Author: Uri Blass
Date: 23:08:01 02/01/03
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On February 01, 2003 at 22:03:46, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>On February 01, 2003 at 15:33:24, Uri Blass wrote:
>
>>On February 01, 2003 at 12:31:13, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>>
>>>On February 01, 2003 at 01:58:53, Jeremiah Penery wrote:
>>>
>>>>On January 31, 2003 at 22:58:54, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>I don't believe I ever said "he was lucky in game 2". He made an incredibly
>>>>>deep sacrifice offer that I'd bet he was sure the computer would take, and it
>>>>>led to a position that gave black lots of chances. But white made no mistakes
>>>>>and the chances were all "vaporous" and the draw ensued.
>>>>
>>>>Only because _black_ made the mistake, turning a winning position into a drawn
>>>>one, with Qa1 instead of f4.
>>>
>>>
>>>Nothing to date says "f4 was winning." Kasparov certainly said that his team
>>>found that f4 was yet another way to draw...
>>
>>
>>Can you post a link when kasparov said it.
>>
>>The only place that I remember that I read that claim was in a post of Amir Ban
>>and kasparov did not say it based on the post but only a member of kasparov's
>>team.
>
>He said kasparov reported that his "team" and discovered that f4 was also a
>drawing move. I have no reason to doubt his statement, myself... He was
>there...
>
>>
>>Here is a link for that post and the content of the relevant part
>>
>>http://www.talkchess.com/forums/1/message.html?280166
>>
>>{After the game Kasparov blamed this move, and said f4 wins. He repeated this at
>>the press conference minutes later. However, half an hour later a member of his
>>team told Shay that they analyzed f4 and found it is a draw (25... f4 26.h3)}
>>
>>Uri
>
>OK... that seems conclusive enough for me...
I read
"half an hor a member of his team told Shay..."
It means that a member of kasparov's team had the opinion that f4 draws.
It does not mean that kasparov agreed with that opinion.
I do not believe that they could get a final conclusion in half an hour.
Uri
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