Author: Mike Byrne
Date: 18:18:51 10/17/04
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On October 16, 2004 at 17:57:40, Daniel Jackson wrote: >http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=1958 > >This is the position where everyone knew that Peter Leko was completely lost. >But watching the game on Playchess.com Garry Kasparov suddenly said "Wait a >minute, after 44.Rb7 White has chances to draw." In spite of harsh contradiction >by the heavily armed spectators (equipped with Fritz, Junior and even the >16-processor Hydra) Kasparov stuck to his analysis, which Leko went on to play, >almost move by move. GM Jon Levitt called it a magical draw. 44.Rb7 c4 45.Rxb6 >Re2 46.f4 (the key move Kasparov predicted) Re3+ 47.Kf2 gxf4 48.Rb8 Rb3 49.b6 >Ke4 50.Re8+ Kd3 51.Re2 d5 52.Kf3 d4 53.g5 c3 54.bxc3 dxc3 55.Rg2 Rb2 56.b7 Rxb7 >57.Kxf4 Rb2 58.Rg1 c2 59.Rc1 Rb1 60.Rxc2 Kxc2 61.g6 Kd3 62.Kf5 Rb5+ 63.Kf6 Rb6+ >64.Kf7 Rxg6 65.Kxg6 ½-½. > >Analysis of this very exciting (and nerve-wracking) game will be supplied >tomorrow. Best game of the match -- many programs actually see this correctly -- but it sure looked like a win to me for black -- Leko played great defense in the clutch and if he wins tomorrow, he deserves the WC Title.
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