Author: James Robertson
Date: 13:47:12 12/26/00
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On December 26, 2000 at 11:04:04, Jorge Pichard wrote: >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. Nobody said he is obviously better than Kramnik and Kasparov, both of whom beat him recently and have higher ratings.... James
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