Author: Baldomero Garcia, Jr.
Date: 11:56:40 02/07/03
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Sorry for continuing the off-topic conversation. Here is my comment: Kosteniuk wrote a book "How I became GM at age 14". I think that's worse than vice-champion. Kosteniuk became a WGM, not a GM at age 14, so the title is deceiving. On February 07, 2003 at 08:05:49, Eye Witness wrote: > Is anyone tired of this made up title? Kosteniuk is getting all of this press >more press than the actual champion. What's worse is the fact she has been >given up his made up title that does not exist! Womens vice champion! I'm so >sure Karpov when he lost to kasparov was walking around for the next 15 years >going "hey i'm the world vice champion"! It may be chessbase's fault for >bringing this bogus term into existence. Have some respect and common decency >talk about the champion, pay her some money to play in some exhibition matches, >she is the one that earned it!
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