[chessmind] Dennis Monokroussos: Smeets - Bacrot: How deep can home prep go?

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Posted by Dennis Monokroussos:
Smeets - Bacrot: How deep can home prep go?
http://chessmind.powerblogs.com/posts/1200740792.shtml


   Etienne Bacrot, the current leader in the [1]Group B event at Wijk aan
   Zee, won a very nice game over Jan Smeets in the Marshall Gambit in
   round 5. Or perhaps we could say that Bacrot, Naiditsch (his second),
   and their computers won the game. The game went 38 moves, and Bacrot
   was in his home preparation through at least move 27. (His comment to
   that move: "A tactic that was found just before the game.") Since
   recognizing the strength of that move requires at least a little
   examination, it's possible that at least another move or two was part
   of his preparation. So it was a nice accomplishment: 27+ moves at
   home, 11- moves at the board.
   Anyway, draw your own conclusions, but enjoy the game, which you can
   replay [2]here.

References

   1. http://chessmind.powerblogs.com/posts/1200721866.shtml
   2. http://chessmind.powerblogs.com/files/waz2008b_smeets_bacrot.htm