tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post1488452516282266925..comments2023-12-28T02:11:22.501+00:00Comments on The Streatham & Brixton Chess Blog: Shock and StunTom Chivershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09850710685193416732noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-48162133708730409232007-05-21T16:39:00.000+01:002007-05-21T16:39:00.000+01:00that's a stinker :Dthat's a stinker :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-38703013224532333472006-12-14T17:08:00.000+00:002006-12-14T17:08:00.000+00:00I think there's quite a lot in that Chris - yes.I think there's quite a lot in that Chris - yes.Tom Chivershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09850710685193416732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-14435096122339985012006-12-14T16:19:00.000+00:002006-12-14T16:19:00.000+00:00Although a terrible blunder, especially for a worl...Although a terrible blunder, especially for a world champion, I read a chess article in one of the newspapers which may go a small way towards explaining the over-sight. In terms of mating patterns, the knight on f8 is unusual. If the knight had been on g5 or f6, Kramnik's pattern recognition would have kicked in and spotted the threat immediately. Also, the knight's move to f8 was at the end of a series of captures, and not a simple mate threat.Chris Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06137795192239495971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-44095095911292511362006-11-30T13:34:00.000+00:002006-11-30T13:34:00.000+00:00UPDATE! Susan was speechless, it turns out.
Time ...UPDATE! Susan was <a href="http://susanpolgar.blogspot.com/2006/11/blunder-of-century-biggest-blunder.html">speechless</a>, it turns out.<br /><br />Time indeed was not an issue, as one Chessbase report make clear: "Kramnik played the move 34...Qe3 calmly, stood up, picked up his cup and was about to leave the stage to go to his rest room. At least one audio commentator also noticed nothing, while Fritz operator Mathias Feist kept glancing from the board to the screen and back, hardly able to believe that he had input the correct move. Fritz was displaying mate in one, and when Mathias executed it on the board Kramnik briefly grasped his forehead, took a seat to sign the score sheet and left for the press conference, which he dutifully attended."<br /><br />But on this specific subject, this one instead is interesting in places:<br /><br />http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=3512Tom Chivershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09850710685193416732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-84559185886730122352006-11-29T19:13:00.000+00:002006-11-29T19:13:00.000+00:00Pein reports Kramnik actually thought for "minutes...Pein reports Kramnik actually thought for "minutes" over his last move - lack of time wasn't a problem as I had assumed.<br /><br />http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2006/11/29/result061129.xmlJonathan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00293162543015231439noreply@blogger.com