Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 18:57:51 05/03/00
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On May 03, 2000 at 09:21:49, Dan Ellwein wrote: >On May 03, 2000 at 06:56:36, Paulo Soares wrote: > >>On May 02, 2000 at 13:31:17, Dan Ellwein wrote: >> >>>On May 02, 2000 at 13:10:18, José Antônio Fabiano Mendes wrote: >>> >>>>http://www.forbes.com/asap/99/0222/071.htm JAFM >>> >>>thanks for the article JAFM... >>> >>>Game 2 of the Kasparov-Deep Blue rematch should be called... >>> >>>"The Game of the Century" >>> >>>it was definitely a 'watershed' in the history of man-machine encounters... >>> >>>regards - pilgrimdan >> >>I am not sure, but seemed that in game 2 of the rematch Kasparov lost when he >>had the draw assured by perpetual check. If this is true, I don't agree that >>this is the " game of the century ", because Kasparov don't make these >>type of mistakes. >> >>Paulo Soares, from Brazil > >Kasparov did have the draw 'assured' but he did not see the draw till it was >pointed out to him the next day... > >i agree that Kasparov doesn't normally make these type of mistakes... > >if i'm not mistaken, that was the first time that a reigning world champion >resigned in a drawn position... > >this game has significance if for no other reason than that... I can't cite the players or time, but this wasn't the first time this happened. When this discussion started right after game 2 was found to be a draw, someone pointed out at least one other WC game where a drawn game was resigned. Maybe someone here will recall when/where/who...
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