Author: Drexel,Michael
Date: 03:43:53 02/08/03
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On February 08, 2003 at 06:14:10, Uri Blass wrote: >On February 08, 2003 at 05:09:43, Andrew Williams wrote: > >>On February 07, 2003 at 22:17:56, John Wentworth2 wrote: >> >>>Seems like a good way to have more interesting matches would be to not allow >>>draws unless it is by repetition or not enough material to mate. >> >>The thing is, humans get tired and computers don't. So if you want a big match >>agaisnt a big name, you can't do this. >> >>Andrew > >Nonsense. > >If there is enough time between the games humans do not get tired. >I also think that the time between games in kasparov-Junior was enough time. > >My opinion is that every player should be allowed to offer a draw but the >opponent should get the draw offer only if a team of good chess players agree >that it is a draw. > >In other cases the opponent should not get the draw offer and the game should >continue. > >Uri what do you think would be the reaction of a player who had lost a game if he hears afterwards he got a draw offer? this would result in more hostility. Not a good idea IMO. I see only one reasonable way. the match conditions should have been: 500 000$ for Kasparov plus 500 000 $ for win 100 000 $ for tie 0 $ for loss sponsors should more insist upon such match conditions.
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