My win against Fritz - Please comment?

Question

I have annotated my most recent win against Fritz on Friend mode, 0 handicap. I think I played quite a solid game . Here is the pgn if you care to look at it, and maybe give me some ideas on how I can improve my game , and what moves you liked/didn't like . Thanks for your input :)

http://rapidshare.com/files/48129251/MevsFritz.pgn.html

http://rapidshare.com/files/48129251/mev...

Hi Frederick . The first link should work . If not here is the game , you might have to copy paste couple of times as it did not fit into a comment .

[Event "Friend mode"]
[Site "TOSHIBA"]
[Date "2007.08.10"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ben"]
[Black "Deep Fritz 8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C26"]
[Annotator "Deep Fritz 8 (10s)"]
[PlyCount "159"]

{C26: Vienna Game: 2...Nf6, sidelines} 1. e4 e5 2. d3 Ne7 3. Nd2 Nbc6 4. b3 d5
5. Bb2 d4 6. Ngf3 a6 7. c3 dxc3 8. Bxc3 f6 9. Be2 Bg4 10. Nh4 Bd7 11. Ndf3 Bg4
12. h3 Bh5 13. g4 {The other option is d3-d4 , however I decided that g4 was
more direct, opening up the g-file for the future possible attack on the black
king.} (13. d4 $5 {should not be overlooked} Bxf3 14. Nxf3 exd4 15. Nxd4 Nxd4
$14) 13... Bf7 $11 14. Qd2 {Planning g5, fxg5, Qxg5 and white has an advantage,
however Fritz doesn't take the pawn.} (14. d4 exd4 15. Nxd4 Nxd4 16. Qxd4 Qxd4
17. Bxd4 Nc6 $15) 14... Rc8 (14... Nd4 $5 15. Nxd4 exd4 $15) 15. g5 Ng8 16. Rg1
Be6 17. Rg3

{
This protects the h3 pawn and also prepares for doubling the rooks after 0-0-0}
(17. gxf6 Qxf6 (17... gxf6 $143 18. d4 exd4 19. Nxd4 Nxd4 20. Bxd4 $16) 18. Ng5
Rd8 $14) 17... g6 {Covers f5} (17... Bc5 18. Nf5 Bxf5 19. exf5 $11) 18. O-O-O (
18. gxf6 Nxf6 19. Nxe5 Nd4 $14) 18... Ba3+ {
Maybe Bc5 is a little stronger , and Fritz eventually plays it} (18... Bc5 $5 {
is worth consideration} 19. Rf1 Nd4 $11) 19. Kb1 $14 {Less strong is 19. Bb2 ,
due to 19.. Nd4 . The knights will trade and queen will come into play , and
white is in trouble.} Bc5 20. Qb2 (20. d4 exd4 21. Qb2 fxg5 22. Nxd4 Bxd4 $18)
20... Nd4 $2 {Looks dangerous , but is a little weak. I manage to come out
with a slight advantage after a couple of moves} (20... Bxf2 $142 {
is the best option Black has} 21. Rg2 Bd4 $15) 21. gxf6 $16 Qxf6 $6 {
Dubious, Nf6 is probably slightly better} (21... Nxf6 22. Nxe5 Nxe2 23. Qxe2
$18) 22. Rdg1 {
I am preparing a sac on Nxg6, however Fritz does not let it happen} Ne7 $14

