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In article <38305B78.ECC3BA33@lecc.fedex.com> , Ken Howell 
<204302@lecc.fedex.com>  wrote:

> Suppose a 1600 player plays against Garry Kasparov, who must play
> without a Knight.  What would be the most likely outcome?

Aron Nimzovitch addresses this question directly in his article in the
SchachZeitung "Bloackede."  He was playing QR-odds against an amateur and
managed to force a resignation in about 15 moves or so.  He says playing
piece odds is very rarely done "in my time, since the general public is more
and more conizant of the fact that one should develop in the opening."

Of course he wrote that some seventy years ago.  So a world champion is not
very likely to give you such a game, since the nest way to beat him is to
simply activate as many pieces as you can.  Of course, if it were me I would
probably figure out some way to lose in a blaze of fury.  ;)

Patrick


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If one would only apply to oneself what one teaches others, when one was
well disciplined oneself one could train others. It is oneself who is hard
to train.
    Dhammapada, Shakyamuni Buddha