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Subject: Re: Dont be surprised to see Tiger with only win against Smirin

Author: Otello Gnaramori

Date: 07:01:40 04/20/02

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On April 19, 2002 at 05:09:15, Vine Smith wrote:

>In an interview prior to the match (on the Kasparovchess site, as I
>recall), Smirin sounded displeased with the short time control he had inherited
>from Gulko.

The exact words were :

Q:What do you think about the time control?

A: I don’t complain about it! Of course if we’d play with classical controls my
chances would increase significantly, but I think the one used is okay as well.

>And when you look at what Smirin has been doing, it appears he has been quite
>successful at turning the games into wars of ideas rather than tactics.

On preparation:

Q: Would you mind to say a few words about your preparation for this event and
what kind of strategy are you going to use?

A: Nothing special I guess: I’m going to analyze a few games of each one of the
programs and I’m going to play a few training games versus Fritz 7. In this
sense the most recent games of Gulko versus the computers contest should be very
useful (...)

Regards,
Otello



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