Author: Bigler David
Date: 03:08:56 10/15/04
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On October 15, 2004 at 02:41:09, Tony Nichols wrote: >On October 15, 2004 at 02:10:05, Bigler David wrote: > >>Dear all, >> >>Ok this has nothing to do with computers… >>This match is the must non interesting match I have ever seen. >>Even the matches from Schlechter were much more interesting to see. >> >>I live in Switzerland at around 4hous by car of the “event” and wanted to go and >>see the players. >>Hopefully I decided not to go and the day I decided that they made a draw after >>16 moves. >> >>8 hours driving just to see a draw in 16 moves would have been to much. >> >>I was a real fan of Kramnik in the 19th and beginning 2k, he was really amazing. >>The way he plays today is for me really not understandable. >>I don’t want to withdraw the merit of Leko, he did a good fight and if he wins, >>he just deserve it ! >> >>But let play Morozevitch Kasparov Anand Topalov Shirov or Carlsen (Hydra ?), >>these guys all have the fighting spirit ! >> >>rgds > > > I agree that this is not the most exciting match of all time, but in my opinion >the Kasparov-Kramnik match was worse. I think Kasparov gets the blame for that. >He offered way too many draws with the white pieces. Topalov got his chance >against Leko at Dortmund 2002. He's simply not strong enough. Morozevitch is an >enigma. One year he's awesome and the next only good. Anand? Well let's not >forget the first 8 games were drawn in his match against Kasparov 1995. Kasparov >wins one game and Anand falls apart. Carlsen doesnt deserve to be mentioned with >this group, Many are stronger than he is right now. > I think we will see exciting chess in the Kasparov-Kashimdzhonov match but I >don't think either of them can beat Kramnik or Leko in a match right now. > Just my opinion but Kasparov is no longer playing 2800 level chess, maybe not >even 2750. He will not be World Champion again! > >Tony The problem for me is not to have e.g. all games drawn... us long as each drawn game was a fight ! And this is rally not the case in the Kramnik-Leko match.
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