(
22... Nxe2 $2 {is worthless because of} 23. Bxe5 Qe7 24. Qxe2 $18 (24. Bxh8 $6
Nxg3 25. Rxg3 Ba3 $18)) 23. b4 $5 {I am getting sick of that bishop on c5} (23.
Rg5 Nec6 24. Nxe5 Nxe2 25. Qxe2 Qxf2 26. Qxf2 Bxf2 27. Nxc6 Bxh4 28. Bxh8 Bxg5
29. Rxg5 bxc6 30. h4 $16) 23... Nxe2 $2 {gives the opponent new chances} (23...
Bb6 $142 $15 {would keep Black in the game}) 24. Bxe5 $18 Bd4 25. Bxd4 {
This is the only way to keep the edge} ({Inferior is} 25. Bxf6 Bxb2 26. Bxb2
Nxg1 27. Bxh8 Ne2 $15) (25. Nxd4 $6 Qxe5 26. Nhf3 Qd6 27. Nxe2 O-O $16) 25...
Nxd4 26. Qxd4 (26. Nxd4 $5 {[%emt 0:00:00]}) 26... Rf8 $16 {I want to simplify
the position here , I am a pawn up, so the trade looks logical} 27. Qxf6 Rxf6
28. a3 (28. d4 a5 29. bxa5 Ra8 $16) 28... Rd8 (28... c5 29. bxc5 Rxc5 $14) 29.
Rc1 (29. d4 $142 $5 $16) 29... Rxd3 $11 30. Rxc7 Rxa3 31. Rxb7 Rb3+ 32. Kc2 Nc6
33. Rxh7 $2 (33. Kd1 $142 {and White can hope to survive} Bd7 34. e5 $15) 33...
Nd4+ $1 $19 {The best move} 34. Kc1

(34. Nxd4 {Exploits the pin} Rxf2+) 34...
Bg8 $2 {Mistake by Fritz} (34... Ne2+ $142 {
the advantage is on the side of Black} 35. Kd1 Nxg3 36. fxg3 Rfxf3 37. Nxf3
Rxf3 $19) 35. Nxd4 $11 ({Not} 35. Rxg6 Rxg6 36. Nxd4 Rxb4 $17) 35... Rxg3 36.
fxg3 Bxh7 37. Kb2 (37. Nhf3 $5 {has some apparent merit} Rb6 38. Nc2 $11) 37...
Rf2+ $15 38. Kc3 Rh2 39. e5 $1 {
This pawn will become a decisive threat very soon} Rxh3 40. Ne2 Rh1 41. e6 $6 (
41. Nf3 $142 $5 $17) 41... Re1 42. Nd4 (42. Kd2 Rb1 $19) 42... Rg1 $6 (42...
Re3+ 43. Kc4 Rxg3 44. Kd5 $19) 43. Ne2 Rf1 44. Kd4 (44. Ng2 $142 $19) 44... Rf6
(44... g5 {might be the shorter path} 45. Ng2 Rf2 46. Ngf4 gxf4 47. Nxf4 $19)
45. Kd5 (45. Nf4 $142 g5 46. Nd5 $17) 45... g5 $19 46. Ke5 {
This is theonly way to stay in the game} (46. Ng2 {
cannot change what is in store for ?} Rf2 47. Nef4 Rb2 $19) 46... Ke7 47. Nd4
$1 {White gets good compensation for the Knight and pawn} gxh4 48. Nc6+ Ke8 49.
Kxf6 (49. gxh4 {doesn't change the outcome of

the game} Rf5+ 50. Kd4 $19) 49...
hxg3 (49... h3 $142 {nails it down} 50. Ne5 h2 $19) 50. Ne5 Bg8 51. Nf3 g2 52.
Ng1 Bh7 53. Nf3 Bc2 54. Ng1 Bd3 55. Nf3 Bc4 56. Ng1 Bb5 57. Nf3 Bf1 58. Ng1 Bc4
59. Nf3 Bb5 60. Ng1 Ba4 61. Nf3 Bb3 62. Ng1 Bd5 63. Ke5 Bb3 (63... Ba2 64. Kf6
$17) 64. Kd6 (64. Kf6 Kd8 65. Nh3 $17) 64... Bd1 $17 65. e7 Kf7 $4 {
This move loses the game for Black.} (65... Bg4 $142 $17) 66. b5 $1 $18 {
A surprise move that solves all the problems . The move virtually puts the
black bishop out of the game.} Ke8 (66... axb5 67. Kd7) 67. b6 Bf3 (67... Ba4 {
does not help much} 68. b7 Kf7 69. b8=Q Be8 70. Qc8 Bb5 71. Qf8+ Kg6 72. Ke5
Bd7 73. Qg8+ Kh6 74. Kf6 Bf5 75. Qg5+ Kh7 76. Qg7#) 68. Nxf3 g1=B (68... Kf7 {
hardly improves anything} 69. b7 g1=Q 70. Nxg1 Kf6 71. b8=Q Kf5 72. Qf8+ Kg4
73. Qg7+ Kf5 74. e8=Q Kf4 75. Qee5#) 69. Nxg1 Kf7 70. b7 Kg7 (70... a5 {
doesn't get the bull off the ice} 71. b8=Q Kf6 72. Qh8+ Kg5 73. Qg7+ Kf5 74.
e8=Q a4 75. Qee5#) 71. b8=Q Kh6 (7

