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Subject: Re: (an example of GM blunders)

Author: Walter Faxon

Date: 14:52:06 10/23/02

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On October 23, 2002 at 15:19:03, Robert Hyatt wrote:

>On October 23, 2002 at 15:16:39, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>
>A couple of classics come to mind that are easy to find.
>
>1.  Kasparov blundered in game 2 of the DB match in 1997.  He resigned a drawn
>position.
>
>2.  Kasparov blundered in game 6 and blew an opening sequence of moves and lost.
>
>It is interesting that we see _more_ mistakes against computers.
>
>My theory is that the computers simply notice the mistakes that humans might
>well overlook...

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The game 6 "blunder" is dealt with in Hsu's book, pp. 254-256:

"So what did happen?  An International Master in Kasparov's camp was quoted the
next day in the newspaper that the 7. ... h6 move was one agreed upon earlier.
Garry himself stated months later in an interview that he regretted the decision
to play 7. ... h6.  So the move was never a slip of the finger as it was
characterized in news articles immediately following the match.  It was played
by design."

Buy Hsu's book to read more.





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