Author: Mike Byrne
Date: 09:56:22 10/18/04
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On October 18, 2004 at 06:45:32, Drexel,Michael wrote: >On October 17, 2004 at 21:18:51, Mike Byrne wrote: > >>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. > >Best game of the match? I doubt it. >Maybe from a spectators point of view? Yes, It was by far the game that generated the most interest - perhaps because it was the weekend. It was also the game where the preordained result (win for Kramnik ) turned out not to be true. Matter of definition, but I was using "best" as most entertaining ( which is the usual meaning of best when discussing the entertainment business -- I view sporting events (and I include chess) as a form of entertainment) obviously ymmv. The "best" game from your perspective (fewest mistakes) may be one the draws. > >IMO Leko played some inaccurate moves (30.Rb8,33.g4) and was a bit lucky. > >Michael
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