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Subject: Re: after 39.-Kg7 draw ?

Author: Eduard Nemeth

Date: 07:11:47 10/11/00

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On October 11, 2000 at 09:20:09, Ricardo Gibert wrote:

>On October 10, 2000 at 22:20:32, James Robertson wrote:
>
>>On October 10, 2000 at 19:09:13, Eduard Nemeth wrote:
>>
>>>On October 10, 2000 at 14:46:05, Ricardo Gibert wrote:
>>>
>>>>On October 10, 2000 at 14:43:42, Wayne Lowrance wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>On October 10, 2000 at 14:14:19, Ricardo Gibert wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>On October 10, 2000 at 14:01:14, Enrique Irazoqui wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>It would be interesting to see what computer analysis determines is the decisive
>>>>>>mistake in this second game of this match. Here is the PGN:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>[Event "Brain Games World Championship Match"]
>>>>>>[Site "London, England"]
>>>>>>[Date "2000.10.10"]
>>>>>>[Round "2"]
>>>>>>[White "Kramnik"]
>>>>>>[Black "Kasparov"]
>>>>>>[Result "1-0"]
>>>>>>[ICCResult "Black resigns"]
>>>>>>[Opening "Grunfeld: modern exchange variation"]
>>>>>>[ECO "D85"]
>>>>>>[NIC "GI.04"]
>>>>>>[Time "08:30:43"]
>>>>>>[TimeControl "7200+0"]
>>>>>>
>>>>>>1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5
>>>>>>8. Be3 Qa5 9. Qd2 Bg4 10. Rb1 a6 11. Rxb7 Bxf3 12. gxf3 Nc6 13. Bc4 O-O 14.
>>>>>>O-O cxd4 15. cxd4 Bxd4 16. Bd5 Bc3 17. Qc1 Nd4 18. Bxd4 Bxd4 19. Rxe7 Ra7
>>>>>>20. Rxa7 Bxa7 21. f4 Qd8 22. Qc3 Bb8 23. Qf3 Qh4 24. e5 g5 25. Re1 Qxf4 26.
>>>>>>Qxf4 gxf4 27. e6 fxe6 28. Rxe6 Kg7 29. Rxa6 Rf5 30. Be4 Re5 31. f3 Re7 32.
>>>>>>a4 Ra7 33. Rb6 Be5 34. Rb4 Rd7 35. Kg2 Rd2+ 36. Kh3 h5 37. Rb5 Kf6 38. a5
>>>>>>Ra2 39. Rb6+ Ke7 40. Bd5 {Black resigns} 1-0
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>Ke7 was
>>>>>
>>>>>Wayne
>>>>
>>>>39...Kg7 Holds maybe. It is not so easy to find a win there.
>>>
>>>I think, after 39.-Kg7 is the position draw ! 40.a6 Bd4 41.Rd6 Be3 42.Kh4 Rxh2+
>>>(Ra5 ?!) 43.Kg5 Rg2+ and draw.
>>>
>>>Eduard
>>
>>Kramnik doesn't think so. See analysis at kasparovchess.com.
>>
>>James
>
>He gives "39...Kg7 40.a6 Bd4 41.Rg6 with a decisive advantage."
>
>This is a joke. This is what *everybody* is able to work out. He is leaving out
>the really hard part that really matters. I suspect this is a psychological ploy
>on Kramnik's part to drive Kasparov nuts. I tend to doubt Kramnik has the goods
>in his line. Why else would he leave out the meat of the analysis?
>
>BTW, both Kasparov with 32...Be5 and Kramnik with 32...Ba7 think Black could
>improve over 32...Ra7. Is this the true decisive moment? Hmmm.

I think (sorry) this position, after 41.Rg6, is anyway draw !
Can You, or somebody, or a "program", a way show to win ?

Regards,
Eduard





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