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Subject: Re: is this another GM blunder at ICC, with a winning position

Author: Bruce Moreland

Date: 08:38:23 06/09/01

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On June 08, 2001 at 21:07:30, K. Burcham wrote:

>THIS IS THE POSITION THE GM HAD, AND CHOSE TO FORCE THE DRAW BY THE THREE MOVE
>RULE.
>
>BUT HERE, f4 IS A WINNING MOVE FOR WHITE IN THIS POSITION, NOT THE GM MOVE OF
>e7.
>
>THE DRAW WAS NOT NECESARY FOR THE GM, ONLY BECAUSE HE WAS IN TIME TROUBLE (was
>he ?).
>IF I RECALL AT THIS POINT HE HAD NINE SECONDS LEFT ON HIS CLOCK.
>
>I THINK THIS WAS A 5/3 GAME.

GM's make mistakes all the time.  This is not front-page news.

bruce



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