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Subject: Re: Results of the Israeli league(Rebel won,fritz lost,Junior shredder draw)

Author: James T. Walker

Date: 11:36:49 01/21/00

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On January 21, 2000 at 11:10:07, blass uri wrote:

>On January 21, 2000 at 10:29:03, James T. Walker wrote:
>
>>On January 21, 2000 at 10:07:04, blass uri wrote:
>>
>>>Rebel century won the game in the Israeli league inspite of the fact that it did
>>>not have the last book that Ed sent me(it arrived too late)
>>>
>>>The rating of the opponent was 2300.
>>>
>>>The human who is responsible for the hardware came too late and Rebel had to
>>>start to play with 7 minutes disadvantage on the clock.
>>>
>>>I believe that nur got an advanatge after 15...h6 and 16...g5 of Rebel but Rebel
>>>did not understand it.
>>>
>>>Igor Nur outsearched Rebel and won a pawn by by 29.R2xf5 but Rebel proved later
>>>that it has a better positional understanding in the endgame and won the game.
>>>
>>>Nur offered a draw after 38.Bf4 and I refused because Rebel evaluated the
>>>position as better for it(inspite of the fact that it was a pawn down) and I
>>>believed that it has practical chances to win.
>>>
>>>After the game someone from the opponent team told me that the position was a
>>>dead draw and that he did not like the fact that I refused to a draw in a dead
>>>draw position.
>>>
>>>I am going to continue to refuse to draws in "dead draw" positions if I believe
>>>that Rebel has practical chances to win.
>>>
>><snip>
>>
>>Hello Uri,
>>I haven't looked at the game yet but thanks for the post.  I missed it before so
>>what is the hardware of Rebel?
>
>The hardware of Rebel is pentiumIII500
>
> Also, if the position is a dead draw then why
>>didn't they draw?
>
>I do not think that the position is a dead draw and the result is a proof that
>positions that humans say that they are a dead draw are not a dead draw.
>
>I believe that it could be a draw against a GM and I was sure in 90% in the game
>that the outcome is going to be a draw.
>
>Uri

Thanks Uri.  Sounds like a guy I play golf with.  He knows he should make those
3 foot putts but he wants me to give it to him so he doesn't risk missing it!
Jim Walker



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