Author: Andreas Schwartmann
Date: 13:46:50 08/12/01
I've just had the chance to talk a bit to Vishy Anand, after a match he played vs. Peter Leko for german television, here in Cologne. Of course I've asked him about the coming match in Barain, and he just laughed and said that the match "is a joke." He would have imagined some kind of restrictions in terms of cutting or limiting the opening book or things like that, but the fact that Kramnik already has the engine 2 months in advance (he already has it!) leads to the conclusion, "that their (he referred to Chessbase) hands are firmly tied. Kramik can train against the program for 2 months now, day for day." I replied then that "it's good publicity". He laughed again and pointed at Frederic Friedel, standing nearby: "Yes ... for them!". Well ... I still hope the best for my favourite engine, but Vishy's comments make me wonder. Andreas
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