Game Five (#5) is
(was) slated for Wednesday; February 05, 2003.
(Approximately 3:30 PM; Eastern Time - - the first game started a
little late.)
Once
again, I did not get to watch this game, as my computer had crashed. (All my
reports here are second-hand.) But I would bet Kasparov has been rattled. He was
too over-impressed with the computers sacrifices - I think. Anyway, instead of
going for the refutation of Black's ambitious play, Kasparov allowed a
repetition of the position.
GM Garry Kasparov
(2847) - Deep_Junior
(Computer) (2633)
[E48]
X3D "Man vs. Machine" Match
New York City, NY; [USA]
(Round/game # 5) 05.02.2003
1.d4 Nf6;
2.c4 e6; 3.Nc3 Bb4; 4.e3 0-0; 5.Bd3 d5; 6.cxd5 exd5;
7.Nge2 Re8; 8.0-0 Bd6; 9.a3 c6; 10.Qc2 Bxh2+; 11.Kxh2 Ng4+;
12.Kg3 Qg5; 13.f4 Qh5; 14.Bd2 Qh2+; 15.Kf3 Qh4; 16.Bxh7+ Kh8;
17.Ng3 Nh2+; 18.Kf2 Ng4+; 19.Kf3 Nh2+; Game drawn,
½ - ½
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My take on this game?
I
did not get to watch this game - my computer was down for nearly a
week.
But
here are my thoughts on this game, after re-playing it a dozen times. (I
also went over a few lines in a few of my books, trying to familiarize
myself with the basic theory here.)
The
opening was relatively mild-compared to some of the other games. (Does
anyone realize the 'opening book' of this thing is VERY
weak? It was in serious trouble several times right out of the
opening!) Kasparov played somewhat simply but forcefully. It seemed he
gained a very clear (small) edge. Then the computer sacked ... but ALL
the pundits said it was completely UNSOUND!! But Kasparov seemed to be
reeling, like a prize fighter who had taken too many heavy body shots.
He did not attempt to refute the sacrifice, but allowed the computer to
make an easy draw by perpetual check.
I
can only guess that Garry must have been VERY surprised by the
sacrifice, one picture I saw on CNN's web site told the full story. (His
eyes looked like they were going to pop out of his head.) His shock must
have precluded clear thought, rather than trying to win, he seemed more
than happy to allow the forced draw. If he missed a clear win, you can
bet he will be kicking himself later. ("If only I had taken the
piece and then played g3," he must be thinking.) Anyway, this was
yet ANOTHER lost opportunity for Garry Kasparov. Hmmm. I can only hope
that this genius pulls a rabbit out of the hat ... with the Black pieces
... in the very last game. Otherwise, we are almost certainly looking at
yet another drawn match. (gag!) |
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Kasparov-Deep
Junior draw after stunning sacrifice
06.02.2003
Garry Kasparov
was determined to win his last white game against the computer. But on
move ten Deep Junior produced a stunning piece sacrifice that left its
opponent reeling. It's unclear if the combination was sound, but Kasparov
was not going to risk testing it over the board. He quickly forced a draw
by repetition to keep the score level at 2½:2½. (From the ChessBase web
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