6 5.Bd3 d6 6.Nf3 Ne7 7.O-O Kg8 8.Ne2 h6 4...e6 5.Nf3 d5 6.e5 Ne7 7.Bd3 h5 8.exf6 gxf6 9.O-O ⩲ +1.43 (24 ply)+- +3.12 (21 ply) after 5.Bc4+ Kd6 6.d5 Kc7 7.Be3 e6 8.Nf3 exd5 9.exd5 d6 5...Kf7 6.e5 e6 7.Qh5+ Ke7 8.fxe6 dxe6 9.Nf3 Qe8 +- +2.80 (24 ply)+- +6.04 (25 ply)+- mate-in-8 after 8.Qd6+ Bxd6 9.exd6+ Kb6 10.b4 a6 11.Be3+ c5better is 11.Qd2 Nd7 12.O-O-O Ne5 13.g4 Nf6 14.g5 Nh5 15.f6 Nxf6 +- +4.65 (24 ply)+- +2.51 (25 ply) 12.Qd2 Bg4 13.O-O-O Bxf3 14.gxf3 Nd7 15.Be3 Bxc3 16.Qxc3 +- +2.73 (26 ply) ⩲ +1.39 (23 ply)better is 13...Bxf3 14.Qxf3 Bd4+ 15.Be3 Bxe3+ 16.Qxe3 Nf6 17.Rf5 ⩲ +1.27 (26 ply)better is 14.g4 Bg6 15.Bc4 Nd7 16.Nd4 Be5 17.Ndb5+ Kd8 18.Nxd6 ± +2.00 (27 ply)better is 14...Bxf3 15.Rxf3 Nd7 16.Qe3 Qe6 17.Be2 Ne7 18.Rf2 h5 ⩲ +1.27 (26 ply) 15.g4 Bg6 16.Qe3 Rf8 17.Rad1 Rxf4 18.Qxf4 Ngf6 19.Qg5 ± +1.99 (25 ply) 15...Bxf3 16.Qxf3 Bd4+ 17.Be3 Rf8 18.Qe2 Be5 19.Rxf8 ⩲ +0.64 (25 ply) 16.e5 dxe5 17.Be3 Qg7 18.Qxg7 Bxg7 19.g4 Bg6 20.Bxg6 ± +1.80 (27 ply) 16...Bxf3 17.Qxf3 Bd4+ 18.Kh1 Re8 19.Ne2 Be5 20.Be3 Rf8 ⩲ +0.83 (25 ply) 17.Nd4 Re8 18.Bb5 Qd7 19.Nd5+ Kb8 20.Qa3 Bg7 21.Ba4 Rc8 ± +2.21 (24 ply) ⩲ +0.95 (26 ply) 19.Qf2 Bxf3 20.Qxf3 Bg5 21.Qe2 Raf8 22.Nd1 Bc1 23.g3 a6 ⩲ +0.60 (28 ply) ⩱ -0.65 (32 ply) after 19...Rhg8 20.Qf2 Bxf3 21.Qxf3 Bh4 22.Re3 Bg5 23.Qh5 Qg7 29.Rb1 Qg3 30.Qe2 Rf6 31.Rxb5 h4 32.Rxe5 Rb6 33.Rb5 Rxb5 = 0.00 (32 ply) ∓ -2.34 (28 ply) 30.Qe4 Rf2 31.Rg1 Rf4 32.Qe3 Kb8 33.Be2 Qg5 34.Bf3 Rh4 ∓ -2.50 (27 ply)-+ -5.62 (27 ply)33.Qf4+ Qc7 34.Qxc7+ Kxc7 35.Re3 Rbg5 36.Re2 Ra5 37.c3 -+ -6.99 (28 ply)0-1

rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 1
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Dec-11-10
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  al wazir: I'm sure this was a composed game.
Dec-11-10  Infohunter: <al wazir: I'm sure this was a composed game.>

I am inclined to agree that this must be some kind of joke.

