Author: martin fierz
Date: 05:07:08 10/13/03
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On October 12, 2003 at 20:59:08, K. Burcham wrote: >Too easy for programs. >I assume GM Karpov forgot this from his studies. he must have been sleeping or something. every club player should realize in something like 2 seconds that Bxh7+ Kxh7 Qh5+ Kg8 Bxg7 is a classic combination (similar to e.g. the Bxh7+ Kxh7+ Qh5+ Kg8 Ng5 - type of combination, perhaps a bit less well known). of course, for us humans it takes some time to check the variations, and perhaps weaker players would not calculate it correctly etc etc; but that a player like karpov would "forget" this is just impossible. his tactical alarm bell didn't go off or something. cheers martin
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