Author: Howard Exner
Date: 14:05:09 01/21/99
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On January 21, 1999 at 15:12:11, Dan Kiski wrote: >On January 21, 1999 at 14:30:32, Jeroen Noomen wrote: > >> >>>Kasparov played the move Rxd4. He won the game. But it is _not_ clear that >>>Rxd4 is winning. If you go back to the beginning of this thread, there were >>>moves suggested for black that could well have not lost the game. So, as I >>>said originally, Kasparov's opponent may well have blundered and lost, just >>>as Kasparov's opponent two days made a mistake and lost quickly. Yes it is >>>possible Kasparov could have won both games. But clearly the opponent's (both) >>>did not find the best possible moves. And in that light, at least for Rxd4, >>>if the suggested rook move really does hold on, then it would seem that Rxd4 >>>_was_ a mistake. And if the rook move does better than hold on, as some >>>analysis suggested, then Rxd4 _may_ have been a losing move (blunder) and not >>>a brilliant move. >>> >>>I said no more, no less, than the above. Until I see something that convinces >>>me that there was no better resistance along the way, I'm always suspicious of >>>such deep sacrifices that are not completely forced for 20 moves or so. This >>>one certainly wasn't absolutely forced at every move. >> >>Any other move than Rxd4 leaves Black with a clearly superior position. >>So Kasparov must have seen this sac even earlier. I don't care that AT >>HOME I found an improvement for Black. Games are lost because of mistakes. >> >>The whole concept was brilliant, nobody saw Rxd4, nobody would have >>played Rxd4, nobody was able to refute Rxd4 that day. Kasparov played it >>and created a masterpiece. >> >>It's useless to discuss topics like 'but there was an improvement for >>Black, so Rxd4 is NOT so brilliant at all'. The move is just so stunning, >>a bolt from the blue and I stated that nobody besides Gary is capable >>of such wonderful tactics. >> >>I just want to end with a comment made by Vishy Anand (taken from a >>Dutch newspaper): "This is the most beautiful combination in all the >>history of the Hoogovens tournament". He is absolutely right. >> >>Jeroen > >Is there a Wijk An Zee website where the games can be seen, standings etc? http://lostcity.nl/chess/ Here's the url I'm using. It also allows one to watch the games live in html or Java. I usually have better luck watching the their live games in html.
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