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Subject: Re: Kasparov did the right thing by NOT prolonging a long long game !

Author: Rolf Tueschen

Date: 15:19:10 02/08/03

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On February 08, 2003 at 18:13:27, Jorge Pichard wrote:

>On February 08, 2003 at 17:47:04, Rolf Tueschen wrote:
>
>>On February 08, 2003 at 17:39:34, Jorge Pichard wrote:
>>
>>>Kasparov knew that if he played 27...Nc5 it could prolonged the game beyond an
>>>additional 80 moves which he wasn't ready to endured without making any human
>>>blunder. The most important factor to consider is not getting into time trouble,
>>>and by playing 27....Nc5 he knew that it was going to be a very long long long
>>>game. In a long game Kasparov knew that the computer was NOT going to get tired,
>>>or run into time trouble, therefore the most logical thing for him to do was to
>>>offered a draw in a slightly better position. I know that this is only a
>>>shootout between Fritz8, but take into consiration that Fritz 8
>>>always played the best move possible for both sides and being a program, it
>>>avoided any possible traps or even worse blunders.
>>
>>
>>1) best move possible is your fantasy
>
>When I said best move possible , I meant it is the best move possible that Fritz
>8 can find with its evaluation for both sides, NOT  that it is the best move
>possible that could be found.

Thanks for the clarification.

Rolf Tueschen


>
>>2) possible traps is correct
>>
>>3) long ranged traps was the topic you've left out for reasons unknown :)
>>
>>Rolf Tueschen
>>
>>
>>
>>>
>>>http://talkchess.com/forums/1/message.html?282785



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