Author: Klaus Evers
Date: 07:27:15 07/10/99
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On July 10, 1999 at 10:08:09, Albert Silver wrote: >On July 10, 1999 at 04:18:15, Klaus Evers wrote: > >>Hi you out there! >> >>After his match against Shredder in Dortmund Karpow anounced >>that he will take part in the championship in Las Vegas from July, 31st to >>29th of August. I think it is good, because that means that we will have >>a new world champion in September who is stronger than Karpow and so _really_ >>earning the title. Karpow's time is over, and it has been so for the past one or >>two years. A player who is ranked on position seven or nine in the list can not >>claim to be the world champion. >>Just remember the match against Anand in Lausanne: I really disliked these >>extra-conditions that has been there for Karpow: only taking part in one last >>match, at full strength and totally relaxed! If he would have played all the >>tournament (like he will in Las Vegas) he would be kicked out in the quarter- or >>semifinals by somebody like Adams, Topalev or Vishy. >> >>I hope that Anand will be the next champion because I like him and simply >>because after two times vize-champion it is his turn now! And I hope that there >>will be a match to unify the two organization PCA and Fide (if Garry agrees). >> >>We will see. >> >>Greetings >> >>Klaus E. > >Anand will not be FIDE World Champion unless FIDE decides to hand him the title >as a present since he won't be participating in the FIDE World Championship in >Las Vegas. Ooops, you're right, I just saw in my chessmagazine that he doesn't take part, but you were quicker. :-) And I read that there will be an 'ultimate match' in October this year between Kasparov and Anand: 16 games, winner gets 2 million $, the other 1 million $. If the score will be 8-8, Garry keeps the PCA-title :-( (I know that this referrs to the traditional FIDE rules, and I think that's O.K., but I want Anand to win.) The match may take place in Prague, London or a big city in the US, it's uncertain up to now. CU! Klaus E. >As for Karpov, I have no limits to my admiration of him as a player >but IMO he hasn't been deserving of the title of World Champion since 1985 when >Garry Kasparov wrested it from him. He has had lots of opportunities (he still >had 3 more title matches against GK) but never managed to capitalize on them. >Even when Kasparov broke off from FIDE with Nigel Short, Karpov had already been >beaten fair and square by Short. Besides, not even Karpov believes in the >credibility of the Las Vegas World Championship, having proposed that it instead >be called the World Cup. Personally, I'll be EXTREMELY curious to see how Kamsky >plays. > > Albert Silver
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