Author: Matthew White
Date: 18:54:04 07/21/03
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On July 21, 2003 at 20:01:30, John Merlino wrote: >On July 21, 2003 at 19:50:20, Russell Reagan wrote: > >>On July 21, 2003 at 19:05:01, John Merlino wrote: >> >>>This is true. In the 4-game match between CM9000 and GM Christiansen, Larry >>>played VERY exciting chess, with lots of tactics and wild positions. The result >>>was, of course, a 2.5-1.5 win for CM9000. >> >>It sounds like you're saying he barely lost the match despite his playing style >>in those games. Do you think he would have faired significantly better had he >>employed the "safer" style of play? > >Actually, if we had wanted, we could have worn him down in the last game and >possibly won 3.0 to 1.0. We were up a pawn in the endgame (2 rooks and 4 pawns >to 2 rooks and 3 pawns), so we theoretically could have won that. However, by >offering a draw we won the match, which was certainly all we could have asked >for. > >But, I would definitely say that, yes, if Larry had played a much more patient >style, he probably would have won. But the games would not have been anywhere >near as exciting to watch! > >jm The time control in that match was a pretty odd one too, IIRC. That may have had some effect on his play. Matt
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