Author: Terry McCracken
Date: 10:09:51 12/31/05
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On December 30, 2005 at 04:57:55, Uri Blass wrote: >On December 30, 2005 at 01:46:50, Terry McCracken wrote: > >>On December 30, 2005 at 01:01:28, Tony Nichols wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> I think if Kramnik does not finish in first or second at the Corus tournament, >>>many chess fans will no longer see him as World Champ. Even more important, With >>>a poor performance there will be no pressure on FIDE to make a reunification >>>match. I believe Kramnik is World Champion, but he has to organize some type of >>>qualification events for a contender. This is going to be very difficult, >>>Because all the participants in San Louis signed a contract forbidding them from >>>playing in such tournaments. The ideal solution would be for Kramnik to compete >>>in the next WC tournament and win. After, He will have more leverage to convince >>>FIDE that match play is the best form of WC. I am interested in what everyone >>>has to say. >>> >>>Regards >>>Tony >> >>I think the chance has passed, but Kramnik and Topalov should play, and be done >>with it! Topalov will win, he's stronger and has proven it, but he won't play >>unless there is major pressure on him to play. There is no pressure from the >>chess community. He turned down a 1.5 million dollar reunification match;What >>more does he want? >> >>The WCC has been a farce for 13 years. >> >>Terry > >I see no reason to give kramnik a match against Topalov unless you also give >Shirov the same thing. > >Kramnik beated Kasparov some years ago but Shirov also beated Kramnik earlier so >if we care about justice both Shirov and Kramnik never lost their title in a >serious match. > >The title of Shirov was not world champion but after Kasparov stopped to play >chess we can say that Shirov has at least the same right as Kramnik to claim >that he is the world champion. > >Uri That's just crazy. There is no way to fix that problem...Shirov isn't the WCC and actually neither is Kramnik, as IMO it has to be the FIDE. Topolov IS the WCC. Kramnik is a 2750 player and Topolov is a 2800+ player. If Shirov played Kramnik he might get his bogus title then Topolov would strip him of it or Kramnik if he held. It will NEVER happen, so the only fix is to either have Kramnik play Topolov or just strip Kramnik of the title. Terry
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