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Subject: Re: Kramnik can't run away from Anand Now that Kasparov has retired

Author: Vikrant Malvankar

Date: 21:23:26 03/31/05

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On March 31, 2005 at 23:50:58, Tony Nichols wrote:

>On March 31, 2005 at 23:35:08, Vikrant Malvankar wrote:
>
>>On March 31, 2005 at 22:00:01, Tony Nichols wrote:
>>
>>>On March 31, 2005 at 11:05:02, DIMA SHEFER wrote:
>>>
>>>>Please explain why didn't Leko deserve a chance to play for the title??? Lower
>>>>rating then Anand? I though he beat him and others when he won the qualifier,
>>>>Dortmund. Anyway Anand should be playing only if he wins the qualifier not
>>>>because of a few points which could be in the margin of error :)
>>>
>>>Almost correct. Unfortunately Anand was not invited to Dortmund. Leko earned the
>>>right to play Kramnik none the less.
>>
>>and only drew the match thus kramnik won so should Leko be given 2nd chance? or
>>Anand the chance he deserves?
>>
>>Regards
>>
>>Vikrant
>>
>>>Regards
>>>Tony
>I would like to see a qualifying tournament and candidates matches. Only in this
>way can we see who is the best.

That will be good to find out who is the best. I hope Kramnik will also play

>Leko does not deserve a second chance just
>because he drew the match with Kramnik. Bronstein did not get a rematch with
>Botvinnik when their match was a draw. However, I have no doubt that Leko would
>qualify and go far in a candidates tournament. The same goes for Anand. He had a
>chance against Kasparov. He also had another chance to play Kasparov in 99 or
>2000 and declined.

He declined not because of fear bt he stayed loyal to FIDE and FIDE never
considered him in Prague Agreement (so cheap from FIDE)

>Kramnik took his opportunity and made the most of it.
Sadly,
>With Kasparov retired I don't see enough money coming in to chess to make
>candidates tournaments possible.

I hope that is not true

Maybe soon there will be no classical world
>champion, Just fide champion.

I hope ACP takes over
>Regards
>Tony



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