Collector's Corner..What Does A collector Do In A Blizzard?

[Steve B]

Why he sets up a 3 game mini-match testing the mettle of the newest addition to the collection of course
if the new addition does not pass this test(at least draw the match)..it is sent on its way ..exiled to the hinterlands of the north

CXG released Morsch's Dominator program in several models
this model is very unusual as it was released in a CXG 3008 board
more common models equipped with the Dominator program are the Sphinx Galaxy or the Sphinx Dominator
Selective Search bestows and elo of 1866 on the Program in the Commander

A suitable opponent is the Novag Ruby clocking in at 1879
Ruby was the 3rd installment in the "Calculator" Style portable computer that proved very successful for Novag


In The Game...
Commander was Out Of Book First at move 7..Ruby at move 11
Both computers sought to liquidate quickly leaving the Ruby up a P with Q's still on the board
after 15-20 moves of shuffling pieces Ruby allows a repetition of the position


[Date "2013.2.8"]
[White "CXG-3008 Commander"]
[Black "Novag Ruby"]
[Time Control "1 Min./Avg.]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.c4 dxc4 4.e3 Bg4 5.Bxc4 e6 6.O-O Nbd7 7.h3 Bh5 8.Nc3
Bd6 9.Bd2 O-O 10.e4 c5 11.dxc5 Bxc5 12.Be2 Qc7 13.a3 Bxf3 14.Bxf3 Ne5
15.b4 Nxf3+ 16.Qxf3 Bd4 17.Nb5 Qe5 18.Nxd4 Qxd4 19.e5 Nd5 20.Qe2 Rac8
21.Rfd1 Rc2 22.Qe1 Rfc8 23.Rac1 R8c6 24.b5 R6c4 25.a4 Qb2 26.Rb1 Qa2
27.a5 Qa4 28.Qf1 h6 29.b6 axb6 30.axb6 Re4 31.Ra1 Qc6 32.Ra8+ Kh7 33.Rf8
Nxb6 34.Rxf7 Kg8 35.Rf4 Rxd2 36.Rxe4 Rxd1 37.Qxd1 Qxe4 38.Qd8+ Kf7
39.Qxb6 Qe1+ 40.Kh2 Qxe5+ 41.Kg1 Qd5 42.Kh2 Kf6 43.h4 g6 44.Kg3 h5 45.f3
Qd7 46.Kf4 Qd2+ 47.Kg3 Qd5 48.Kf2 Qd2+ 49.Kg3 g5 50.hxg5+ Qxg5+ 51.Kh3
Qf5+ 52.Kg3 Qd5 53.Kh4 Qg5+ 54.Kh3 Qd5 55.Kh4 Qd2 56.Kg3 Qd7 57.Kh3 Kg6
58.Kh4 Qd5 59.Qb1+ Kh6 60.Qb6 Qg5+ 61.Kh3 Qd5 62.Kh4 Qe5 63.Kh3 Qf5+
64.Kg3 Qd5 65.Kh4 1/2-1/2


FINAL POSITION
[fen]8/1p6/1Q2p2k/3q3p/7K/5P2/6P1/8 w - - 0 65[/fen]

Expected Snow Totals...2 Feet Regards
Steve

[Larry]

Hi Steve, While you are enjoying your latest addition, I am still waiting
for mine, although it's not running late as yet. I won it on Friday.
Here it is:
http://my.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... =1&guest=1

Note the price!..not many bidders on chess comps down here.
I did'nt have much interest in it at first, but on closer examination
I noticed it has a light for each square, and is auto sensory. To top it
off it has a Richard Lang program. It's playing strength is modest, because
of a very weak processor, but still it will be a joy to use.
It's another machine I did not know existed.
Keep those games coming in, they are fun to run through. Instead of
snow down here, we've got fairly warm weather, just turned the air
conditioner off now (it's 7:30pm).
Larry

[Steve B]

just turned the air
conditioner off now (it's 7:30pm).

Hi Larry
thats it.. rub it in


your link dosent work
i will try to guess the computer you won
Hmmm
weak Lang Program in an auto sensory
must be something with his Cyrus program
plastic no doubt
i go with CXG Chess 2001

if you have one of his Cyrus programs in a wooden auto-sensory then you
have a really rare L'Emperour or TSB IV La Regence
in that case..would you please send it to me?
with this terrible storm..the snow piling up way past the windows
power out.i'm cold and hungry
as i fade away ..it could make my last days on earth happy ones ..knowing the computer is on the way to me.

