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Subject: Re: But Kramnik will be White.

Author: Omid David Tabibi

Date: 15:21:08 10/16/04

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On October 16, 2004 at 18:15:07, Graham Banks wrote:

>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.

> But Kramnik will be White.

Sorry, my mistake. But even then, there was a time when the name "Leko" was also
used as a synonym for "draw" :)



>>
>>>
>>>Jorge



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