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Subject: Re: best move

Author: Uri Blass

Date: 14:02:52 08/18/02

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On August 18, 2002 at 16:39:00, irv wrote:

>On August 18, 2002 at 09:57:25, Uri Blass wrote:
>
>>On August 18, 2002 at 09:55:33, irv wrote:
>>
>>>why not solve a position that is the most important  the start position .if even
>>>an advantage of 1.5 or better could be reached that would be enough . it is
>>>obvious that white must win .
>>
>>It is not obvious and most players believe that it is a draw.
>>
>>Uri
>
>so if you were in a serious chess tourn and you only had 1 game left to play and
>if you won you win $10,000 if you lose you may get $500 . you get the black
>pieces vs a player of your elo . now in this situation would you not feel better
>having the white pieces .if they are the same then why alternate colors in big
>tourn ?????????

I did not say that white and black have the same practical chances.
I only said that most players believe that the result is a draw if both sides do
not do mistakes.

Uri



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