Author: Terry McCracken
Date: 23:51:28 08/11/05
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On August 11, 2005 at 23:33:25, Roger Brown wrote: > >>Capablanca, remember him? He too didn't put much time on the openings, instead >>he went on principles, which he had a deep understanding. Instead he put his >>time to endgame study, as that is the most subtle and complex part of chess. >> >>Would he do it differently today? Maybe, but I bet he wouldn't waste nearly as >>much time on long opening lines, just what he needed and back to the endgame. >> >>Capablanca was probably the greatest natural chess genius the world has ever >>known. The Einstein of Chess! Don't believe me? Ask Fischer!;-) >> >>Terry > > > >Hello Terry, > >Isn't the citing of an exception such as Capablanca the proof of the general >rule that the modern chess player pays a lot of attention to the latest opening >theory? Often studying pet lines into moves 15 and beyond? > >Kasparov >Karpov >Alekhine (my personal favourite) >Anand > >Later. Pet lines, naturally, even deeper but you're correct Capablanca was indeed an exception. You're right it is unfair to use him as an example. But I'm sure there are GM's that don't need to get excessively caught up in all the latest theory. The truth of the matter is, FRC isn't really a perfectly balanced game, so imo it isn't pure chess, unlike Fischer's endorsment. Terry Terry
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