DarkThought - Isichess: [1 - 0]
(14th WMCC, Round 1, October 8, 1996)
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. d3 Nd7 8. Bd2 O-O 9. Bc3 f6 10. d4 exd4 11. Bxd4 b5 12. Be3 Ne5 13. Nxe5 fxe5 14. Qxd8 Rxd8 15. Nd2 Be6 16. Kh1 Rd7 17. Rfc1 a5 18. a4 b4 19. Nb3 Kf7 20. Rd1 Rxd1 21. Rxd1 g5 22. h3 h5 23. Kg1 g4 24. hxg4 hxg4 25. Nc5 Bxc5 26. Bxc5 Rh8 27. Rd2 Kg6 28. Rd3 Rg8 29. Kh2 Rh8 30. Kg3 Rh1 31. c3 b3 32. Rd8 Rb1 33. Ba3 Ra1 34. Rb8 Kf6 35. Rb7 Re1 36. f3 gxf3 37. gxf3 Rg1 38. Kf2 Rg7 39. Ra7 Rh7 40. Rxa5 Rh2 41. Kg3 Rh3 42. Kg2 Rh7 43. Rc5 Rg7 44. Kf2 Bd7 45. a5 Rg8 46. a6 Ra8 47. Ra5 Bc8 48. a7 Be6 49. Bc5 Bh3 50. Ra3 Be6 51. Ra4 Kg5 52. Rb4 Kf6 1-0
VirtualChess - DarkThought: [1 - 0]
(14th WMCC, Round 2, October 8, 1996)
This game revealed a toggled sign error in the evaluation function of DARKTHOUGHT which made it feel really good in actually loosing positions of certain endgame situations.
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. c4 Bd7 6. Nc3 g6 7. d4 exd4 8. Bxc6 Bxc6 9. Nxd4 Bg7 10. O-O Bd7 11. Nd5 h6 12. Re1 Ne7 13. Nf5 gxf5 14. exf5 Be5 15. f4 Nxd5 16. fxe5 Nb6 17. Qd4 Rh7 18. exd6+ Kf8 19. dxc7 Qxc7 20. Be3 Nxc4 21. Rac1 Rc8 22. b3 b5 23. bxc4 bxc4 24. Bf4 Qc6 25. Re5 Kg8 26. Rd5 Rg7 27. Be5 f6 28. Bxf6 Rf7 29. Rd6 Qc5 30. Qxc5 Rxc5 31. Bd4 Rc6 32. Rxc6 Bxc6 33. Rxc4 Bd5 34. Rc8+ Rf8 35. Rxf8+ Kxf8 36. a3 Bc6 37. Kf2 h5 38. h3 h4 39. Be3 Be4 40. f6 Bb7 41. Bg5 Bd5 42. Bxh4 Kf7 43. Bg5 Kg6 44. h4 Kf5 45. Ke3 a5 46. Kd4 Be6 47. a4 Bb3 48. Kc5 Ke6 49. Kb5 1-0
DarkThought - Gandalf: [1 - 0]
(14th WMCC, Round 3, October 9, 1996)
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. h4 Nbc6 8. h5 h6 9. Nf3 Qa5 10. Bd2 cxd4 11. cxd4 Qa4 12. c4 Qxd1+ 13. Rxd1 O-O 14. c5 b6 15. Rc1 Bd7 16. Bd3 bxc5 17. Rxc5 Rab8 18. O-O Rb3 19. Rc3 Rfb8 20. Rfc1 Rb2 21. Be3 R8b3 22. Nd2 Rb8 23. Nf3 R8b3 24. Bd2 Rb8 25. Bf4 R8b3 26. Be3 Rb8 27. Bc2 a5 28. Ne1 R2b7 29. Rc5 Kf8 30. g4 Rb2 31. Nd3 Ra2 32. Rc3 Be8 33. Nc5 Na7 34. a4 Nac6 35. Rb3 Nb4 36. Bb1 Ra1 37. Bd2 