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Subject: Re: Why 79.e3?!

Author: Roy Eassa

Date: 06:50:40 05/17/02

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On May 17, 2002 at 01:40:56, Telmo Escobar wrote:

>>[Event "A match in KasparovChess Playing Zone"]
>>[Site "www.KasparovChess.com"]
>>[Time "Wed May 15 13:59:58 CDT 2002"]
>>[White "Gurevich.Mikhail"]
>>[Black "Junior.7"]
>>[Result "{White resigned} 0-1"]
>>[WhiteELO "2614"]
>>[BlackELO "2651"]
>>
>>1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 dxc4 4. Qa4+ Nd7 5. Qxc4 a6
>>6. Bg2 c5 7. Qb3 Ngf6 8. O-O Qc7 9. d3 b5 10. Bf4 Bd6
>>11. Bxd6 Qxd6 12. a4 Bb7 13. axb5 Bd5 14. Qc3 axb5 15. Rxa8+ Bxa8
>>16. Qa5 O-O 17. Na3 Rb8 18. Nxb5 Qb6 19. Qxb6 Rxb6 20. Nc3 Rxb2
>>21. Rc1 Kf8 22. Nh4 Nd5 23. Nxd5 Bxd5 24. Kf1 g6 25. Nf3 h6
>>26. Ne1 Ke7 27. Nc2 f5 28. Ne3 Kd6 29. Ra1 Nb6 30. Ke1 Bxg2
>>31. Nxg2 g5 32. Ne3 Ke5 33. Rc1 Kd4 34. Nc2+ Kd5 35. Ne3+ Kc6
>>36. Kf1 h5 37. f3 Rb4 38. Kf2 f4 39. gxf4 gxf4 40. Ng2 Nd5
>>41. Rc2 e5 42. Rc1 Rb2 43. Nh4 Nb4 44. Rd1 Kd6 45. Ng2 Ke6
>>46. Kf1 Nc2 47. Rc1 Kd5 48. Rd1 Nd4 49. Re1 Ke6 50. Kf2 Kf6
>>51. Kf1 Ra2 52. Kf2 Kg5 53. Kf1 Rc2 54. h3 Kf6 55. Nh4 Rb2
>>56. Ng2 Kf5 57. Nh4+ Kg5 58. Ng2 Kf6 59. Nh4 Ra2 60. Ng2 Kf5
>>61. Nh4+ Kg5 62. Ng2 Kf6 63. Nh4 Rc2 64. Ng2 Kf7 65. Nh4 Rd2
>>66. Ng2 Kf6 67. Nh4 Kg5 68. Ng2 Kg6 69. Nh4+ Kh6 70. Ng2 Rc2
>>71. Nh4 Ra2 72. Ng2 Rd2 73. Nh4 Rb2 74. Ng2 Kg6 75. Nh4+ Kf7
>>76. Ng2 Rd2 77. Nh4 Kf6 78. Ng2 Kg5 79. e3 fxe3 80. Rxe3 Kf5
>>81. Kg1 Ne2+ 82. Kf1 Nc1 83. Ne1 Kf4 {{White resigned} 0-1}
>>
>>kburcham
>
> Question: why did Gurevich play the stupid-looking 79.e3?! This kind of
>unnecesarily risky move is strange for a GM with his experience.



I'd indeed like to see some analysis of h4+ instead!  Example:

79.h4+ Kf6 80.Kf2 Nf5 81.Rc1 Ng3 82.Re1 Ra2 83.Ne3!




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