Author: Enrique Irazoqui
Date: 06:48:06 07/14/00
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On July 14, 2000 at 09:41:05, Albert Silver wrote: >On July 14, 2000 at 09:13:38, Enrique Irazoqui wrote: > >>Anand offered, Junior needed 1/2 a point more for the GM norm... >> >>Enrique > >That explains the Junior team's acceptance but not Anand's offer. Hi Albert, As I posted somewhere else, after losing a game GMs try to draw the next in order to rebuild self-confidence. I guess this is what happened. What puzzles me is that Anand didn't go for the Stonewall that Kramnik played yesterday. He could have done it, but instead the game became open and dangerous. One more reason for Anand to offer a draw? Enrique > Considering >Anand's loss yesterday with terrible mistakes on both sides, he no doubt not >only lacked the morale to 'defend humanity', but also the confidence that he >wouldn't make an equally terrible blunder today and possibly even lose. > > Albert Silver
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