The 3rd French Computer Chess Championship
Joel Rivat
last week-end, organised by Pierre Nolot. This year there was only five
participants, and Pierre nolot decided to use the commercial machine GK2100.
In the first French Computer Chess Championship, all participants had the
same machine. Unfortunately it seems difficult to obtain 6 or 8 machines
for a week-end in France (incredible! :)).
In the second French Computer Chess Championship, two well known companies
promissed their help and failed...
For the 3rd French Computer Chess Championship, Pierre Nolot decided that
participants should bring their own material...
In fact most people came with a Pentium 90, with the exception
of the commercial program Virtual Chess (Pentium 133) and ID (486dx50).
The atmosphere during this event was particularly nice and friendly,
and people exchanged their ideas and experiences in chess programming.
After the Championship the "computer team" played a match
against a human team of the Chess Club of Clichy.
Result: 2.5/2.5, a good result for the computers...
Joel Rivat
1. Virtua Chess (Pentium 133) 5/5
2. Chess Guru (Pentium 90) 4/5
3. GK 2100 (dedicated) 3/5
4. Capture (Pentium 90) 2/5
5. Anmon (Pentium 90) 1/5
6. ID (486dx50) 0/5
[Event "3rd French Computer Chess Championship"]
[Site "Clichy"]
[Date "1995.09.29"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Virtua Chess"]
[Black "GK 2100"]
[Result "1-0"]
1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c6 3. c4 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3 e6 7. Bxc4 Bb4
8. O-O O-O 9. Qe2 Nbd7 10. e4 Bg6 11. Bd3 Bh5 12. Bf4 Qb6 13. e5 Nd5
14. Nxd5 cxd5 15. Bxh7+ Kxh7 16. Ng5+ Kg6 17. g4 Bxg4 18. Qxg4 f5
19. Qg2 Rfe8 20. a5 Bxa5 21. Nxe6+ Kf7 22. Nxg7 Re7 23. Nxf5 Bb4
24. Qxd5+ Ke8 25. Nd6+ Bxd6 26. Qg8+ Nf8 27. exd6 Re6 28. Rfe1 Qxd6
29. Bxd6 Kd7 30. Bxf8 Rae8 31. Qf7+ R8e7 32. Bxe7 Rxe1+ 33. Rxe1 a6
34. Bd8+ Kc6 35. Rc1+ Kb5 36. Qc4# 1-0
[Event "3rd French Computer Chess Championship"]
[Site "Clichy"]
[Date "1995.09.29"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Anmon"]
[Black "Capture"]
[Result "0-1"]
1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bb5+ Bd7 6. Qe2 a6
7. Bxd7+ Nbxd7 8. O-O e6 9. d3 Bd6 10. Bg5 Qb4 11. Rab1 O-O 12. a3 Qg4
13. h3 Qf5 14. Rbe1 Qc5 15. Kh1 Qb6 16. Rb1 Qc6 17. Rfe1 Rfb8 18. Be3
Re8 19. Nd4 Qb6 20. Nb3 c5 21. d4 cxd4 22. Bxd4 Qc7 23. Ne4 e5 24. Nxd6
Qxd6 25. Bc3 Nd5 26. Rbd1 Qe6 27. Qf3 e4 28. Qg3 Nxc3 29. Qxc3 Rac8
30. Qd4 Nf6 31. Qb4 b5 32. Nd4 Qe5 33. Qa5 Rc4 34. c3 Ra4 35. Qb6 Qd5
