Commentary for white move 29:

SUSAN POLGAR: First of all I don't believe in these paranormal things, but I believe in facts, and those things did happen, actually, during my match. (Audience laughter.)

GK MOVE: 29 c4

MAURICE ASHLEY: Before you explain that last comment, and Dionne Warwick is happy to here it. The move c3-c4 has been played by Kasparov. And now that knight that once was well centralized on e5 is now on b6 somewhat out of the game and it looks as if Kasparov's last couple of maneuvers have had some point. What do you feel about the position now after Qd3.

SUSAN POLGAR: I'm lying white's position more and more with the knights being misplaced.

YASSER SEIRAWAN: This is a very, very tricky moment. The move c3-c4 makes a great deal of sense positionally, so long as the move keeps the knight on b6 out of the game we're happy campers because it's nice and passive on the square b6. Remember what I said earlier when the knights were on f6 and g6, how it's necessary to bring them into the game on active support squares. But the thing that worries me about white's position is the f2 pawn is hanging, the c4 pawn is going to have to be supported at some future date by the move b2-b3. So let's see some concrete variations here. How about the move by Deep Blue of playing Qd6-d3? In this case, if Deep Blue is able to exchange queens, both the c4 and f2 pawns are hanging.

SUSAN POLGAR: Don't forget Yasser that the rook can get to e7 and can be very powerful on e7 attacking the f7 and b7 pawn very soon.

YASSER SEIRAWAN: Let's see something concrete. We are suggesting queen d3 for Deep Blue,n exchange of queens --

MAURICE ASHLEY:

SUSAN POLGAR: I would even consider check.

YASSER SEIRAWAN: Re7. And then I agree, what Susan is saying is that white is prapped to wipe out black's whole king-side with Rf7, Rg7 and so on, and also the possibility of Rb7. So I think the rook is too powerful on the e7 square, so if I was playing black, as I would offer to tray it with the move Rd3 back to d7 offering the exchange. Again the problem is this f2 pawn.

MAURICE ASHLEY: f2 is indeed very weak and hard to defend in this situation, and what can white do in this situation doesn't look as if white has any moves to defend?

YASSER SEIRAWAN: Well, again --

SUSAN POLGAR: White is not in any real danger. White can exchange the rooks for example and after that b4 3 and get a pawn at least. There might be some other moves also for white.

YASSER SEIRAWAN: There's some possibility of a check and nen Ne5, offering an exchange of knights?

SUSAN POLGAR: Right, that's a good idea.

YASSER SEIRAWAN: I'm not sure. Deep Blue is thinking. Again, I don't see any reasons why black would be in danger in this particular ending.

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