Author: Tony Nichols
Date: 15:34:57 11/10/04
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On November 10, 2004 at 06:27:53, Albert Silver wrote: >On November 10, 2004 at 01:25:01, Tony Nichols wrote: > >>On November 10, 2004 at 00:18:23, Peter Darin wrote: >> >>>On November 10, 2004 at 00:09:11, Tony Nichols wrote: >>> >>>>On November 09, 2004 at 23:24:20, Peter Darin wrote: >>>> >>>>>He is running away. >>>> >>>>From what? >>>>Tony >>> >>>from playing Kasparov of course whom he is afraid to play. >> >>I don't know what makes you think Kramnik is afraid to play Kasparov. After all >>he beat Kasparov for the title. There is no evidence that he is afraid. There is >>evidence that Kasparov does not want to play Kramnik. He declined to play in the >>Dortmund qualifier. He went back to fide. If Kasparov wanted to play Kramnik so >>bad he would have played in Dortmund. I think many people don't understand that >>Kramnik is trying to reform chess. Kasparov instigated the mess we have now. I >>too would like to see them play, but Kasparov should have to qualify. >>Regards, >>Tony > >I'm afraid I have to side with Peter on this one. Kramnik has been beaten by >Kasparov since the title for one thing, and he also recently decided he would >not play the superfinal against Kasparov despite the agreement that the winner >of both matches would play to unify the titles. I don't think Kramnik is trying >to reform anything at all and never heard one single word on his part suggesting >that was his intention. Alekhine, move over, you've got company. > > Albert Hello Albert Kramnik did not say he wouldn't play Kasparov. He said he had no commitment to play Kasparov. He agreed to the Prague agreement yes, but that said he would play the winner of Kasparov-Ponomariov. There will be no such match. Kramnik has said in NIC that he wants reform in chess. He also supports the ACP who want to reform chess, so his intentions are clear. Kasparov's intentions are anything but clear. He insisted that there be no rematch clause for his match with Kramnik. Now he complains about not getting a rematch. I don't take Kasparov seriously anymore. He is interested in politics and writing but not chess so much. He plays very few games a year. Thus he is still the highest rated player but not the strongest. Based on results Kramnik and Anand are playing better. I think the Kramnik-Leko match was more competitive than the Kasparov-Kramnik match. Now Kasparov is 4 years older and weaker. This is why he doesnt want to have to qualify. He might not make it. Regards Tony
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