Author: Drexel,Michael
Date: 10:33:13 11/14/03
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On November 14, 2003 at 12:59:29, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>On November 13, 2003 at 17:22:19, Omid David Tabibi wrote:
>
>>On November 13, 2003 at 17:16:59, Uri Blass wrote:
>>
>>>On November 13, 2003 at 17:04:44, Omid David Tabibi wrote:
>>>
>>>>On November 13, 2003 at 17:00:31, Kurt Utzinger wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>On November 13, 2003 at 16:57:42, Omid David Tabibi wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>On November 13, 2003 at 16:54:11, Kurt Utzinger wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>[Event "Man vs Machine"]
>>>>>>>[Site "New York"]
>>>>>>>[Date "2003.11.13"]
>>>>>>>[Round "2"]
>>>>>>>[White "Fritz X3D"]
>>>>>>>[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
>>>>>>>[Result "1-0"]
>>>>>>>[ECO "C66"]
>>>>>>>[PlyCount "77"]
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>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 {White last book move} 9... 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 g4 26.
>>>>>>>Qb3 Raf8 27. c5 Qg6 28. cxd6 cxd6 29. b5 axb5 30. Qxb5 Bh6 31. Qb6 Kh7 32. Qb4
>>>>>>>Rg7 33. Rxe5 dxe5 34. Qxf8 Nd4 35. Bxd4 exd4 36. Re8 Rg8 37. Qe7+ Rg7 38. Qd8
>>>>>>>Rg8 39. Qd7+ 1-0
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Another reason why Kasparov should have closed the game with 17...f4, reducing
>>>>>>the chances of such blunders. One thing Kasparov needs to learn is that against
>>>>>>computers you play differently. Illia Smirin's games at KasparovChess are
>>>>>>excellent examples of the correct anti-computer strategy.
>>>>>
>>>>> It's hard to understand that the best player of the world
>>>>> is going to make such a bad move like 32...Rg7?? a move
>>>>> Kasparov normally sees in a blitz game.
>>>>
>>>>I think he was too focused on preparing 33...h4 that didn't pay any attention to
>>>>Fritz's seemingly wandering queen.
>>>>
>>>>Everyone thought that 32.Qb4 was a useless move played as a result of not having
>>>>a plan. Apparently Kasparov also thought that...
>>>
>>>32.Qb4 threats nothing and the plan is only to wait for kasparov's mistake.
>>>Between humans this kind of trick is called a swindle in case that it was
>>>planned.
>>
>>That's the point. 32.Qb4 didn't threaten anything, and I don't think Fritz was
>>waiting for Kasparov's mistake.
>>
>
>
>The only way this figured into Fritz's search tree would be the following:
>
>I believe black is a little better after playing Rg7, planning to maybe
>swing both rooks over. But if I play Qb4 then he can't because of the
>obvious pin. So at best, Fritz played Qb4 to prevent Rg7. But more
>likely it just couldn't find anything to improve its position, and it just
>shuffled the queen. It had been shuffling for several moves.
Qb4 was played to prevent h4 in the first place.
Fritz X3D - Kasparov,G
5r2/1p3r1k/1Q1p2qb/P2Ppn1p/4R1p1/8/1B2RPPP/5NK1 w - - 0 1
Analysis by Fritz 8:
1. = (0.15): 32.Qb4 Rc7 33.Ba3 Qf7 34.Qb1 Kg8 35.Qb5 Bf4 36.Re1 h4
2. = (-0.13): 32.Qb3 h4 33.Rc4 h3 34.g3 Ne7 35.Ra4 Qf5 36.Ba3 Qd7 37.Rb4
3. = (-0.16): 32.Qb5 h4 33.Qb4 g3 34.Rg4 gxh2+ 35.Nxh2 Qh5 36.Qc3 Bf4 37.Qf3
4. = (-0.19): 32.Bc3 h4 33.Qb4 g3 34.Rg4 gxh2+ 35.Kxh2 Bf4+ 36.Kh3 Qh5 37.Re1
Rg8
5. ³ (-0.28): 32.Ba1 h4 33.Qb4 g3 34.Rg4 Qh5 35.h3 gxf2+ 36.Rxf2 Bf4 37.Bc3
6. ³ (-0.38): 32.Qa7 h4 33.Rb4 h3 34.Rxb7 Nh4 35.Ba3 Rxb7 36.Qxb7+ Rf7 37.Qc8
Nf3+ 38.Kh1 hxg2+ 39.Kxg2 Bg7
Michael
>
>>>
>>>The rook at f8 was defended twice before Rg7 and it makes it harder to pay
>>>attention to the fact that it can be captured after Rg7.
>>>
>>>
>>>Uri
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