Author: Dann Corbit
Date: 15:16:06 06/09/00
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I think I would approach it from one or two ways. Knowing for *sure* I was going to lose, I would either: 1. Play my favorite opening or 2. Play the opening I dread the most And here's why: Karpov would be a $500 an hour tutor for sure. This is free money! He will show you the most serious weakness in your favorite line of play. OR he will show you the most serious weakness in the line of play that bothers you the most. Either way, you get something tremendously valuable. Even if you were to actually win, it is going to be an accident. There are maybe ten players that can beat him, and none of them all the time but only sometimes. He would mop the floor with an ordinary GM. IM's are little more than kindling wood. Any dreams you have of victory should be replaced with dreams of learning something valuable. IMO-YMMV. If you win, I owe you lunch. How's that for a safe bet. ;-)
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