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How did Kramnik get Draw Odds??
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| Sam Sloan 2004-10-26, 5:46 pm |
| How did Kramnik get Draw Odds??
I am sure that many chess players are upset as I am that Kramnik was
allowed to keep his Birdbrain "World Championship" by DRAWING the
match with Leko. Leko led for most of the match, took a draw in a
position where he could have played for a win, only to lose the last
game and allow Kramnik to draw the match and keep the "world title".
I thought that draw odds were abolished years ago.
Did Kasparov have draw odds in his match with Kramnik, which he lost?
I suspect that Kramnik refused to play unless he was given draw odds
and the organizers capitulated.
Sam Sloan
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| Angelo DePalma 2004-10-26, 5:46 pm |
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He got draw odds because FIDE decided to recognize the non-championship
"title" he won from Kasparov so long ago it should have expired anyway.
B.S. aside, he probably insisted on draw odds as a condition for playing.
Now that he refuses to play the winner of Kasp-Kasim, I'm reminded of what
Churchill told Chamberlain on the latter's return from Munich: You had a
choice between war and dishonor. You chose dishonor and you will soon have
war.
adp
"Sam Sloan" <sloan@ishipress.com> wrote in message
news:417e6a32.128127343@ca.news.verio.net...
quote:
> How did Kramnik get Draw Odds??
>
> I am sure that many chess players are upset as I am that Kramnik was
> allowed to keep his Birdbrain "World Championship" by DRAWING the
> match with Leko. Leko led for most of the match, took a draw in a
> position where he could have played for a win, only to lose the last
> game and allow Kramnik to draw the match and keep the "world title".
>
> I thought that draw odds were abolished years ago.
>
> Did Kasparov have draw odds in his match with Kramnik, which he lost?
>
> I suspect that Kramnik refused to play unless he was given draw odds
> and the organizers capitulated.
>
> Sam Sloan
>
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| Angelo DePalma 2004-10-31, 6:46 am |
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He got draw odds because FIDE decided to recognize the non-championship
"title" he won from Kasparov so long ago it should have expired anyway.
B.S. aside, he probably insisted on draw odds as a condition for playing.
Now that he refuses to play the winner of Kasp-Kasim, I'm reminded of what
Churchill told Chamberlain on the latter's return from Munich: You had a
choice between war and dishonor. You chose dishonor and you will soon have
war.
adp
"Sam Sloan" <sloan@ishipress.com> wrote in message
news:417e6a32.128127343@ca.news.verio.net...
quote:
> How did Kramnik get Draw Odds??
>
> I am sure that many chess players are upset as I am that Kramnik was
> allowed to keep his Birdbrain "World Championship" by DRAWING the
> match with Leko. Leko led for most of the match, took a draw in a
> position where he could have played for a win, only to lose the last
> game and allow Kramnik to draw the match and keep the "world title".
>
> I thought that draw odds were abolished years ago.
>
> Did Kasparov have draw odds in his match with Kramnik, which he lost?
>
> I suspect that Kramnik refused to play unless he was given draw odds
> and the organizers capitulated.
>
> Sam Sloan
>
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