Author: Uri Blass
Date: 05:37:55 02/02/03
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On February 02, 2003 at 08:28:15, Rolf Tueschen wrote:
>On February 01, 2003 at 20:14:09, Amir Ban wrote:
>
>>[Event "X3D Man-Machine match"]
>>[Site "New York City"]
>>[Date "2003.01.30"]
>>[Round "3"]
>>[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
>>[Black "Deep Junior 8"]
>>[Result "0-1"]
>>[Opening "QGD semi-Slav: Stoltz variation"]
>>[ECO "D45"]
>>
>>1. d4
>>
>>{I was operating again, and this time the guest of honour was legendary director
>>Milos Forman. He made this move for white, then sat down in the VIP section of
>>the playing room for the rest of the game. There are about 10 chairs for VIP's
>>about four meters from the board, but they are usually unoccupied because it's
>>much more interesting three floors down where Ashley and Seirawan are commenting
>>for the crowd. Klara Kasparova, however, is always there, keeping an eye on her
>>son}
>>
>>1... d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 b6
>>
>>{Here's where we differ from the previous game's 6...Bd6. Are we now going to
>>see a conventional line from the Semi-Slav ? Not if Kasparov can help it}
>>
>>7. cxd5 exd5 8. Bd3 Be7
>>
>>{We are out of book here}
>>
>>9. Bd2
>>
>>{What's this ? Is he going to castle queenside ?}
>>
>>9... O-O 10. g4
>>
>>{So that's the idea again. This time, we have to take}
>>
>>10... Nxg4
>>
>>{Deep Junior expects 11. Bxh7+ Kh8 12. h3 Ngf6. While Kasparov was considering
>>his next move I went out to the computer room and found Boris, much troubled,
>>analysing continuations after this line. I asked him: "Will he take on h7?". "He
>>has to", says Boris. "Can't he play say Rg1 ?". "No, then I play Ndf6" says
>>Boris.
>>
>>11. Rg1
>>
>>{Kasparov is not listening to Boris. Maybe in the spirit of the g4 move, white
>>doesn't want the pawn back, but much more. I believe he was out not only to win,
>>but to completely humiliate the program
>
>Amir,
>I know that you won't debate here, but your messages are well appreciated
>nevertheless. Perhaps you might still read what people write and if not I think
>it's still important to comment. The whole presentation of this game is in
>accordance of such a show event. By all means you want to talk about an
>authentic fight. Your creation even has emotions and the objectivism of your GM
>advisor either has been completely removed or drugged OR you have simply
>forgotten what he has told you about the game here in particular. What is
>astonishing, that you give some very prospective lines for White but you still
>behave as if JUNIOR was completely ok. In real JUNIOR was lost. And Boris
>Alterman was the first who knew that.
>
>Now you surely have a talent to make jokes, yes, you are writing a whole satire
>here, when you comment that Kasparov wanted to "humiliate" the Israeli product,
>when in _reality_ Kasparov simply refused to play the best lines as if he only
>wanted to demonstrate how easy he _could_ have won, but what he didn't want to
>do because of the situation of the highly paid show event. I'm certain that you
>know that Kasparov already got 500000 $$ just for coming for the show. Would you
>really want to make us believe that this is exactly the price Kasparov needed to
>humiliate your program? This price he is worth with his status to create chess
>games so that the average chess amateur is impressed. Because he should buy the
>program.
I see no reasons for kasparov to care that people will buy the program.
It is better for kasparov to win the match otherwise sponsors may prefer to pay
smirin to play the next match and not kasparov.
I hope to see a match of Junior against Smirin if kasparov does not win the
match.
Uri
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