Nec6 38. Bc3 Na2 39. Rxb8 Nxb8 40. Bxa1 Nxc1 41. Bb2 Ne2+ 42. Kf1 Nf4 43. Bc1 g5 44. hxg6 Nxg6 45. Bxh6+ Kg8 46. Bxg6 fxg6 47. Bd2 Kf7 48. Bxa5 Bc6 49. Bd2 Nd7 50. Nxd7 Bxd7 51. a5 Bb5+ 52. Kg2 Ke8 53. Kf3 Kd7 54. Kf4 Bd3 55. Kg5 Ke7 56. a6 Bxa6 57. Kxg6 Kf8 58. Kf6 Bc8 59. Bh6+ Kg8 60. f4 Ba6 61. Kxe6 Bc8+ 62. Kxd5 1-0
Nightmare - DarkThought: [0 - 1]
(14th WMCC, Round 4, October 9, 1996)
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. Bg5 Rb8 9. Qc1 Qe7 10. Nc3 Be5 11. Rb1 Re8 12. Qe3 Ng4 13. Qc1 Bxh2+ 14. Kh1 f6 15. Bh4 g5 16. Qd1 h5 17. Be2 Be5 18. Bxg4 hxg4 19. Bg3 Bxc3 20. bxc3 Rxb1 21. Qxb1 Qxe4 22. Bxc7 Kg7 23. Kg1 c5 24. Bg3 Bb7 25. f3 gxf3 26. Rxf3 Bc6 27. Bf2 Qd5 28. Qa1 Qd2 29. Rg3 Qxc2 30. Bxc5 Re5 31. Bxa7 Rb5 32. Kh2 Rb1 33. Qxb1 Qxb1 34. a3 d6 35. Bd4 Kf7 36. Be3 Qe1 37. Bd4 f5 38. Re3 Qf1 0-1
DarkThought - Zeus: [1 - 0]
(14th WMCC, Round 5, October 10, 1996)
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Be3 b5 8. Bb3 b4 9. Na4 Nxe4 10. Nxe6 fxe6 11. Nb6 Bb7 12. Nxa8 Bxa8 13. Qg4 Qf6 14. Qxe6+ Qxe6 15. Bxe6 Be7 16. Bd4 Kf8 17. O-O-O Ng5 18. Bb3 Bxg2 19. Rhg1 Bf3 20. Rd3 Be4 21. Re3 d5 22. f3 Nc6 23. fxe4 Nxd4 24. Rf1+ Ke8 25. exd5 Nxb3+ 26. axb3 Kd7 27. c4 Bc5 28. Re5 Bd4 29. Ree1 Bf6 30. h4 Nf7 31. h5 Nd6 32. Kc2 a5 33. h6 Rc8 34. Re2 a4 35. Rg2 axb3+ 36. Kxb3 Ke7 37. hxg7 Rg8 38. Re2+ Kf7 39. c5 Ne8 40. c6 h5 41. Rxe8 Rxe8 42. d6 Kxg7 43. c7 Rc8 44. Rxf6 Kxf6 45. d7 Rxc7 46. d8=Q+ Re7 47. Qf8+ Ke6 48. Qh6+ Kd7 49. Qxh5 Re3+ 50. Kxb4 Re1 51. Ka5 Ra1+ 52. Kb6 Re1 53. b4 Re6+ 54. Ka5 Re7 55. b5 Kd6 56. Ka6 Re1 57. Qh4 Re8 58. b6 Re7 59. b7 Rxb7 1-0
Shredder - DarkThought: [1 - 0]
(14th WMCC, Round 6, October 10, 1996)
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. g3 c4 7. Bg2 Bb4 8. O-O Nge7 9. a3 Ba5 10. e4 dxe4 11. Nxe4 O-O 12. Qe2 b5 13. Rd1 Bf5 14. d5 Nxd5 15. Nh4 Be6 16. Ng5 Qd7 17. Qh5 h6 18. Nxe6 fxe6 19. Rxd5 exd5 20. Bxd5+ Rf7 21. Bxh6 Rd8 22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. Qg5+ Kf8 24. Ng6+ Ke8 25. Bxc6 Qxc6 26. Qe3+ Kd7 27. Ne5+ Kc7 28. Nxc6 Bb6 29. Qe5+ Rd6 30. Rd1 Rf6 31. Rxd6 Bxf2+ 1-0
