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Subject: Re: Leko won a nice attacking game against Fritz (Frankfurt)

Author: Paulo Soares

Date: 00:04:12 06/19/00

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On June 18, 2000 at 23:32:34, James Robertson wrote:

>On June 18, 2000 at 19:49:39, Paulo Soares wrote:
>
>>On June 18, 2000 at 15:45:51, Baldomero Garcia, Jr. wrote:
>>
>>>Check out Leko's attack.  It was really gutsy, considering that computers are so
>>>good with tactics.
>>>
>>
>>I do not agree, Leko played one of the most well-known anti-computer strategy.
>>He closed the center and  maintained the queens's side under control, to
>>conclude with an attack in the king's side. This doesn't have to do with
>>tactics, but with strategy.
>>
>>Paulo Soares, from Brazil
>
>He had to calculate carefully.... one half-move off, and black's b pawn would
>have queened. Needless to say, white's chances would have been ruined at that
>point.
>
>James

See  the variant below. Leko could defend the pawn in "b" and still have  a
winner position. But there are more than one winner move without having to
play 42. Rb1(for example, 42. Kg4, 42. f6, 42. g6 wins). I don't believe that
he has not seen at least one of these moves. This
type of position isn't difficult for GMs.

39... b2 40. g5 hxg5 41. hxg5 Qd6 42. Rb1 (Kg4, f6 e g6 also wins)
Kg8 43. Rxb2 Rxb2 44. Qxb2+-

Paulo



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