Author: Dave Gomboc
Date: 14:02:54 06/02/99
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On June 02, 1999 at 16:47:54, KarinsDad wrote: >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 :) You must have missed the _double_ smiley. Dave
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