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Subject: Re: Game 5 Leko vs Kramnik

Author: Uri Blass

Date: 16:04:04 10/04/04

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On October 04, 2004 at 13:54:46, Daniel Jackson wrote:

>On October 04, 2004 at 10:33:00, Uri Blass wrote:
>
>>On October 04, 2004 at 09:28:28, Daniel Jackson wrote:
>>
>>>On October 04, 2004 at 02:07:12, Uri Blass wrote:
>>>
>>>>On October 04, 2004 at 01:12:58, Daniel Jackson wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>CM10 Default on a slow PIII 500 can't hold Black's position, even before Kramnik
>>>>>made errors.
>>>>>
>>>>>I don't trust CM10 to handle this endgame, still it does show that 15..a6
>>>>>followed by 16.Bxa6 is better for White and is difficult to defend.
>>>>>BTW CM10 couldn't find 16.Bxa6, I had to manually input the moves, then set it
>>>>>to autoplay. If there is a draw, I'll have to start at 24.gxf3 or even earlier.
>>>>>This exchange to the endgame isn't particularly good. It may be down right
>>>>>terrible!?
>>>>
>>>>Can you show the way that chessmaster beat itself after 62...Be1
>>>>People claimed in another thread that Kramnik could save a draw by 62...Be1 and
>>>>I saw no contradiction.
>>>>
>>>>Uri
>>>
>>>The point is the line is a bit risky...what's the point to say this move draws,
>>>when it is a position no one in their right mind would want to defend?
>>
>>Why do you say noone?
>>
>>If a player is strong in endgames he may prefer to defend inferior endgame and
>>not play the middlegame.
>>
>>Uri
>
>That's not the point....the point is Don't Play Inferior Lines and Chess,
>period! Kramnik must have known the dangers, that is arrogance if he believes he
>can win the match with his endgame technique alone.
>
>He risks losing match!

It seems that Kramnik simply does not know to play endgames well enough but if a
player knows to play endgames well enough then there is no danger.

The fact that kramnik may lose the match is a good thing because  I have reasons
not to like kramnik.
Uri



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