Author: Tony Nichols
Date: 16:01:22 11/10/04
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On November 10, 2004 at 18:42:33, Uri Blass wrote: >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 Hi Uri, I don't remember where I read this but early in the match negotiations there was an offer that Shirov claimed was too small and he refused the deal. Kasparov continued to search in vain for sponsors and the match fell thru. I will try to locate the source of this information. Maybe it was Chess Life or maybe on chessbase. Regards Tony P.S. I think the prize fund was less than $1 Million dollars total.
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