Author: Robin Smith
Date: 13:17:14 10/13/02
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On October 13, 2002 at 15:46:54, Rick Terry wrote: >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? The point is not that Chris is rich. The point is that Kramnik is rich. Being in the public spotlight will put much more psychological pressure on Kramnik than $300,000. -Robin
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