Author: Uri Blass
Date: 23:54:04 05/15/02
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On May 15, 2002 at 19:46:54, Vincent Diepeveen wrote:
>On May 14, 2002 at 17:07:35, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>
>>On May 13, 2002 at 13:59:15, José Antônio Fabiano Mendes wrote:
>>
>>>[Event "ICC 30 30"]
>>>[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
>>>[Date "2002.05.12"]
>>>[Round "-"]
>>>[White "diep"]
>>>[Black "crafty"]
>>>[Result "1/2-1/2"]
>>>[ICCResult "Game drawn by repetition"]
>>>[WhiteElo "2528"]
>>>[BlackElo "2506"]
>>>[Opening "Ruy Lopez: modern Steinitz defense"]
>>>[ECO "C71"]
>>>[NIC "RL.10"]
>>>[Time "23:33:51"]
>>>[TimeControl "1800+30"]
>>>
>>>1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. d4 b5 6. Bb3 Nxd4 7. Nxd4 exd4 8.
>>>c3 dxc3 9. Qd5 Be6 10. Qc6+ Bd7 11. Qd5 Be6 12. Qc6+ Bd7 13. Qd5 Be6
>>>{Game drawn by repetition}
>>>1/2-1/2
>>
>>
>>Apparently _both_ sides thought they were "worse" and went for a quick
>>repetition right out of the opening book...
>
>A grandmaster draw right out of book!
>
>I bet DIEP didn't waste a cycle of its time trying to find a better move,
>straighth out of book, just like a grandmaster draw must happen sometimes :)
>
>You can't complain here Bob with a draw...
I do not understand it.
What is the reason to have a draw for white in your book.
White is supposed to try to win and draw lines for white should not be included
in books.
Uri
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