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Subject: First game just finished: A draw.

Author: Tomas Casanovas Martinez

Date: 07:47:38 12/20/00

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On December 20, 2000 at 08:25:05, Frederic Friedel wrote:

>Shirov is currently playing against Anand in Teheran. You can follow the game at
>
>http://wcc2000.fide.com/cup.cgi?gamesname=43&pgn=0001070101
>
>or at
>
>http://www.chessbase.com/events/fidewch/rnd71.htm

A known variant of French defence was enough for Anand -black- to get a first
draw. Perhaps the game has been less boring than it seemed at first sight. I
hope that next games will be as exciting as they was the semifinal game between
Shirov and Grischuk (what piece of chess player this 17 years old man!!).  Have
you been able to give a look to the incredible first and third games of this
semi-final?. I have followed these games with the help of my Tiger 12 and
Shredder 5 etc. and the only thing I can tell you is that in my opinion -and
despite of some surprising mistakes- Shirov can play an enormously creative
chess, elevating it at the category of ART, well above all the other chess
players in the world.

After the disapointing -at least for me- match between Kasparov and Karmnik, I
hope that genius Tahl forecast in 1994 that Shirov will be one day the World
Champion will be a reality in ten days time...

Regards,

Tom.



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