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Oct-28-04 | | AdrianP: I submitted this entertaining game. Looks like Boris and Woody might have been conferring on their opening prep... W Harrelson vs Kasparov, 1999 |
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Nov-10-04 | | fgh: Nice kill by Kasparov. Lol. |
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Nov-10-04 | | Knezh: For some reason this reminded of this brillian quote
"A computer beat me in chess, but it was no match for me in kickboxing!":) |
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Nov-29-04 | | northbridge: Suspicious queen maneuver by Boris in the opening :D
Maybe if he hadn't taken the queen out so early he would have lasted a lot longer ... at least 25 moves :) |
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Nov-29-04
 | | offramp: It takes courage to take on Kasparov with this opening. But Becker is definitely full of spunk. |
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Nov-29-04 | | azaris: <It takes courage to take on Kasparov with this opening.> No, it takes stupidity to take on Kasparov with this opening. To play the BDG or something would take courage against GK. |
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Nov-29-04
 | | Sneaky: Becker must have given up when he saw Kasparov's hand reaching for the bishop to play ...Bf5# |
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Nov-29-04 | | percyblakeney: Becker was probably better equipped for a Borg. |
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Nov-29-04 | | acirce: 2.Qh5 would be the first serve, just lashing it out, and 3.Qf3 taking it easier the second time to avoid double fault. |
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Nov-29-04 | | azaris: 2.Qh5 is a foot fault, overstepping the baseline. |
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Nov-29-04 | | percyblakeney: It's the first known example of a combined foot fault and fingerfehler. |
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Nov-29-04 | | northbridge: I think he expected Kasparov to play 2. ... g6??? :D and then grab his rook with 3. Qxe5+ ; Nc6!!! must have taken him by surprise :) |
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Nov-29-04 | | euripides: I think Qh5 is the volley and Qf3 is the anxious scurry back to the baseline when the opponent unexpectedly gets the return in. But I am surprised Boris didn't aim to keep the pressure on with 3 Bc4. |
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Dec-30-04 | | kevin86: Maybe Kasparov should have challenged the BORG-"resistance is futile" Bcker resgned as the sequel would have been-♗f5#,game,set,match! |
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Feb-28-05 | | Little Green Yoda: Out of curiosity, couldn't Kasparov have done 4. Bb4 instead? Threatening a fork? Or would that have been worthless since White can escape from such a "trap"? |
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Feb-28-05 | | Assassinater: 4. Bb4 loses the Queen. (4. Bb4??? Nxf3+) |
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Feb-28-05
 | | beatgiant: <Little Green Yoda>
On 4...Bb4 5. Qd3 threatens to fork bishop and knight with 6. c3, so the bishop has to retreat again.After Kasparov's 4...Nf6, if White tries 5. d3, now 5...Bb4! combines your knight fork idea with a pin. |
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Feb-28-05 | | hartkoka: i think boris becker is not a good chess player, because he is a tennis player, isn't it? :) |
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Mar-25-05 | | NoorBeckwith: Wouldn't 17...Bxe2+ 18. Ke1 Bc4+! have been better? It would have won the queen by discovered check. |
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Mar-25-05 | | hintza: <NoorBeckwith> 17...Qxe2+ is mate in 2, while 17...Bxe2+ is only mate in 4. Technically that makes the capture with the queen the "better" move. I wouldn't take this game too seriously though! |
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Mar-25-05 | | RookFile: After 1. e4 e5 2. Qh5 Nc6, the
correct move for Boris Becker is:
3. Bc4. Kasparov would undoubtably
reply 3.... Nf6, and then Becker
plays 4. Qxf7 mate!
Simple! |
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Mar-25-05 | | aw1988: I prefer 3...g6. |
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Mar-25-05 | | RookFile: After 1. e4 e5 2. Qh5 Nc6
3. Bc4 g6, Becker plays 4. Qf3.
Then, Kasparov most likely plays
4.... Nd4, and Becker replies
5. Qxf7 mate!
Note here the key idea by Becker
of lulling the knight into d4,
with the idea of ...Nxc2.
:) |
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Mar-25-05 | | Kingdumb: This is a very good example of why tennis players shouldn't play chess. At least not while they're still at the net vollying. |
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Apr-04-05 | | raphile: The point of Becker's 2nd move, Qh5, was to get Kasparov out of "book" openings. What chance would he have if he played a main line opening which Kasparov has played hundreds or thousands of times before? At least he knows Kasparov won't have faced 2. Qh5 much before. It was a good idea by Becker in my opinion to mix it up. |
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