Dec-11-10
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  al wazir: White should have continued 8. Qd6+!! Bxd6 9. exd6+ Kb6 10. Na4+ Ka5 11. Bd2+ Kxa4 12. a3 Qb6 13. b3+ Qxb3 14. cxb3+ Kxb3 15. Nf3 c5 (15...Kb2 16. Bd3 Kxa1 17. Bc3+ Ka2 18. Bc4+ Ka4 19. Kd2 any 20. Ra1#) 16. Bd3 Nc6 17. Kf2 Nd4 (17...Nb4 18. Rhb1+ Ka5 19. axb4#) 18. Rhb1+ Ka4 19. Nxd4 any 20. Bc2# .
Dec-11-10
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  scormus: Uncommon innovation by NN, opening with 4 p moves and 4 K moves. Really thinking out of the box. Unlike his opponent, perhaps his style of play wasnt restricted by any 2400+ rating ;-)
Dec-11-10  PieterPriems: NN was Fischer I think
Dec-11-10  erimiro1: After 5 moves mate seemes to come soon; After move 10 white just stands better; After 16.-Ne5 I prefer black. If we conclude from the opening that "NN" is one hell of a patzer or drunk, we realize later that the man is actually a strong player. Such openings - unlike the Steinitz gambit of the Viena that also include a long royal trip, but has a logical explanations - look as a pure provocation, and have a psychological affect on the other side.
Dec-11-10  celessar: Tim Krabbe writes about this game and others by the mysterious NN at http://www.xs4all.nl/~timkr/chess2/... saying that he thinks NN is Fischer
Dec-11-10  Pantagruel: NN's ICC session includes a string of astounding games similar to this one. http://www.chessbase.com/games/iccf...
Dec-11-10
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  Phony Benoni: Having looked at the links from <celessar> and <Pantagruel>, it's clear my earlier criticism was unfounded. Glad to see there's a valid reason for this game to be in the database.
Dec-11-10
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  scormus: <Fischer?> that could be. At one time he'd turn up at chess cafes and take on all comers at blitz. It would be 5 min for the game for his opponent, 30 s for him. The same ..... fischerprint?
Dec-11-10
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  Domdaniel: I think NN is a computer. I sometimes set Fritz to move its King in the opening - exactly like this - just to see if I can mate it in 10 or 15 moves. With the right parameters - or a switch back to max strength after the opening - you get something like this. I've been there.
Dec-11-10  shakespeare: A name for this opening: "King march unpunished" ?!?
Dec-11-10  BobbyDigital80: This is most likely the infamous "Fischer" guest that played a lot on ICC in 2001. He actually even played me a few games. I might have them saved somewhere. I'm positive this is the same person that Short played on ICC and thought it was Fischer. When asked about this in an interview, Fischer denied it. So it was probably a strong player using a computer.
Dec-11-10  kevin86: This game looks as composed as Adams-Torre or Alekhine's queen game.

A very funny masterpiece a la Beethoven's Eighth Symphony

Dec-11-10  Naugh: Strange game. And it's even stranger that Black's play remain unpunished.
Dec-11-10  CapablancaFan122: I tried this opening and lost in 14 moves. Thank you Fischer :(
Dec-11-10  Chessmensch: Fontaine is a young man who is alive and kicking. Why doesn't someone just ask him?
Dec-11-10
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  Breunor: If I remember correctly, Fischer said he doesn't do stuff like this. I believe that, Fischer took the sanctity of chess so seriously that I doubt he would play like this (and said as much).

Again, if I remember correctly, Fischer looked at the games and speculated it was Anand.

Dec-11-10  petrie911: As noted, 8.Qd6+ forces mate. Perhaps would have made for a good puzzle.
Dec-11-10  dannymay: Still waiting for NN's immortal...
Dec-11-10  mrkangaroo: There's a player here in L.A (initials are DZ for those that know him) who frequently plays this king march opening with great success against IMs. I believe he beat a GM with it too. (He's a 2300-ish player.) It's not as dumb as it looks in the hands of someone who's played it for years. It invites an all out attack and often, like in this game, your opponent over stretches himself. It's alike an Alekhine on steroids. It has the advantage that your opponent may never have faced it before (what other openings could you say that about?) It has the disadvantage that if the opponent develops normally and takes advantage of the multiple lost tempos by getting his pieces to where they're most needed the guy playing this opening risks an embarrassing crush.
Feb-05-12  BlackSheep: NN has a career spanning 219 yrs beating some of the best players in the world you'd have thought he would be a GM by now .
Feb-05-12
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  sleepyirv: Maybe Paul Morphy's ghost entered a computer.
Jan-26-13  justin2seo: He is guest71, short considered him as a fischer
Aug-17-14  Ke2: Nigel Short thought this player was Fischer I think.
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