Vladimir Kramnik played 34…Qe3???
“after a few minutes” thought
This is one of those man-vs-machine matches that is supposed to keep chess players on the edge of their seats and oh-so-interested in the game. I doubt this game will help.
As usual, the chess press calls this “another wonderfully profound game” by Kramnik. Which reminds me of a guy I knew many years ago who exclaimed, “I was winning until I got checkmated.”
You can keep up with the match results at ChessBase.com.
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God, this story is as interesting as watching grass grow.
Here is one exciting suggestion…
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KB, don’t take it personally, I’m more of a First Person Shooter kind of guy, looking for instant gratification.
No offense taken actually. Sometimes I even write John to warn him that I am about to do a chess post. And heh.. I was nice enough to schedule it for the middle of the night (US time).
Well, since I’m in London I get to see it anyway early in the morning.
I need my doses of Dvorak several times a day.
I thought I had placed an emoticon at the end of my first posting.
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God, this story is as interesting as watching grass grow.
Yet there was a time when World Chess Championships were very interesting. I think back to Fischer vs Spassky. I sometimes wonder how Fischer in his prime would have faired against Fritz or Deep Blue.
Since there are lots of conspiracy theorists here, does anyone think that IBM cheated in their Deep Blue vs Kasparov match? I’m leaning in that direction.
yeah, the overlooked move is the bane of many a chess player. granted the higher rated you are the less often it should happen. but the games of every grandmaster is filled with blunders like that.
however, given my view of this game(I am rated 1614) he would have only have prolonging the end. the computer has an advanced passed pawn which will queen soon, and with the black king’s open position, mate threats are all over the place.
as for you folks that find the game boring, well just sad really really sad. 🙁
There are some great explanations at chessbase.com for this mental lapse. A good theory was that such a mating move where the Queen is protected by the Knight is so rarely used, that it is often dismissed, especially given the unusual position of the white Knight above. If it had been sitting in front of black King instead of laterally, the threat would have been noticed immediately… it’s a theory anyways…
If you’re a chess buff, that is a great site. It’s awesome to see how the grandmasters think and play.
Ohh and beside that, Kramnik was likely interested in doing a Q-Q exchange and then advancing his pawns for the end game.
I don’;t know that anyone will take this seriously, but seriously, one of the most excitng tv spectacles I ever saw was a televised chess match! It is war, right, on a board, and the commentator had this incredible gift for building the excitement. I didn’t have a clue if it was a good game, er, match, but as a show, it was amazing.
Oh well, back to the no rules eye gouging contest on the underground cable channel for a quiet end to the evening