Author: KarinsDad
Date: 13:47:54 06/02/99
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On June 02, 1999 at 16:23:41, Dave Gomboc wrote: >On June 02, 1999 at 16:02:18, KarinsDad wrote: > >>Kasparov and Anand signed a contract to play a World Championship Match in >>October. >> >>Details to follow later (when I get them). >> >>KarinsDad :) > >Gee, Anand isn't even ranked #2 on Kaspy's rating list, Shirov is. He's ducking >the better player! :-) :-) > >Dave Yes, but that list came out last week after Shirov tied for second with Bareev behind Kasparov in the Sarajevo tournament the day before. I do not consider one tournament as indicative of Shirov being better than Anand, especially since Anand did not play in that tournament. Also, the rating differential is only 3 points. The contract negotiations have been taking place for months now, before Anand's last abysmal tournament and this good tournament by Shirov. Where do you draw the line? And, do you really consider Shirov to be the better player? Anand dropped 38 points due to one lousy tournament. Shirov gained 19 points due to one good tournament and now is 3 points higher. They were 54 points apart just a few months ago. 54 points is a lot of points at that level. And, Anand still has a higher FIDE rating than Shirov. So, I doubt that most of the super GMs think that Shirov is better than Anand. Do you? KarinsDad :)
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