Author: José de Jesús García Ruvalcaba
Date: 08:58:02 04/26/99
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On April 26, 1999 at 05:05:49, Harald Faber wrote: >On April 23, 1999 at 16:51:37, KarinsDad wrote: > >>PSS. There is a championship match offer set up between Kasparov and Anand. The >>prize fund is $3 million US ($2 million for the winner, $1 million for the >>loser). Kasparov has accepted already. Anand has until midnight tonight to >>accept. If it goes through, it is scheduled for October 1999. > >This is all a beat into Shirov's face. It is even insulting to a profesional player like Shirov. I expect him to sue Kasparov if the match against Anand takes place. >I am sure Shirov would have no chance against Kasparov. Anand won't have a >chance too but he will perform better. I think Shirov has a better chance than Anand. Anand may have slightly better technique, but definitely Shirov has more fighting spirit; and that seems important in a high-caliber match. >What sucks is that Shirov qualified for a championship match and now Kasparov >decides that noone wants this match so the more attractive match Kasp-Anand will >be setup. >Why should anyone care anymore for Kasparovs qualifications if he doesn't stick >to this handling? I see no reason.
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