Author: Peter Kappler
Date: 13:55:31 08/03/99
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On August 03, 1999 at 16:27:08, Stephen Ham wrote: >On August 03, 1999 at 14:41:38, Peter Kappler wrote: > >> >>Round 2 already contains some really tough matchups: > >Dear Peter, it seems to me that there are clear favorites: > >>Tiviakov-Kramnik Kramnik is too strong for Tiviakov, although it's interesting that the later now living in The Netherlands. Does anyone know if he plays for The Netherlands too? > >>Ponomariov-Topalov Topalov, though recently off-form is still too experienced and strong. > >>Ehlvest-Bareev Bareev is red hot now and will win. >>Gelfand-Speelman Gelfand will win >>Kamsky-Khalifman This will be interesting. At their best, Kamsky is the strongest , but he's been inactive for a couple years, so my $ is on Khalifman. >>Shirov-Sokolov Shirov, the world's #2 rated player should win easily. > Stephen, I agree with all of your predictions. When I said "tough matchup", I was just trying to point out that matches pit "big-name" players against each other -- guys who have all been in the top 10-15 in the world at some point in their careers. :-) --Peter
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