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#62536 - 07/10/08 07:24 PM
Re: Latest Kramnik interview
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Ninja
Registered: 05/10/04
Loc: Nukehavistan
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Me too. That's why I am glad two of the best, most deserving players of their generation will be playing in the upcoming match, and not you or me 
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#62538 - 07/10/08 08:33 PM
Re: Latest Kramnik interview
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Ninja
Registered: 02/05/03
Loc: St. Croix, US Virgin Islands
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Originally posted by knight_tour:
First, I don't think Topalov should have gotten a rematch with Kramnik at all, especially after his behavior. Why should he get a rematch? That is what cycles are for. The bad behavior was by Danailov and Ilyumshinov. They orchestrated and ran everything from positions of power. Topalov is under Danailov's spell, much as Kramnik is unduly influenced by Hensel. Considering there was no proper cycle set up, a rematch was the proper thing to do. Second, I think you're smoking something good if you think Kamsky stands a chance against Topalov! I can't stand Topalov, but he is much better than Kamsky right now. Maybe it's wishful thinking, but I have this feeling. 
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#62539 - 07/10/08 08:35 PM
Re: Latest Kramnik interview
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Ninja
Registered: 08/31/04
Loc: Doo-Wah-Diddy, Mississippi
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Originally posted by PircAlert:
I too still believe a disqualified challenger cannot be a real champion, in any sport for that matter, until he goes and qualifies himself first. By that thinking, Anand wouldn't be champion.
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#62540 - 07/10/08 08:43 PM
Re: Latest Kramnik interview
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Ninja
Registered: 08/01/04
Loc: USA
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Originally posted by Petrosianic: Originally posted by PircAlert:
I too still believe a disqualified challenger cannot be a real champion, in any sport for that matter, until he goes and qualifies himself first. Isn't that what Kramnik implied in his interview? I am just countering him!
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#62542 - 07/10/08 09:18 PM
Re: Latest Kramnik interview
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Ninja
Registered: 05/10/04
Loc: Nukehavistan
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Originally posted by PircAlert:
One is deserving and the other? And the other is Anand!
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Congratulations to Magnus Carlsen on his victory in the Anand-Topalov 2010 World Championship match!
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#62543 - 07/11/08 12:12 AM
Re: Latest Kramnik interview
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Queen
Registered: 01/30/06
Loc: Bangalore
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This is just great,the Kaputnik resurfaces and claims that match is the only way.. , nice, you underperform ( deliberately ?  ) in tournaments because you have been preparing some secret weapon for a match..or you consider it unimportant . This has to be quite a patheric argument even by ardent pro-match standards. Imagine if Kasparov or Karpov were to play tournaments before any WC, they would win atleast 1 convincingly ..
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#62544 - 07/11/08 02:16 AM
Re: Latest Kramnik interview
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Ninja
Registered: 02/24/03
Loc: Bloomington
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Originally posted by inky.:
Interesting thought - with which I agree except that the new set-up for picking the opponents to play the WC is awful. First we have Topalov - Kamsky. Topalov should have been given a re-match with Kramnik, and the tournament in Mexico just cancelled. Kamsky - who I think will beat Topalov, if I haven't just put the 'inky curse' on him - won the knock-out. So, he is in the same category as Kasimdzhanov, although he didn't get the title of FIDE World Champion.
The Grand Prix is another poor way of choosing a candidate for many reasons. So, even if we consider the winner of Anand-Kramnik to be a true World Champion, the line ends there, unless FIDE revises it's method of choosing a challenger. i totally agree with your comments here. As far as the inky curse well I can do the same thing. I will *not* bet on Kamsky or Kramnik winning as that woudl surely seal their fate. In fact I will just point out that Kamsky has a very bad score against Topalov.  edit:I agree except that bit about giving Topalov a rematch that is. Thats just nutty.
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