Author: Otello Gnaramori
Date: 07:19:39 11/28/01
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On November 28, 2001 at 10:04:30, José de Jesús García Ruvalcaba wrote: >On November 28, 2001 at 09:45:50, Otello Gnaramori wrote: > >>On November 28, 2001 at 09:25:32, Drazen Marovic wrote: >> >>>Something also you may think about is that, sometimes during play one is forced >>>to play an inferior move. The player is well aware that the move is inferior, >>>however it is done in many cases to avoid a draw and allow ones opponent further >>>chances to go wrong. Many times you may see a weaker player having a much >>>better position than his opponent, he offers a draw. The stronger player >>>declines the draw which is seemingly foolhardy, because he knows he is worse, >>>but he believes his opponent will go wrong allowing him to win. Frequently the >>>inferior move makes the position much more complicated, and thus increases >>>winning chances. Further the weaker move does not have to be losing at all, it >>>just make defense more difficult than some other move, but a sportsman takes his >>>chances to win. >> >>This kind of tricks can works among club players not among world class one's >>IMHO. >> >>Regards. >> > >Well, Drazen Marovic is a Grandmaster, so I guess he knows what he is talking >about. >José. I did't know he was, but in any case my statement is still valid IMO, since if was a GM i should go for the very *best* move , not at all for an inferior one trying to confuse or mislead my adversary : in that case i'm probably underevaluating him/her ...don't you think ? w.b. Regards
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