Author: Sune Fischer
Date: 07:30:16 10/04/02
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On October 04, 2002 at 10:27:59, Uri Blass wrote: >On October 04, 2002 at 10:24:54, Sune Fischer wrote: > >>On October 04, 2002 at 09:41:01, Uri Blass wrote: >> >>>On October 04, 2002 at 08:24:49, Janosch Zwerensky wrote: >>> >>>>So now in game one we have Kramnik's favorite defense on the board. It's been >>>>effective against Kasparov, and I'd think that this type of position ought to be >>>>even more unpleasant for a computer. >>>>What do you think are the odds Fritz will survive the endgame of game 1? ;) >>>> >>>>Regards, >>>>Janosch >>> >>>Kasparov failed to win. >>>surviving and winning are different targets. >>> >>>If the task of Fritz is only to draw then it's task is easier. >> >>I don't think Fritz has any "task" other than to maximize it score. >> >>Kramnik on the other hand seems to use the usual match strategy, playing for a >>draw with black and for a win with white. I had expected to see Kramnik crush it >>8-0, but that is not going to happen if he is that defensive as black. >> >>Kramnik must have some respect for Fritz to be playing like that, maybe he >>didn't find any good holes to exploit during his preparation? >> >>-S. > >Maybe when you do not know the opponent's book finding holes in every game is >impossible. > >Maybe he looked for holes only with white and decided to play for a draw with >black. > >Uri Yes we will see the next game, this one certainly looks draw to me, typical pawn blocker position: [D]4k3/2p5/1p2p1p1/p1p1P1P1/P1P3p1/1P6/5P2/6K1 w - - 0 1 -S.
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