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Subject: Re: It was not at all necessarily a win for Kasparov.

Author: Ernst Walet

Date: 22:29:14 02/05/03

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On February 05, 2003 at 22:19:37, Dave Gomboc wrote:

>On February 05, 2003 at 21:01:43, Uri Blass wrote:
>
>>On February 05, 2003 at 20:50:11, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>>
>>>On February 05, 2003 at 20:23:50, Albert Silver wrote:
>>>
>>>>On February 05, 2003 at 18:36:52, Timothy J. Frohlick wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>Martin,
>>>>>
>>>>>I think that Kasparov saw a possible win but didn't think that it was worth the
>>>>>effort to play another 50 to 100 moves.  These games don't affect his rating or
>>>>>standing in the "real" chess world. He would deny this whole proposition of
>>>>>course. I think that he got fatigued and didn't want to risk a loss.
>>>>>
>>>>>TJF
>>>>
>>>>Fatigued at 1 game every 3 days? Allow me to express my doubts....
>>>>
>>>>                                    Albert
>>>
>>>
>>>I think "weary" might be better.
>>>
>>>I watched this game, and the move g3 was _not_ hard to find.  It appears to me
>>>that he analyzed this carefully and said "if I play g3, I think it wins for
>>>white, but the tactics are difficult and complex and I might well make yet
>>>another mistake and turn a win into a loss.  However, if I play Bxh7+, my
>>>opponent will obviously see the instant perpetual and take it, letting me off
>>>with a draw, without my having to offer a draw."
>>>
>>>Whether that happened or not is only speculation.  But as a human, I would play
>>>g3 without much thought as any non-checking move is instantly fatal, and the
>>>checking move simply delays the decision for a move...
>>
>>I am not sure if g3 is winning.
>>
>>g3 Qh2 f5 h5 was one of the lines that were mentioned and Here is the analysis
>>of Deep Fritz6 on p850(Fritz8 was not installed on this computer)
>>
>>The point is that if white is winning I expect the score of white to improve or
>>at least not to go down when the program searches deeper and in this case the
>>score goes down from +2 to +1.41.
>>
>>[D]rnb1r1k1/pp3pp1/2p5/3p1P1p/3P2n1/P1NBPKP1/1PQBN2q/R4R2 w - h6 0 1
>>
>>Analysis by Deep Fritz:
>>
>>18.Nxd5--
>>  +-  (2.22)   Depth: 1/3   00:00:00
>>18.Nxd5-- cxd5
>>  ³  (-0.37)   Depth: 1/3   00:00:00
>>18.e4!
>>  ±  (1.13)   Depth: 1/4   00:00:00
>>18.e4! dxe4+ 19.Bxe4
>>  +-  (2.03)   Depth: 1/4   00:00:00
>>18.e4 dxe4+ 19.Bxe4 Nd7
>>  +-  (1.94)   Depth: 2/7   00:00:00
>>18.e4 dxe4+ 19.Bxe4 Nf6 20.Rh1
>>  +-  (1.91)   Depth: 3/10   00:00:00
