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Subject: Re: FIDE Hasn't Commented on Kasparov's Retirement

Author: Sally Weltrop

Date: 07:03:08 03/11/05

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On March 11, 2005 at 01:38:49, Terry McCracken wrote:

>On March 11, 2005 at 01:30:09, Sally Weltrop wrote:
>
>>On March 11, 2005 at 01:28:01, Terry McCracken wrote:
>>
>>>This should be big news at their site...maybe they don't what to think of this?
>>>
>>>We should see something soon I believe.
>>>
>>>Hopefully this leads to cleaning house for the FIDE!
>>>
>>>After my intial shock, I believe Kasparov has made the "Best Move" afterall.
>>>
>>>http://www.fide.com/default.asp?curpage=1&x=0.1606256
>>>
>>>Damn the FIDE anyway!
>>>
>>>It's time for change!
>>
>>Bobby Fischer saw decades ago that FIDE was screwed up. He was way ahead of time
>>on some ways.
>>
>>>
>>>Terry
>
>This is a bad comparison, the FIDE then was far more sensible in the 70's and
>early 80's...by the late 80's early 90's, big problems, the mid 90's spelled
>disaster...today we have it!

it was just as political then as it is now.
>
>Fischer at that time and still, is badly screwed up!

Have some compassion for the guy. We can label him as "screwed up" BUT he has a
mental illness and we should take this into consideration.

>
>Bah...FRC! The old game lives...Fischer is Dead!



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