Author: steven blincoe
Date: 04:27:25 08/01/03
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I took part in a long time ago in Central Scotland against the late >>Tony Miles. There were no histronics, no conspiracies, no problems; he took on >>everyone, including several 2200+ players, and scored 26 wins, no losses and no >>draws with what seemed to be the greatest ease. >> >>It's little wonder he was so highly thought of (and, it seems, Kasparov is >>losing what regard he had). >> >>Alastair > >Vlastimil Hort set a record of some 600(!!) players in a simul (only 50 at a >time, vacating seats as they became available) with an average of about 2000 and >scored something along the lines of 88%. I guess poor Hort was only rated about >2600 so he didn't know any better. > > Kasparov is a poor excuse for a sportman the Fide Elo rating system wasnt even in existance when players like Alekhine,Euwe,Capablanca gave simuls if you wanted to play on a board you coughed up your money and sat down to play i can just see Capa looking up at a player that managed to survive the opening against him with a decent position and then grilling the player as to his previous chess tournament and match record then if Capa felt the player was too strong..he resets the pieces to the starting position rediculous even more sad actually,is that Kasparov was actually considered Classy for doing this by some of the readers of these pages a sign of the times i guess.. maybe thats why i collect old dedicated chess computers i guess i pine for the more sportmans like and chivalrous days gone by.. Nostalgic Regards Steve
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