Author: G. R. Morton
Date: 13:28:13 01/01/01
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On January 01, 2001 at 15:00:38, Dan Andersson wrote: >h3 is a tricky move that makes blacks task harder in the way that he must decide >what to play moves, but then again he will have to anyway as its Kramnik he >meets. Black lost to an error later in the game. >[D]r5k1/pn1q1pp1/1pN4p/8/8/4P2P/PQ3PP1/2R2RK1 w - - 0 1 > >where followed 27 Qd4 Nc5? (27 ... Qe6! and white has nothing at all) >18 h3 did not lead to any advantage by force therefore I would not think a >computer is remiss in not playing that move. Other 18th moves may be better for >white. > >Regards Dan Andersson Yeah, I tend to agree that "18 h3 did not lead to any advantage by force", but maybe this is not quite the point: I think he's saying it is the best move in the position in that it provides more options and a little better initiative for white than all the other choices (not necessarily a +/- position), and hence, the ideal software program should choose it. Are not, say, Rd1 and Rc3 at least a little inferior to this particular do nothing h3 move in the above mentioned sense? It just's that when such a strong GM makes a lot a move, I pay attention - maybe too much . Thanks for the comments.
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