TransWarp achieves 3820 for first time since March!

GM Safarli & GM Bassem Amin courtesy of Chessdom.com

TransWarp passed the 3800 rating barrier at ICC for the first time since it's run to 3932 in March, 2008. GM Bassem Amin (Egypt) went on a marathon run of games (over 80 in a row!) to put TransWarp over 3800, but later achieved 2 draws at the end where he forced repetition. Deep Rybka 3.0 strangely did not change it's learning in those games and the opening book had to be changed. GM Amin later said he thought he had found a win in the position, but I had changed the opening in time. Here are the 2 draws that brought TransWarp back to reality! Well 3 draws, TransWarp climbed back above 3800, but 2 rapid draws brought her back down.

B-Amin(3257) vs TransWarp(3820)


1. post rating B-Amin 3272 TransWarp 3805

rather than post the next 2 identical games, I will post the ratings pre and post game.

2. B-Amin(3263) vs TransWarp(3814) 1/2-1/2 B-Amin(3278) TransWarp(3799)

3. B-Amin(3276) vs TransWarp(3801) 1/2-1/2 B-Amin(3291) TransWarp(3786)

All three games are identical, I was watching TV at the time and missed Rybka repeating the moves. I caught it after seeing a message by Iridium pop up (who was watching the games and changed the book, a thanks to Iridium!).

GM Amin played two more games and left TransWarp bruised at 3790. Again, I would like to thank GM Amin for playing all the games, he usually played 15 0 standard games, but went on a blitz blitz (pun intended) :D It's really cool to see TransWarp have a very busy day, and not sit there with the crickets chirping in the background! Just a note, I will probably be late in posting the World Championship Games on the Website...I am having bad hip pain lately, so been staying off my feet, the only way I would have noted Iridium's messaged was the fact I had the Font Size on ChessPartner set at 18 so I could see it from my bed and the monitor turned in that direction. Again, just one of those things..