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Subject: Re: Kasparov's team discovered white could probably draw after 26.h3.

Author: stuart taylor

Date: 18:46:17 01/29/03

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On January 29, 2003 at 19:53:55, Terry McCracken wrote:

>On January 29, 2003 at 17:30:35, Jorge Pichard wrote:
>
>>On January 29, 2003 at 16:36:08, Odd Gunnar Malin wrote:
>>
>>>On January 29, 2003 at 14:42:13, Jorge Pichard wrote:
>>>
>>>>On January 29, 2003 at 13:02:24, George Sobala wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>See his annotations at http://www.worldchessrating.com/521916158.html
>>>>
>>>>This is a mistake. I thought I was winning by force and went for this variation.
>>>>The correct way was 25...f4!, since after 26.Nf1 e3 27.Re2 exf2+ 28.Rxf2 Nd3
>>>>Black is in full command, White has no other choice than
>>>>
>>
>>During his stage interview after the match Kasparov said he had seen the move
>>25...f4 thought that it was winning, but he decided that the queen check on a1
>>did not change anything. "It was a human move," he said. "You see a check like
>>that and you simply play it. But I immediately realised that I had let it off
>>the hook." Later on Kasparov and his seconds discovered that the move 25...f4
>>was not so clear after all and that White could probably draw after 26.h3.
>>
>>http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=762
>>
>>Pichard
>>
>>>Another quote:
>>>"Draw! This game is an incomplete masterpiece."
>>>
>>>http://www.worldchessrating.com/521913530.html?498926512897015
>>>
>>>Odd Gunnar
>
>The only way to settle this is restart this game at move ...25 with f4, and let
>Garry Kasparov, win!;-)
>
>Terry

That's a very good idea. It need not be under strict match conditions, and it is
something which CAN be done, unlike with Deeper Blue.
S.Taylor



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