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Subject: Re: Gata Kamsky Returns ???

Author: James Robertson

Date: 00:12:21 05/24/99

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On May 24, 1999 at 01:40:28, Peter Kappler wrote:

>On May 23, 1999 at 19:19:41, Prakash Das wrote:
>
>>On May 23, 1999 at 15:51:50, Peter Kappler wrote:
>>
>>>On May 22, 1999 at 20:42:32, Prakash Das wrote:
>>>
>>>>(Kasparov) said, "I know these guys. They will go wherever the money is."
>>>
>>>Examine the last 10 years of chess history, and you'll see that this statement
>>>describes Kasparov better than anybody else.
>>>
>>>--Peter
>>
>> To repeat my earlier line. "This is not what I meant, although I fully expect
>>these kind of replies." It isn't true. Yes, everybody goes for the money, but
>>you won't be seeing Garry play in fide wc even though the prize money is very
>>good.
>
>
>Of *course* Kasparov isn't going to show up at the FIDE World Championship.  I
>don't know why you think this makes him a saint.  He has refused to defend his
>title (the FIDE title, by the way) under FIDE, so it would be the height of
>hypocrisy for him to show up at this event.
>
>
>>But Kamsky, Anand, Shirov (and a host of others) are not averse to
>>clothing themselves in saintly garb, putting themselves out as "good guys" and
>>slapping you in the face (in a "nice" way - snicker) the very next day for the
>>money.
>
>Can you please expain why their participation in a FIDE World Championship makes
>them bad guys?
>
>--Peter

It's because they are doing it for money. Doesn't everybody know that??

James



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