Author: Graham Banks
Date: 15:15:07 10/16/04
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On October 16, 2004 at 17:50:26, Omid David Tabibi wrote: >On October 16, 2004 at 17:04:25, Jorge Pichard wrote: > >>My prediction is that Kramnik will win the last game and keep the Title with a >>score of 7 to 7 :-) > >In 1910 Lasker with white pieces had to win the last game against Schlechter to >hold his title. Schlechter missed a win and later a draw to lose the game. > >In 1985 Karpov with white pieces had to win the last game against Kasparov to >hold his title, but he lost the game (the game is remembered by every Sicilian >Scheveningen lover). > >Two years later, in 1987 it was Kasparov with white pieces who had to win the >last game against Karpov to hold his title. He managed to win the game, after >several blunders by both sides during the game. > >I don't remember any successful attempt at winning the last game with black >pieces. So at least statistics is not on Kramnik's side. > >> >>Jorge
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