Author: Pete Galati
Date: 19:01:34 12/27/00
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On December 27, 2000 at 21:00:16, stuart taylor wrote: >On December 27, 2000 at 19:09:18, Pete Galati wrote: > >>On December 27, 2000 at 14:09:57, Peter Berger wrote: >> >>>Quote from the rules to determine the next FIDE worldchampion at >>>http://www.fide.com/release/main.cgi?body=1&id=67 : >>> >>>9. The best 8 chess players from worldwide Internet must be select during the >>>period of time announced by FIDE COMMERCE INTERNATIONAL LTD. In this period all >>>Internet users through the world are welcome to play on the official FIDE Web >>>Site www.fide.com between each other. Everyone who joint competition on the >>>Internet (and do not have already FIDE rating) will receive 1600 points FIDE >>>rating for start. At the end of the period of this competition 128 players will >>>be select, who then will play in knocked out Internet tournament to find the 8 >>>finalists who will be invite to play live in the next World Chess Championship. >>> >>>10. The World Chess Championship will start every year on the 25th of November >>>and will be knocked out tournament among 128 chess players (8 from the Internet >>>among them), where all of them will start from the first round to straggle for >>>the prize fund of USD$ 3.000.000. >>> >>> >>>Amazing, isn't it ? >>> >>>pete >> >>Looks like a stunt for public image to me. >> >>Pete > >Whatever, if it is true, I would love to participate in the first time it is >done, if it is convenient for me. It's a lovely idea, just what I always wanted. >And if I become world champion, or some big title, great! And if not, I'll know >I tried.(but not on Saturdays, Israel time, please). >S.Taylor Hey, I'll ba able to say "Hey, I used to talk to Stuart Taylor at CCC, BEFORE he became The World Chess Champion". Yeah, those were the days! Pete
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