Author: Uri Blass
Date: 03:55:20 11/30/01
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On November 30, 2001 at 05:55:09, Otello Gnaramori wrote: >On November 29, 2001 at 18:01:52, Jesper Antonsson wrote: > >>On November 28, 2001 at 10:19:39, Otello Gnaramori wrote: >>>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 ? >> >>Nah, it depends. Perhaps winning the game means price money or whatever, but >>draw or loss gives nothing. Then, if you have a choice between a move that is a >>sure and easy draw, and a complicated move that is probably losing but gives >>such a difficult position that your opponent may go wrong and lose, > >That is exactly what I said ... in that case you are underevaluating him/her, >and between GM's I surely don't think is the best approach .... > >> then you >>should choose the complicated move. Even a 10% winning/90% losing gamble > >The gambling is not the right approach in high level chess (probably at club >level yes), you have to choose the *best* move at those top levels. > >Regards. Not in a situation when a draw and a loss are the same for you and these situation happen even in world championship matches. when kasparov was leading 12-11 against karpov in the match that kasparov won the title a draw and loss were the same for karpov in the last game. Karpov tried to win by not choosing the objectively best move and lost the game in that case. Uri
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