Author: Miguel A. Ballicora
Date: 12:07:19 02/08/03
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On February 08, 2003 at 10:24:18, Anthony Martini wrote: > NO agreed upon draws before move 50... period... NO Exceptions... > (wasn't this tried before - what happened?) It did not work. In tournaments, a win could be 3 points and draw 1 point for each. A loss, 0 points. Just like soccer. It was tried in some tournaments in Argentina. I think that in fact it was the scoring in the tournament that C. Tiger played. Miguel > > ...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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