Author: James Robertson
Date: 09:47:30 07/10/99
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On July 10, 1999 at 04:18:15, Klaus Evers wrote: The problem with this entire thing is that A champion could be made or lost by the results of a SINGLE BLITZ GAME. What kind of sport is that? It makes the championship random. I much prefered the way FIDE did things in the time of Fischer and Spassky.... James >Hi you out there! > >After his match against Shredder in Dortmund Karpow anounced >that he will take part in the championship in Las Vegas from July, 31st to >29th of August. I think it is good, because that means that we will have >a new world champion in September who is stronger than Karpow and so _really_ >earning the title. Karpow's time is over, and it has been so for the past one or >two years. A player who is ranked on position seven or nine in the list can not >claim to be the world champion. >Just remember the match against Anand in Lausanne: I really disliked these >extra-conditions that has been there for Karpow: only taking part in one last >match, at full strength and totally relaxed! If he would have played all the >tournament (like he will in Las Vegas) he would be kicked out in the quarter- or >semifinals by somebody like Adams, Topalev or Vishy. > >I hope that Anand will be the next champion because I like him and simply >because after two times vize-champion it is his turn now! And I hope that there >will be a match to unify the two organization PCA and Fide (if Garry agrees). > >We will see. > >Greetings > >Klaus E.
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