Author: Bo Persson
Date: 14:47:08 10/21/02
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On October 20, 2002 at 22:42:47, Timothy J. Frohlick wrote: >Bo, > >Kramnik did not play his best chess in this match. Why should he? If he beat >Deep Fritz like a dog would ChessBase ever want him to play again? It is easy >for the big boys to play less than perfect chess and have 99.99% of chess >players not see the defects. > >Kramnik did not throw the match but he also didn't try very hard to win it. It >was a pleasant diversion for him. He won less money but then he will have fewer >taxes to pay. He also got respect from all parties by being a nice guy. I wasn't questioning that. I triggered on your statement: "Playing totally accurate chess will always result in a draw if both sides play accurately." How do we know? Bo Persson bop2@telia.com
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