Author: Uri Blass
Date: 14:24:07 10/18/04
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On October 18, 2004 at 17:16:02, Gabor Szots wrote: >On October 18, 2004 at 16:54:53, Uri Blass wrote: > >>On October 18, 2004 at 14:50:06, Gabor Szots wrote: >> >>>Although - being a Hungarian - a bit sadly, let me congratulate Kramnyik on >>>defending his title. He deserves it. Yes, if Leko had won I would feel the same. >>>For me this match proves once again how hard it is not to lose when you don't >>>want to win. >> >> >>I do not understand. >> >>Leko had no reason not to want to win. >>He had only a reason not to want to lose. >> >>You do not want to win only if win is worse than a draw for you and it was not >>Leko's situation. >> >>Uri > >I meant his only goal was to achieve a draw, and this led to too passive play, >in which he is not good. > >Gábor This is a bad goal. a goal of getting at least a draw is more logical. Playing passive is not good for that goal because it does not increase the chances of achieving at least a draw. Uri
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