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Garry Kasparov vs Nigel Short
Reykjavik Rapid (2004) (rapid), Reykjavik ISL, rd 4, Mar-21
Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation (D47)  ·  1/2-1/2

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Mar-22-04  kingspawn: kasparov disappoints me, i thought he was a monster in won positions
Mar-25-04  Benjamin Lau: Short looks lost several times in this game and seems to draw from sheer miracle (the same applies to the Sicilian game Kasparov played against Short earlier). The technique here looks very poor, but it's blitz.
Mar-25-04  ruylopez900: <kingspawn> Lately (esp. at Linares 2004) Kasparov has been letting people off the hook, though definitely in a Blitz game not to much time is spent looking for mates in 10 (for example) because you've only got 25 minutes for everything!
Mar-25-04
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  tamar: The final round context determines the moves at the end of this game. At move 39 this was essentially an odds games. Kasparov is completely winning, three pawns up, with a draw as good as a win, but he may have been surprised by the desperate 38...Ba5, although it is the only move. He saw a way with 39 Rd4 to eliminate losing chances and took it.
Mar-25-04  ruylopez900: <tamar> I agree, Kasparov only needed the draw to win the tournament and decided not to jeopardize it. If thise was the first game of the series I think he would have pushed harder.
Mar-25-04
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  tamar: <ruy> The caution these days might be a holdover from Garry's training against computers. Deep Junior came back and won a game with mate after having no prospects for most of the game. The easiest win I see would be to allow Short to take the b pawn. 39 ♖b7 ♗xb4 40 ♗xb4 ♖xb4 41 e6 and White again has the attack.
Mar-25-04  ruylopez900: <tamar> Good Point. I wonder if Kasparov from the early 90s would have played a "take-no-prisoners" attitude" instead...

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