Author: Hans Gerber
Date: 17:55:05 05/10/00
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On May 10, 2000 at 18:53:23, Robert Hyatt wrote: >Here is the difference. This player treated _me_ with respect. He didn't >accuse me of cheating, in a public forum. He simply pointed out a defect in >something I had done. I chat with GM players all the time, one in particular >calls at least once a month, and commonly once a week when something is going >on. They can be approached. The ones I talk with seem to be friendly, >interested, and not combative. Kasparov was different. Yes I would love to >talk chess with him. Or I would have prior to 1997. Not after the debacle in >New York, however. I don't need that kind of 'friend'... Short answer. Two aspects. 1. You must not forget that Kasparov is a genius. Are you sure to know what he had in mind when he acted like that? Can't you imagine that he was offended when Hsu denied the prints? Are you unaware of the possibility that K. didn't ask for the prints because he wanted to have some advantageous insight into the thought process of the machine but because he really was (and still is) convinced that something was going on...? 2. Don't you see that Kasparov was under extreme pressure because of his several role conflicts during the match? Your GM's surely have a normal mood. The are chatting with you in private. But please go with them into a TV studio ... You should try to reconsider your position in that case. If you can't, then try to imagine that you were such a ingenious chessplayer, imagine you always were the one ready to get close to new frontiers, perhaps you discover that you yourself could become a rather strange fellow compared to the one you are now. Somewhere you wrote today, it's just a game... Please don't forget that for Kasparov. His agitation resulted out of suspicion as a sportsman. Now he still has good arguments. You have good arguments as well. What would you say if Hsu suddendly came up with the news that he admitted that something was cheated but _he_ didn't know who did it. What would you say? What would you say?
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