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From: dregis@exeter.ac.uk (D.Regis)
Subject: Help please: examples of "playing for the loss"?
Message-ID: <E4EM49.7CF@exeter.ac.uk>
Organization: University of Exeter, UK.
Date: Wed, 22 Jan 1997 09:52:56 GMT


I'm on the scrounge again, trying to put together a set of examples.

There's a bit in Fischer's "My 60 Memorable Games" (Gligoric-Fischer)
where he quotes Tarrasch, describing his attitude in the endgame as
"playing for the loss" - that is, trying to win a balanced position,
and thereby risking losing. 

I can think of several examples of over-eagerness to attack in the
opening and middlegame, but not in the ending. 

Does anyone know of any others?  I'd be grateful to hear from you.
The simpler the example, the better. 

Thanks

-- 
Dave Regis   &8^D*   a dry, fruity red





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