36. Qa7 Ra8 37. Qc7 Rc4 38. Qg3 Qc5 39. Ne2 Qb6 40. Rd6 Rc6 41. Rxc6
Qxc6 42. Nd4 Qd7 43. Qg5 h6 44. Qe5 Rd8 45. Qg3 Qd5 46. Qc7 Re8 47. Qa5
Qd6 48. a4 Qf4 49. Re2 Qc1+ 50. Kh2 bxa4 51. Qxa6 Qd1 52. Rc2 Qa1 53. b3
a3 54. Qc4 Ra8 55. b4 Qd1 56. Ra2 Qc1 57. Nb5 Qg5 58. Qc6 Qd5 59. Nd4
Qxa2 60. Qxa8+ Kh7 61. f3 Qb2 62. Qa5 a2 63. Qf5+ Kh8 64. Nc6 a1=Q
65. Qc8+ Kh7 66. Qf5+ g6 67. Qxf6 Qaa2 0-1
[Event "3rd French Computer Chess Championship"]
[Site "Clichy"]
[Date "1995.09.29"]
[Round "1"]
[White "ID"]
[Black "Chess Guru"]
[Result "0-1"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. Bb5+ c6 7. dxc6
bxc6 8. Be2 h6 9. Nf3 e4 10. Ne5 Bd6 11. d4 exd3 12. Nxd3 Qc7 13. Nc3
0-0 14. h4 Nc4 15. b3 Qa5 16. Bd2 Nxd2 17. Qxd2 Re8 18. 0-0-0 Nd5 19. Nxd5
Qxa2 20. Qc3 cxd5 21. Bf3 Bf5 22. Qb2 Ba3 23. Qxa3 Qxa3+ 24. Kb1 Rad8
25. g4 Be4 26. Bxe4 Rxe4 0-1
[Event "3rd French Computer Chess Championship"]
[Site "Clichy"]
[Date "1995.09.30"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Chess Guru"]
[Black "Anmon"]
[Result "1-0"]
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. Nf3 Nf6 7. Be2
Qa5+ 8. c3 Nbd7 9. O-O O-O-O 10. Bf4 e6 11. a4 Re8 12. b4 Qd8 13. b5 c5
14. c4 cxd4 15. Qxd4 Nc5 16. Qe5 Nfd7 17. Qc3 Be7 18. Ne5 Bf6 19. Qb4
Bxe5 20. Bxe5 Nd3 21. Bxd3 Nxe5 22. Bxg6 Nxg6 23. a5 Qe7 24. Qc3 f6
25. c5 Kb8 26. a6 Ne5 27. axb7 Qxb7 28. c6 Qb6 29. Rfb1 Ng4 30. Qb4 f5
31. Qd6+ Ka8 32. Rb2 Rd8 33. Qxe6 g6 34. Qf7 Rdf8 35. Qg7 Rfg8 36. Qc3
Kb8 37. Ra6 Qd8 38. b6 Qd1+ 39. Nf1 Qxf1+ 40. Kxf1 1-0
[Event "3rd French Computer Chess Championship"]
[Site "Clichy"]
[Date "1995.09.30"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Capture"]
[Black "Virtua Chess"]
[Result "0-1"]
1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 c6 4. Bb3 d5 5. Nf3 Bd6 6. O-O O-O 7. Bg5 dxe4
8. dxe4 Na6 9. Nbd2 b5 10. c4 b4 11. Ba4 Bb7 12. Nb3 Rc8 13. Qd3 h6
14. Bh4 Bc7 15. Qe3 Bb6 16. c5 Bc7 17. Qc1 Nb8 18. Rd1 Qe7 19. Qc4 a5
20. Qe2 Nbd7 21. Qe3 Qe6 22. a3 bxa3 23. Rxa3 Ra8 24. Nbd2 Rfb8 25. Bb3
Qe7 26. Rc1 Ba6 27. Ra2 Rb4 28. Rc3 Rab8 29. h3 Bb5 30. Rc1 Nf8 31. Bg3
Ng6 32. Nh4 Nf4 33. Nf5 Qe8 34. Bxf4 exf4 35. Qc3 Rd8 36. Nd6 Bxd6
37. cxd6 Nxe4 38. Nxe4 Rxe4 39. Rd1 a4 40. Bc2 Re6 41. Qb4 f3 42. Bf5
fxg2 43. Kxg2 c5 44. Qxc5 Qc6+ 45. Qxc6 Bxc6+ 46. Kg3 Rf6 47. Bg4 Rfxd6
48. Rc1 Rg6 49. Rc5 Rd5 50. Rxc6 Rxc6 51. Rxa4 Rb6 52. b4 Rdb5 53. Kg2
Rxb4 54. Ra8+ Rb8 55. Ra7 R4b7 56. Ra2 g6 57. Bf3 Rb2 58. Bd5 Rxa2
59. Bxa2 Kg7 60. Bc4 Kf6 61. Bd5 Rd8 62. Bc4 g5 63. Ba2 Rd7 64. Bc4 Ke5
