Sub:
Blunder of the century Date:
04/09/10 5:00:22 PM
EDT From: Coral_23 To:
service@Chess-poster.com
Hi,
After reviewing Bobby Fischer's "Game
of the Century" in your site, I wondered if there is a "Blunder of the century"
game played by a Grandmaster.
Best regards.
Chess-poster.com
Dear
viewer,
There is no official game played by
a GM named like that... yet.
However, game two of the six-game
match "Man vs. Machine" in November 2006 between reigning World
Chess Champion Vladimir Kramnik and Chess computer Deep Fritz in
Bonn, Germany, was described as the possible "Blunder of the
Century" by GM Susan Polgar.
Kramnik's 34th move ...Qe3?? came as
a big surprise since he overlooked a mate in one by Deep
Fritz which immediately checkmated him with 35. Qh7++.
Alexander Roshal, a Chess journalist, tried to explain the
blunder by saying that the mating pattern of a Queen on square
h7 protected by a Knight on f8 is extremely rare and not
contained in a Grandmaster's automatic repertoire.
