Author: Dmitri
Date: 08:10:01 10/15/04
Go up one level in this thread
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 This kind of logic is why politics can't take off in Russian, people pick presidents by looking at how good their smile is!!! Chess is not boxing or a martial arts competition. It is a hard fought war with "on" and "off" days these guys are not playing for coffee cakes. And your judgment of the playing strength of Kasparov is like an ant picking the winner of sumo wrestling competition. In fact 95% of all chess players dont understand chess the top 10 players play without computers so your 2800 and 2750 level comparisions are meaningless.
This page took 0 seconds to execute
Last modified: Thu, 15 Apr 21 08:11:13 -0700
Current Computer Chess Club Forums at Talkchess. This site by Sean Mintz.