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Subject: Re: What makes Kasparov Vs DJ more attractive than Kramnik match !

Author: Miguel A. Ballicora

Date: 09:48:23 09/03/02

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On September 03, 2002 at 08:07:30, Omid David wrote:

>On September 03, 2002 at 05:42:31, Odd Gunnar Malin wrote:
>
>>On September 03, 2002 at 05:16:08, Uri Blass wrote:
>>
>>>On September 03, 2002 at 04:56:16, Odd Gunnar Malin wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>What do we have:
>>>>
>>>>Match 1
>>>>Winner Braingame match - Winner CC qualify-match
>>>>
>>>>Match 2
>>>>Loser Braingame match - Loser CC qualify-match
>>>>
>>>>Match 2 runs before match 1 as normal when competing for 3-4 places
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>If match 2 attract more attention there is only one factor: Kasparov
>>>>All other things are too techncal.
>>>
>>>No
>>>
>>>Match 2 is between the human player with the highest rating(better than kramnik)
>>>against the program that won the last computer championship when Fritz was one
>>>of the participants.
>>>
>>>You can look at match 1 as the match of the losers.
>>>
>>>Uri
>>
>>:)
>>
>>I repeat:
>>If match 2 attract more attention there is only one factor: Kasparov
>
>I can't argue with the fact that Kasparov is the main reason of interest for the
>K-DJ match. But besides that, there are plenty of other reasons (as Uri
>mentioned) for justifying why K-DJ is and has to be more important. In addition,
>the Jerusalem match is sponsored and endorsed by FIDE and ICCA, the highest
                        ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Nice joke.
All of the sudden, a Kasparov match gets press because it is endorsed by FIDE.
Kasparov has been playing for a decade (and being famous) despite he was doing
it in parallel to FIDE.

Odd is right, if that match gets more press, Kasparov and his histrionism is the
only reason.

>chess and computer chess organizations; in the contrary, K-DF's match is a
>"losers" match in a forgotten place, sponsored by oil-millionaires...

What's the problem with oil? Nobody really cares about the place. Rejkjavik
comes to mind...

>>All other things are too techncal.

Exactly, if Fischer comes to play tomorrow against Cry Blitz, it will draw more
headlines than both K vs comps together.

It does not matter if Michael Jordan is still the best. It will fill up stadiums
more easily than any other BB player on earth.

Regards,
Miguel


>>
>>As far as the cc players come I would guess Fritz is more popular among people
>>than Junior so it would drag the pendulum towards match 1.
>>But they are both sons of DB in this revenge try.
>>
>>Odd Gunnar



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