Guten Abend Alle,
let's step forward with next match, a balanced one: Novag Carnelian II vs Stadlbauer Maestro Schachprofessor. According to my private CElo ranking, over 100 games, the Carnelian II is expected to win 57 points and the Maestro should score the rest, therefore 43 points. Very close, isn't it?
Well, the expectation is fulfilled: 1 point each from this match, a slightly deceptive result as it is the outcome of two draws after rather shy chess played by both. Both chess computers play pretty restrained and miss several opportunities for more interesting fights.
[Event "The 64-cup"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2023.10.20"]
[Round "4-1"]
[White "Novag Carnelian II (lv we4)"]
[Black "Stadlbauer Maestro Schachprofessor (lv h4)"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "1437"]
[BlackElo "1388"]
[EventDate "2023.09.26"]
[ECO "B17"]
[PlyCount "50"]
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Bc4 Ngf6 6.Nxf6+ Nxf6 {Out of book} 7.Nf3 {Out of book} 7...Bg4 8.Ne5 $6 ( 8.Bxf7+ {would have uncastled the Black King and left an isolated central Pawn} 8...Kxf7 9.Ne5+ Kg8 10.Nxg4 Nxg4 11.Qxg4 ) 8...Be6 9.Qd3 $6 {Bxe6 would have damaged the Black Pawns structure} 9...Bxc4 10.Qxc4 Qa5+ 11.Bd2 Qd5 12.O-O Nd7 13.Qxd5 cxd5 14.Nxd7 Kxd7 15.Bc3 Kc8 16.Rae1 Rb8 17.Re3 e6 18.Rf3 f6 19.Re3 Kd7 20.Ra1 Rc8 21.Rae1 Rc6 22.Rg3 Kc8 23.Rge3 Kd7 24.Rg3 Kc8 25.Rge3 Kd7 {both devices announce 3-rep. draw (Maestro says: 'Remis')} 1/2-1/2
[Event "The 64-cup"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2023.10.20"]
[Round "4-1"]
[White "Stadlbauer Maestro Schachprofessor (lv h4)"]
[Black "Novag Carnelian II (lv we4)"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "1388"]
[BlackElo "1437"]
[EventDate "2023.09.26"]
[ECO "D50"]
[PlyCount "88"]
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 c6 5.e4 {Out of book} 5...Bb4 {Out of book} 6.cxd5 cxd5 7.e5 h6 8.exf6 hxg5 9.fxg7 Rg8 10.Bb5+ Nc6 11.Bxc6+ bxc6 12.Qa4 Bxc3+ 13.bxc3 Bd7 14.Nf3 Rxg7 15.Ne5 f6 16.Nxd7 Qxd7 17.O-O Rh7 18.Rfe1 Qd6 19.h3 Re7 20.Rab1 Rd8 21.Rb2 Qc7 22.Reb1 Red7 23.a3 Re7 24.Rb3 Qd6 25.R1b2 e5 26.Rb7 Rxb7 27.Rxb7 Rd7 28.Rxa7 Rxa7 29.Qxa7 f5 $2 {enables dxe5 Qxe5 Qe3 and White has a passed Pawn Queen side plus a majority King side. e4 would have secured the center.} 30.Qg7 $6 {dxe5 was much stronger, as stated above.} 30...exd4 31.cxd4 Qf4 $2 {enables Qe5+ Qxe5 dxe5 and White has two passed Pawns, a & e files.} 32.Kf1 $2 {missed above opportunity} 32...Qc1+ 33.Ke2 Qc2+ 34.Ke1 Qc3+ 35.Ke2 Qb2+ 36.Ke1 Qa1+ 37.Kd2 Qa2+ 38.Ke1 Qa1+ 39.Ke2 Qa2+ 40.Ke1 Qb1+ 41.Kd2 Qb2+ 42.Ke1 Qc3+ 43.Kd1 Qd3+ 44.Ke1 Qc3+ {Carnelian II announces 3-rep. draw} 1/2-1/2
MfG,
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