Author: Terry McCracken
Date: 19:12:39 01/29/03
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On January 29, 2003 at 21:46:17, stuart taylor wrote: >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 Yes, maybe after the match has concluded? It would be fun to watch!:o) Terry
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