Author: Alan McCracken
Date: 10:11:05 01/17/05
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On January 17, 2005 at 07:24:21, Günther Simon wrote: >On January 17, 2005 at 02:57:13, Alan McCracken wrote: > >>An excerpt off the ChessBase site: >> >>Most experts believed that Topalov's pawn offer should not have been accepted >>and that Kramnik's 12.Qxb4 was a fatal mistake. But the game really went >>downhill after 12...Bd7 13.Nb3 and a disheartened Kramnik resigned after >>13...Rb8 14.Qa3 Nxf3 15.h3 Nxe4 16.Be2 Ne5 17.Rhe1 Qc7 18.Bd4 Nc6 19.Bc3 d5 >>20.Nbc5 Qa7 0-1. The last time something like this happened, as far as we know, >>was when an 18-year-old Kramnik lost rapid chess game with white against Elizbar >>Ubilava (Anand's second) 1992 in Oviedo. >> >>http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=2140 >> >>It's hard to believe Kramnik forgot his mistake just over 12 years ago?! >> >>Terry > >I don't understand your last sentence? Of course he did not repeat >the same mistake, they just compared similar game lengths... > >Guenther > >P.S. Why are you now Allan, Terry? ;) Simple...he bit the b4 pawn in 1992, it's implied, not directly expressed. I could search the game of course, post it and validate my claim. P.S. My second name is Alan. ;) Terry
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