Ok after posting all that, I noticed that it si too big, so here is the pgn without any analsis or commentary :

1. e4 e5 2. d3 Ne7 3. Nd2 Nbc6 4. b3 d5 5. Bb2 d4 6. Ngf3 a6 7. c3 dxc3 8. Bxc3
f6 9. Be2 Bg4 10. Nh4 Bd7 11. Ndf3 Bg4 12. h3 Bh5 13. g4 Bf7 14. Qd2 Rc8 15. g5
Ng8 16. Rg1 Be6 17. Rg3 g6 18. O-O-O Ba3+ 19. Kb1 Bc5 20. Qb2 Nd4 21. gxf6 Qxf6
22. Rdg1 Ne7 23. b4 Nxe2 24. Bxe5 Bd4 25. Bxd4 Nxd4 26. Qxd4 Rf8 27. Qxf6 Rxf6
28. a3 Rd8 29. Rc1 Rxd3 30. Rxc7 Rxa3 31. Rxb7 Rb3+ 32. Kc2 Nc6 33. Rxh7 Nd4+
34. Kc1 Bg8 35. Nxd4 Rxg3 36. fxg3 Bxh7 37. Kb2 Rf2+ 38. Kc3 Rh2 39. e5 Rxh3
40. Ne2 Rh1 41. e6 Re1 42. Nd4 Rg1 43. Ne2 Rf1 44. Kd4 Rf6 45. Kd5 g5 46. Ke5
Ke7 47. Nd4 gxh4 48. Nc6+ Ke8 49. Kxf6 hxg3 50. Ne5 Bg8 51. Nf3 g2 52. Ng1 Bh7
53. Nf3 Bc2 54. Ng1 Bd3 55. Nf3 Bc4 56. Ng1 Bb5 57. Nf3 Bf1 58. Ng1 Bc4 59. Nf3
Bb5 60. Ng1 Ba4 61. Nf3 Bb3 62. Ng1 Bd5 63. Ke5 Bb3 64. Kd6 Bd1 65. e7 Kf7 66.
b5 Ke8 67. b6 Bf3 68. Nxf3 g1=B 69. Nxg1 Kf7 70. b7 Kg7 71. b8=Q Kh6 72. e8=Q
a5 73. Qh8+ Kg6 74. Qbg8+ Kf5 75. Qd5+ Kg4 76. Qhh5+ Kg3 77. Qd3+ Kg2 78. Qhf3+
Kxg1 79. Qdd1+ Kh2 80. Qdh1# 1-0

Answer 1

Excellent job, Ben! I've played quite a few games against the latest Fritz, but could never get anything but a draw and I am a fairly strong player. (And it has to be a dead draw or it keeps playing until it finally says - "The tin monster offers you a draw").

Of course, you'd have to tell me what version of Fritz you beat! The latest (9?) thing plays at strong Grandmaster level. Your links aren't working, but I would like to see the game. .pgn notation is best.

How many moves did it go? What were the time controls? The opening? What was the theme of your win?

Congrats!

Answer 2

Do you realize you failed to mention what game this is about?