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Subject: Re: Kramnik allow Fritz to win: Marketing justification

Author: Uri Blass

Date: 02:25:38 10/16/02

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On October 16, 2002 at 02:30:29, Russell Reagan wrote:

>I hate when people post this kind of crap. Not everything in this world is some
>big conspiracy waiting to be uncovered. You don't happen to work as a part of
>some polititian's advertising campaign do you? That's about the level of
>credibility that your post has...completely unfounded propaganda. You aren't
>friends with Bobby Fischer are you? Are the Jews taking over the world behind
>our backs too?
>
>Kramnik is human. Humans make mistakes. Humans get full of themselves after a
>little dose of success and get a little greedy, going for the brilliancy prize
>when the correct move is to play it safe.
>
>Kramnik is already rich. He gets more money if he wins the match, yet you make
>it out like he gets more if he throws the match.


I am not sure if he gets more money from winning the match.

It may be possible that he bet that he is going to lose the match after leading
3-1 so he can make more money by losing.

I do not say that it is the case but only that it is a possibility.

Uri



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