Novag Star Diamond vs Mephisto Berlin 68030 Prototype 10 Games

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Game 9 is a Caro Kahn Defense: Panov Attack with Star Diamond as white..

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nf3 Bb4 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Qb3 O-O 9. Bd3 b6 10. O-O Ba6

[Kasparov111]

20 moves in and it's pretty even though black's rook has control of the c file which may prove difficult to deal with later on...

11. Nxd5 Qxd5 12. Qxd5 exd5 13. Bxa6 Nxa6 14. Bf4 Rfe8 15. a3 Bf8 16. Rfe1 h6 17. Rac1 Rxe1+ 18. Rxe1 g5 19. Bg3 Rc8 20. h4

[Kasparov111]

The position is a real tug of war now, waiting to see which side slips up positionally first...Berlin's rook is so strong on the c file and Star doesn't seem to have any real targets to aim at, it is going to have to hope for a mistake from Berlin...

f6 21. b4 Kf7 22. Kf1 b5 23. Ke2 Rc2+ 24. Kd1 Rc4 25. Ke2 Rc3 26. Ra1 g4 27. Ne1 Nc7 28. Kd2 Rc4 29. Nc2 Ne6 30. Kd3 h5 31. Bb8 a6 32. Re1

[Kasparov111]

Star's b pawn looks ominous but Berlin should be able to defend it fairly easily, now the g and h pawns looks so strong for Berlin and it looks winning already...

Be7 33. g3 a5 34. bxa5 Ra4 35. Rb1 Rxa5 36. Rb3 b4 37. axb4 Ra8 38. Bf4 Nxf4+ 39. gxf4 f5 40. b5 Bxh4 41. Ke2 Ra2 42. Kd3 Bxf2 43. b6

[Kasparov111]

Berlin 68030 Prototype running on the faster hardware wins the match, the final position is simply lost for Star who put up a good fight but in the end this version of Berlin with the faster processor is simply too much, it was already strong on the 68020 processor. There will be a final game left to play.

Ra8 44. b7 Rb8 45. Ke2 Bg1 46. Rb1 Bh2 47. Ne3 Bxf4 48. Nxd5 Re8+ 49. Kd3 Bb8 50. Rf1 Kg6 51. Rc1 g3 52. Ne3 f4 53. Ng2 Re7 54. Rb1 Kg5 0-1

Berlin 68030 Prototype Leads and wins the Match: 6-3

Game Replay: https://lichess.org/oF2pzFIT

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Game 10 is a Benoni Defense: Benoni Gambit Accepted with Berlin 68030 Prototype as white...

1. d4 c5 2. dxc5 e6 3. Nc3 Bxc5 4. Ne4 Nf6 5. Nxc5 Qa5+ 6. c3 Qxc5 7. Nf3 d5

[Kasparov111]

12 moves in and Berlin goes a bit crazy with 12.Kxh7!?, not sure what it was thinking here, it seems like it has tricked itself... , it's effectively down a piece soon....maybe it wanted to wreck the kings side pawns...

8. Bg5 Ne4 9. e3 Nc6 10. Bd3 Nxg5 11. Nxg5 Ne5 12. Nxh7

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Check this move out 15.e4!, getting a bit desperate now, trying to open up the center...

Nxd3+ 13. Qxd3 Qe7 14. O-O-O f5 15. e4

[Kasparov111]

Alright despite being down a piece Stockfish actually gives this as a draw, but Berlin Prototype will need to be very precise and keep the pressure around blacks king...pins everywhere...

Rxh7 16. Qg3 Kf8 17. exd5 exd5 18. Rhe1 Be6 19. Rxd5 Re8 20. Rxf5+

[Kasparov111]

Berlin Prototype misses the best continuation and finds itself in big trouble now, let's see of Star Diamond can get the win....

Kg8 21. Rf4 Rh6 22. a3 Qd7 23. Rfe4 Qd5 24. h3 Qa2 25. Qd3 Rf8 26. f3 Rg6 27. g4 Bd5

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Star Diamond's play has been excellent and white's king is at it's mercy...position is totally lost...

28. Re8 Rf6 29. Rxf8+ Rxf8 30. Re3 Qa1+ 31. Kc2 Ba2 32. Qb5 Qb1+ 33. Kd2 Rd8+ 34. Ke2 a6 35. Qe5 Bc4+

[Kasparov111]

Star Diamond after a few clever forced exchanges has a won endgame, and wins the final game of the match, great play! Berlin 68030 Prototype wins the match overall and proved too strong with that faster processor setup...

36. Kf2 Qf1+ 37. Kg3 Qg1+ 38. Kf4 Qh2+ 39. Ke4 Bd3+ 40. Rxd3 Qxe5+ 41. Kxe5 Rxd3 0-1

Berlin 68030 Prototype wins the Match: 6-4

Game Replay: https://lichess.org/FAOlb2WH#0