[Event "U1950 09-12/2010"]
[Date "2010.12.21"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Stefan"]
[Black "Mephisto, Europa"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D07"]
[WhiteElo "1899"]
[BlackElo "1709"]
[PlyCount "111"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 Nc6 3. cxd5 (3. Nf3 Bg4 4. Nc3 e6
5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bf4) 3... Qxd5 4. Nf3 (4. e3 e5 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Bd2 Bxc3 7. Bxc3
exd4 8. Ne2 Nf6 9. Nxd4 $11) 4... Bg4 5. Nc3 Qa5 6. e3 {A passive alternative}
(6. e4 e5 7. dxe5 (7. d5 Nd4 8. Be2 $11) 7... Bb4 8. Bd2 O-O-O $11) (6. d5 $1
O-O-O 7. Bd2 Bxf3 8. gxf3 Ne5 9. e4 $16) 6... e5 7. dxe5 (7. d5 O-O-O 8. Bd2
Nb4 9. a3 Na6 $16) 7... Nxe5 8. Be2 (8. Bb5+ c6 9. Qd5 Qxb5 10. Qxb5 Nxf3+ 11.
gxf3 cxb5 12. fxg4 $11) 8... Bxf3 9. gxf3 {This pawn formation is usually not
bad in the centre, the only drawback is the unsafe King} (9. Bxf3 Rd8 10. Qb3
Nxf3+ 11. gxf3 Bb4) 9... Rd8 10. Qc2 Nf6 11. f4 {An recommendation of my
nearly 6 year old son, I analysed his idea, and he's right it improves my
piece play and limits blacks choices} Nc6 12. Bd2 Bb4 (12... Nb4 13. Qb1 Be7
14. a3 Nbd5 15. Qc2 $14) 13. Bf3 (13. Rg1 O-O 14. O-O-O Bxc3 $4 15. Bxc3 {
Attacks the Queen and Nf6 !}) 13... O-O 14. Rg1 Rfe8 $16 15. Rg5 $2 (15. O-O-O)
15... Nd4 {A real Exploitation of the Kings unsafe position !} 16. Qd1 Nxf3+ {
Not really the best, but quite understandable, not that white is too happy
about it...either} (16... Qa6 17. Bg2 Ne6 18. Re5 Bxc3 19. bxc3 Nd7 20. Rd5 $4
(20. Rf5 g6 21. Rd5 Nxf4 $19) 20... Nxf4 $19) 17. Qxf3 Qb6 $15 18. O-O-O Ne4 $6
{The combination is Ok, but somehow it arranges white affairs} (18... Qa6 19.
Rdg1 g6 $17) 19. Nxe4 Qc6+ 20. Kb1 Qxe4+ 21. Qxe4 Rxe4 22. Kc2 {
The position is flat} f6 (22... Bxd2 23. Rxd2 (23. Rc5 Re7 24. Rxd2 Red7 25.
Rxd7 Rxd7 26. e4 $11) 23... Rxd2+ 24. Kxd2 $11) 23. Rb5 {I was in no doubt
that this was the best move, as it simplifies the game even further to a
single rook ending, a territory 8 bitters are not particulary strong...} Bxd2 (
23... Rc4+ 24. Kb3 Rc6 25. Kxb4 Rc2 26. Kb3 Rdxd2 27. Rxd2 Rxd2 28. Rxb7 $14)
24. Rxd2 Rxd2+ 25. Kxd2 b6 26. Rd5 Kf7 27. f3 Re8 28. b4 {
With the idea to play b5 and hold 3 pawns with just 1 !} Ke6 29. e4 c6 30. Rd3
a6 (30... c5 $6 31. bxc5 bxc5 32. Ra3 $14) 31. f5+ Ke7 32. f4 c5 {I don't like
such moves in general, though My PC chess engine does not dislike it. First of
all, it splits blacks pawn formation, making an extra island.} (32... g6 {
Good enough to keep the game under control, The Europa many times assessed it,
but always skipped it in the end.} 33. fxg6 hxg6 34. Ra3 Ra8 35. h4 $11) 33.
bxc5 bxc5 34. Kc3 {
Going for the all to obvious, but doing so , I missed a better move Rd5 !} (34.