>>18.e4 dxe4+ 19.Bxe4 Nf6 20.Rh1
>>  +-  (1.91)   Depth: 4/17   00:00:00  1kN
>>18.e4 dxe4+ 19.Bxe4 Nd7 20.Rae1 Ndf6
>>  +-  (1.94)   Depth: 5/15   00:00:00  5kN
>>18.e4 dxe4+ 19.Bxe4 Nd7 20.Rae1 Ndf6 21.Bd3
>>  +-  (1.81)   Depth: 6/20   00:00:00  16kN
>>18.Rac1!
>>  +-  (1.84)   Depth: 6/20   00:00:00  29kN
>>18.Rac1! Nd7 19.e4 dxe4+ 20.Nxe4 Ngf6 21.Rfe1
>>  +-  (1.88)   Depth: 6/20   00:00:00  36kN
>>18.Rae1!
>>  +-  (1.91)   Depth: 6/20   00:00:00  55kN
>>18.Rae1! Nd7 19.e4 dxe4+ 20.Nxe4 Ngf6 21.Nd6
>>  +-  (2.03)   Depth: 6/20   00:00:00  61kN
>>18.Rae1 Nd7 19.e4 Nb6 20.Bg5 dxe4+ 21.Bxe4 Bd7
>>  +-  (2.19)   Depth: 7/26   00:00:00  163kN
>>18.Rae1 Nd7 19.e4 Nb6 20.Bg5 dxe4+ 21.Bxe4 Nc4 22.Bf4
>>  +-  (2.19)   Depth: 8/31   00:00:00  322kN
>>18.Rae1 Nd7 19.e4 Nb6 20.Bf4 dxe4+ 21.Bxe4 Nc4 22.Qb3 Nb6
>>  +-  (2.25)   Depth: 9/31   00:00:03  1762kN
>>18.Rae1 Nd7 19.e4 Nb6 20.exd5 Nxd5 21.Nxd5
>>  +-  (2.22)   Depth: 10/33   00:00:05  3285kN
>>18.Rae1 Nd7 19.e4 Qh3
>>  +-  (2.22)   Depth: 11/38   00:00:12  7491kN
>>18.Rae1 Nd7 19.e4 Qh3
>>  +-  (2.06)   Depth: 12/38   00:00:29  17639kN
>>18.Rae1 Nd7 19.e4 c5 20.Nxd5 cxd4 21.Kf4
>>  +-  (1.88)   Depth: 13/40   00:01:13  44451kN
>>18.e4!
>>  +-  (1.91)   Depth: 13/42   00:02:26  91432kN
>>18.e4 dxe4+ 19.Bxe4 Nd7 20.Bg5 c5 21.Rae1 cxd4 22.Nxd4 Nge5+ 23.Kf4 Qh3
>>  +-  (1.75)   Depth: 14/46   00:06:52  258106kN
>>18.e4 dxe4+ 19.Bxe4 c5 20.dxc5 Nd7 21.c6 bxc6 22.Bf4
>>  +-  (1.69)   Depth: 15/47   00:23:25  886608kN
>>18.Rae1!
>>  +-  (1.72)   Depth: 15/47   00:27:21  1042597kN
>>18.Rae1--
>>  +-  (1.41)   Depth: 16/43   00:38:55  1433521kN
>>
>>(blass, tel-aviv 06.02.2003)
>>
>>Uri
>
>I don't think g3 wins for White at all.  In fact, White takes big risks in that
>line.
>
>Some variations:
>
>16. g3 Qh2 17. Bf5 Qh5 18. Bxg4 Bxg4+ 19. Kf2 Qh2+ 20. Ke1 Nd7 with compensation
>for the material
>
>16. g3 Qh2 17. f5 h5 18. Rae1 Nd7 19. e4 c5 20. exd5 cxd4 21. Nxd4 Nge5+ 22. Kf4
>h4 with compensation for the material
>
>16. g3 Qh2 17. f5 h5 18. Rae1 Nd7 19. e4 c5 20. Nxd5 cxd4 21. Bf4 Nde5+ 22. Bxe5
>Nxe5+ 23. Kf4 Bxf5 24. Nxd4 and here 24...g5 is a repetition draw but with 24...
>Ng6+ Black can play for more.
>
>16. g3 Qh2 17. f5 h5 18. Rae1 Nd7 19. e4 c5 20. Nxd5 cxd4 21. Kf4 Nf2 22. Nxd4
>Ne5 23. Bb5 g5+ 24. fxg6ep Nxg6+ 25. Ke3 Qxg3+ 26. Nf3 Rxe4+ is complicated but
>roughly equal.
>
>16. g3 Qh2 17. f5 h5 18. Rae1 Nd7 19. b4 Nde5+ 20. dxe5 Nxe5+ 21. Kf4 Qh3 22. e4
>Bxf5 23. Ke3 d4+ 24. Kxd4 Rad8+ and black wins.
>
>... and in a lot of deviations White simply gets crushed!
>
>16. g3 Qh2 17. Rae1 h5 18. e4 is problematic, though.  If White is winning, I
>think it's in this line.
>
>Dave

