Author: Bertil Eklund
Date: 13:18:07 11/13/03
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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? > Hi! If 17-f4?! 18.c5 looks extremely strong for white. Maybee with the idea Nc4. Bertil
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