Author: Terry McCracken
Date: 08:26:43 11/20/03
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On November 20, 2003 at 11:15:58, Timmay wrote: >Folks, do you think Kasparov wants to be known as the guy who "terribly >bluners", particularly after the recent losses to Karpov, and Radjabov? Kasparov >is a HORRIBLE actor. He cannot pretend he feels one way when he feels another >way. As a matter of fact, most people hate him because he IS so sincere in his >emotions and in his outbursts. The loss was a genuine upsetness, he lashed out >at the arbeiter for pete sake. As far as money, compare the pot of that match >with past matches he's taken part of. Certainly he had something to prove for >settling so low (relatively low for the rest of us....ahem). > >Kurt also had a good point. Would chessbase knowingly walk into a line where >Fritz made itself look like a beginner? Would that increase revenue do you >think? "I want that program who doesn't know how to play closed positions." The >decisions in opening lines throughout the match look very logical and >consistent. Garry got a good position in game one, so they play a6 later with >black. Also, Garry had mentioned he was planning to play for a win with the >Sicilian against 1. e4 in the final game! However, the computer surprised him >with 1. d4 and he was afraid they had something prepared (like another Kramnik >line) so he went for the safe Queen's Gambit Accepted. Those are REAL decisions >made by grandmasters. When they're surprised they want to head to safety. The >computer's choices are the ones that led to the draw. Garry just played good >moves with black in the final game. > >There's more evidence suggesting it wasn't staged than if it was. This topic is >solely fueled by paranoia. This forum has a lot of that, let me tell you. Thanks, you brought up some very pertinent points, ones that can't be easily refuted or dismissed!
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