DarkThought - Nimzo: [0 - 1]
(14th WMCC, Round 7, October 12, 1996)
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. e3 Bg7 4. Nf3 O-O 5. Be2 d6 6. O-O c5 7. d5 e6 8. Nc3 exd5 9. Nxd5 Nxd5 10. Qxd5 Nc6 11. Rd1 Be6 12. Qd2 a6 13. e4 Nd4 14. Nxd4 Bxd4 15. Qc2 Qh4 16. Be3 Bxe3 17. fxe3 Rad8 18. Bf3 Qf6 19. Rd2 b5 20. Be2 Qg5 21. Qc3 b4 22. Qb3 a5 23. Bf3 Rfe8 24. a3 Re7 25. axb4 axb4 26. Kh1 Qe5 27. Qd3 Ree8 28. Qf1 Ra8 29. Rad1 Ra2 30. Qe2 Rea8 31. b3 Ra1 32. Qd3 Qc3 33. h3 R8a2 34. Kh2 Qe5+ 35. Kh1 Rxd1+ 36. Rxd1 Rb2 37. Rd2 Rxd2 38. Qxd2 h5 39. Qd3 Qg3 40. Bd1 Kf8 41. Qd2 Ke7 42. Bc2 f6 43. Bd1 Kd7 44. Qe2 Kc6 45. Qf3 Qxf3 46. Bxf3 Kd7 47. Kh2 Bf7 48. g4 Ke6 49. gxh5 gxh5 50. Kg3 Ke5 51. h4 Bg6 52. Kf2 Bxe4 53. Bd1 d5 54. cxd5 Bxd5 55. Ke1 f5 56. Ke2 f4 57. Kf2 f3 58. Bc2 Be4 59. Bd1 Ke6 60. Bxf3 Bxf3 61. Kxf3 Kd5 0-1
Eugen - DarkThought: [1/2 - 1/2]
(14th WMCC, Round 8, October 12, 1996)
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O exd4 8. Nxd4 Bd7 9. Bg5 Na6 10. f3 Nc5 11. b4 Ne6 12. Nxe6 fxe6 13. f4 Qc8 14. e5 Ne8 15. Qd2 dxe5 16. fxe5 Rxf1+ 17. Rxf1 Bxe5 18. Qe3 Bg7 19. Ne4 Nd6 20. Nf6+ Bxf6 21. Bxf6 Nf5 22. Qe5 Qf8 23. c5 Qf7 24. g4 Rf8 25. Bh8 Qe7 26. gxf5 Qg5+ 27. Kh1 Bc6+ 28. Bf3 Bxf3+ 29. Rxf3 Qc1+ 30. Kg2 Qg5+ 31. Kf1 Qc1+ 32. Ke2 Qc2+ 33. Ke3 Qc1+ 34. Kf2 Qd2+ 35. Kg1 Qg5+ 36. Rg3 Qc1+ 37. Kg2 Qd2+ 38. Kg1 Qd1+ 39. Kg2 Qd2+ 40. Kh1 Qd1+ 41. Kg2 Qd2+ 1/2-1/2
DarkThought - Heureka: [1 - 0]
(14th WMCC, Round 9, October 13, 1996)
1. f4 d5 2. e3 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. Be2 Nc6 5. O-O e6 6. d3 Qd6 7. Nc3 Bxc3 8. bxc3 Rb8 9. Kh1 Nf6 10. Nd2 O-O 11. Bb2 Qe7 12. g4 Ne8 13. c4 Nd6 14. g5 Nf5 15. Rf3 Qd7 16. Qf1 Nb4 17. Qh3 f6 18. gxf6 Nxc2 19. Rc1 Nb4 20. a3 Nc6 21. Rf2 d4 22. e4 Ne3 23. e5 Na5 24. Nf1 Nf5 25. Bg4 b6 26. Bxf5 exf5 27. Nd2 Bb7+ 28. Nf3 Nb3 29. Rcf1 Nc5 30. Qh6 Rfe8 31. Rd2 Ne6 32. Rg2 Qf7 33. Rg3 Kh8 34. Rh3 b5 35. cxb5 Bxf3+ 