Author: Kurt Utzinger
Date: 22:32:35 10/06/04
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On October 06, 2004 at 17:56:53, Drexel,Michael wrote:
>On October 06, 2004 at 15:34:50, Kurt Utzinger wrote:
>
>>On October 06, 2004 at 14:11:49, George Tsavdaris wrote:
>>
>>>2 wins for the computers!
>>>Does anyone know the result of Junior's game against Topalov?
>>>
>>>[Event "?"]
>>>[Site "?"]
>>>[Date "????.??.??"]
>>>[Round "?"]
>>>[White "Ponomariov"]
>>>[Black "Hydra"]
>>>[Result "0-1"]
>>>[ECO "E15"]
>>>[Annotator "Alinasir"]
>>>[PlyCount "66"]
>>>
>>>1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. d4 e6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
>>>d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. O-O b5 13. c5 e5 14. b4 e4 15. e3
>>>Qc7 16. Re1 Bg5 17. a4 bxa4 18. Rxa4 Bb5 19. Ra3 Nf6 20. Bf1 a6 21. Qa1 Rab8
>>>22. Bxb5 axb5 23. Ra7 Qc8 24. Qa6 Qe6 25. Ra1 h5 26. Rc7 h4 27. Rxc6 Qf5 28.
>>>Qa2 Ng4 29. Nf1 Qf3 30. h3 Nxe3 31. fxe3 Bxe3+ 32. Kh2 Bf2 33. gxh4 e3 0-1
>>
>>
>> A very bad game by Ruslan Ponomariov. He
>> seems to have no idea about strenght of
>> today's computer programs and the way one
>> should play against them. To choose a line
>> where the opponent can easily seize the
>> initiative ... and to leave the own king
>> position absolutely unprotected ... is not
>> the usual way a GM is playing chess. I am
>> very disappointed and offering RP my help
>> as chess computer consultant -:)
>> Kurt
>
>Is the opening choice really so bad?
>Eventually he got a closed position.
>20.Bf1 is simply a major strategical blunder.
>
>Michael
Hi Michael
Of course: the opening choice is not
so bad but this line should nevertheless
be avoided vs computer programs, that's
the point. You are right that 20.Bf1 looks
like a strategical blunder but at this time
White's position was already inferior.
Kurt
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