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...fact, all of Kasparov's opponents describe their experience as daunting--a brush with the "awesome and godly," the "infallible," the "genius...
...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...
...that's exactly where Kasparov undid him. Elkies says he was expecting the chess champion to make a specific opening move, and when he didn't, his concentration was undermined. So the game suffered from "bad opening moves," he says...
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...
...When Karpov made that move, I thought about how to respond for 85 minutes," Kasparov said...