Author: chandler yergin
Date: 02:38:52 11/24/05
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On November 23, 2005 at 08:18:30, Drexel,Michael wrote: >On November 20, 2005 at 20:06:03, A. Steen wrote: > >>On November 20, 2005 at 14:08:51, Drexel,Michael wrote: >> >>>On November 20, 2005 at 13:43:46, Uri Blass wrote: >> >>>>I do not understand why black hurried to play Rag8 when this move can be played >>>>later The Program plays the 'best' move it has found at the time the software tells it to move. No more..no less. It doesn't hurry.. or go slow, there is no plan, no intelligence, the Program 'evaluates'.. that's all Programs do. >>>> >>>>The basic principle against computers is not to sacrifice unless you see a >>>>forced win or you have experience of beating computers in a lot of similiar >>>>positions. >>>> >>>>Uri >>> >>>Just looked at the game: "The same procedure as every year" >>> >>>Those GMs will never understand "basic principles". >>>Yet another spoiled dream position for black... >>> >>>Michael >> >>On the contrary, given that black (in the position, and given the history of his >>opponent) would reasonably be content with an easy draw, 26. .. Ra-g8 is a >>brilliancy, sound and perfect. The brilliancy is not marred by the fingerfehler >>K. made 8 moves later. >> >>Of course you can't and don't see it. If you simply rely on the analysis of the >>droids today, you won't see it. >> >>But in 5-10 years' time, 26 .. Ra-g8! may be used as a testset position for top >>computer engines (Fritz 14, Fruit 5.2, Shredder-Deepest 16.1) running on 10GHz x >>8 clusters, to see if they can find a reasonably forced draw for black, and if >>they can find a better response than 27. Nxa7 (?). >> >>When that happens, Michael Drexel 3.1 won't call the brilliancy "nonsense". > >Just for the record... >I didn´t call the "brilliancy" nonsense. >I called the statement "White's pieces (especially the N on b5) are >not well-placed for a defence on the K-side, and white has not yet begun a pawn >push on the Q-side. To delay is not wise, white may regroup and bring his >misplaced N back." Nonsense. > >If you move that Knight away from b5, the Rook on a8 does not have to protect >a7 anymore and will immediately join the attack on the Kingside. >Black would get the same attack as in the game _without_ sacrificing the a-Pawn >which is of course much better for black. > >A quote from Chessbase.com: >"After the game Kasim discussed the possibility of delaying the rook move from >a8, preparing his attack for a few more moves and only then giving up the a7 >pawn.But that is an idea for another day." > >So much for the "brillancy". > >Michael > > >>Till then, best >> >>A.S.
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