Author: Michael Cummings
Date: 16:20:26 10/24/00
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On October 24, 2000 at 17:45:32, Pete Galati wrote: >On October 24, 2000 at 16:52:53, Michael Cummings wrote: > >>On October 24, 2000 at 16:45:23, Pete Galati wrote: >> >>>On October 24, 2000 at 15:53:34, Torstein Hall wrote: >>> >>>>In my view this is just a personal match between the two strongest players the >>>>last years and no championship match. Kasparov failed to defend his title and >>>>the world cup is now somewhere else. Lets hope Kramnik can fix this crazy state >>>>Kasparov put the world chess into. Strongest player or not, if you do not defend >>>>your title, you have no right to it! Kramnik just have to win the match >>>>first.... >>>> >>>>Go Kramnik, go go go for it!! >>>> >>>>Torstein >>> >>>I agree, I was never in favor of Kasparov's "duck and cover" tactics of keeping >>>his title of questionable value. Most people I've noticed are hoping Kramnik >>>wins, me too, but there are exceptions. >>> >>>Pete >> >>I think I read some comments in an article once, saying that Kasparov wanted >>Kramnik to be his heir to the throne someday anyway. >> >>Who to say that Kramnik will not turn into another Kasparov in the way they >>treat world title matched > >That I never read, but if Kasp has an interest in Kramnik being his heir, you >could probably expect Kramnik to have very similar attitudes as Kasparov has, >and if that's true, you could probably expect more of the same for the next 20 >years or so. > >I know next to nothing about Kramnik. > >Pete The reason some GM wrote that, was becuase Kasparov seems to prefer playing Kramnik rather than any other GM for a title match. Even though others have earned it, they never got the chance. Was it not Kramnik who played kasparov on ICC in the rapids games last year I think. I read that was just another fluff piece that Kasparov set up. I am not sure, but I suppose many opinions are floating around
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