Author: walter irvin
Date: 15:17:19 07/10/99
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On July 10, 1999 at 12:11:50, Christophe Theron wrote: >On July 10, 1999 at 10:27:15, Klaus Evers wrote: > >> >>On July 10, 1999 at 10:08:09, Albert Silver wrote: >> >>>On July 10, 1999 at 04:18:15, Klaus Evers wrote: >>> >>>>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. >>> >>>Anand will not be FIDE World Champion unless FIDE decides to hand him the title >>>as a present since he won't be participating in the FIDE World Championship in >>>Las Vegas. >> >>Ooops, you're right, I just saw in my chessmagazine that he doesn't take part, >>but you were quicker. :-) >>And I read that there will be an 'ultimate match' in October this year between >>Kasparov and Anand: 16 games, winner gets 2 million $, the other 1 million $. If >>the score will be 8-8, Garry keeps the PCA-title :-( >>(I know that this referrs to the traditional FIDE rules, and I think that's >>O.K., but I want Anand to win.) >>The match may take place in Prague, London or a big city in the US, it's >>uncertain up to now. >> >>CU! >>Klaus E. >> >>>As for Karpov, I have no limits to my admiration of him as a player >>>but IMO he hasn't been deserving of the title of World Champion since 1985 when >>>Garry Kasparov wrested it from him. He has had lots of opportunities (he still >>>had 3 more title matches against GK) but never managed to capitalize on them. >>>Even when Kasparov broke off from FIDE with Nigel Short, Karpov had already been >>>beaten fair and square by Short. Besides, not even Karpov believes in the >>>credibility of the Las Vegas World Championship, having proposed that it instead >>>be called the World Cup. Personally, I'll be EXTREMELY curious to see how Kamsky >>>plays. >>> >>> Albert Silver > > >Maybe you guys could make some kind of effort to make these posts a little bit >computer chess related. > >Try to insert the words "computer", "deep blue" here and there, maybe you can >fool us. Also try to insert "bit" before the word "board". May work too. > > > Christophe i know this is computer chess place ,but surely (chess) still has a place here,the fact that most people here are in fact weak chess players and there are only a few, very few programmers that can play good chess seems to be the problem .if you do away with chess threads then ,you might as well start talking about arcade games ect. try to remember chess IS THE NAME OF THE GAME.
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