tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002451.post110964169755560144..comments2007-04-16T14:11:22.743-04:00Dennis Monokroussoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13519996886008859417noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002451.post-1109648987951365322005-02-28T22:49:00.000-05:002005-02-28T22:49:00.000-05:00I don't know that 19.Qa4 is a novelty. Apparently it has happened in correspondence chess, and according to my database, the exact same position occured (by transposition) after 20.Qa4 in Novik-Filippov (St. Petersburg, Russia, 1994, 1-0 in 48 moves). In fact, that game continued the same as Anand-Kasparov all the way through 24.Qxa2 (still with a one move lag) when Filippov continued 24...f4, which may well deserve a "?" (or at least a "?!" as being dubious).<br /><br />Anand-Kasparov was certainly exciting to watch live. I was amazed that Kasparov managed the draw, especially with the time element.mbagalmannoreply@blogger.com