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Subject: Re: Off topic, but cool!

Author: James Robertson

Date: 18:14:05 06/28/99

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On June 28, 1999 at 20:04:04, Dann Corbit wrote:

>On June 27, 1999 at 15:00:38, James Robertson wrote:
>>On June 27, 1999 at 14:48:23, José de Jesús García Ruvalcaba wrote:
>>>On June 27, 1999 at 00:51:12, James Robertson wrote:
>>>>I read in the WC pairings that Kamsky would be competing, and they even had his
>>>>seeding! I don't really care about all the controversy surrounding him, as I
>>>>wasn't following chess when it happened, but I think it will be fun to see a
>>>>player who is very good play again; it will add a bit more excitement to the
>>>>FIDE World Championships.
>>>>
>>>>James
>>>	Where can I find those pairings?
>>>José.
>>>P.S. if he really plays, and is able to perform at the level he had, I expect
>>>him to win the championship.
>>
>>Go to The Week in Chess (http://www.chesscenter.com/twic/twic.html); there is a
>>news brief near the top, and a link to the pairings.
>Kamsky seems to be the 4th seed, behind Kramnik, Shirov and Morozevich.
>I wonder why Morozevich, at ELO 2625 is rated as 3rd seed and Kamsky 4th with an
>ELO nearly 100 points higher?  Has he had some recent stunning results?

Yes. Morozevich is 5th in the World, > 2700.

James



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