Author: Torstein Hall
Date: 08:37:08 01/18/06
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On January 18, 2006 at 07:53:45, G. R. Morton wrote: >On January 18, 2006 at 06:42:50, Sune Larsson wrote: > >>From an article on the CB-site: >> >>Who is the strongest player in the world right now? Perhaps it is still >>Kasparov, despite having recently left the stage? >> >>"There is no such a thing as the “stronger player”. No one understands chess as >>it is, there is simply a will to reach the highest possible result. Actually, >>Kasparov doesn’t understand anything in chess. And personally I don’t give a >>damn what he is occupied with, he only exists on tournament score sheets. His >>other endeavors do not interest me." >> >>http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=2874 >> >>/S > >This sounds like a cynical sour grapes speach by someone who could not make it >to the top and so sprouts bitter nonsense :"The concept of “talent” is formed >under completely abstract criteria" - nonsense >"Actually, Kasparov doesn’t understand anything in chess." - nonsense, and so >on. > >ONe of the very fortunate aspects of Kasparov is that in addition to his >incomparable talent he has always been an articulate charismatic ambassador for >the game - and one who even wants to serve his country politically. Bravo! An >extremely hard act to follow and evidently IMO much superior in mind & character >to Morozevich. > >GR Sour grapes or not, I found the following sentence funny, "It is necessary to regretfully admit that chess is not an Olympic sport, and will not see TV prime time, just as one cannot see one's own ears." Torstein
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