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Subject: Re: Game 5 Leko vs Kramnik

Author: Uri Blass

Date: 20:24:29 10/04/04

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On October 04, 2004 at 23:00:29, Daniel Jackson wrote:

>On October 04, 2004 at 19:04:04, Uri Blass wrote:
>
>>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.
>
>Huh? That is Kramnik's strength.

It seems that he is not strong enough in the endgames based on the game.

>>
>>The fact that kramnik may lose the match is a good thing because  I have reasons
>>not to like kramnik.
>>Uri
>
>I don't follow you here? What does liking or disliking have to do with it?
>
>I think Kramnik should play Kasparov....he owes Kasparov a re-match, that's how
>it was done before chess became corrupt!

No

I think shirov should play kasparov

Shirov beated kramnik so kramnik did not deserve to play kasparov in the first
place so he does not deserve a rematch.

Uri



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