Author: Jorge Pichard
Date: 08:04:04 12/26/00
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On December 25, 2000 at 17:22:32, Charles Milton Ling wrote: >On December 25, 2000 at 12:29:17, Jorge Pichard wrote: > >>On December 25, 2000 at 12:15:27, Charles Milton Ling wrote: >> >>>I am not arguing about the confidence level. >>>I would only like to state that Anand is really to be pitied if winning three >>>games and drawing one is ascribed to mere good fortune. >>> >>>Charley >> >>Remember you first have to qualify to play at the final by eliminating a bunch >>of other good players. Therefore, by just qualifying to play at the final it was >>a very tidious task which required much more than simply winning convincibly >>3.5 games he also was the only players not to lose a single game period. Sorry >>your comment is reflecting the same attitude of all Shirov's fans. >> >>PS: Can you simply accept the fact that he was the best player overall, not only >>for winning this Knockout FIDE match, but the best player period. >> >>Pichard. > >Please... >Read what I said again more carefully. I was *emphasizing* that if you expect >more of Anand than the result he achieved, you are demanding the absurd. >Incidentally, as far as any "fandom" of mine goes, it extends equally to both of >these great players. >"Best player period"? Debatable. But I won't argue. (I think there is *no* >"best player period" at the moment.) >Charley Probably this article base on these probabilities will convince you; As you can tell all the experts agreed that Anand was the best form the start: http://www.kasparov.com/serve/templates/folders/show.asp?p_docID=13880&p_docLang=EN Pichard.
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