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Subject: Re: Game record probably not accurate

Author: martin fierz

Date: 05:27:06 11/27/03

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On November 27, 2003 at 08:16:44, Uri Blass wrote:

>On November 27, 2003 at 08:07:36, martin fierz wrote:
>
>>On November 27, 2003 at 05:40:59, Gian-Carlo Pascutto wrote:
>>
>>>Because neither Chinito nor me were playing with a ChessBase
>>>interface, the game couldn't be relayed live and they were
>>>doing it manually with scoresheets. Unfortunately the CB
>>>guy couldn't read either of our handwriting. Later in the game
>>>there was a power failure so we lost the internal move records.
>>>At move 59/60 I noticed I was missing a move so I stopped
>>>recording. Chinito also had to stop recording when he got into
>>>severe timetrouble.
>>>
>>>So I suspect a correct move record will be very hard if not
>>>impossible to come by.
>>>
>>>Basically, Sjeng got a cramped position, grabbed a pawn like
>>>a real beancounter, almost got itself mated and had to give
>>>2 pawns to stay in the game. It exchanged into an unequal
>>>bishop endgame which Chinito converted to a win in another
>>>few hundred moves.
>>>
>>>Nice game by Chinito. Sjeng's playing like a beginner
>>>this tournament :(
>>>
>>>Maybe it was distracted by the Chinito 'appointed volunteer'
>>>operator: Woman's Grandmaster Eva Moser.
>>
>>i guess that doesn't explain the bad play by sjeng - but it might explain why
>>you didn't record the moves accurately ;-)
>>
>>cheers
>>  martin
>
>It may also help to explain the bad play of Sjeng.
>
>After recording the moves wrong and taking back Sjeng had less time and less
>time may mean worse play.
>
>Uri

i can see no mention of "taking back moves" in GCPs post...
but i know that eva is about his age ;-)

cheers
  martin



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