I let Shredder7 run on this position and it thinks that g3 only draws as well.

Ernst

New game
[D]rnb1r1k1/pp3ppp/2p5/3p4/3P1Pnq/P1NBPK2/1PQBN1P1/R4R2 w - - 0 1

Analysis by Shredder 7:

16.Bxh7+ Qxh7 17.Qxh7+ Kxh7
  µ  (-0.96)   Depth: 1/4   00:00:00
16.Bxh7+ Qxh7 17.Qxh7+ Kxh7
  µ  (-0.96)   Depth: 1/4   00:00:00
16.e4 Qf2+ 17.Rxf2
  µ  (-0.95)   Depth: 1/6   00:00:00
16.e4 Qf2+ 17.Rxf2
  ³  (-0.60)   Depth: 1/6   00:00:00
16.e4 dxe4+ 17.Nxe4
  =  (0.01)   Depth: 1/7   00:00:00
16.e4 dxe4+ 17.Bxe4 Bd7
  =  (-0.19)   Depth: 2/9   00:00:00
16.Ng3 Qh3 17.gxh3
  =  (-0.18)   Depth: 2/9   00:00:00
16.Ng3 Bd7
  =  (-0.15)   Depth: 2/9   00:00:00
16.Ng3 Nh2+ 17.Kf2 Nxf1 18.Rxf1
  =  (-0.06)   Depth: 3/10   00:00:00
16.e4 dxe4+ 17.Nxe4 Bf5 18.g3 Qh1+ 19.Rxh1
  =  (-0.05)   Depth: 3/13   00:00:00
16.e4 dxe4+ 17.Nxe4 Nh2+ 18.Ke3 Ng4+ 19.Kf3 Nh2+ 20.Ke3 Ng4+ 21.Kf3 Nh2+
  =  (-0.03)   Depth: 3/13   00:00:00
16.g3 Qh3 17.e4 dxe4+ 18.Nxe4 Qxg3+ 19.N2xg3
  =  (-0.02)   Depth: 3/13   00:00:00
16.g3 Qh3 17.e4 Nh2+ 18.Kf2 Nxf1 19.Rxf1
  =  (0.08)   Depth: 3/13   00:00:00
16.g3 Nh2+ 17.Kf2 Ng4+ 18.Ke1 Qh2
  =  (0.06)   Depth: 4/16   00:00:00
16.g3 Nh2+ 17.Kf2 Qh5 18.Rfe1 Qf3+ 19.Kg1
  =  (0.14)   Depth: 5/15   00:00:00
16.g3 Qh5 17.Rh1 Ne5+ 18.Kg2 Qf3+ 19.Kg1 Nxd3 20.Qxd3
  =  (0.12)   Depth: 6/19   00:00:00
16.g3 Qh5 17.Bxh7+ Qxh7 18.Rh1 Qxc2 19.Rh8+ Kxh8
  =  (-0.13)   Depth: 7/18   00:00:00  48kN
16.g3 Qh5 17.Rh1 Ne5+ 18.Kg2 Qf3+ 19.Kg1 Nxd3 20.Qxd3 f5
  =  (-0.20)   Depth: 7/18   00:00:00  73kN
16.Ng3 Nh2+ 17.Kf2 Nxf1 18.Rxf1 Qxg3+ 19.Kxg3 Rxe3+ 20.Bxe3
  =  (-0.19)   Depth: 7/18   00:00:00  106kN
16.Ng3 Nh2+ 17.Kf2 Ng4+ 18.Kf3 Nh2+ 19.Kf2 Ng4+ 20.Kf3 Nh2+
  =  (-0.02)   Depth: 7/23   00:00:00  171kN
16.Ng3 Nh2+ 17.Kf2 Ng4+ 18.Kf3 Nh2+ 19.Kf2 Ng4+ 20.Kf3 Nh2+
  =  (-0.02)   Depth: 8/26   00:00:00  296kN
16.g3 Qh5 17.Rh1 Ne5+ 18.Kg2 Qf3+ 19.Kg1 Nxd3 20.Qxd3 Qxg3+ 21.Nxg3
  =  (-0.01)   Depth: 8/26   00:00:01  372kN
