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Subject: Re: Kasparov to FIDE: Enough is enough.....O.T.

Author: Alan McCracken

Date: 09:09:30 01/19/05

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On January 19, 2005 at 05:09:27, Steve B wrote:

>we all know the bloody history, and I think it's time to forget it!
>>Kasparov understands his error then, albiet he had his reasons at the time,
>>political and chess...but this has _nothing_ to do with the here and now!
>
>his reasons then, were the same as now
>MONEY
>he and Short grabbed all the prize money and did not want to let Fide take their
>percentage of the prize fund
>
>
>>
>>Kasparov is right and the FIDE is made up of criminals, and oppertunists, whose
>>day as long overdue!
>
>Fide is made up of criminals i agree 100%
>the president is a known murderer
>this was also true when Kasparov rejoined Fide in 2002
>this is not what Kasparov objects to
>he objects to the waiting,endless delays  and the fact that he can not be
>guaranteed a prize fund
>if the money were shown to him right here and now,he would be
>playing chess happily under Fide
>
>Yasser Seriwan has not played under Fide for many years and this is because of
>the corrupt criminal element in Fide
>
>you are confusing two things here
>
>Yes Kasparov now breaks away again from Fide
>but for the wrong reasons
>
>
>this is the same thing as someone breaking away from the Nazi party because of a
>finanical dispute
>yes they are now at odds with the Nazis..it is not because they murdered 6
>million jews,it is because they have a financial dispute
>
>if you want a hero figure,,Yasser is your man,,
>NOT Kasparov
>
>
>Steve

No Steve, I'm looking for unification and the clean up of the FIDE...your
analogies above are extreme, and don't address the problem.




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