- October 18, 1999. ChessLab.com. Kasparov vs. World match wraps up with a
horrible fiasco with Microsoft losing a move suggestion by I. Krush (?). Reuters,
Yahoo,world wide media now hot on the story, fraud charged. Jude Acers/ChessLab
believes that Kasparov's victory was richly earned -- he hung in the there grimly, kept
the game alive period. The World's move 58...Qe4?? suggested by E. Bacrot was listed as
losing in all variations given on October 10-th by FIDE champion Khalifman and Grandmaster
Chess School. It appeared full one week before the World was led astray by French
grandmaster and national champion E. Bacrot. Bacrot's suggestion lost outright --
immediately at 2:04 AM EST Friday October 15, 1999.
- October 20, 1999 http://www.gmchess.spb.ru/english/kasworld/sici119.html
"GM Chess School gives NO recommendations to the world, as our opinion is that after
58...Qe4?? 59.Qg1+ White wins in all lines. A pity. the World did not follow
our recommendations and did not manage to find a path to the draw in the jungle of lines
after the 58th move. Almost 45% of the team members considered the recommendations
of GM School (58...Qf5) but the majority has chosen 58...Qe4??. One could say-what's the
difference where to move the queen to f5 or e4? Unfortunately there is the difference and
it is a substantial difference. The correct 58...Qf5 ! could have resulted in a
complicated game where a draw was the most probable result, and the "natural"
58...Qe4?? (according to MS Zone expert Bacrot) is a final and complete disaster
for Black."
- October 19, 1999. BBC News: "Microsoft challenged over Net Chess
".....Chess players around the globe have accused Microsoft of ruining an Internet
game between Russian grandmaster Gary Kasparov and the rest of the world. They say
the company messed up a move they posted on a special Web site where the world champion
was taking on all comers....The participants say the mistake cost them at least a highly
respectable draw and may even have denied them victory. But Microsoft
rejects criticism of the way it has managed the four month long Kasparov vs. the
world game, saying the cyberclash has been conducted within the rules......the row centers
on move 58. One of the options proposed by 15 year old US women's chess
champ0ion Irina Krush, did not appear, because she had server problems when posting
the move by e-mail. Consequently, Internet users could not vote for her suggestion and
chose what turned out to be an inferior option" etc.. Full story at http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_479000/479602.stm
- Salon.com. SalonMagazine Microsoft chess: Call It a draw?
The virtual match "Kasparov vs. the World" ends in chess suicide,
offering a glimpse into the nature of online community by Mark Gimein
October 20,1999 Sabotage. Ballot Stuffing. Mass Suicide. Protest
Web Sites. Welcome to the world of online chess....(fantastic article) at www.salonmagazine.com/tech/log/1999/10/20/chess/index.html
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