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Subject: Re: Kasparov simply did not deserve to be playing again..

Author: Alastair Scott

Date: 09:59:19 11/14/03

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On November 13, 2003 at 20:03:45, Mike Byrne wrote:

>kasparov still has pull , but I agree I would like see another GM, specifically
>I would like to see Yasser Seirwan , Judith Polgar or Karpov.  I think they
>would all win.  I think Fischer could win too.  If they got Fischer, that would
>be a real coup and draw millions to watch.

Very improbable because:

i. there is very little knowledge of him amongst the general public outside the
USA (trust me - I've asked);

ii. to his credit, he turned down all sorts of schemes in the past whose object
was to make some money for him and a lot of money for the promoters. (One
frequently quoted was "a million dollars to sit around in Las Vegas and play a
few games).

By contrast, sometimes I almost expect to see Kasparov suspended in a clear
plastic box above the Thames ;)

Alastair



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