Author: Omid David Tabibi
Date: 13:17:31 11/13/03
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On November 13, 2003 at 16:13:31, Drexel,Michael wrote: >On November 13, 2003 at 16:04:25, Djordje Vidanovic wrote: > >>On November 13, 2003 at 16:00:21, Omid David Tabibi wrote: >> >>>On November 13, 2003 at 15:40:31, John Merlino wrote: >>> >>>>[Event "Kasparov - X3D Fritz match"] >>>>[Site "New York City, USA"] >>>>[Date "2003.11.13"] >>>>[Round "2"] >>>>[White "X3D_Fritz(C)"] >>>>[Black "Kasparov(GM)"] >>>>[TimeControl "7200+0"] >>>>[Result "*"] >>>>[ECO "C65"] >>>> >>>>1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 d6 5.c3 g6 6.O-O Bg7 7.Nbd2 O-O 8.Re1 >>>>Re8 9.d4 Bd7 10.d5 Ne7 11.Bxd7 Nxd7 12.a4 h6 13.a5 a6 14.b4 f5 15.c4 Nf6 >>>>16.Bb2 Qd7 17.Rb1 g5 18.exf5 Qxf5 19.Nf1 Qh7 20.N3d2 Nf5 21.Ne4 Nxe4 >>>>22.Rxe4 h5 23.Qd3 Rf8 24.Rbe1 Rf7 25.R1e2 * >>>> >>> >>>Who am I to criticize Kasparov, but in the 17th move, >>> >>>[D]r3r1k1/1ppqn1b1/p2p1npp/P2Ppp2/1PP1P3/5N2/1B1N1PPP/1R1QR1K1 b - - 0 17 >>> >>>I would have played 17...f4 against a computer, in order to reach a position >>>very similar to King's Indian's classical variation, which is the most effective >>>setup against computers. After 17...f4, I would have followed up with ...g5-g4. >>> >>>I see the current position, >>> >>>[D]r5k1/1pp2rbq/p2p4/P2Ppnpp/1PP1R3/3Q4/1B2RPPP/5NK1 b - - 0 25 >>> >>>as greatly to black's advantage *against a computer*. Black can easily build up >>>the attack on the kingside while white will not sense any danger until it is too >>>late. That is what happens very frequently in such KID formations. Fritz must >>>now push with pawns and open files in the queenside. >>> >>>Falcon slightly prefers black's position. >>> >>> >>> >>>>IMHO, Fritz is without a plan. This is starting to look almost exactly like the >>>>game between CM9000 and GM Christiansen, where CM9000 floundered for a while and >>>>Larry slowly built up a brutal attack on the kingside....only to give it away >>>>with a questionable rook sacrifice. >>>> >>>>jm >> >> >>Hi Omid, >> >>you are most certainly right, Kasparov or no Kasparov. 17...f4! would have been >>critical for any chess engine. Blocking the position and then slowly building >>up an attack. And Kasparov is computer chess savvy, is he not? So, why didn't >>he play an obvious anti-computer move? >> >>Djordje > >I don't think so at all. 17...f4 is most certainly wrong. This was not a typical >Kingsindian position. The fact that light squared bishops are traded >clearly favours white. That's a good point. Lacking the light bishop, black is deprived of many thematic winning sacrifices on h3, making the attack harder. (In tournaments I used to sacrifice a rook for black's light bishop to defuse the attack!) However, don't forget that in comparison to a classical KID position, black is several valuable tempi up, and that the lack of light bishop also weakens white's defenses of his king, especially the g2 square. > >Michael
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