Rd5 $1 Rc8 35. Kc3 g6 36. Kc4 gxf5 37. Rxf5 $14) 34... Kf8 {
A strange move, but even my PC engine plays it.} 35. Re3 Ke7 36. Kc4 $2 (36. e5
Rd8 37. Rd3 Rb8 $14) 36... Kd6 {At this stage the e5 and all exchanges would
lead to both players promoting for Queen, only Black has still the h7 pawn.
This convinced me that a4 is the move to play, to gain a tempo !} 37. a4 g6 {
This move, played or not, does not count in the King+pawn vs King+pawn race,
as g6 is not faster to g4 then g7-g5 (2 steps) to g4} (37... g5 38. fxg5 (38.
e5+ $2 fxe5 39. fxe5+ Rxe5 40. Rxe5 Kxe5 41. Kxc5 g4 42. f6 Kxf6 43. a5 h5 44.
Kb6 h4 45. Kxa6 g3 46. hxg3 hxg3 $19 {And black is first}) 38... fxg5 39. Re2
$14) 38. e5+ $1 $16 fxe5 (38... Kd7 39. Rh3 fxe5 40. Rxh7+ Kc6 41. fxg6 exf4
42. Rf7 $18) 39. fxg6 hxg6 $16 (39... e4 40. gxh7 Rh8 41. Rh3 $18) 40. fxe5+
Kc6 (40... Rxe5 $4 $18 41. Rxe5 Kxe5 42. Kxc5 g5 43. Kb6 Kf4 44. Kxa6 Kf3 45.
a5 Kg2 46. Kb6 Kxh2 47. a6 g4 48. a7 g3 49. a8=Q $18) 41. e6 Re7 42. Re5 {
Doesn't bring Joy} (42. a5 g5 43. h3 Kd6 44. Rd3+ Kxe6 45. Re3+ Kd6 46. Rxe7
Kxe7 47. Kxc5 $18) 42... Kd6 43. Re4 g5 {This move brings the pawn closer to
promotion whenever it comes to an Xchange on e6.} 44. a5 {
This brings the white pawn one square closer to promotion....} (44. Re3 Rxe6
45. Rxe6+ Kxe6 46. Kxc5 Kf5 47. Kb6 Kg4 48. Kxa6 Kh3 49. a5 Kxh2 50. Kb7 g4 51.
a6 g3 52. a7 g2 53. a8=Q g1=Q) 44... Re8 $4 (44... g4 {This pawn gets in the
way of the King to find its shortest path to capturing the h2 pawn...} 45. Re3
Rxe6 $4 46. Rxe6+ Kxe6 47. Kxc5 Kf5 48. Kb6 Kf4 49. Kxa6 Kf3 50. Kb7 Kg2 51. a6
Kxh2 52. a7 g3 53. a8=Q g2 54. Qh8+ Kg3 55. Qe5+ $18) 45. e7 Rxe7 46. Rxe7 Kxe7
47. Kxc5 Ke6 48. Kb6 Kd5 49. Kxa6 Kc6 50. h3 $1 Kc7 51. Kb5 Kb7 52. Kc5 Ka7 (
52... Ka6 53. Kd5 Kxa5 54. Ke5 Kb5 55. Kf5 Kc5 56. Kxg5 Kd6 57. Kf6 $18) 53.
Kd5 Ka6 54. Ke5 Kxa5 55. Kf5 Kb4 56. Kxg5 1-0

[Event "U1950 09-12/2010"]
[Date "2010.12.22"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Constellation, 7."]
