Author: Uri Blass
Date: 10:04:07 03/01/06
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On March 01, 2006 at 11:41:52, Tony Nichols wrote: >On March 01, 2006 at 09:53:23, Uri Blass wrote: > >>On March 01, 2006 at 09:11:59, Tony Nichols wrote: >> >>>On March 01, 2006 at 09:09:58, David Dahlem wrote: >>> >>>>On March 01, 2006 at 08:47:34, Sune Larsson wrote: >>>> >>>>>On March 01, 2006 at 08:20:05, Kurt Utzinger wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>On March 01, 2006 at 07:34:19, Pablo Ignacio Restrepo wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>>Challenger. Pablo Ignacio Restrepo is making now this challenger: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>"CHALLENGER TO TOP ENGINES: IN NEXT 10 YEARS WILL BE LOOSING OR MAKING DRAWS, >>>>>>>MANY TOP ENGINES, PLAYING AGAINST AMATEURS AND STRONG CHESS PLAYERS." >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Regards, >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Pablo Ignacio Restrepo >>>>>>>Tittle: Amateur >>>>>> >>>>>> I don't understand what you mean with this posting. >>>>>> Best regards >>>>>> Kurt >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Maybe his post is some sort of prediction for the coming match between >>>>> Kramnik and Fritz?! >>>>> >>>>> http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=2947 >>>>> >>>>> /S >>>> >>>>"One Million US Dollars for a win against the world's strongest chess program" >>>> >>>>LOL ... what propoganda! :-) >>>> >>>>Regards >>>>Dave >>> >>> >>>Hello Dave, >>> >>> I think more important is the fact, Kramnik will get $500,000 just to play. If >>>he had not drawn Deep Fritz in 2002, I think someone else would have got this >>>match. >>>Regards >>>Tony >> >>Do you suggest that kramnik earn money from not winning Deep Fritz in 2002. >> >>Kramnik was very close to winning but started to play like a patzer and lost >>because of mistakes that even I expect myself to avoid in most games(one ply >>mistake and resigning in practically drawn position because fritz could not win >>it). >> >>Did chessbase promise kramnik another match if he does not win the match in >>2002? >> >>I think that humans who only draw should not get another match unless all the >>players with higher rating get another match and lose it. >> >>Uri > > >Hello Uri, > > It is a fact that Kramnik earned money for the match in 2002. It is also a fact >that he did not win. So the answer to your question is yes. > I do not think Chessbase promised Kramnik anything but a check. > I think that if Kramnik had won the match in 2002, Chessbase would not be so >interested in a rematch. If this is correct then it clearly support my theory that kramnik lost on purpose. A draw is a mutually satisfying result. Kramnik gets >$500,000 and Chessbase gets to say that the World Champion could not beat their >program in a match! > It must be understood that these matches are not designed to determine who is >the strongest player. They are a way to advertise products. Of course, Kramnik >has at least 500,000 reasons to win the match and Chessbase would do well to win >also. > If I remember correctly, In 2002 they played 8 games. Now, Only 6. This >definitely favors Kramnik. If they had played only 6 games in 2002 he would have >won. This is not correct. Kramnik was leading 3-1 in 2002 and lost games 5 and 6. see http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=561 I believe that he lost on purpose in order to have another match but even if we assume that he did not lose on purpose then there is no evidence for a win for kramnik after 6 games. > I think the reason Kramnik gets the match is because he is marketable. This is >not a democratic process. The average public does not care if GM so and so plays >against a computer, but if the World Champion plays against the computer, it is >something else. > >Regards >Tony I think that most of the chess players consider topalov as the world champion and not kramnik. Uri
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