Author: Dan Andersson
Date: 13:51:15 08/04/03
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> And any human makes tactical mistakes. I believe Kasparov >>himself estimated he made more than one in an average game. Don't remember his >>exact estimate. > >I do not believe in it. While Kasparov might not be all that reliable when it comes to computer chess he is wery frank when it comes to his own game. And if you would like to get some corroboration on this hypothesis you would do well to pick up the Chess Stars book 'Super Tournaments 2002'. It's a book where all the super tournament games are annotated by f.ex: Khalifman, Sakaev and Shipov. And you will find that the top GMs of the world err quite often in their games. Several times per game is not unusual. > >Even I (near 2000 player) had games when I did not do a single tactical mistake >and the same for the opponent(based on analysis with chess programs). > It usually depends on the strength and playing style of the opponent. Against cunning aggressive high rated players such games are rare. While I myself have a collection of such games they are the exception rather than the rule. And it also depends on opening choice. My pride and joy is a perfect game as black against the Rb1 variation in the exchange Grunfeld against a *very* strong player. MvH Dan Andersson
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