[Black "Mephisto, Super Mondial B"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "1692"]
[BlackElo "1876"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[TimeControl "240+2"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 (3... g6 4. O-O Bg7
5. c3 $15) 4. Bxc6 {
Playing this move the Conny was out of book, and the SuMo as well on his move.}
(4. e5 Nd5 5. O-O g6 6. c3 Bg7 7. d4 $11) 4... dxc6 5. Nc3 Bg4 6. h3 Bxf3 7.
Qxf3 e6 8. O-O Bd6 9. d3 O-O 10. Bg5 Be5 $11 11. Rad1 Qb6 12. Na4 Qb4 13. b3
Rad8 14. Bd2 Qa3 15. Bc1 $2 Qxa2 16. Nxc5 (16. Qe2 b6 17. Bf4 $1 Bd4 {
The Queen is still trapped , but not lost, would have been slightly better
though...}) 16... b6 $17 17. Nb7 {For this you have to have good nerves !} Rd7
18. d4 Bxd4 19. e5 (19. c3 Qxb3 20. Rxd4 Rxb7 $17 {
is slightly better than the move the Conny Played}) 19... Bxe5 20. Rxd7 Nxd7
21. Qxc6 Nc5 22. Nxc5 Qxc2 {Given +1.12 for and by the SuMo} 23. Be3 $1 (23. b4
bxc5 24. bxc5 a5 $17) 23... bxc5 24. Qxc5 Qxc5 25. Bxc5 Rb8 26. Bxa7 Rxb3 27.
Rc1 h5 28. Rc8+ Kh7 29. Kf1 Kg6 30. Ke2 Kf5 31. Rd8 g5 32. Rd7 Rb2+ 33. Kd3 f6
34. Rh7 Kg6 35. Re7 Rb3+ 36. Ke4 Rb4+ 37. Kd3 Kf5 38. Rh7 h4 39. Bc5 Rb1 40.
Rf7 Bf4 (40... Rg1 $2 41. f4 Rxg2 42. fxe5 Kxe5 $11) 41. Be7 Rd1+ 42. Ke2 Rd2+
43. Ke1 Rc2 $2 (43... Rd7 44. Rxf6+ Ke5 45. Rf7) 44. Rxf6+ Ke5 45. Kf1 Rc7 46.
Bd8 Rc8 47. Be7 Rc7 48. Rf7 {
The conny refuses threefold repetition of moves, playing a BAD move.} Ke4 49.
Rg7 Be5 50. Rxg5 (50. Rh7 Kd3 $1 $19 {Threatens Mate !} (50... Bd6 $17 {
Another obvious move but not as convincing as Kd3 !})) 50... Rxe7 51. f3+ Kd4
52. Rg4+ Kd5 53. Rxh4 Rc7 54. f4 Bd4 55. g4 $4 (55. Ke2 Rc2+ 56. Kd3 Rc3+ 57.
Ke2 $17) 55... Ke4 $1 56. Rh6 (56. f5 Kf3 57. Ke1 Be3 {And white goes mate})
56... Kf3 $1 {Threatens mate via Rc1+} 57. Rxe6 Bf2 $1 {
and white has to surrender} 58. Re1 Bxe1 59. Kxe1 Kxf4 60. Kf2 Rc2+ 0-1

[Event "U1950 09-12/2010"]
[Date "2010.12.22"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Turbo Advanced Trainer, Saitek"]
[Black "Mephisto, Explorer"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E53"]
[WhiteElo "1897"]
[BlackElo "1974"]
[PlyCount "114"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 c5
6. Nf3 d5 {Turbo out of book, Variation known as the Rubinstein Variation in
the Nimzo-Indian Defence} (6... b6 7. d5 $1 exd5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Bxh7+ Kxh7 10.
