CT-322(1106) The First Daily Chess Newspaper on the Net CT-322 (1106) Tues. 18th November 2003 Chess Quiz Linares 2004 Marinkovic - Makarichev The line-up for Linares 2004 has been GMA-Open, Belgrade 1988 announced at TWIC: Kasparov (2830), XIIIIIIIIY Kramnik (2770), Shirov (2737), Topalov (2735), Leko (2722), Vallejo 9-tr-+-trk+0 (2662) and Radjabov (2650). 9tR-+-zpp+p0 9-+-zp-vlp+0 9zp-+-+-+-0 Chess & Books with Fred Wilson 9-+nvLPzP-+0 9+-+-+-zPP0 This week Fred's guest at his live 9P+P+-+L+0 Internet Radio Show will be the highly 9+-+R+-mK-0 acclaimed teacher & author GM Lev xiiiiiiiiy Alburt. Lev, who was US Champion Black to play three times, US Open Champion twice, and also three times champion of Ukraine, will give his 'take' on what Chess News really happened during the amazing Kasparov-X3D Fritz match and its implications towards future human vs. Larsen – Olafsson Match computer chess encounters. Lev will also discuss his two excellent and M Fridrik Olafsson defeated fascinating new books 'Three Days GM Bent Larsen 5-3 in an 8- With Bobby Fischer & Other Chess game rapid chess match, which G Essays' (with Al Lawrence) and 'Chess took place on 11-14 November in Rules of Thumb'. Please send Reykjavik. Official website questions for GM Alburt to [email protected] or Tony Rook. Indian Women's Championship This Wednesday, 19th November: This massive 17-round tournament is 17:00 ETS - Replay of Bruce in progress in Calicut. Pandolfini (3rd interview) Standings after 14 rounds: 19:00 ETS - Replay of GM Lev Alburt 1. H. Koneru (2485) - 13½ points; (2nd interview) 2. Vijayalakshmi (2426) – 12 points; 21:00 ETS - Live Show; 3 N. Mohota (2299) - 9½ points; (18 23:05 ETS - Replay of Live Show players). Official website GM Makarichev Turns 50 Kasparov vs. X3D Fritz Russian GM Sergey Makarichev The fourth and final game of the celebrated his 50th birthday yesterday. match will be played today at 13:00 He was European Junior Champion in EST and will be broadcast once again 1973/1974 and became GM in 1976. on ESPN 2. You can also follow live Later Makarichev worked with Karpov. commentary on the Internet Chess Nowadays he hosts a popular chess Club and ChessFM. The score is 1½- program on Russian TV. In today's 1½ and Kasparov will be Black in the quiz you can see one of his last game. Today we look at game 3 in combinations. detail and also publish impressions of the match by one of our US readers. This issue is prepared by GM A. Baburin and IM N. Vlassov; technical editor Ralph Marconi Subscription is 15 euro for 3 months. For further details please refer to http://www.chesstoday.net CT-322(1106) Page 1 of 5 Chess Madness by Frank Kolasinski I was seated in a very lively section surrounded by IM candidates who Probably the hottest story in the chess were thrashing out the position move world right now is the current Man vs. by move. A very nice feeling of Machine match between Garry camaraderie existed between us by Kasparov and the chess program Fritz the game end, as we exchanged e- (which for this match has sent it's mail addresses and phone numbers. cousin X3D Fritz into the fray). There was a definite amount of electricity in the air, as onlookers You may recall that this match is being alternately answered various Kasparov played in a 3D mode, with Kasparov, moves with applause and cheering, as seated in front of the computer well as gasps and murmuring monitor, donning a pair of 3D glasses following some of the more which are able to project the image of questionable of X3D Fritz's moves. the chess board as hanging in the air in front of him, while his moves are The early match tension could be felt now voice activated. I believe that this in the air: were we witnessing the end has caused some unexpected of an era? Has Kasparov's game difficulties for him, as Garry has been slipped in recent years? Has a chess seen suffering from the effects of eye computer program finally been strain late in the games of this match, developed that can beat the best which is being billed as the 2003 human chess player? World Computer Chess Championship. The game did not disappoint, as Kasparov was able to combine a The early results have been disturbing, significant positional advantage with to say the least. In game one, some tactical shots to throw the Kasparov could not convert a material computer off its game and secure