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Subject: Re: ECE problem - rook endgame

Author: Vincent Lejeune

Date: 15:41:43 01/06/99

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On January 06, 1999 at 17:53:55, KarinsDad wrote:

>On January 06, 1999 at 15:28:07, blass uri wrote:
>
>[snip]
>
>>
>>
>>I do not think that a human player would opt for the draw right away.
>>
>>I think most of the humans would try to win by Ra2+ hoping for a mistake of the
>>opponent.
>>
>>Uri
>
>Yes, I agree.
>
>In one of the G25 playoff games in the 1998 US Championships between Seirawan
>and Kudrin to determine who gets to particpate in the FIDE championships this
>year, Seirawan forced a KR vs. KN ending on Kudrin, even though they both knew
>it was a draw. About 20 moves later, they agreed on a draw by repetition.
>However, Seirawan was hoping that Kudrin would make a mistake and lose, or lose
>on time.
>
>I'm sure this happens a lot.
>
>KarinsDad

But 2 or 3 years ago , Kasparov beats J. Polgar in a final R vs N ...(who was
completly draw at the begining of the final...)





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