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Subject: I Propose A New Unified Draw Rule : PLEASE READ esp. FIDE

Author: Anthony Martini

Date: 07:24:18 02/08/03


     NO agreed upon draws before move 50... period... NO Exceptions...
             (wasn't this tried before - what happened?)

     ...Ok, so this would not be fair in Man vs. Machine tournaments, where men
(women) get tired and computers do not. But not for anything, Kas did get
$625,000 - he could of at least made another 22 moves. Could you imagine any
professional sporting event where both teams agreed on a draw before the end of
the game???

     Agreed upon draws early in chess are completely ludicrous and detrimental
to the advance of chess. Chess had a nationally televised audience and what did
we do - we left everybody hanging with an interseting posistion with a lot of
play left. It's like having a delicious dinner served to you, and the host takes
the plate away before you get to taste the main course.

     If chess players want to get big money like athletes do in other sports,
then they should act like an athlete and not a baby. FINISH THE GAME.

     (If it was up to me - there would be NO agreed upon draws at all)

     Let's keep the SPORT in chess.

   -,
      Anthony



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