Brainfish Just Demolishes Houdini 5 With A Mighty Attack

September 6, 2017 NHaselton Chess Lectures

Chess with SurenWed, September 6, 2017 4:00amURL:
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Brainfish vs Houdini 5
B80: Sicilian, Scheveningen variation
1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. d4
cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. f3 e6 7. Be3 b5 8. g4 h6 9. a3 Nbd7 10. h4 Bb7 11. Rg1 Nb6
12. g5 Nfd7 (12… hxg5 13. hxg5 Nfd7 14. g6 d5 15. gxf7+ Kxf7 16. f4 Qh4+ 17.
Bf2 Qxf4 18. Bh3) 13. g6 d5 14. gxf7+ Kxf7 15. f4 Qxh4+ 16. Bf2 Qxf4 17. Bh3
Nf6 18. Nxe6 Qh2 19. Qf3 Nbd7 20. O-O-O Ne5 21. Qf5 g6 22. Rxg6 Nxg6 23. Bd4
Be7 24. Rf1 Nh4 25. Qh5+ Ng6 26. e5 b4 27. exf6 Bd6 28. Ne2 Rae8 29. N2f4 Bxf4+
30. Nxf4 Re1+ 31. Rxe1 Qxf4+ 32. Kb1 Qe4 33. Rxe4 dxe4
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