Author: Amir Ban
Date: 02:04:46 06/25/98
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On June 25, 1998 at 03:00:38, Ed Schröder wrote: >I picked another example to prove my point. Also a tactical one for >reasons of clearness. Rebel10 anti-GM is NOT about tactics but sometimes >it certainly has some nice side effects. > >I deliberately do not pick a positional example (although I personally >believe they are MUCH more important) because you can always argue >about the moves as we all have our different taste. So a pure tactical >example and this time there can be no confusion about the key-move. > >r2q1rk1/pbppn1p1/1p2p1Bp/7Q/3PN3/b1P5/P1PB1PPP/1R2R1K1 w - - bm Bxh6; > >This game fragment comes from the WCM Munich 1993, Hiarcs - Genius. > >Rebel10 (without anti-GM) finds Bxh6 on ply-7, score 1.19, time 0:27 >Rebel10 (with anti-GM) finds Bxh6 on ply-5, score 1.23, time 0:01 > >Note that anti-GM is not about tactical tricks like extra extensions, >just some specific positional knowledge. > >- Ed - Ed, Previously while reading this thread I thought I have nothing useful to give you as advice. Now I understand a bit better what you want to do, I think I have some. Your best chance is in DEFENDING. What you really want to do is to provoke an attack. For Junior, historically this has always been the big point-winner, though I've never done anything to invite this (except play badly !). The reasons are obvious if you think about it. An attack against a computer is a moment of great trial for the master. Every move must be accurate, and he MUST make something out of it, and of course the clock is ticking. Mistakes are often fatal. No shuffling of pieces around for 20 moves to lead you into a positional loss you do not even start to comprehend (Study 1st game against Fritz. Would you do better ? Don't kid yourself). Besides, when you are defending, at least all your NPS is working for some useful purpose. In the positions Anand would like to arrange for you, your CPU may as well be computing your employees salaries for all the good it's doing. Compare your game against Kossashvili in the Aegon to mine (published in ICCAJ). Maybe you shouldn't have lost your game, but you did. Maybe I should have lost my game, but I didn't. Besides, in which type of game do you think Yona felt more comfortable ? I can ask him if you wish. To take a more famous example: 6th game of the 1st DB-GK match. There was a position where eveyone was thinking of Kasparov's possibility to sacrifice in Bxh7+. Everyone except Kasparov, of course. He didn't want to do it, and he was right. He would not like to be forced into such a line. I think it's great that you found this positional term. But maybe you want to change the sign ? If you can get Anand to play moves like Rxe6 or d3, you are in good shape. Amir
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