Author: Albert Silver
Date: 07:34:38 05/01/01
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On May 01, 2001 at 08:21:58, Uri Blass wrote:
>On May 01, 2001 at 07:33:36, Torstein Hall wrote:
>
>>This may show how little I understand out of chess, but I can not understand
>>some sequences from this game! To me it looks like DJ has no understanding of a
>>closed position. (If Junior goes on the play Kramnik, I think he will hack it
>>into small pieces!) Can someone please explain the idea behind DJ's moves?
>>
>>
>>Date: 1/5/2001
>>White: DJ
>>Black: DF
>>Opening: D58 QGD: Tartakower System
>>
>>1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. e3 b6 8. Rc1 Bb7
>>9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Bd3 c5 12. O-O Nd7
>>
>>[D]r2q1rk1/pb1n1pp1/1p3b1p/2pp4/3P4/2NBPN2/PP3PPP/2RQ1RK1 w - - 0 13
>>
>>DJ is now comming up with a move sequence that looks completly stupid to me! And
>>its in the opening book! There must be something I miss here....
>>
>>13. Bf5? [13.Bb1 looks like the normal move to me.] 13...g6 14. Bxd7? [And
>>suddenly black has a solid position and the advantage of the bishop pair!]
>>14..cxd4 15. exd4 Qxd7 And black has no more to wory about. This moves are in my
>>CB opening book, but there white goes 15.Bc6 and looks like he got some
>>initisiative.
>
>The first 14 moves were book moves and Junior did not calculate for a second to
>find them.
>
>The first computer move was 15.exd4 and Junior was happy with it(+0.18)
>
>I do not think that this move was the error and Junior could do a draw later in
>the game.
>
>15.Bc6 Bxc6 Nd4 is also possible and seems to me better but I cannot see 1147
>knodes per second so I may miss something.
>
>Uri
Nor can DJ. Didn't you correctly point out that the tactical error that cost it
the game against DF was done at a VERY low speed of 53 kN/sec.? I'd still like
someone such as Amir or Enrique to tell me that this was normal and not due to
some unforseen technical problem (such as the auto232 player).
Albert
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