Game 4, white
13.h4
Commentary for white move 13:
MAURICE ASHLEY: Yaz, this position, where are the kings going
to
go? The kings have been hanging out in the middle of the board
for a long time. Where are they going to go?
YASSER SEIRAWAN: And in fact --
DB MOVE: 13 h4
MAURICE ASHLEY: Before you continue, the move h3-h4 has
been
played by Deep Blue, gaining space on the right half of the
board and seeking maybe a break later with h5. Certain it has
been advanced.
YASSER SEIRAWAN: Actually I think this was the story told to me
by Roman, Roman Dzindzihashvili, who talked about a chess
coach
in the Soviet Union who had taught the women's teams -- they
had the Spartaciacs where the clubs play with each other. And
the coach was very, very nervous, and he had drilled into his
teams to castle early, to castle with your king. Because he
was a nervous fellow he would come to the game late, and the
first person he saw whom he was familiar with he would say
how
is our team doing. He liked to hear the words "very well."
"Has everybody castled?" "Yes, they have." "This is good."
So the crucial question in the opening is, you want a position
that you can play, a position that's comfortable for you.
That's what you want.
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