36. Rhxf3 Rxb5 37. Bc1 Rb1 38. Re1 Reb8 39. Qh4 R8b3 40. Kg1 Rc3 41. Bd2 Rxe1+ 42. Qxe1 Rxa3 43. Qb1 Ra6 44. Qb7 Ra2 45. Bc1 Qg8 46. Bb2 Nd8 47. Qb5 a6 48. Qb8 Ne6 49. Qb4 c5 50. Qb7 Nd8 51. Qb6 Qe8 52. Rf2 Ne6 53. Qb7 Kg8 54. Bxd4 Ra3 55. Bxc5 Rxd3 56. Bd6 Rd1+ 57. Kg2 a5 58. Rc2 Rd3 59. Rc8 Rd2+ 60. Kf1 1-0
Ferret - DarkThought: [1/2 - 1/2]
(14th WMCC, Round 10, October 13, 1996)
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bd7 5. c4 Bc6 6. Nc3 Bb4 7. a3 Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 Nf6 9. Nf3 O-O 10. Bd3 Be4 11. O-O Bxd3 12. Qxd3 c5 13. Rb1 b6 14. Bg5 cxd4 15. cxd4 Nbd7 16. Rfe1 h6 17. Bf4 Rc8 18. Nd2 Nc5 19. Qc3 Na4 20. Qe3 Qd7 21. h3 Rfd8 22. Be5 Nh7 23. Qg3 f6 24. Bf4 Qxd4 25. Rxe6 g5 26. Be3 Qd7 27. Qg4 Kh8 28. Rc1 Nc5 29. Bxc5 Rxc5 30. Ne4 h5 31. Nxc5 Qd2 32. Nb3 Qxc1+ 33. Nxc1 hxg4 34. Ne2 gxh3 35. gxh3 Rd7 36. f4 Rc7 37. Re4 gxf4 38. h4 f3 39. Nf4 Rf7 40. Kf2 f5 41. Re6 Nf8 42. Re8 Kh7 43. Kxf3 Kh6 44. a4 Nd7 45. Re6+ Kg7 46. Nd3 Nf8 47. Rc6 Re7 48. Nf4 Nd7 49. Nd3 Nf8 50. Nf4 Nd7 51. Nh5+ Kh7 52. Kf4 Ne5 53. Rd6 Nxc4 54. Rd4 Re4+ 55. Rxe4 fxe4 56. Nf6+ Kg6 57. Nxe4 a6 58. Nc3 Kh5 59. Nd5 Kxh4 60. Ke4 Kg4 61. Kd4 b5 62. axb5 axb5 63. Kc5 Kf5 64. Kxb5 1/2-1/2
DarkThought - Crafty: [1/2 - 1/2]
(14th WMCC, Round 11, October 14, 1996)
1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 e6 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Na3 Bd7 7. Be3 cxd4 8. Nb5 Rc8 9. Nbxd4 Nf6 10. Nxc6 Qxd1+ 11. Rxd1 Bxc6 12. Ne5 a6 13. Nxc6 Rxc6 14. g3 Rc7 15. Bg2 Nd7 16. O-O Bc5 17. Bf4 e5 18. Rfe1 f6 19. Be3 Bxe3 20. Rxe3 Ke7 21. Re2 Re8 22. Be4 g6 23. Bg2 Nc5 24. f4 Kf7 25. fxe5 Rxe5 26. Rxe5 fxe5 27. c4 Kf6 28. b4 Na4 29. Rc1 b6 30. Rc2 a5 31. a3 Ke7 32. Bd5 h6 33. g4 axb4 34. axb4 b5 35. c5 Rd7 36. Bf3 Rd4 37. c6 Nb6 38. Rc5 Rxb4 39. Rxe5+ Kd6 40. Re8 Rc4 41. Rg8 b4 42. Rxg6+ Kc5 43. c7 b3 44. Be4 b2 45. Rc6+ Kb5 46. Rxc4 Kxc4 47. Kf2 Kc5 48. Ke3 Kd6 49. Kd4 Kxc7 50. Kc3 Na4+ 51. Kb4 Kd6 52. Kxa4 Ke5 53. Bg6 Kf4 54. h3 h5 55. gxh5 1/2-1/2