65. Bb5 Ra7 66. Bc4 Kf4 67. Be2 f5 68. Bh5 g4 69. hxg4 fxg4 70. Be8 Ra5
71. Bc6 h5 72. Be8 h4 73. Bf7 Ra1 74. Bc4 h3+ 75. Kh2 Kf3 76. Be6 Rf1
77. Bd5+ Kf4 78. Bc4 Rxf2+ 79. Kh1 Kg3 80. Kg1 h2+ 81. Kh1 Rg2 82. Ba2
Rg1# 0-1
[Event "3rd French Computer Chess Championship"]
[Site "Clichy"]
[Date "1995.09.30"]
[Round "2"]
[White "GK 2100"]
[Black "ID"]
[Result "1-0"]
1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nc6 3. c4 e6 4. e3 Nf6 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bb5 Bf5 7. Ne5
Qd6 8. 0-0 Nd7 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. Bd3 Bxd3 11. Qxd3 Qg6 12. Qa6 Bd6
13. g3 Be7 14. Qb7 0-0 15. Qxc7 h5 16. Qxd7 Qe6 17. Qc7 Rfc8
18. Qf4 g5 19. Qf3 g4 20. Qg2 Qg6 21. Nc3 Qd3 22. f3 Rab8 23. fxg4 hxg4
24. Rd1 Qc4 25. Qf2 Bb4 26. Rf1 Rf8 27. Qf5 Bxc3 28. Qxg4+ Kh8 29. Rf5
1-0
[Event "3rd French Computer Chess Championship"]
[Site "Clichy"]
[Date "1995.09.30"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Chess Guru"]
[Black "Virtua Chess"]
[Result "0-1"]
1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 c6 4. Nf3 d5 5. Bb3 Bd6 6. Nc3 dxe4 7. dxe4
Na6 8. Be3 Qe7 9. Nd2 Bc5 10. Qe2 Bxe3 11. Qxe3 Be6 12. Bxe6 Qxe6
13. O-O-O O-O 14. f4 exf4 15. Qxf4 b5 16. Kb1 Rfe8 17. a3 b4 18. axb4
Nxb4 19. h4 a5 20. Qg5 a4 21. Qc5 Reb8 22. Qc4 a3 23. b3 Qg4 24. Rdg1
Qf4 25. Nf3 Nfd5 26. Ne2 Qf6 27. Qd4 Qxd4 28. Nfxd4 Ne3 29. c3 c5
30. cxb4 cxd4 31. Nxd4 Rxb4 32. Rh3 Ng4 33. Rg3 Rxd4 34. Rxg4 Rd3
35. Ka2 Rd2+ 36. Ka1 Rc8 37. Kb1 Rb2+ 38. Ka1 Rcc2 39. Rxg7+ Kxg7 40. g4
Ra2+ 41. Kb1 Rcb2+ 42. Kc1 Ra1# 0-1
[Event "3rd French Computer Chess Championship"]
[Site "Clichy"]
[Date "1995.09.30"]
[Round "3"]
[White "GK 2100"]
[Black "Capture"]
[Result "1-0"]
1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 c6 6. Bd3 Nd5 7. O-O
Nxc3 8. Qe1 Bg4 9. Ne5 Be6 10. Qxc3 Qxc3 11. bxc3 Nd7 12. Nxd7 Bxd7
13. Rb1 b6 14. Bf4 Be6 15. a4 g6 16. Be5 f6 17. Bc7 Rc8 18. Bg3 Rd8
19. Rfe1 Ba2 20. Rb2 Bf7 21. Be4 Bd5 22. a5 bxa5 23. Bxd5 Rxd5 24. Rb8+
Rd8 25. Rxd8+ Kxd8 26. Rb1 h5 27. Rb8+ Kd7 28. Rb7+ Ke6 29. Rxa7 Bg7
30. Bc7 f5 31. Rxa5 Rc8 32. Bf4 Bf6 33. Kf1 g5 34. Be5 Rd8 35. f4 gxf4
36. Ke2 Rg8 37. Kf3 Bg5 38. c4 Bh6 39. Ra6 Kd7 40. d5 Rg6 41. c5 Bg5
42. c4 Bh6 43. Bxf4 Bxf4 44. Kxf4 Rxg2 45. Ra7+ Kc8 46. Rxe7 Rg4+
47. Ke5 Rxc4 48. Kd6 cxd5 49. c6 Kb8 50. Re8+ Ka7 51. c7 d4 52. c8=Q
Rxc8 53. Rxc8 d3 1-0
[Event "3rd French Computer Chess Championship"]
[Site "Clichy"]
[Date "1995.09.30"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Anmon"]
