Author: Terry McCracken
Date: 20:37:28 02/19/03
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On February 19, 2003 at 22:44:06, ALI MIRAFZALI wrote:
>On February 19, 2003 at 22:21:52, david wight wrote:
>
>>my chessmaster 2 played on my ps2,found the move g2-g3 right when i started it
>>to play both sides on its highest sittings *2467*the g3 move would have given
>>kasparov a crushing victory.if i am wrong please let me know and please tell me
>>why and if possilbe the analysis from other programs,shredder,fritz,etc.best
>>regards to you.-dave
>Hi Dave
>Yes indeed g2g3 wins in my opinion ;and most importantly in the opinion of
>a lot of other commercial programs.I have also autoplayed the position from
>both sides using the programs to make moves for both sides at 3 min per move
>and in every case with every program white wins .I am planning to post extensive
>analysis later on.Kasparov did not play it because he got shocked
>by the unsound bishop sac and he did want to repeat 1997.I am of the opinion
>that junior is not a good program;and most well known programs would have done
>better.
I concur with you mostly, with the exception of 3min. per move is enough to
prove you're correct, (1hr. per move on superfast hardware may be needed), also
other top programmes like Rebel will play this sac (Bxh2+), and your opinion of
Junior being not a good programme, is false.
It was playing Kasparov, and Kasparov isn't your average Super GM, he's an
"Ultra" GM!, and should make _any_ commercial programme appear somewhat
inferior. Naturally I'm disappointed, with his result, and also agree with
you that Kasparov didn't wish to take risks, possibly losing the match
like he did in '97 against DB. I'm afraid that loss still haunts him!
Drawing Game 2 and losing Game 3 of course was the reason Kasparov became over
cautious! Yes, Kasparov had winning chances in game 3 with Nxe4!!, instead of
Bh6?!, and a draw before the stupid move, Rh5??, losing, instead of Ng6+!
drawing.
I also know he should have won, and didn't reseach Junior well enough, to
realize that it would play 10.Bxh2+?!!, had he and his team seen this prior to
the game, I'd expect he would have had a prepared line, with g3!! and won.
Terry
P.S. Kasparov was so concerned with adverting losing the match he was satisfied
in extending a draw offer in the last game of the match, after Rxc3!
He was also annoyed he failed to fully analyse, Bc1! with Ba3! in mind.
Too bad, he still had a 50-60% chance of winning.
According to analysis by DJ it was going to play a5? allowing b5!!++/- winning!
When the DJ team saw this under the advice of GM Boris Altman, they turned
around and offered the draw!
BTW Fritz 8 would have made that mistake as well!
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