Has Anybody Got ChessBase 8

greenpawn34

Only Chess

28 Sep 09

greenpawn34

Joined: 06 May 08
Moves: 43363

28 Sep 09

If so copy this game and paste it in.

(if anybody has higher or lower than CB 8 do the same- please).

This is the real final position.

When I paste it into CB8 I get this final position.

I've tried 6 or 7 times now always the same.

here is the game and the layout as it was sent to me via email.

1. e4 c5
2. Nf3 e6
3. d3 Nc6
4. g3 d5
5. Nbd2 Nf6
6. Bg2 g6
7. 0-0 Bg7
8. c3 0-0
9. Re1 b6
10. Nf1 a5
11. e5 Nfd7
12. Bf4 Ba6
13. h4 b5
14. N1h2 b4
15. Ng4 bc
16. bc Rb8
17. Qd2 Ne7
18. Nf6+ Nxf6
19. ef Bxf6
20. Bxb8 Qxb8
21. Rab1 Qc7
22. Rb2 Nf5
23. Reb1 h5
24. Rb6 Ra8
25. c4 dc
26. Ne5 c3
27. Qe1 c2
28. Bxa8 cb=Q
29. Qxb1 Bxe5
30. Rxa6 Bd4
31. Kg2 Bxf2
32. Kxf2 Qxg3+
33. Kf1 Qh2

Paul Leggett

Chess Librarian

The Stacks

Joined: 21 Aug 09
Moves: 114063

28 Sep 09

1 edit

Originally posted by greenpawn34
If so copy this game and paste it in.

(if anybody has higher or lower than CB 8 do the same- please).

This is the real final position.

[fen]B5k1/5p2/R3p1p1/p1p2n1p/7P/3P4/P6q/1Q3K2 w - - 0 34[/fen]

When I paste it into CB8 I get this final position.

[fen]B5k1/5p2/R3p1p1/p1p2n1p/7P/3P4/P1p4q/1R2QK2 w - - 0 33[/fen]

I've tried 6 or 7 time ...[text shortened]... . Qe1 c2
28. Bxa8 cb=Q
29. Qxb1 Bxe5
30. Rxa6 Bd4
31. Kg2 Bxf2
32. Kxf2 Qxg3+
33. Kf1 Qh2

Hi Geoff,

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[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[PlyCount "64"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. Nbd2 Nf6 6. Bg2 g6 7. O-O Bg7 8. c3
O-O 9. Re1 b6 10. Nf1 a5 11. e5 Nd7 12. Bf4 Ba6 13. h4 b5 14. N1h2 b4 15. Ng4
bxc3 16. bxc3 Rb8 17. Qd2 Ne7 18. Nf6+ Nxf6 19. exf6 Bxf6 20. Bxb8 Qxb8 21.
Rab1 Qc7 22. Rb2 Nf5 23. Reb1 h5 24. Rb6 Ra8 25. c4 dxc4 26. Ne5 c3 27. Qe1 c2
28. Bxa8 Bxe5 29. Rxa6 Bd4 30. Kg2 Bxf2 31. Kxf2 Qxg3+ 32. Kf1 Qh2 *

The above notation is what translated to chessbase 9 AFTER I copied and pasted in your game. I got exactly the same thing, and it appears the problem starts with Black's 28th move, which gets changed from cb=Q to Bxe5. It appears that Black's 28th move and White's 29th move disappear.

I have no idea why. Certainly bizarre!

Paul

Fat Lady

Joined: 21 Feb 06
Moves: 6830

28 Sep 09

I hate that abbreviated notation for pawn captures. I would write cxb1=Q, but I know many people would just write cxb=Q. In my experience people who miss out the 'x' only do so when the pawn is capturing a pawn.

wormwood

If Theres Hell Below

We're All Gonna Go!

Joined: 10 Sep 05
Moves: 10228

28 Sep 09

it seems to be the lack of rank number that throws chessbase off. both cxb1=Q and cb1=Q work fine. at least on chessbase 9.

greenpawn34

Joined: 06 May 08
Moves: 43363

28 Sep 09

I'm glad it's a bug not just me. really weird.

Thanks.

Mad Rook

Joined: 19 Jun 06
Moves: 847

28 Sep 09

Originally posted by greenpawn34
I'm glad it's a bug not just me. really weird.

Thanks.

I'd tend to view it more as operator error than a bug. 😉

heinzkat

Joined: 25 Apr 06
Moves: 5939

28 Sep 09

Yes, operator error. If the device fails to recognize what you are doing, you are the one making the error 😉

Winston Smith

Joined: 05 Jul 09
Moves: 1442

29 Sep 09

Odd stuff.So in chessbase cb=Q translates to Bxe5.I added fritz as analyses engine and it gives 28....,Bxe5 as the best move.Interesting.

Then I tried this:
1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. c3 dxc3 4. Nf3 cxb2 5. Bg5 ba = Q 6. Bxd8 Kxd8

which translates to this:

The black queen got knighted 🙄

greenpawn34

Joined: 06 May 08
Moves: 43363

29 Sep 09

Hi

There is a bug in CB8 that does wierd things if the notation
is not 100% CB9 has it fixed. (or has it?)