[Black "ID"]
[Result "1-0"]
1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 d4 3. e3 Nc6 4. Qa4 dxe3 5. dxe3 Bg4 6. Nbd2 Bxf3 7. Nxf3
Qd6 8. Be2 Qb4+ 9. Qxb4 Nxb4 10. 0-0 Nd5 1-0
[Event "3rd French Computer Chess Championship"]
[Site "Clichy"]
[Date "1995.10.01"]
[Round "4"]
[White "GK 2100"]
[Black "Chess Guru"]
[Result "0-1"]
1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4
d6 8. Nxc6 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 bxc6 10. e3 g5 11. Bg3 c5 12. Bd3 Bg4 13. f3
Bd7 14. O-O Qe7 15. e4 Nh5 16. Bf2 O-O 17. Be3 Qe5 18. Rb1 Nf4 19. Bxf4
Qxf4 20. Rb7 Rfc8 21. Qc1 Qxc1 22. Rxc1 Bc6 23. Rb3 Re8 24. Rcb1 Kg7
25. Kf2 a5 26. R3b2 Kf6 27. Ke3 a4 28. a3 Rad8 29. h3 Ra8 30. g3 Ke7
31. Kd2 Bd7 32. g4 Bc6 33. Ke3 Rh8 34. Bf1 h5 35. gxh5 Rxh5 36. Rb8 Rh8
37. R8b2 f5 38. exf5 Kf6 39. Kf2 Rae8 40. Bg2 Kxf5 41. Re1 Rxe1 42. Kxe1
Kf4 43. Kf2 Re8 44. Rb1 Rd8 45. Rb2 Rh8 46. Rb1 Re8 47. Rb2 Rd8 48. Rb1
Rh8 49. Rb2 Rd8 50. Rb1 Rg8 51. Re1 Rb8 52. Re7 Rb2+ 53. Re2 Rxe2+
54. Kxe2 Kg3 55. Bf1 Bxf3+ 0-1
[Event "3rd French Computer Chess Championship"]
[Site "Clichy"]
[Date "1995.10.01"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Virtua Chess"]
[Black "Anmon"]
[Result "1-0"]
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5
a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. Nb1 Bg5 12. a3 O-O 13. Nbc3
Be6 14. Bd3 Nd4 15. O-O Qa5 16. Ne2 Bg4 17. c3 Nxe2+ 18. Bxe2 Bd7
19. Bg4 Bc6 20. Bf5 g6 21. Bg4 h5 22. Bh3 Kg7 23. Qd3 Rad8 24. b4 Qa4
25. Nb6 Qb3 26. Rfb1 Bxe4 27. Qxe4 Qxc3 28. Nd5 Qc6 29. Ra2 f5 30. Rc2
Qb7 31. Qd3 Rc8 32. Rd1 Rxc2 33. Qxc2 Rc8 34. Qb1 Qc6 35. Bxf5 gxf5
36. Qxf5 Kh6 37. f4 exf4 38. h4 Bd8 39. Nxf4 d5 40. Qf8+ Kh7 41. Qf7+
Kh8 42. Ng6+ Qxg6 43. Qxg6 Rc7 44. Rxd5 Rc1+ 45. Kh2 Bc7+ 46. g3 1-0
[Event "3rd French Computer Chess Championship"]
[Site "Clichy"]
[Date "1995.10.01"]
[Round "4"]
[White "ID"]
[Black "Capture"]
[Result "0-1"]
1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 c6 6. Bc4 Bf5 7. Ne5
e6 8. Bd2 Qb6 9. Bc1 Qa5 10. g4 Bg6 11. O-O Bd6 12. Bf4 Qc7 13. Qe2 O-O
14. Nxg6 hxg6 15. Bxd6 Qxd6 16. g5 Nh5 17. Qe3 Qf4 18. Rac1 Qh4 19. f4
Nd7 20. Be2 a5 21. Ne4 Nb6 22. c4 Rfd8 23. Nc5 Ra7 24. a4 Nc8 25. Ne4
Ra8 26. c5 Ne7 27. Bxh5 Nf5 28. Qb3 gxh5 29. Nd6 Nxd4 30. Qc4 Nf5
31. Nxf5 exf5 0-1
[Event "3rd French Computer Chess Championship"]
[Site "Clichy"]
[Date "1995.10.01"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Anmon"]
[Black "GK 2100"]
[Result "0-1"]
