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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