Qxd5 Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 $16) 7. cxd5 {And here also the Explorer out of book} exd5
8. O-O b6 9. Bd2 Re8 (9... c4 10. Be2 Nc6 11. b3 Bxc3 12. Bxc3 Ne4 13. Qc2 $11)
10. a3 (10. dxc5 bxc5 11. a3 Bxc3 12. Bxc3 $14) 10... Ba5 11. Ne5 {
White is occupying the better places...} Bb7 12. Bb5 (12. b4 cxb4 13. Na4 Qd6 {
To "prevent" axb4} 14. axb4 Bxb4 15. Bxb4 Qxb4 16. Nc5 $1 bxc5 17. Rb1 Qc3 18.
Rb3 Qa5 19. Rxb7 $16) 12... Re6 13. Nb1 {The Turbo sets in a special manoeuvre,
at first it seems odd, but allbeit not to bad , black pieces are still a bit
clumsy (Re6 en Ba5)} Bxd2 14. Nxd2 Nc6 15. Ndf3 Nxe5 16. Nxe5 {Normally speakin
g black has to be vigilant as not to remain stuck with the isolated d5 pawn,
and should use the pawns on the queenside in his favor. The position is quite
balanced though.} Rc8 17. Rc1 cxd4 18. Rxc8 Bxc8 19. exd4 (19. Qxd4 $14 {
In this option, white will play on the isolated pawn theme}) 19... a6 20. Bd3
Bb7 21. Qe2 {Qf3 was better} b5 22. Bf5 (22. f3 $14 {Preventing Ne4}) 22... Re7
23. Re1 Ne4 $11 {There he goes !} 24. Qd3 Qb6 25. Bxe4 {This will make the 24
Qd3 a bit silly, but I don't think computers will ever look back in the 'Past'
as the only thing they care about is the futur .} dxe4 26. Qe3 f5 {Not a bad s
trategical prospect, to me thats the difference the Explorer sometimes tends
to make...} 27. Nd3 {Fancy move but no efficiency involved} (27. Rc1 Qf6 28.
Qb3+ Kf8 29. Rc5 $14 {
And white is a bit better, as the pieces exert more control over the enemy})
27... Qf6 28. Nc5 $2 {A stretegical bad move from the Turbo, as the central
occupation on e5 was much more restrictive for white.} Bd5 $15 {
A Positional move, can eventually get on the outside of his own pawns via c4}
29. f4 $6 {My chessengine played the same move, incredible don't you think ?
Now the well protected e-pawn is a free pawn ! This is not the first time I
see the Turbo play such a move. To me this is where humans and computers
depart.} h6 30. h3 g5 {This move was not applauded more then any other move by
my chessengine, but to me the fact that the Explorer plays it, and even the
preparation on h6, proves he tries to keep the game going and grasps for the
initiative ! Many computers would play dull moves in such cases.} 31. g3 (31.
Rf1 Rg7 32. fxg5 hxg5 $15 {And black surely has the initiative}) 31... gxf4 32.
gxf4 $15 (32. Qxf4 $2 Qxd4+ 33. Qe3 Qxe3+ 34. Rxe3 $17) 32... Rg7+ 33. Kh2 Kf7
34. Rg1 Rxg1 35. Kxg1 Kg6 36. Kf2 Ba8 $2 37. Nd7 Qd6 38. Nc5 Kf6 39. Ke2 Ke7
40. b3 Qb6 41. Qg3 {What takes them so long ?} Kf7 42. Qh4 Qg6 43. Qd8 Qg2+ {
The best defense could be the attack} 44. Ke1 Qh1+ 45. Kd2 Qh2+ 46. Ke1 Qg1+
47. Ke2 Qh2+ 48. Ke1 Qg3+ 49. Ke2 Qf3+ 50. Ke1 Qe3+ (50... e3 {I would have
played this move, in the hope the King can escape from its checks via h5 & h4,
whereas black has the threat Qf2+ Qd2+ mate, but seemingly is the Qe8+
sufficient to keep the King inside and though both refuse to go for the draw,
this is what it will become...} 51. Qd7+ Kf6 (51... Kg6 52. Qe8+ Kg7 53. Ne6+
Kf6 54. Qf8+ Kxe6 55. Qe8+ Kf6 56. Qf8+ Kg6 57. Qe8+ {Draw !})) 51. Kd1 a5 52.
