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Subject: Re: Gulko-Junior 1/2-1/2

Author: Sune Larsson

Date: 02:20:49 03/18/02

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On March 18, 2002 at 03:42:33, Uri Blass wrote:

>On March 18, 2002 at 01:15:05, Sune Larsson wrote:
>
>>On March 17, 2002 at 21:47:13, Michael Vox wrote:
>>
>>>Playing through the match quickly, I believe that Gulko had the upper hand and
>>>contolled the flow of play.
>>
>>
>> Yes, from my point of view, he outplayed Junior in the game and got an
>> overwhelming advantage via the queenside pressure. But transforming such
>> advantages, at the right moment, into a winning position is not so easy
>> with the time limit set.
>>
>> Sune

>
>Maybe some humans believe that he hand the better position because
>they are too materialistic when computers have better evaluation
>(I believe that Junior never saw clear advantage for white).


 Yes, I think you are right here - "some" people surely think that
 Gulko had a clear advantage in this game. Quite a few I would say...

>
>
>I also think that it is not fair to say that
>the side who got the advantage controlled the game when the game was drawn.


>
>knowing to transform an advantage to a winning position
>is part of the game of chess.

>
>If player x gets advantage against y but cannot translate
>the advantage to more than 50% then it means that
>x is not stronger than y.


 Not taking the time limit set into account?!



>
>Uri



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