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Subject: Re: Ponomariov-HYDRA = 0-1

Author: Drexel,Michael

Date: 14:21:39 10/07/04

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On October 07, 2004 at 01:32:35, Kurt Utzinger wrote:

>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

Shredder doesn´t think the white position is much worse after 20.f4.

Michael




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