Shameless Regards
Steve

[Steve B]

Game Two
a brilliant Miniature by Ruby
Commander is out of book at move 9
Ruby at move 10
Commander with black accepts the Q's Gambit p
Ruby forgoes 0-0 to attack the exposed Black K after it 0-0 into an open g file
At move 20 it sacks its Q resulting in an irresistible attack
netting it a R and 2p's for nothing

[Date "2013.2.9"]
[White "Novag Ruby"]
[Black "CXG-3008 Commander"]
[Time Control "1 Min.Avg./]
[Result "1-0"]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nc3 dxc4 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.e4 Bg4 6.Be3 Bxf3 7.gxf3 e5 8.d5
Ne7 9.Qa4+ c6 10.dxc6 Nxc6 11.Bxc4 Bb4 12.Rd1 Qe7 13.Rg1 O-O 14.Bh6 Ne8
15.Bd5 Nd4 16.Rd3 b5 17.Qa6 Rb8 18.Bd2 Nf6 19.Bh6 Rb6 20.Bxg7 Nc2+
21.Kd1 Ng4 22.Bxf8 Kxf8 23.Qc8+ Qe8 24.Qxe8+ Kxe8 25.Rxg4 Nd4 26.f4 Rg6
27.Rxg6 hxg6 28.fxe5 Bc5 29.f4 Ke7 30.Ne2 Nxe2
31.Kxe2 1-0


FINAL POSITION
[fen]8/p3kp2/6p1/1pbBP3/4PP2/3R4/PP2K2P/8 w - - 0 31[/fen]

i resigned for Commander here
it was showing a score of -8.23

13+ Inches and still snowing Regards
Steve

[Larry]

your link dosent work
i will try to guess the computer you won
Hmmm
weak Lang Program in an auto sensory
must be something with his Cyrus program
plastic no doubt
i go with CXG Chess 2001

Hi Steve, not sure why my link would not work for you, hope this
link works. Sadly, it's not the wooden one:
http://www.spacious-mind.com/html/compu ... g1900.html

Larry

[Steve B]

If you look at the link.. it is a link to your personal Ebay page
since i dont have your log-in password i cant see the item


second link works
the Hanimex 1900
Clone of the CXG 2100



I'll count that as a correct guess on my part


Enjoy It Regards
Steve

[Steve B]

Game Three
Ruby is out of Book First at move 6.. Commander move 7
A Rather strange game
White is saddled with tripled pawns as early as move 11!
Ruby manages to win one of the pawns but
for the second time in 3 games allows a repetition of the position while a P ahead


[Date "2013.2.10"]
[White "CXG-3008 Commander"]
[Black "Novag Ruby"]
[Time Control "1 Min.Avg./]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 c5 5.dxc5 O-O 6.Bf4 Na6 7.Bd6 Re8 8.Rd1
Qa5 9.a3 Bxc3+ 10.Qxc3 Qxc3+ 11.bxc3 Ne4 12.Nf3 f6 13.e3 Naxc5 14.Bxc5
Nxc5 15.Nd4 Kf7 16.Nb5 Rh8 17.Nd6+ Ke7 18.Be2 Na4 19.Rd3 Nc5 20.Rd2 Na4
21.Bf3 Rb8 22.O-O Nxc3 23.Rc1 Na4 24.c5 a6 25.h3 Rf8 26.Be2 Ra8 27.Bd1
b5 28.cxb6ep Nxb6 29.Be2 a5 30.Bf3 Rb8 31.Rc5 a4 32.Rh5 Rh8 33.Ra5 g5
34.Ra7 h5 35.Be4 Rd8 36.Rd4 Rh8 37.Bg6 h4 38.Kh2 f5 39.Kg1 Rf8 40.e4
fxe4 41.Bxe4 Kf6 42.Ra5 Rh8 43.Rd1 Rd8 44.Rd3 Rg8 45.Bh7 Rf8 46.Be4 Rg8
47.Bh7 Rh8 48.Be4 Rg8 1/2-1/2

FINAL POSITION
[fen]1rb3r1/3p4/1n1Npk2/R5p1/p3B2p/P2R3P/5PP1/6K1 w - - 0 49[/fen]

Commander loses the match 1-2 and fails to quality as an official member of the collection
as a result i offered it two places to be sent for exile
Siberia or Valhalla
it took one look out of the window and replied that there was undoubtedly less snow anywhere else then here so it was more then happy to leave

Siberia Bound Regards
Steve

[Harvey Williamson]

Some recebt pictures of Steve playing Chess in NY:

[Steve B]

Some recebt pictures of Steve playing Chess in NY:

lol

The Iceberg Gambit
a favorite opening line of mine with white

Pawn To Icecube 4 Regards
Steve