Author: José Antônio Fabiano Mendes
Date: 12:19:57 09/09/04
GM Tony Miles vs Deep Thought, 1989 [D]r4rk1/ppB2pp1/2nb3p/8/2B5/2N2P2/PP1n1P1P/2KR3R b Source ==> http://www.chesscafe.com/dvoretsky/dvoretsky.htm Now Black, it appears, must choose between 14...Nxc4 15.Bxd6 Nxd6 16.Rxd6, or 14...Bxc7 15.Kxd2.In either case, he stands better; but his opponent, who has been able to maintain the material balance, has hopes of saving himself. On the other hand, several pieces are still en prise, so they’re “desperadoes,” capable of anything. Black found a completely unexpected blow, guaranteeing him a healthy extra pawn. 14...Bd6xh2!! 15.Bc7xh2 15.Rxd2 Bxc7 could hardly be called better. And one more “desperado” – 15.Bxf7+ Rxf7 16.Bxh2 – doesn’t help: after 16...Nxf3, White is a pawn down again. 15...Nd2xc4 16.Rd1-d7 b7-b6 And Black eventually converted the extra pawn. Oh – and I nearly forgot to tell you who was Black. It was the computer, Deep Thought (the predecessor to Deep Blue, which beat Garry Kasparov in a match). You can understand that, for a computer, with no human habits or prejudices to shake off, finding a move like 14...Bxh2!! would not be difficult. I hope, after reading this piece, that making similar imaginative decisions will become easier for you, as well. =============================================================================== [Site "American Open Exhibi"] [Date "1989.??.??"] [White "Miles"] [Black "COMP Deep Thought"] [Result "0-1"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 Nf6 4. Nc3 e5 5. Nf3 exd4 6. Qxd4 Bd6 7. Bxc4 O-O 8. Bg5 Nc6 9. Qd2 h6 10. Bh4 Bg4 11. O-O-O Bxf3 12. gxf3 Nxe4 13. Bxd8 Nxd2 14. Bxc7 Bxh2 15. Bxh2 Nxc4 16. Rd7 b6 17. f4 Rad8 18. Rhd1 Rfe8 19. b3 Rxd7 20. Rxd7 Re1+ 21. Nd1 N4a5 22. Kd2 Rh1 23. Bg3 h5 24. f5 h4 25. Bf4 Nb4 26. a3 Nbc6 27. Rd3 Nd4 28. b4 Nac6 29. f6 gxf6 30. Nc3 Ne6 31. Nd5 Kg7 32. Bd6 Ng5 33. Ke2 h3 34. Rd1 Rxd1 35. Kxd1 Ne5 36. Ne3 h2 37. Nf5+ Kg6 38. Ng3 Ne4 0-1
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