Qd7+ (52. Qxa8 $4 Qxd4+ 53. Ke2 Qxc5) 52... Kf6 53. Qe6+ (53. Qxb5 Qxd4+ 54.
Ke2 Bd5 55. Qxa5 {Maybe this is the way out (if ever Kg6 Qe8+ Bf7)} Kg6 56. Qb4
(56. Qb6+ $2 Kh5) 56... Qg1 57. a4 {Unclear Situation}) 53... Kg7 54. Qe7+ (54.
Qxf5 {Also here the King can't escape the Perpetual Checks}) 54... Kg8 55. Qe6+
Kg7 56. Qe7+ Kg8 57. Qe6+ Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Date "2011.05.15"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Mephisto , Explorer"]
[Black "Mephisto, Europa"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B25"]
[WhiteElo "1974"]
[BlackElo "1710"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[TimeControl "300+1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d3 d6 6. f4 e6 7.
Nf3 Nge7 8. O-O Bd7 9. Be3 Qb6 10. Rb1 O-O 11. Ne2 Nd4 12. Nexd4 cxd4 13. Bf2
e5 14. c3 f5 15. Re1 Nc6 16. cxd4 exd4 17. b4 Be6 $6 18. b5 Bxa2 $2 (18... Na5)
19. bxc6 Qxb1 20. Qxb1 Bxb1 21. cxb7 Bxd3 22. bxa8=Q Rxa8 23. exf5 gxf5 24.
Nxd4 Rb8 25. Bd5+ Kh8 26. Nc6 Rb1 27. Rxb1 Bxb1 28. Bxa7 Bf8 29. Nd4 Kg7 30.
Ne6+ Kf7 31. Kf2 Bh6 32. Nd4+ Ke7 33. Bg8 Bg7 34. Bxh7 Bxd4+ 35. Bxd4 Be4 36.
g4 Ke6 37. g5 {And here I allowed my 6 year old son to finish the job, the
Europa went to c4 with his King and the pawn promotion allowed my son a quick
checkmate. 1 - 0} 1-0

[Event "Computerturnier 2010/2011"]
[Date "2011.05.15"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Turbo Advanced Trainer, Saitek"]
[Black "Constellation, 7."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B24"]
[WhiteElo "1899"]
[BlackElo "1674"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[TimeControl "300+1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 e5 5. d3 Be7 6. f4 d6
7. Nf3 O-O 8. Be3 Ng4 9. Bd2 f5 10. Nd5 exf4 11. Bxf4 Bf6 12. c3 fxe4 (12...
Be6 $14) (12... Be5 $14) 13. dxe4 Nce5 14. O-O Be6 (14... c4 15. Bxe5 Bxe5 $16)
15. Nxf6+ gxf6 16. Nh4 (16. h3 {Too Soon !} Nxf3+ 17. Qxf3 Ne5) 16... Qb6 $2 (
16... Nf7 17. h3 Nge5 $18) 17. h3 Bc4 18. Re1 Qxb2 19. hxg4 Nd3 {
Though black has 3 active pieces, white has not much to fear} 20. Bf1 Qf2+ 21.
Kh1 Nxf4 22. Bxc4+ Kh8 23. gxf4 Qxh4+ 24. Kg2 f5 25. exf5 Rae8 26. Rxe8 Rxe8
27. Qf3 Rf8 28. Rb1 d5 29. Rh1 Qf6 30. Qxd5 Qxc3 31. Qxc5 Qb2+ 32. Kf3 Qc3+ 33.
Kf2 Qd2+ 34. Kg3 Re8 35. Be6 Qd3+ 36. Kh4 Qd8+ 37. g5 Re7 38. Qc3+ Rg7 {
Matt in 6 bis 10; Kg4 !} 39. Kg4 Qg8 (39... Qe7 40. Rxh7+ Kxh7 41. Qh3#) 40. g6
1-0