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Subject: Re: today's Fritz/Kramnik game

Author: Rick Terry

Date: 12:46:54 10/13/02

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On October 13, 2002 at 12:25:55, Chris Kantack wrote:

>I'm not much of a conspiracy theory type person.   So let's assume, for a
>moment, that today's loss was nothing more than a big blunder.  So Kramnik is
>human.  We know that already.
>
>My take is that Kramnik will shrug this loss off with no problem.   Unlike the
>commentors of "chessFM" (who, by the way, provide excellent coverage of this
>match), I do not see any psychological issues with this loss.
>
>Kramnik still has a clear lead.   He has white pieces for two more games.   It
>is going to be no big deal for him.   Besides, even if he did "lose the
>match"--which he won't--  he still goes home 700 thousand dollars richer.   A
>million bucks are not on the line...as commentators would have you believe.
>Only $300,000.
>

Only 300,0000 ???? I guess you are rich and this is no money for you?


>Chris
>http://home.earthlink.net/~kantack/lcdchess/home.htm



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