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Subject: Re: Amazing: Leko uses Pro Deo novelty in the Petroff

Author: Peter Kasinski

Date: 11:51:47 10/11/05

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On October 11, 2005 at 14:32:22, J. Noomen wrote:

>Played in the 12th round in the World Championship:
>
>P. Leko - V. Anand
>
>1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Nc6
>7. O-O Be7 8. c4 Nb4 9. Be2 O-O 10. a3 Nc6 11. cxd5 Qxd5 12. Nc3 Nxc3
>13. bxc3 Bf5 14. Re1 Rfe8 15. Bf4 Rac8 16. h3 Be4 17. Nd2!?
>
>This move was played one year ago by Pro Deo vs. ANT in the Dutch Open!
>Nice to see Peter Leko picking it up. Further moves sofar:
>
>17... Bxg2 18. Bg4 Bh1 19. f3 Bh4 20. Rf1 f5 21. Bh5 g6 22. Kxh1 gxh5
>23. Rg1+ Kh8 24. Qf1 *

That's nice. Reminds me of the Botvinnik quote when he predicted that GM's, who
were then still laughing, would "soon come to computer tournaments to learn"...

Regards,
PK



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