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Subject: Re: Breaking news: Kramnik to skip Super Final

Author: Uri Blass

Date: 15:42:33 11/10/04

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On November 10, 2004 at 18:15:46, Tony Nichols wrote:

>On November 10, 2004 at 07:32:58, Uri Blass 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
>>
>>Kramnik did not qualify for playing against kasparov in the first place so I do
>>not count his win against kasparov.
>>
>>I think that the only player who is qualified to play against kasparov is shirov
>>and as long as shirov is alive no other people are qualified unless shirov
>>rejects a match against kasparov and kasparov accept it.
>>
>>Uri
>
>Hello Uri, If we remember correctly Shirov refused a contract to play Kasparov
>and the match fell apart. It must have been difficult generating interest in
>such a match given Kasparov's huge plus score. Unfortunately when a player is
>also an organizer he will take the blame, but I'm not sure we can blame anyone
>but Shirov.
>Regards
>Tony
Hello Tony,

I do not remember that shirov refused a contract to play kasparov.
Can you give me more details?

Uri



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