Hello,
now the Mephisto Milano v2.00 (a standard Milano equipped with a Nigel Short ROM) meets the Novag Carnelian II. Odds are over 96% in favor of the Schröder program...
In the first game, the Carnelian II playing with the dark pieces loses too much material far too early, starting with move 12. Then the game just looks like a mouse trapped under the paws of a big cat.
Playing with the light pieces in the second game, the Carnelian II fares much better, pretty on par with the Milano v2 during 25 moves or so. It then tries to gain some material, capturing a supported Pawn with its Bishop, simultaneously unveiling a threat on the ennemy Bishop.
Unfortunately, the threatened Bishop can escape with tempo... Wrong calculation, little Carnelian...
[Event "The 64-cup"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2023.10.22"]
[Round "4-2"]
[White "Mephisto Milano v2.00/N. Short (lv T40/10)"]
[Black "Novag Carnelian II (lv we4)"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2008"]
[BlackElo "1437"]
[EventDate "2023.09.26"]
[ECO "B92"]
[PlyCount "97"]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.O-O Nfd7 {Out of book} 9.Be3 {Out of book} 9...O-O 10.Qd2 Nc6 11.Nd5 Nf6 12.Bb6 Qe8 $2 {Qd7 would have avoided the fork to come} 13.Nc7 Nxe4 14.Qe3 Bg5 $2 {useless threat on the ennemy Queen, loses the e4 Knight in addition to the forked Rook.} 15.Qxe4 d5 16.Qa4 Qd7 17.Nc5 Qf5 18.Nxa8 Nd4 19.Bd3 Qf4 20.Nc7 Rd8 21.N7xa6 Rf8 22.Nb4 Be6 23.c3 Nc6 24.Nxe6 fxe6 25.Be3 Qg4 26.Bxg5 Qxg5 27.Nxc6 bxc6 28.Qxc6 Qe7 29.f3 Qe8 30.Qxe8 Rxe8 31.Rfe1 h5 32.Rxe5 h4 33.Rae1 Kf7 34.Bf5 Rb8 35.Bxe6+ Kf6 36.R1e2 Re8 37.Rf5+ Kg6 38.Rxd5 Kf6 39.Rf5+ Kg6 40.Rf4 Kg5 41.g3 hxg3 42.hxg3 Re7 43.Rf5+ Kg6 44.Rf8 Rxe6 45.Rxe6+ Kg5 46.a4 Kh5 47.Rf5+ {Milano v2 announces mate in 3} 47...g5 48.Rff6 g4 49.Re5# 1-0
[Event "The 64-cup"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2023.10.22"]
[Round "4-2"]
[White "Novag Carnelian II (lv we4)"]
[Black "Mephisto Milano v2.00/N. Short (lv T40/10)"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1437"]
[BlackElo "2008"]
[EventDate "2023.09.26"]
[ECO "D04"]
[PlyCount "100"]
1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.e3 Bg4 {Out of book} 4.c4 e6 5.Qa4+ {Out of book} 5...Qd7 6.Qxd7+ Nbxd7 7.Ng5 h6 8.Nf3 Bxf3 9.gxf3 c5 10.cxd5 Nxd5 11.Nc3 cxd4 12.Nxd5 exd5 13.exd4 Rc8 14.Bh3 Rc4 15.O-O Rxd4 16.Re1+ Be7 17.Bxd7+ Kxd7 18.Be3 Rb4 19.Rad1 Rxb2 20.Rxd5+ Kc6 21.Ra5 Rc2 22.Rxa7 Bd6 23.h4 Bb8 24.Ra3 Rd8 25.Kg2 Be5 26.Bxh6 $2 {Carnelian II didn't calculate deep enough. Nevertheless, a bold initiative.} 26...Bd6 {of course!} 27.Bg5 f6 28.Rc1 Rxc1 29.Bxc1 Bxa3 30.Bxa3 Ra8 31.Bb4 Rxa2 32.h5 Ra8 33.Kg3 Rd8 34.f4 Kb5 35.Be7 Rd7 36.Bf8 Kc4 37.f5 b5 38.f4 b4 39.Kf3 Kc3 40.Ke4 b3 41.Bxg7 Rxg7 42.h6 Rh7 43.Kd5 b2 44.Ke6 b1=Q {Milano v2 announces mate in 7} 45.Kxf6 Qb6+ 46.Ke5 Re7+ 47.Kd5 Qb5+ 48.Kd6 Rd7+ 49.Ke6 Qc6+ 50.Ke5 Re7# 0-1
MfG,
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