Author: Mark Ryan
Date: 17:19:56 11/09/05
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On November 09, 2005 at 08:26:36, Dagh Nielsen wrote: >Cor. chess requires a disciplined mentality, which goes hand in hand with a >disciplined life style. Could Kasparov become Cor. chess WC? Well, he couldn't >bacause he would be too busy with politics etc. In other words, it wouldn't be >the real Kasparov, only some imagined Kasparov. It is somewhat similar to >speculating how the classical masters (Morphy, Capablanca etc.) would do if they >lived today. The short, simple answer is that then they simply wouldn't be the >same persons, so the question is almost meaningless. Likewise, a Kasparov >investing time in Cor. chess would be a completely other person than the >charismatic, impulsive and politically involved Kasparov that we know today. The question might be "almost" meaningless, but not completely meaningless. It is human nature to speculate about such things, and even silly speculation can occasionally lead to surprisingly meaningful ideas. In any case, we can say for sure that Kasparov played a brilliant game in the Kasparov-versus-World internet correspondence chess game. Cheers, Mark
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