Author: Charles Unruh
Date: 13:49:29 01/24/00
8th round of Wijk Aaan zee. Of course anything in chess can happen, but Anand giving a draw to Van Wely when he's a pawn up, with a passer? Kasparov Allowing a position with really no complications and allows an easy draw to Lputian a 2605! Lputian is so low rated that he's almost in a category were Kasp probably hasn't played against in 10 years, a sub 2600 player(2500s). It could happen but both in one day! In the words of Odell Hall about Chess System Tal Beating the other top progs in a match "Come on, now!". I don't normally TRY to come up with conspiracy theories, in fact i haven't come up with one yet. However it seems that there's room to make one somehow with Kasp trying to orchestrate a position to get funding for a match with Anand or perhaps even a whole new cycle with Kramnik involved. Kasp wants to make it look like it's a possibility that Anand or Kramnik have a CHANCE to beat him in a match thus easing the ability to find a sponsor.
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