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Subject: Re: Kasparov-Fritz - The Opening

Author: Andreas Guettinger

Date: 13:15:48 11/17/03

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On November 17, 2003 at 15:50:36, Ingo Lindam wrote:

>On November 17, 2003 at 15:41:20, Anthony Cozzie wrote:
>
>>I personally think (after seeing play of Kasparov in G2, and Fritz in G3) that
>>the match was fixed.  This is my personal opinion, not a proof of any sort.
>>
>>anthony
>
>Well a really convincing conspiratorial theory, isn't it?
>
>I can really imagine Kasparov and the Chessbase team having some rounds of
>negotiations with the result... Kasparov: "OK, that sounds fine to me... So we
>will make looking me as an idiot in game 2 and then the computer in game 3...
>Will it be live on TV for sure?"
>
>Very credible imagination...!
>
>Ingo

Not the games were fixed, only the result of the match.
Kasparov made a blunder in game 2, so they let PocketFritz play in game 3.

:-)

Andy



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