Author: José de Jesús García Ruvalcaba
Date: 09:28:57 05/05/99
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On May 05, 1999 at 11:52:39, Michael Ginat wrote: >I am serious enough about the Turing test comment. Ken Thompson was there to >oversee the match and make sure that DB was on the up-and-up. Or is he part of >the cover-up scam too? Last I heard, he doesn't take his paycheck from IBM. > >GMs like Kasparov (and Karpov, and Botwinnik, and a lot of other strong players) >fix games all the time. Maybe this has something to do with why after losing he >is so ready to point fingers. > >Dave > >That's an interesting comment - I think it's documented that Karpov and >Botwinnik fixed games, probably due to pressure from the Soviet regime even if >it's still inexcusable. But Kasparov? And others? Where did you get that >information? > >In any case I agree that Kasparov does tend to make sweeping statements, but it >would be interesting if IBM let an expert examine the logs to prove or disprove >his allegations. > >Michael I remember I read somewhere (Chess Life or New in Chess, I am not sure) that during one world champioship match a phone call between Karpov and Kasparov was "intercepted", and they were agreeing to ask for two consecutive rests (one each player). That would give them six free days: they have just had a draw without adjournment and the next day no game was scheduled, then four days for the two delayed games, and one day in between in which they did not play anyway (at that time they only played three games a week, when they did not ask for free days). Karpov even stayed at another city during that short "vacation". While not fixing a game, Kasparov made some kind of underwater negotiation. José.
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