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Subject: Re: VK v DF - What A Difference A Queen Makes!

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 20:21:10 10/16/02

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On October 15, 2002 at 12:15:28, martin fierz wrote:

>On October 15, 2002 at 11:41:02, Ed Schröder wrote:
>
>>On October 15, 2002 at 11:27:54, Jeremiah Penery wrote:
>>
>>>On October 15, 2002 at 11:23:20, Graham Laight wrote:
>>>
>>>>In the first four games, we saw Fritz embarass itself with its inability to make
>>>>any progress.
>>>>
>>>>Now, by selecting openings where the queens stay on, they win two games in a row
>>>>(assuming Fritz completes the job on this won game).
>>>>
>>>>What an incredible difference keeping the queens on the board has made!
>>
>>>Kramnik had a winning position until 19. Nxf7, which appears to not have been a
>>>sound sacrifice, though it is still a little unclear.
>>
>>Maybe 19.Nxf7 simply wins against any human, against a comp better have it
>>calculated 100% right!
>>
>>anti-computer strategy says: 19.Bd5! Rf8 20.bxc4!
>>
>>[d]2rq1rk1/p2n1ppp/bp1N1b2/3B4/PBPp4/6P1/5P1P/R2Q1RK1 b - -
>>
>>And black is completely paralysed.
>>
>>Ed
>
>so much for kramnik being 100% prepared against fritz. i think it cannot be said
>often enough that against the comps it is best to avoid tactics, except if you
>are 100% sure that they are in your favor. if you are right then this had to be
>played. however, i'm not sure that 19. ..Rf8 is forced -it's only an exchange...
>not having a chess program handy i'll suggest something like 19...c3 as a
>possible improvement and leave it up to the guys with computers to see if ...Rf8
>is forced!
>
>aloha
>  martin

I think this is just a human psyche problem...

He squeezed it perfectly in games 1-4.  Also in game 5 until he made a simple
tactical
blunder.  He came out looking for revenge in game 6 and made a _classic_
mistake.  If
he settles down, he can win the match.  If he goes for blood, he can _easily_
lose it...




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