Author: Mark R. Anderson
Date: 06:51:55 10/22/04
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On October 21, 2004 at 21:36:09, Daniel Jackson wrote: >On October 21, 2004 at 20:58:05, Mike Byrne wrote: > >>On October 21, 2004 at 20:44:36, Mike Byrne wrote: >> >>>On October 21, 2004 at 19:30:23, Andrei P wrote: >>> >>>>http://chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=1969 >>> >>>not the greatest , but it is good enough to get a sense of what Kramnik is >>>saying >>> >>>http://webtranslation.paralink.com/urlmode.asp >>> >>>copy this Russian link in to get translation >>> >>>http://www.sport-express.ru/art.shtml?94040 >> >>After going through the translation , imo, Kramnik is making some points. What >>is not stated but is true , is the the current FIDE leadership,FIDE President >>Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, is corrupt and very bad for chess. >> >>He signed a document to play to the winner of the "Ponomarev - Kasparov" match. >>The match which never took place for which we have no satisfactory answer. >> >>We shall see how this turns out. > >I hate to say it, but don't hold your breath. I agree with you and with Kramnik >that Ilyumzhinov is bad for chess, but this pussy footing just allows Kramnik to >dodge Kasparov, and worse calls him indirectly, a hasbeen...yet he knows full >well Kasparov is to be feared! I really want to see the "hasbeen" mop the board >with Kramnik! I agree with you 100 percent. Kramnik is a great player, but this way, he can dodge Kasparov yet again. Ilyumzhinov is certainly bad for chess, but we finally had way out of the fiasco the chess "championship" was in. Now this!!! It seems like Ponomariov was the first dodger and quitter ... now Kramnik is doing it. Oy! Come on guys ... just play! As the Nike commercial says ... JUST DO IT. As it stands now, chess is like boxing, with many "champions." As chess enthusiasts, we perhaps care about all of this, and have some patience, but the general public will not have patience with it and it will hurt chess's image. The public does not want to see multiple "world champions" and political in-fighting and scandals. They will lose interest, and chess as a sport will also lose, lose, lose. Kramnik does the sport, which has made him a lot of fame and money, a great disservice. Shame on him. How can you say you're the best if you dodge people and refuse to play? Are you afraid of Garry, Vladimir? (...you wouldn't be the first...) Chess is a competitive sport. It's a simple fact that, if you refuse to play, then you can't call yourself "champion" and should stand aside for someone who WILL play. (Unless he wants to be World Champion of Refusing To Play, but Fischer already has that title locked up ... sorry, my little joke.) Mark Anderson
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