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

Author: Terry McCracken

Date: 08:29:04 03/11/05

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On March 11, 2005 at 10:03:08, Sally Weltrop wrote:

>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.

No, not like today. It will always be political to some degree.

>>
>>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.

This isn't the issue. My feelings on Fischer are irrelavant.
>
>>
>>Bah...FRC! The old game lives...Fischer is Dead!

Fischer said and I quote, "The old game is dead."

Well...it's not, but Fischer's career is long passed.



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