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Article: Playing under pressure.(ARTS)(CHESS)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- May 14, 2005
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Byline: David R. Sands, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Decisive games are rarely beautiful ones. The last-round tournament pairing, the final match game, the decisive point in a team match - in almost every case, the pressure of the moment and the pragmatic demands of the scoreboard work against artistic, imaginative play.
Still, such games have an attraction all their own and are worth replaying to see how great players take on great challenges. Some of the game's storied champions, including Emanuel Lasker, Mikhail Botvinnik and Garry Kasparov, held onto their crowns with last-minute wins in world-championship matches.
The highly competitive ...