Word: eight
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Eight-on-one is incredible odds--but not for Gary Kasparov...
...knew he was going to win even before I realized I was in trouble," says Andrew H. Serrota '91, one of three undergraduates who competed against Kasparov. The last of the eight challengers to be defeated, Serotta says he was impressed by Kasparov's steady, calculated manner. "He makes nice solid moves, not flashy. When he's got you, he finishes...
Myers took two days off from work to review that last 30 games Kasparov had played. But even careful study was not enough to beat the champion, who at the end of the day could easily recall the moves in all eight games when the audience queried him on his moves...
...says that because Kasparov played eight opponents at once, his style was different this time. "The simul[taneous matches] didn't hurt his game, but he played more conservatively," he says...
...Crimson took a 6-3 lead early in the game and played the Bears close for most of the first half. But after the first 20 minutes, Harvard was simply overpowered by the California team, which has won six of the last eight national championships...