Author: Eduard Nemeth
Date: 00:55:06 02/07/03
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On February 07, 2003 at 02:23:32, Amir Ban wrote:
>[Event "X3D man-machine match"]
>[Site "New York City"]
>[Date "2003.02.05"]
>[Round "5"]
>[White "*Kasparov, Garry"]
>[Black "*Deep Junior 8"]
>[Result "*1/2-1/2"]
>
>1. d4 Nf6
>
>{Enough Semi-Slav for this match}
>
>2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Ne2 Re8 8. O-O Bd6 9. a3
>
>{We are out of book here}
>
>10... c6 10. Qc2 Bxh2+ 11. Kxh2 Ng4+ 12. Kg3
>
>{All this was surprising, to say the least. Kasparov raised his eyebrows at move
>10, but took the bishop without much thought. He played Kg3 derisively, looking
>left and right, as if asking "Is this serious ?". I understand why: the pattern
>of this sacrifice and what happens next is well-known. With black's pieces
>undeveloped and no other supporting feature in black's position what is there to
>consider ? and moreover, how can it succeed ? Good questions, but not the kind
>that Deep Junior asks itself}
>
>12... Qg5
>
>{from here on all evaluations are 0.00}
Wow , real 0.00? Cool. :)
>
>13. f4
>
>{Now Kasparov starts to think, and takes more than an hour for the next four
>moves}
>
>13... Qh5 14. Bd2 Qh2+
>
>{14... f5 15. Rh1 Qf7 16. Rh4 is inferior}
>
>15. Kf3 Qh4 16. Bxh7+
>
>{The final decision, with the last hope that Deep Junior will err into 16...
>Qxh7 to get an inferior endgame. The alternative is 16. g3. In the post-game
>press conference said he was concerned by 16... Qh2. Junior's analysis: 16...
>Qh2 17. f5 h5 [17... Qh3 18. Rh1 Nh2+ 19. Rxh2 white advantage] 18. e4 [or
>18.Rae1 Nd7] dxe4 19. Bxe4 c5!
>
>If 16. g3 Nh2+ 17. Kf2 Ng4+ 18. Ke1 Qh3 19. f5 [or 19. Rg1 Nd7 =] Nd7 20. e4
After 17...Sg4+ 18.Kg2!?± I see white in advanced.
Eduard
>dxe4 21. Nxe4 Nb6 22. Nf4 Qh2 23. Kd1 it looks like white manages to regroup and
>retain some advantage, but what if 19... Rxe3 ? If 20. Rg1 Re8 or 20. f6 Nd7
>black is ok, but what if 20. Nxd5 ?}
>
>16...Kh8 17. Ng3 Nh2+ 18. Kf2
>
>{Kasparov put on his watch here, his usual signal for "game over"}
>
>18... Ng4+ 19. Kf3 Nh2+ {I offered a draw here. Draw agreed. This was the
>shortest game yet at 2 hours, but the crowd got their money's worth} 1/2-1/2
>
>Amir
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