"Mike Murray" wrote in message
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On Wed, 26 Mar 2008 06:30:38 -0700 (PDT), wrote:


To inject some statistics into this discussion, here is a list of
all games on the CB Megadatabase 2005 in which Spassky played the
King's Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.f4) as White. I give the name of his
opponent, the event and date, the result, and the number of moves:

Averbakh, 22nd USSR Ch, Moscow 1955 1-0, 29
Bronstein, 27th USSR Ch, Leningrad 1960 1-0, 23
Y. Sakharov, 27th USSR Ch, Leningrad 1960 1-0, 30
Liberzon, 27th USSR Ch, Leningrad 1960 ½-½, 34
P. Gibbs, event? 1960 1-0, 25
P. Tumurbator, event? 1960, 1-0 37
Fischer, Mar del Plata 1960, 1-0, 29
Najdorf, Varna Olympiad 1962, ½-½, 27
Limbos, Varna Olympiad 1962, 1-0, 37
Novopashin, 30th USSR Ch, Yerevan 1962,½-½, 21
Matanovic, Belgrade 1964, ½-½, 41
Krogius, Chigorin Memorial 1964, ½-½, 45
Kholmov, 31st USSR Ch playoff, 1964, 1-0, 25
Portisch, Budapest 1967, 1-0, 56
Bronstein, Moscow 1971, ½-½, 18
Ornstein, Nice Olympiad 1974, ½-½, 74
Pytel, Nice Olympiad 1974, 1-0, 39
Karpov, exhibition, Hamburg, 1982, 1-0, 84
Hermann, Bundesliga, 1985, 1-0, 31
Rivas Pastor, Linares 1985, ½-½, 13
Seirawan, Candidates Tournament 1985, 1-0, 32
Susan Polgar, Wellington 1988, 1-0, 42
J. Martinez, Oviedo rapid 1991, 1-0, 25
A. David, France, 1993, ½-½, 60
Xie Jun, Veterans-vs-Women 1994, ½-½, 25
Korchnoi, St. Petersburg rapid 1999, ½-½, 34
Fressinet, France, 2001, ½-½, 23
Adamapoulos, simul, Kalamata, 2002, ½-½, 14

This is an overall record of +15 -0 =13. Surprising to me that
Spassky seems never to have lost with the KG in serious play. And his
opponents include Averbakh, Bronstein, Fischer, Najdorf, Kholmov,
Portisch, Seirawan and Korchnoi, all-time greats every one.


Hmmm. Will Phil now back off on the ignorant proclamations he made
earlier in the thread or continue to bluster and evade? If I were a
bettin' man, I know where I'd put my money.

Like help-bog, Taylor Kingston also make my point for me - that these KGs
are unusual stratagems considering all the games in the player's career.
While should I 'back-off' about such a commentary? Are these even 1% of the
players games against GMs? and inserted as surprise openings? and will Mike
Murray still think this is ignurunt?

Mike Murray knows where he will put his money, and so do we, nowhere at all.

The between times Fischer conflict sees Spassky drawing with Bronstein after
a 4-year lay-off of the KG, and then after drawing with Ornstein après
Fischer. Considering this was Spassky's peak, will Murray think this is such
a terrible weapon, since Spassky's last five outings with it were all draws
with him as White?

What is this nonsense from Murray supposed to illustrate? Anything other
than the usual?

Phil Innes