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 Adams was defeated in only 33 moves in game 1. Photo © http://www.rainierpr.co.uk HYDRA - Adams, Michael 1-0 33 C42 Petroff's Defence
Man-Machine London ENG (ENG), 21-27 vi 2005
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Adams, Michael g ENG 2737 0 . . . . . 0.0
---------------------------------------------------------------Michael Adams got off to a bad start when he lost in just 33 moves against HYDRA. Comments by IM Malcolm Pein. Michael Adams lost to the computer Hydra in the first game of their match at the Wembley Conference Centre. Adams played black and failed to get the kind of position in which a human player can prosper as the game opened up and tactical considerations took precedence over strategy. The computer secured an advantage very quickly, won a pawn and was winning more material when Adams resigned on move 33. Adams employed the Petroff Defence and was immediately at a disadvantage because the Hydra programmers and their resident GM Christopher Lutz had obviously prepared for him. On move 14 Hydra played a novelty, doubtless worked out in the laboratory and their team was already confident of victory. Even analysing this game with a mere PC shows an edge for White and Hydra is 1000 times faster. The match is the best of six games and Hydra's creators, the PAL Group a technology company from the UAE will pay out $25,000 to Adams for every game he wins and $10,000 for each draw. Adams is white in game two. HYDRA - Adams,Mi (2737) [C42] Man-Machine London ENG (1), 21.06.2005 [Malcolm Pein] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.0-0 Be7 8.Re1 Bg4 9.c3 f5 10.Qb3 0-0 11.Nbd2 Na5 12.Qc2 Nc6 [12...c5 13.Ne5 Bh5 14.f3 Bh4 15.fxe4 Bxe1 16.exf5 c4 17.Bf1 Bxd2 18.Bxd2 Nc6 19.Re1 Qc8 20.h3 Rxf5 21.g4 Nxe5 22.dxe5 Rxf1+ 23.Rxf1 Bg6 24.Qd1 Qc5+ 25.Rf2 Re8 26.Bf4 Bd3 27.Qf3 Be4 1/2-1/2 Morozevich,A-Adams,M/Dortmund GER 2002/The Week in Chess 400] 13.b4 a6 14.Rb1N Which seems to catch out Adams. [14.Ne5 Nxe5 15.dxe5 Bh4 16.Rf1 Bxf2+ 17.Rxf2 Nxf2 18.Kxf2 Qh4+ 19.Kg1 Qe1+ 20.Nf1 f4 21.Bb2 Qxe5 22.c4 Qh5 23.cxd5 f3 24.Ng3 f2+ 25.Kh1 Qh4 26.Rf1 Rae8 27.Qd2 Qe7 28.h3 Qe1 29.Qg5 Rf7 30.Qxg4 Qd2 31.Qd4 Re1 32.Bxh7+ Kxh7 33.Qxd2 Rxf1+ 34.Nxf1 Rf4 35.Qxf4 1-0 Karjakin,S-Vasilevich,T/playchess.com INT 2004; 14.a4 Bd6 15.Ba3 (15.Rb1 Re8 16.b5 axb5 17.axb5 Na5 18.Ne5 Bxe5 19.dxe5 Nxf2 20.Kxf2 Qh4+ 21.Kf1 Qxh2 22.Ba3 Re6 23.Qa2 Rd8 24.Bc5 Rh6 25.e6 '1/2-1/2 Leko,P-Adams,M/Linares ESP 2005/The Week in Chess 539' 25...Qf4+ 26.Kg1 Qh2+ 27.Kf1 Qf4+ 28.Kg1 Qh2+ 29.Kf1 1/2-1/2 Leko,P-Adams,M/Linares ESP 2005/The Week in Chess 539) 15...Kh8 16.b5 axb5 17.Bxd6 cxd6 18.axb5 Na5 19.h3 Bh5 20.Nh2 Rc8 21.Ra3 b6 22.Ndf1 f4 23.f3 Qh4 24.Re2 Ng3 25.Nxg3 fxg3 26.Nf1 Bxf3 27.gxf3 Rxf3 28.Nd2 Rf2 29.Rxf2 gxf2+ 30.Kg2 Qg5+ 31.Kxf2 Rf8+ 32.Nf3 Qf4 33.Qe2 Qh2+ 34.Ke1 Qg3+ 35.Qf2 Rxf3 36.Qxg3 Rxg3 37.Bf1 h5 38.Kd2 Rf3 39.Ke2 Rg3 40.Kd2 Rf3 41.Ke2 Rg3 1/2-1/2 Ponomariov,R-Adams,M/Wijk aan Zee NED 2005/The Week in Chess 534] 14...Bd6 15.h3 Bh5 16.b5  16...Na5 The key line is: [16...axb5 17.Rxb5 b6 18.Rxd5 Bxf3 (18...Bh2+ 19.Nxh2 Qxd5 20.Bc4 wins the queen.) 19.Bc4! Kh8 20.Nxf3 Na5 21.Rxf5! (21.Bd3 Bh2+ 22.Kxh2 Qxd5=) 21...Rxf5 22.Be2! White emerges with a knight and two pawns for a rook and much more active pieces, the Na5 is out of play and attempts to bring it back to c6 have tactical flaws. (22.Qxe4 Rxf3 23.Qxf3 Nxc4) 22...Qf8 (22...Ng3 23.fxg3 g6 (23...Rf8 24.Ng5 g6 25.Ne6) 24.g4 with advantage.) 23.Qxe4 Re8 24.Qg4 and this position is very difficult to defend for example: 24...Bf4 (24...Nc6 25.Bd3 Rxe1+ 26.Nxe1 Rf7 27.Qe4 winning. ) 25.Bd3 Rxe1+ 26.Nxe1 Rf6 27.Bxf4 Rxf4 28.Qh5 Qg8 29.Nf3] 17.c4 dxc4 18.Nxc4 Nxc4 19.Bxc4+ Kh8 20.bxa6 bxa6 21.Ne5 c5 22.Bd5 Rc8 23.Be6  23...Rc7 The last thing a human player ever wants to do against a computer is sacrifice material but: [23...cxd4 looks like a chance. 24.Bxc8 (24.Qxc8 Qxc8 (24...Bxe5 25.Bxf5 d3 26.Qc6 d2 27.Bxd2 Nxd2 28.Rxe5 Nxb1 29.Bxb1 Qd1+ 30.Kh2 Qxb1 31.Qd6 Ra8 32.Rxh5 Qxa2=) 25.Bxc8 Rxc8 26.f4 is equal, Black's active pieces and strong passed pawn balance the slight material deficit. (26.Nd3 Bf7!) ) ] 24.Bxf5 Bxe5 25.dxe5 Rxf5 26.Qxe4 Bg6 27.Rb6 Rf8 28.Qe3 Rcf7 29.Rd6 Qa5 30.e6 Re7 31.Ba3 Rfe8 32.Bxc5 Qxa2 33.Rd2 1-0 |
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