Author: José de Jesús García Ruvalcaba
Date: 02:50:48 08/05/03
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On August 04, 2003 at 23:48:54, Terry McCracken wrote: >On August 04, 2003 at 19:58:43, Dan Andersson wrote: > >> I have a hard time not thinking he did it on purpose. Having a firm belief he >>could score an easy point. IMO h6 is playable. If you are a masochist. And >>follow it up by fxe6 Bg6+ Ke7. >> >>MvH Dan Andersson > >No Kasparov blundered, and lost control of the game...he could have played >better but his will was crushed. I remember as soon as he made his finger >slip he buried his face in his hands, he wasn't very happy at all. Kasparov >didn't allow the sac on purpose, it's too complicated after 7.Nxe6! and that >was the last thing Kasparov wanted in his last game, unclear variations. > >Joel Benjamin intentionally added 7.Nxe6 to Deep Blues Book in the event >Kasparov happen to play the Caro-Khan and in the way he played it. > >Joel is Psychic!;-) > >Terry Joel Benjamin is not a psychic, he is only a strong grandmaster who used to be much stronger some fifteen years ago, who has plenty of experience playing against world class players (against weaker players too of course), who had enough time to study Kasparov's games and opening repertoire (not counting the financial incentives and the intellectual reward), and who did his job quite well. You can be sure he added plenty of more lines which did not occur in the match, they were part of his job too. Probably he missed some lines, but he is not to be blamed since very few players can keep up with Kasparov on opening theory. José.
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