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Xiangzhi Bu vs Peter Svidler
World Team Championship (2005), Be'er Sheva ISR, rd 9, Nov-10
Wade Defense: General (A41)  ·  1/2-1/2

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Nov-13-05  SEMENELIN: both of them chicken out here. =)
Nov-13-05  nsteinme: Considering the circumstances, it was definitely only Svidler, and not both of them, who did the chickening out. Bu had to be happy to get the draw. It was astonishing to me that Svidler would take a short draw, knowing that it put the Chinese within half a point of the championship title. If Hua Ni had held Moro to a draw as he nearly did, this game would be seen as one of the most idiotic short draws ever, maybe behind Kasparov-Kramnik during the championship match,since it would have essentially given away the title without even trying. I mean, even if it looks drawn, it's inexcusable not to play on. I guess Svidler just didn't care about it much, or else he had a ridiculous amount of confidence in his teammates.
Nov-13-05  nsteinme: Of course I'll retract all that if someone could demonstrate that it's just losing for Svidler to put his rook on a8 or b8, or to block the bishop with e6 or Nd7.

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