Author: Terry Ripple
Date: 08:11:08 10/04/02
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On October 04, 2002 at 11:04:02, Omid David wrote:
>On October 04, 2002 at 10:51:48, Uri Blass wrote:
>
>>On October 04, 2002 at 10:34:43, Omid David wrote:
>>
>>>Just today we had a discussion regarding the importance of blockade draw
>>>detections http://www.talkchess.com/forums/1/message.html?255950
>>>
>>>Had Fritz implemented such a scheme, it wouldn't have stepped into the drawing
>>>variation.
>>
>>The question is if Fritz could win the game without going to the pawn endgame.
>>If it could not do it(and it seems to me to be the case) then it practically
>>changed nothing.
>>
>>[D]3k4/2p1b3/1p2p1p1/p1p1P2p/P1P3P1/1P5P/5P2/2B3K1 w - - 0 25
>>
>>25.h4 is forcing a draw because it is clear that after 25...hxg4 the move 26.Bg5
>>is forced in order not to lose material.
>>
>>The problem is that I think that white has no way to win the game and never had
>>a way to win.
>
>Anyway, so easily entering into an obvious draw, isn't exactly what you expect
>from a grandmaster level program to do. Fritz might have had a win, or not;
>nevertheless it shouldn't have played in a way a kid won't.
>
>>
>>Uri
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They talked about this on Chess.FM and the way Kramnik forced off the pieces and
tried to draw the game was very difficult for any Grandmaster to do much better
in the position! White needed to get his Kingside pawns rolling but there seemed
never enough time for White. White lost time moving to h3 which wasn't necessary
in the position!
Regards,
Terry
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