Author: Howard Exner
Date: 19:33:19 07/22/98
This is exactly the type of position that computers excel in. Black has two trys here and cannot possibly lose. One try is to decoy whites pieces with advancing the f pawns, aided by the king. Another try is manoevering the king to the blockade square, d8 thus freeing the Queen. White in the meantime has to play very precisely and with the clock ticking it's that much more nerve racking. I agree with Lasker who said, chess is a fight. Kick them when they are down! Set this up all you computer enthusiasts and run an autoplay to see what you come up with. Do any of the two themes I mention emerge? Perhaps Anand's demonstration at the games start had the psychological effect on the operators as in, let's not annoy Anand any further and offer the draw.
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