Author: Rodney Hudlow
Date: 11:45:17 01/11/00
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On January 11, 2000 at 14:10:51, walter irvin wrote: >On January 11, 2000 at 12:45:47, Chessfun wrote: > >>On January 11, 2000 at 11:04:35, walter irvin wrote: >> >>>i think the current world champion is still bobby fischer ,after that it would >>>have to be kasparov because he is still alive ,it would be deep blue but it >>>apears it is dead . >> >>hmmmmmm Fischer (wondering if this is a serious post) >>Thanks. > >fischer can still play chess ,you dont have to like a person or programmer to >give credit where credit is due .you got to give fischer credit because he never >lost his title over the board ,deep blue you have to give credit for breaking >kasparov down .kasparov never lost his title over the board ,plus he wins all >the tourn . > >karpov is nobody he never won the title over the board from kasparov .if deep >blue was not deactivated then i say deep blue would posibly be unbeatable in >match play .the processors are faster now maybe instead of 200,000,000 nps then >it could be 1,000,000,000 nps .that would make it stronger kasparov >,fischer,karpov are not getting stronger they are getting weaker as they get >older . The point of my post was that the 'Title' Kasparov won from Karpov in 1985 no longer exists. Karpov became champion because he qualified through a legitimate process to challenge Fischer and when Fischer refused to play he was awarded the Title by default. Kasparov won the Title through a legitimate process earning the right over the board to challenge and ultimately defeat Karpov over the board. Since this process no longer exists the 'Title' Kasparov won no longer exists. The FIDE Knockout is the only game in existence. We can argue its merits or faults till the cows come home but the fact remains that it the only 'World Championship' that the top players can compete for. The fact that GK refuses to play in it does not alter that fact. Rodney H.
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