Author: Joseph Merolle
Date: 19:20:27 09/15/04
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On September 15, 2004 at 21:47:13, Mike Byrne wrote: >On September 15, 2004 at 21:36:11, Joseph Merolle wrote: > >>Most say this person is Viktor Korchnoi however although not a popular vote I >>think this person by far is Yassar Seirawan! Yassar stoped both Kaspy , Karpov, >>and crushed Viktor Korchnoi. I think people just vote for their underdog rather >>then looking at facts and who the better players really are. I should add >>Kasparov was in his prime when Yassar beat him (more then once) back when no one >>could tauch him. Love to here your agreement or disagrement. >> >>Yassar Come out of Retirement with the Fide Knox outs you still have a chance to >>bring the title back to USA! All in agreement say I. >> >>Regards JAMerolle > > >IMO , it is Korchnoi- but I thing Yassar is a terrific player. Unfortunately , >he is not quite there. The truth is Yassar never even cracked the top 10 for >one year let alone the top 2 or 3. Contrast that to Viktor who was in the top >ten for 25 consecutive years. > >http://www.chessmetrics.com/PL/PL36683.htm > >http://www.chessmetrics.com/PL/PL20573.htm > >When Yassar played Viktor , Viktor was a mere shadow of his best days in chess. Your proving my point Yassar Crushed Viktor when he was at the top of his game in the 80s. YOu have to look beyound rating lists, ratings dont reflect the better player if they did Kaspy would be world champion and would have beaten Kram. Hay but thanks for the feedback. JAMerolle Regards
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