an advantage into a win, as X3D Fritz outright win, as X3D Fritz resigned forced a draw (seemingly with ease) following Garry's 45th move. against Garry, whom many believe to Kasparov, who had been playing the be the strongest player of all time. In match in an isolated location on the game two, X3D emerged victorious 12th floor, then joined the analyst when Kasparov, in time trouble, team, located on the 9th floor to blundered horribly on move 32, losing answer questions, after receiving a a pawn. standing ovation upon entering the room. With considerable pressure riding on his shoulders, Kasparov entered game Garry seemed to be both humble and 3 of the four game match, seemingly engaging at the post match wrap-up, well rested and confident. The and answered several questions asked viewing audience for the match, being by the ESPN match analysts, GM held at Manhattan's prestigious New Maurice Ashley, Paul Hoffman, and York Athletic club, was a who's who GM Yasser Seriwan. He was of the elite in the US chess unfortunately unavailable to sign community. In addition to analysts and autographs or to chat with the waiting Grandmasters Maurice Ashley and admirers, as security hustled him away Yasser Seirawan and computer expert immediately following the post match Paul Hoffman, former women's world wrap-up. champion Susan Polgar, WIM Irina Krush, GM and teacher-extraordinaire All in all, a very special event! Lev Albert, GMs Gregory Kaidanov and William Lombardy were present. They observed to be mingling throughout the venue, as Garry attempted to even up the match against his thus far dominating opponent. This issue is prepared by GM A. Baburin and IM N. Vlassov; technical editor Ralph Marconi Subscription is 15 euro for 3 months. For further details please refer to http://www.chesstoday.net CT-322(1106) Page 2 of 5 Annotated Game 12.b6!N The following game saw 12.¥e2 h5 After game 2 of the 13.b6 £d8 14.h3 ¤f8 15.0–0–0 ¤e6 match I suggested 16.¤dxe4 ¤xe4 17.¤xe4 h4 18.¤d2 0– providing the Man 0 19.¦hg1 ¦e8 20.¥d3 ¥f8 21.¥b2 with low-power ¤g5 22.£c2 a4 23.a3 £e7 24.¦de1 software during ¤e4 25.¤f1 £g5 26.f3 ¤f6 Reshevsky- such matches to Keres, 1948, and White had a winning insure him against position, though he later lost. blunders. Now it is 12...£d8 13.h3 0–0 time to bring up the mirror proposal, Better is 13...¤f8 14.¤b3 ¤g6 — if and allow the Machine to consult a White captures the a5 pawn, it will be weak player who will direct it from difficult for him to get rid of pins: time to time. A second-grade player 15.¤xa5 0–0 16.£b4 (16.¥b4 ¤d7) would suit fine to turn the clown show 16...¤d7. into an intellectual encounter, in my 14.¤b3 ¥d6!? (D) opinion. However, tastes differ... XIIIIIIIIY 9r+lwq-trk+0 Kasparov (2830) 9+p+n+pzpp0 X3D FRITZ 9-zPpvl-sn-+0 X3D Match, New York (3), 16.11.2003 9zp-zPp+-+-0 Slav Defence - [D45] 9Q+-zPp+-+0 Notes by IM Nikolai Vlassov 9vLNsN-zP-+P0 1.¤f3 ¤f6 2.c4 e6 3.¤c3 d5 4.d4 9P+-+-zPP+0 c6 5.e3 a6 6.c5 ¤bd7 7.b4 a5? (D) 9tR-+-mKL+R0 XIIIIIIIIY xiiiiiiiiy 9r+lwqkvl-tr0 This is the only interesting move 9+p+n+pzpp0 made by Fritz in this game! 15.¦b1 9-+p+psn-+0 After 15.cxd6?? ¤xb6 the white queen 9zp-zPp+-+-0 is trapped. 9-zP-zP-+-+0 15...¥e7?? 9+-sN-zPN+-0 Admirers of the scientific and 9P+-+-zPPzP0 technical progress were disappointed 9tR-vLQmKL+R0 — Fritz demonstrated all its idiocy! It xiiiiiiiiy simply does not understand what his This is a very strange and weak move. pieces are meant for and what to do White yearns for b4-b5 but the a6 with them. Also bad is 15...¤h5? in pawn prevents it, so Black is helping view of 16.¤xd5! cxd5 (16...¤g3 White! My Fritz 8 puts this move into 17.cxd6 ¤xh1 18.¤e7+ ¢h8 19.¤c5+- 5th place - not every software ) 17.cxd6 ¤xb6 18.£b5 ¥d7 19.£c5 improvement leads to success in the ¤a4 20.£c7± and White has an upper game! After 7...b6 or 7...£c7 Black's hand. That's why it is necessary to position would be playable. deprive White of the c7-square: 8.b5 e5 9.£a4 £c7 10.¥a3 e4 15...¤e8 and now the following does 11.¤d2 ¥e7 (D) not work 16.¤xd5? cxd5 17.cxd6 ¤xb6 XIIIIIIIIY 18.£b5 ¥d7 19.£c5 ¤a4µ - Black 9r+l+k+-tr0 seizes the initiative. My Fritz prefers 9+pwqnvlpzpp0 quite a human move 15...¥b8 — the bishop is transferred to the diagonal 9-+p+-sn-+0 where it supports the ...f7-f5-f4 9zpPzPp+-+-0 advance, which gives Black counter- 9Q+-zPp+-+0 play.