16.g3 Qh2 17.f5 h5 18.e4 dxe4+ 19.Bxe4 Nd7 20.Bg5 Qh3
  =  (0.23)   Depth: 8/26   00:00:01  520kN
16.g3 Nh2+ 17.Kf2 Ng4+ 18.Ke1 Qh2 19.Kd1 Nxe3+ 20.Bxe3 Rxe3 21.Nxd5
  =  (0.15)   Depth: 9/25   00:00:02  721kN
16.g3 Nh2+ 17.Kf2 Ng4+ 18.Kg2 Qh2+ 19.Kf3 Bd7 20.f5 Qh5 21.Nf4 Qg5 22.Ke2 Qe7
23.e4 dxe4 24.Bxe4
  ²  (0.26)   Depth: 10/36   00:00:10  3429kN
16.g3 Nh2+ 17.Kf2 Ng4+ 18.Ke1 Qh3 19.Rc1 Bd7 20.e4 Nh2 21.exd5 Nxf1 22.Rd1
  =  (0.23)   Depth: 11/41   00:00:24  8059kN
16.g3 Nh2+ 17.Kf2 Ng4+ 18.Ke1 Qh3 19.Rb1 Nd7 20.e4 Qg2 21.Rg1 Qf2+ 22.Kd1 dxe4
23.Nxe4 Ne3+ 24.Bxe3 Qxe3 25.Re1
  ²  (0.28)   Depth: 12/35   00:00:39  13272kN
16.g3 Nh2+ 17.Kf2 Ng4+ 18.Ke1 Qh3 19.b4 Nd7 20.b5 Nxe3 21.Bxe3 Rxe3 22.Kf2 Qg2+
23.Kxg2 Rxg3+ 24.Kxg3
  ²  (0.30)   Depth: 13/37   00:00:59  20269kN
16.g3 Nh2+ 17.Kf2 Ng4+ 18.Ke1 Qh3 19.Rg1 Nd7 20.e4 dxe4 21.Bxe4 Ndf6 22.Rh1 Nh2
23.Bxh7+ Nxh7 24.Rxh2 Qxh2 25.Qe4 Rxe4
  ²  (0.28)   Depth: 14/44   00:01:44  35527kN
16.g3 Nh2+ 17.Kf2 Ng4+ 18.Ke1 Qh3 19.b4 Nh2 20.Rg1 Nf3+ 21.Kf2 Nxg1 22.Rxg1 Nd7
23.b5 Nf6 24.Bxh7+ Qxh7 25.Rg2 Qxc2
  =  (0.05)   Depth: 15/43   00:03:03  62323kN
16.g3 Nh2+ 17.Kf2 Ng4+ 18.Ke1 Qh3 19.b4 Nh2 20.Bxh7+ Kh8 21.Rf2 Ng4 22.Bd3 Nxf2
23.Kxf2 Qh2+ 24.Kf3 Bh3 25.Rg1 Nd7 26.g4 Nf6 27.g5
  =  (0.10)   Depth: 16/48   00:07:59  158908kN
16.g3 Nh2+ 17.Kf2 Ng4+ 18.Ke1 Qh3 19.Rg1 Nd7 20.e4 dxe4 21.Nxe4 Qh2 22.Bc4 Rxe4
23.Qxe4 Qf2+ 24.Kd1 Qxg1+ 25.Kc2 Ndf6 26.Qxh7+ Kxh7
  =  (0.14)   Depth: 17/51   00:28:15  654130kN
16.g3 Nh2+ 17.Kf2 Ng4+ 18.Ke1 Qh3 19.Rg1 Nd7 20.e4 dxe4 21.Nxe4 Qh2 22.Bc4 Nh6
23.Kd1 Nb6 24.Bd3 Bg4 25.Re1 Rad8 26.Kc1 Bxe2
  =  (0.21)   Depth: 18/52   00:55:53  1343092kN
16.g3 Nh2+ 17.Kf2 Ng4+ 18.Ke1 Qh3 19.f5 Qg2 20.Rf4 Qh1+ 21.Rf1 Qg2 22.Rf4 Qh1+
23.Rf1 Qg2 24.Rf4
  =  (0.00)   Depth: 19/59   02:25:58  3516751kN
16.g3 Nh2+ 17.Kf2 Ng4+ 18.Ke1 Qh3 19.f5 Qg2 20.Rf4 Qh1+ 21.Rf1 Qg2 22.Rf4 Qh1+
23.Rf1 Qg2 24.Rf4
  =  (0.00)   Depth: 20/63   06:13:35  9013035kN

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