Author: Ed Schröder
Date: 16:02:32 11/11/98
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>>Sure Kasparov has a temper. He did badly. But that's not the point. I am >>pointing at IBM one of the biggest companies on earth. >>They made the match a fantastic spectacle. Even now we are still talking >>about the match all matches. They won and this shocked the chess world. >>It's against all chess etiquette not to honor the request of Kasparov for a >>revenge match. I find this quite a humiliating treatment for the current >>best chess player on earth. >humiliating yes, and *exactly* what he deserves... I mean he did stand up >in public and accuse them of cheating... in front of lights and cameras and >journalists... He lost his temper. He was not a good loser. All true. What remains in the memory of people is a) Kasparov lost b) Deep Blue won c) Kasparov is a bad loser. So in the end he didn't do himself a favor. There is no damage to IBM. There is no damage to Hsu. There is only damage for Kasparov. >So etiquette has already gone out the window on his part, which leaves me little >room to fault Hsu and company... I am sure Hsu will play again. Programmers always want to play. >>If Vishy Anand asks me for a re-match I say YES no matter if I am in >>the mood for it or not. I say YES and I will make sure it will happen. >>That is simply the price you have to pay when you have won. It's >>an obligation based on chess etiquette. >>If you play against such giants then take the etiquette into account. >>Anything else is showing no respect. In this light shame on IBM >>lacking respect to world's best chess player and therefore also >>a slap in the face to the whole chess community. IMO. >>About temper... Kasparov lost, Anand lost. Both by surprise. It wasn't >>expected. We all have seen the face of Kasparov on television when >>he lost. I have seen Anand's. It's their worst nightmare losing from a >>computer. >>So let them steam off. It means nothing! IBM knows. I know. It's no >>big deal. It's no excuse for IBM not to play again. >>- Ed - >steam off is ok. Accusing someone of cheating is something else. How would >you have reacted if Anand directly accused you of having someone behind the >scene helping Rebel beat him? I'd bet your perspective would have *instantly* >changed... Mine would (and did)... I would play again. People have a brain. And in case they don't the press will spell it out. - Ed -
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