Good morning,
First match from 1/8th final is DGT Centaur vs Saitek GK 2000.
Playing Black in the first game, the GK 2000 cannot stand a foot on the ground; and playing the White side, only resists twenty moves or so.
2-0 for the mighty Centaur, first chess computer qualified for quarter-final.
[Event "The 64-cup"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2023.11.17"]
[Round "8th_final"]
[White "DGT Centaur (Expert mode)"]
[Black "Saitek GK 2000 (lv F1)"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2919"]
[BlackElo "2000"]
[EventDate "2023.09.26"]
[ECO "D37"]
[PlyCount "105"]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bf4 O-O 6.e3 c5 7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.a3 b6 {Out of book} 9.cxd5 exd5 10.Qa4 Bg4 11.Be2 Qe8 12.Qxe8 Rxe8 13.h3 Be6 14.Nb5 Na6 15.b4 Be7 16.Rc1 Ne4 17.O-O Rec8 18.Nbd4 Nb8 $6 {the Rooks are no more connected, weakening c8} 19.Nxe6 Nc3 {the White Knight cannot be captured because of:} ( 19...fxe6 20.Rxc8+ Kf7 21.Rxb8 Rxb8 22.Bxb8 {and White is up Rook+Bishop} ) 20.Rxc3 Rxc3 21.Nc7 Rxc7 22.Bxc7 Nd7 23.Ba6 Re8 24.Rd1 Nf6 25.Nd4 Ne4 26.Nb5 Bh4 27.g3 Bf6 28.Rxd5 Nc3 29.Nxc3 Bxc3 30.Rd7 Bf6 31.Bc4 Be7 32.Bd6 Kf8 33.Rxa7 g5 34.Bc7 Rc8 35.Ba6 Rxc7 36.Rxc7 Bd8 37.Rd7 Ke8 38.Rb7 h6 39.Bc4 f6 40.Be2 Kf8 41.Bg4 Be7 42.Rxb6 Bd8 43.Rb7 Be7 44.a4 f5 45.Bxf5 Kf7 46.a5 Kf6 47.a6 Bd6 48.a7 {Centaur announces mate in 8} 48...Kxf5 49.a8=Q Bxb4 50.Qe8 Be7 51.Rxe7 g4 52.Qf7+ Kg5 53.h4# 1-0
[Event "The 64-cup"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2023.11.17"]
[Round "8th_final"]
[White "Saitek GK 2000 (lv F1)"]
[Black "DGT Centaur (Expert mode)"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2000"]
[BlackElo "2919"]
[EventDate "2023.09.26"]
[ECO "B01"]
[PlyCount "106"]
1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 Bg4 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.h3 Bxf3 8.Qxf3 {Out of book} 8...O-O-O 9.d5 Rxd5 10.O-O Rd8 11.Bf4 Nd4 12.Qg3 h5 13.Rfd1 h4 14.Qe3 Rh5 15.a3 e5 16.Bg5 a6 17.b4 Qb6 18.Qxe5 Qc6 19.Bf5+ Nxf5 20.Qxf5+ Nd7 21.Ne4 f6 22.Qg6 fxg5 23.Qxh5 Qxe4 24.Qxg5 Be7 25.Qc1 Bd6 26.Re1 Qg6 27.Qb2 Qg5 28.Rad1 Qf4 29.Rxd6 $6 {Black threatens:} ( 29.-- Qh2+ 30.Kf1 Qh1+ 31.Ke2 Re8+ 32.Kd2 Bf4+ 33.Kc3 Rxe1 34.Rxe1 Qxe1+ ) ( {better was:} 29.Kf1 Rf8 30.Qd4 Ne5 31.Qxf4 Rxf4 ) 29...Qxd6 30.Qxg7 Qd2 31.Qe7 Nb6 32.Qe6+ Kb8 33.Qe4 Qc3 34.Re3 Qb2 35.Qxh4 Rd1+ 36.Kh2 Qxc2 37.Qg3 Qb1 38.Qf3 Rh1+ 39.Kg3 Qg6+ 40.Qg4 Qd6+ 41.f4 Rf1 42.Rf3 Re1 43.h4 Nd7 44.Qg8+ Ka7 45.Qa2 b6 46.Kh2 Nf6 47.Qf7 Ne4 48.g3 $6 ( 48.Rd3 {offered more resistance:} 48...Qc6 ( {if} 48...Qxd3 49.Qxc7+ Ka8 50.Qc8+ Ka7 51.Qc7+ {draw} ) ) 48...Kb7 49.Kh3 Qd1 50.f5 Qxf3 {Centaur announces mate in 3} 51.Qd5+ Ka7 52.Qb7+ Kxb7 53.f6 Qxg3# 0-1
MfG,
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