1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 Bb4 3. a3 Be7 4. Nc3 d5 5. d4 Nf6 6. Qc2 O-O 7. e3 b6
8. cxd5 exd5 9. Bd3 c5 10. dxc5 bxc5 11. O-O Re8 12. b3 Bb7 13. Rd1 Nbd7
14. Ne2 Rb8 15. Bb2 Bd6 16. b4 Qe7 17. bxc5 Bxc5 18. Bf5 g6 19. Bh3 Ne4
20. Bxd7 Qxd7 21. Ng5 Bd6 22. Nxe4 Rxe4 23. Bd4 a5 24. a4 Rc8 25. Qb3
Ba6 26. Nc3 Rh4 27. f4 Bc4 28. Nxd5 Qh3 29. gxh3 Bxb3 30. Nf6+ Kf8
31. Nd7+ Ke7 32. Bf6+ Kxd7 33. Bxh4 Bxd1 34. Rxd1 Rc4 35. Be1 Rxa4
36. Kf2 Ke6 37. Kf3 f5 38. Rb1 Bb4 39. Bxb4 axb4 40. Rb2 Kd6 41. Rd2+
Kc6 42. Rc2+ Kd7 43. h4 b3 44. Rc3 Rb4 45. Rc1 b2 46. Rd1+ Ke6 47. Rb1
Kd5 48. h3 Kc4 49. h5 Kd3 50. hxg6 hxg6 51. Rd1+ Kc3 52. Rb1 Ra4
53. Rxb2 Kxb2 54. Kg3 Kc3 55. Kh4 Kd3 56. Kg5 Kxe3 57. Kxg6 Kxf4 58. Kh6
Ra6+ 59. Kg7 Kg3 0-1
[Event "3rd French Computer Chess Championship"]
[Site "Clichy"]
[Date "1995.10.01"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Capture"]
[Black "Chess Guru"]
[Result "0-1"]
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6
8. Bg5 Be7 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. Nd5 Nd7 11. Be2 O-O 12. O-O Rc8 13. c3 Bg5
14. Bg4 Bh6 15. Bxe6 fxe6 16. Nb4 Nf6 17. Qe2 Qb6 18. Nc2 a5 19. Rab1 a4
20. Nba1 Rfe8 21. Kh2 d5 22. exd5 exd5 23. g3 Ne4 24. Ne3 Qg6 25. Rbe1
Bxe3 26. Qxe3 a3 27. Qd3 Qe6 28. Qe2 axb2 29. Qxb2 Qa6 30. f3 Nxc3
31. Rf2 Qc6 32. Qb3 Kh8 33. Nc2 Qc5 34. Rd2 Qc7 35. Rc1 Rf8 36. Ne1 d4
37. Rb2 b5 38. Qe6 Rce8 39. Qb3 Qc4 40. Qc2 Kg8 41. a3 Qd5 42. Qd3 Rc8
43. Ra1 g6 44. Kg2 Ra8 45. Nc2 Rad8 46. Nb4 Qc5 47. Rc2 Ra8 48. Rcc1 Rf7
49. Re1 Raf8 50. Rf1 Re8 51. Rfc1 Ref8 52. Rf1 Rf5 53. Rac1 Ra8 54. Ra1
Rff8 55. Rfc1 Rac8 56. Re1 Rce8 57. Qc2 Qc4 58. Rac1 Rf6 59. Qd2 Rff8
60. Qc2 Qf7 61. Qd3 Qb3 62. Nd5 Qxd5 63. Rxc3 Rc8 64. Rcc1 Rc4 65. Rf1
Rfc8 66. Qb3 d3 67. Rf2 Rf8 68. Rxc4 bxc4 69. Qb4 Rc8 70. Qc3 Rb8 71. a4
Qd4 72. Qc1 c3 73. Qa3 d2 74. Qa1 d1=Q 75. Qa2+ 0-1
[Event "3rd French Computer Chess Championship"]
[Site "Clichy"]
[Date "1995.10.01"]
[Round "5"]
[White "ID"]
[Black "Virtua Chess"]
[Result "0-1"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Nc6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Nf3 d6 6. Be3 Bb6 7. 0-0 Bg4
8. h3 Bxe3 9. fxe3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 0-0 11. g4 Qe7 12. g5 Nd7 13. Qg4 Nb6
14. Nd5 Nxd5 15. exd5 Na5 16. Bb3 c6 17. c4 cxd5 18. cxd5 Nxb3 19. axb3
a5 20. Rac1 Rfe8 21. Rf2 e4 22. dxe4 Qxe4 23. Qxe4 Rxe4 24. Rc7 Rf8
25. Rxb7 Rxe3 26. h4 Re5 27. Rb5 Re4 28. Rxa5 Rxh4 29. Ra4 Rh5 30. Rg4
Rc8 31. Re2 Kf8 32. Kg2 Rc1 0-1