Author: Mike Byrne
Date: 18:13:23 10/19/04
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On October 19, 2004 at 20:16:50, Mark Young wrote: >On October 19, 2004 at 18:54:53, Daniel Jackson wrote: > >>Garry Kasparov (2815) - Veselin Topalov (2725) >>[B07] >>Wijk aan Zee 61st (Hoogovens) Chess Festival >>(Round # 4), 01.1999 >> >>http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1011478 >> >> >>http://www.geocities.com/lifemasteraj/kasp-topa1.html > >[d]b2r3r/k4p1p/p2q1np1/NppP4/3R1Q2/P4PPB/1PP4P/1K2R3 b - - 0 24 > >This was not the best game ever played!! 24. Rxd4 does not deserve a !! point. >The move was flawed, and why comuters will not play this move. It gains white >nothing with the correct 24..Kb6!. When many of us found Kb6 showing Rxd4 gains >nothing. This game lost any hope of being the best game ever played. > >Computers today find Kb6 very quickly. > I disagree -- it is a great move IMO -- it has the element of a surprise , it generates many losing opportunities for black ,it is probably at least a draw for white and it has great entertainment value. These are the type moves GMs should be rewarded for not dissed on. TYhis move makes for great , entertaining chess. You do know that in great likelihood the perfect game (if there is a such a thing) is probably a plain boring draw. I say "bravo" for playing Rxd4!
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