Author: Lawrence S. Tamarkin
Date: 17:30:47 02/03/00
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Yeah, of course, one thing Karpov has been master of for many years is selling himself. I think Botvinnik said it best, something about being as fertile as a steril women. IMO, Anand should have been declared FIDE Wolrld Champion 2 years ago, but of course, Karpov 'got away' with winning a cheap match agains Vishy at the end of his long battles agianst everyone else. (Especially as Anand was forced to play the rested AK, only a couple of days after all those other gruelling matches - NOT FAIR & everyone knew/knows it, but FIDE didn't care). Now Karpov is no longer even in the top 10 (amazing he was able to keep himself there as long as he did, too), and whatever titles he keeps now, are generally going to be awarded in court. In fact maybe Fischer and Karpov should play a match with each other now, as Fischer was the last FIDE WC too win his title in play against the last so called legitamit guy, and Karpov did after all earn the right to orriginally play Fischer. Heck those 2 bozo's deserve each other:) - Why not just have the match on the ICC (Fischer said during the Fischer-Spassky match that he was ready to play Spassky one on one, with no money getting in the way of proving a result - what's stopping him now!). Com'on Bobby, take some time off of proving the World jewish conspiricy, sign up for an account (it free to GM's, you know?), on the ICC, and take on all comers! (I'm sure we can get some Non-Jewish techical people to make sure its all on the up & up!), and shut those Karpov/Kasparov, communist loving fools right up - are you reading this Bobby? - Oh well... As far as computers & Karpov are concerned - Well you would have to be pretty dum to believe most of the hype that computer companies put on to their product whenever they put their name on the machine, or make some big claim about how wonderful the program is, just because it drew (or even beat), The (so-called), World Champion. But no doubt, Shredder was a little lucky (after all, it did tie with Ferret, didn't it?), to win the World Micro Championship on tiebreak, and certainly is a good program, even if not the very best, and its no surprise that Millenium would make a 'big deal' out of its one (stupid) game against Anatoly - After all, they have signed him up to be a voice for their product. Now me, well the thougt of hearing Karpov's voice come out of some chess video or computer product, practically makes me ill, but heck, maybe its just me... Larry T. On February 03, 2000 at 17:19:22, John Warfield wrote: > > I have heard several people claim that karpov would be the best against >computers. I think this is untrue, as karpov barely beat deep thought in 1986, >actually the positional was drawn and deepthought blundered. Another game is the >draw karpov got against a mere micro program schredder. In 1996 Karpov conducted >a simul exhibition at the aegon tournament where fritz4 managed to draw him. >Actually kasparov has a much better record.
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