Author: Tina Long
Date: 23:08:03 09/06/01
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On September 06, 2001 at 05:39:22, Geo Disher wrote: >On September 05, 2001 at 22:43:29, Jay Rinde wrote: > >>On September 05, 2001 at 22:32:52, Chris Kantack wrote: >> >>>On September 05, 2001 at 15:24:56, Roy Eassa wrote: >>>>I think that was the original point. Common people who make bets DON'T know >>>>much about chess. The common conception is that computers are better than >>>>humans. So the masses will bet against Kramnik, making the odds favorable for >>>>those of us who know better! >>> >>>I completely agree with what has been stated in this thread. But what if Vegas >>>was looking for some kind of "point spread"? That is, what will the final >>>match score be? I believe most of us know Kramnik could go undefeated if he >>>wanted to. But how will he play this match? Will he keep the score close to >>>make it look good? In other words, will Kramnik throw a few games to keep the >>>interest level up? I would not be surprised if that was the plan. >> >>You must be joking!! Yes, you are joking. > >I don't believe he is joking and I agree that it would be in Kamniks interest >not to win all the games if he could. It would appear that this match was much >diffrent than the Deep Blue Match if he put all his energy into this and won all >the games which I believe he might be able to do. This could jeopardize the >interest in another match. Anyway all this being said I would not like to bet >on the spread but on win or loss. Kramnik to win. Oh Please, I refuse to believe that a World Champion will "throw" games. (it took me ages to get over a WCChallenger "throwing" games in 1972). To publically (ie real world) say that a professional sportsperson will "throw" a game is a very big insult. To say it about a World Champion on the Internet is actually no surprise whatsoever. I shake my head in wonder Tina Long
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