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Kasparov shows no signs of slowing thanks to nature of world-class chessBEGINNER'S CORNER8'////■. W;'-/.t i WM r . f A + r K r 4 ■7mj§k6i54r F* JW* Jr CZl JP cjj OP F J Jr .* ^Jr H jr F F FF4^ J§?■/////// '/////// fjnw/JSci'W/fZ A'oJyZ FFfJ////rsS/sS/HI vm «1ilJ S J J J / /, / // / //Jj k r * + Fw £ r///a b cd e f 2 hWHITE WINS A QUEENHint: Or checkmates.□ □ □Because top performers are not as vulnerable to injury and other bodily vicissitudes as in physical sports, chess performance is remarkably stable and predictable in comparison.Elite grandmasters such as Garry Kasparov, Viswanathan Anand and Vladimir Kramnik take top prizes virtually whenever they play. When they compete together, Kasparov, world champion for 15 consecutiveyears, usually finishes first.Before the recent Corus supertournament in Wijk aan Zee, the Netherlands, statistician Jeff Sonas - assessing past performances - predicted Kasparov had a 66 percent chance of winning, with a probablescore of 9/: or 10 points in 13games.It was a remarkably on-target prophecy. Kasparov indeed took top honors with six wins and seven draws, or 9l/2 points. Anand and Kramnik trailed, ll/2 points behind.The winner presents a packagethat is hard to beat. Enormously*talented and experienced, he comes to the board armed to the teethwith innovative opening ideas. Amaximalist, he is by far the most aggressive player of the three. Winning is all for Kasparov, who expends enormous energy in eachgame he plays.When spectators applauded after a first-round victory over Viktor Korchnoi, Kasparov failed to acknowledge the gesture. He was preoccupied anil angry' at himself for not winning more efficiently.Kasparov’s intensity could keep him on top for another five years, at least. It will be an amazing sporting run if it happens.Below is a match from the Corus 2000 tournament between Kasparov and Lock van Wely.Kasparovvan Wely1. e4c52. NOd63. d4cxd44. Nxd4Nf65. Nc3a66. Be3e67. Ob58. g4h69. Qd2N(b)d710. 0-0-0Bb711. h4b412. Na4d513.Bh3g514.Bg2gxh415.Rxh4dxe416.g5Nd517.Rxe4hxg518.Bxg5Qa519.f4Rh220.Nxe6fxe621.Rxe6chK17*2Qd3Bg723.Qf5chKg824.Rxd5Qxa425.Re 7resigns□ □□Solution to Beginner’s Corner. 1.Qa3ch! Kb5 2. Qxe7. If instead 1.... Kxa3, then 2. Nc2 mate!□ □□Shelby Lyman is a national chesslt;* vmaster and three-time New England champion.SOLVE-ITafter 24.... Qxa4Van Wely876S41ShelbyLymana b c d e f.ghKasparovWHITE TO PLAY► «f
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