Author: KarinsDad
Date: 14:17:27 08/19/99
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On August 19, 1999 at 16:14:15, James Robertson wrote: [snip] >> >>Fischer, Kasparov. Someone who would have played for a win in every game in such >>a short format and wiped his opponents as opposed to these players who say >>"Well, I have black first round. So, I will play for a draw and attempt to win >>in round two. And if that fails, I may still be able to get into tiebreaks.". >> >>Bogus. Anyone who draws after 16 moves is not a true champion. For example, >>Adams game 2 round 6 after already being down 0-1. Kasparov would have fought >>tooth and nail for a win in round 2 and never would have OFFERED a draw. >> >>KarinsDad :) > >Well, the player in the field who fits that description is Shirov and he LOST. > >James Yes. Shirov's match against Nisipeaunu was very strange. In both games, Shirov's king was exposed through most of the game. Why do these superGMs think that they can avoid the standard idea to protect their king? In the first game of Nisipeaunu-Shirov, Shirov played the Sicilian and had to perpetually check his opponent due to his own king being exposed. He fought, but he was in trouble. The game ended after 22 moves. Again, a superGM allowed a draw in very few moves. Not the mark of a champion. How many of Kasparov's games end within 22 moves? Even his draws are 40 moves or more on average. The second game of Shirov-Nisipeaunu was a real mystery. Shirov tried to force a win in a Sicilian by throwing his pawns at black. Nisipeaunu calmly checked Shirov's king, forcing it to move and effectively stay in the center. When Shirov's attack faltered, Nisipeaunu calmly moped up. Shirov went for the big attack and the big win, but it didn't work. It's not that he didn't play for the win. It's that it didn't work. But at least game 2 went beyond the 22 move draw of game one. KarinsDad :)
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