Author: Bob Bachman
Date: 20:53:40 04/28/02
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On April 28, 2002 at 18:03:51, Amir Ban wrote: >On April 28, 2002 at 17:23:27, Roy Eassa wrote: > >>On April 28, 2002 at 16:53:47, Ron Norris wrote: >> >>> >>> >>>Could Tiger have maintained pressure, and possibly wrung out a victory >>>by avoiding taking the rook on a1? >>> >>>Ron >> >> >>In a word, YES. (and ...g4 looks best) > >Yes, but if g4 30. Rc2! do you refuse Bxa1 again ? (Bxa1 Rc7 Qd8 Nc4 draw). > >Possibly the last chance to win was 26... Bc5! > >Amir Expanding on Amir's idea of 29 ...g4, 30Rc2,Bxa1, 31Rc7,Qd8, 32Nc4 , here is what Fritz 6 gives after a long think. When I first saw this game I thought Smirin was totally busted around here. What an incredible feat for Smirin. I cannot help but feel that GT 2 had a win in here somewhere. This match just shows you how tough it is to beat a strong GM in his prime. Bob [D]r2q1k2/1pR4p/1Q2bp1P/rP2p3/P1NpP1p1/3P2P1/5PBK/b7 b - - 0 1 Analysis by Fritz 6: 1. = (0.00): 32...Bc3 33.Qc5+ Kg8 34.Qb6 Bf7 35.Nd6 Rxb5 36.Rxf7 Rxb6 37.Rg7+ 2. = (0.25): 32...Rxa4 33.Rxh7 Qxb6 34.Nxb6 R4a7 35.Nxa8 Rxa8 36.Rxb7 Kg8 37.b6
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