Author: Sally Weltrop
Date: 17:34:39 02/07/02
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On February 07, 2002 at 15:53:07, Miguel A. Ballicora wrote: >On February 07, 2002 at 14:44:50, Sally Weltrop wrote: > >>On February 07, 2002 at 07:48:47, Jorge Pichard wrote: >> >>>Not only Ponomariov deserves as much attention as Kramnik, but the law suit is >>>ridiculous. >> >>I think they should muscle the little "twirp" he's rated 2717, 8th overall , GK >>is 2838. He is light years from the top 5 in that list. He played FIDE "quack" > >Considering that he is 18 yrs old, he has not played as many games as the top 5, >so, for sure he is underrated. When your strength jump, it takes a while for the >ELO to catch up. In other words, he _is_ top 5 right now. >BTW, I guees that he has a higher elo than Kasparov at his age. I only expect >him to keep rising... and rising. > >>time controls. He wins and now he's taking a step back,basically going back on >>his word. He's a FIDE pathetic puppet!! You don't see the other GM's which are >>MUCH stronger than he'll ever be whining about saying their this and that. >> >>IF he was a REAL MAN (which he isn't, he's 18 yrs. old, STILL a child) he's play >>no WHINING neccessary. > >He is the World Champ. If anybody in the world has earned a right to set >conditions, he is the one. Personally, the only thing that we chessplayers owe >him is this: RESPECT. Mine is deep. He is still a young man? well, my >respect is even deeper then. Red-hot New Interview with Vassily Ivanchuk! "The elements of gambling were decisive in this match too many times." NOT once does he mention the "Quack time-controls" instituted by the doctorial state FIDE as possible factors in his lossing this match. http://www.kasparov.com/serve/templates/folders/show.asp?p_docID=19850&p_docLang=EN
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