Author: Ed Schröder
Date: 10:14:12 10/10/99
This is what I received for publication. Looks serious. Full story and photo's on: www.rebel.nl/gmspec.htm Ed Schroder ------------------------------------------------------------ Dear Rebel Fans, I`m proud to invite You to observe the rematch battle between the Rebel team and Lithuanian chess club "Baltijos Lyga". This time as a president of a club I want to revenge rebel of course and prepared the team that is ready in my opinion to win. Here is the cast of " Baltijos Lyga " club : 1 board-/white color/-Darius Zagorskis-IM-2486 2 board-/black color/-Virginijus Grabliauskas-IM-2466 3 board-/white color/-Vaidas Sakalauskas-IM-2450 4 board -/black color/-Oleg Krivonosov-IM-2432 Dear Ed Schroder was little disappointed not to see GMs this time :) I understand him. Loosing for Rebel to GMs is more natural. And if Rebel will loose to so called "IMs company"-what will the audience say :)? I`m not rude or arrogant-just trying to make us all hot before the match :) My guys are hot already. They want to win. Do You want to know my conception? Sorry-I will not say all the secrets of course. Only some words. Of course I was able to put GM in to the team just to see GMs name in the page. But i`m playing this match for win-not for page. After the first match I have gathered very strong IMs and very friendly team. Of course advanced chessplayers will understand my choice. Playing against computer makes me to seek for players who are not playing crazy attacks by intuition. I need players with very good positional understanding. Who will be able to play in such formula: 1) Trying to get better position after beginning,no hurry,and looking spots in Rebel`s positional game. 2) Then using them and wining is possible only step by step showing best technique in endgames-where computer programs often don't understand well. Yes-I think I have guys who are best in positional game for first. Who have good theory erudition and good positional understanding. IM Darius Zagorskis is very famous in Lithuania for his chess erudition. He has played many games for a Lithuania national team as only IM among GMs with rating 25++ often bigger then some GMs :) There are anecdotes about why he haven't become a GM being so good :) He is very kind man. If an equal position is on the board and Darius is asked about a draw-he always agrees. He can often battle trusting his higher class, but he cant simply decline draw :) Hope he will not accept draw against Rebel. :) His chess theory knowledge is compared with famous Estonian player Lembit Olli. N2-IM-Virginijus Grabliauskas. You have seen him first time. It was a draw. This time he plans to win. And very serious. He is experienced IM. I trust him. Virginijus has Russian school behind him-playing a draw vs Kasparov as a schoolboy in a simul and playing in Youth championships with such current tops as Kramnik. N3-IM-Vaidas Sakalauskas. Very tricky man and player. Can change playing style. Difficult to catch him. Please don't try. Here I introduce him a little as he is new in our team vs rebel: Photo n1-Vaidas is taking a prize in international tournament in Sweden. He likes this procedure. And asks me if he will have occasion to play live vs Rebel and to take prize the same from rebel`s leaders in Holland. Well I`ll ask Ed. Photo n2-I`m in the middle holding Vaidas Sakalauskas-and his best pupil in the other side-junior player-Dainius Grigutavicius. Hope this boy will play vs Rebel next year. Vaidas lives stabile in a small Lithuanian provincial town Radviliskis. This is really small town, but has great traditions to prepare good children for chess. Vaidas is educated high as a teacher of history, but likes his stabile job-training children beginners. He married this summer. I guess maybe we will have big Sakalauskas team :) Vaidas loves children. He can spent hours with great patient with them. Well I have introduced a little our new player. We are good friends with him and I know a bit more about him. Concerning other new player Darius Zagorskis-please see databases and You will find many materials-I`m sure. He is an old wolf. As I`m not going to speak about players who had played first match-I will be short about our board n4: IM-Oleg Krivonosov. He is Latvian citizen who is playing more for Lithuanians and in Lithuania. But his family still lives in Daugavpils. Latvian town near the board of Lithuania. Oleg is very famous for his reputation as an "unpiercing" chessplayer. I don't know about his chances to win against Garry Kasparov. But it is very difficult to break his defence. He understands positions very deep, has wonderful technique in endgames. Also You cant take him only as a draw master. After perfect defence he can create totally other-aggressive style. And in any case I`m not telling even to Oleg-Your task is a draw. As we are planning to win. Honestly-with some 3,5-0,5 score. Such nice cocktail for the Rebel. If You hoped to see what openings who is playing-sorry :) Lets see on friday. Dear Chess friends-how it will end-I can promise-I have collected very special cast specially against Rebel`s game style. And I`m curious myself how it will go. Anyway my hope is the same as your`s to see interesting chess in good quality. Let`s have a nice chess fiesta on friday. Best wishes from Lithuania- Marijus Kulvietis- the president of chessclub "Baltijos Lyga"
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