Author: Bigler David
Date: 06:17:02 10/15/04
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On October 15, 2004 at 07:53:23, Drexel,Michael 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 > >IMO it is a private match between two top players with high skills in defence. >Therefore the course of the match is not a surprise at all. > >I am not the only one who thinks that situation in Chess is a complete mess. >Solely responsible for this are Ilyumshinov and Kasparov, not the two players. > >IIRC Anand was FIDE World Champion at the time of Dortmund qualifier 2002. >So he couldn't possibly participate. > >Michael Chess situation is is not the subject of this post. And the fact that they have high skills in defence doese not mean that they should not fight ! rgds
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