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Subject: Re: Hey ED when will you announce The Top Ten Opponent for Century 4?

Author: Uri Blass

Date: 03:20:43 12/06/01

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On December 06, 2001 at 06:05:03, Jorge Pichard wrote:

>On December 06, 2001 at 03:11:53, Ed Schröder wrote:
>
>>On December 06, 2001 at 01:35:41, Dr. Franklin wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> I think the most interesting challenger for Rebel would be A. Morozevich, or
>>>perhaps Peter Leko. I wouldn't mind seeing Seirwan play either.
>>
>>I can not reveal the name of the top-10 player yet. Unfortunately one of
>>the main organizers unexpectedly recently died so the whole match has an
>>insecure status at the moment, maybe things will be delayed or cancelled,
>>anything is possible.
>>
>>The organizers of the "v/d Wiel - Rebel Century 3" match of last January
>>wanted a clearly stronger opponent for Rebel and contracted a 2700 player
>>to play a new 6 game match on tournament time control.
>>
>>Keep your fingers crossed, I know I do.
>>
>>Ed
>
>If you try to contact the Ex Champ Karpov he might accept the offer.
>
>Pichard.

I think that he is known not to be strong against computers and I also prefer a
GM who make progress and not a GM that I expect his rating only to go down in
the future.

Uri



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