From: edd@cbnewsj.cb.att.com (ed.knowles)
Subject: Re: Fischer - Polgar/Kasparov update
Organization: AT&T
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 17:38:47 GMT
Summary: Limpness??!

In article <1992Nov18.010145.15052@erg.sri.com>, vlad@erg.sri.com (vlad) writes:
> In article <9549@blue.cis.pitt.edu.UUCP> dab1+@pitt.edu (Darrin Bond) writes:
> >In article <1du7buINNsdm@news.aero.org> jordan@aero.org (Larry M. Jordan) writes:
> >>What, pray tell, are these 'new developments'?
> >>
> >   Those new developments are the Kasparov Rules: You know. That's where
> >garry plays the lesser talented GM's for $3m. The dough talks. Fischer
> >commands more dough. If it was'nt for garry demanding the Kasparov Rules
> >we would have a great championship. But now all we have is garry v.
> >limpness. Let's face it Timman and Short don't measure up. Garry should
> >stand up challenge Fischer and settle it. As Al Davis would say it ....
> >   Just play baby! 
> 

Either Garry vs. Short or Garry vs. Timman, would be great matches. Timman and'
Short are both very strong world-class grandmasters and are certainly capable
of beating Kasparov in a match. Fischer is presently not a match for Kasparov,
Timman or Short. Kasparov shows some integrity in honoring his committment to

cation tournaments and matches. Short and Timman have also given us quite a
few brilliant and memorable games over the last couple of decades. They deserve
a shot at the world championship. Fischer does not. Fischer always wants to
compete on his terms and be granted some favoritism. It's hardly ever mentioned
that when Fischer won the world championship he skipped over part of the
qualification process by not playing in the U.S. championship which was the
zonal tournament. He's the only world champion that never played in competi-
tions after winning the championship. Karpov has always taken a lot of flack
for not "winning" the world championship from Fischer, but he never shied away
from strong competition that would test his ability, and dominated chess for
10 years. Let's see Fischer play under the conditions and rules that other
grandmasters labor under and see how he does. Let's see how he does in a category 16 or 17 tournament (I don't think he's ever played in one). Fischer is
the player that doesn't measure up. He's still living in the past and feeding
off his myth. And too many people are to eager to provide "food" for the
legend. "Human kind cannot bear too much reality." I think Kasparov put it
best when he said "Here sits this poor fellow with whom you can't converse
normally...and he plays bad chess...". Kasparov is not afraid of Fischer.
Fischer is afraid of any player that could defeat him under normal conditions.
Anyone can call themselves the world champion , but few can live up to the
title. He already has an advantage... Any tournamnet he wants to play in
he can get an invitation to. Let him play. Let him show us how a world
champion is supposed to play. The way things stand right now, I prefer the 
play and courage of "the dirty dog criminals" Kasparov and Karpov. "Just
play baby" indeed. 

FLAME ON
   To suggest that two respectable grandmasters who have competed fairly
    and with integrity should be cheated out of their shot at the world
   championship by some racist has-been is unconscionable and ignorant.
FLAME OFF



                                          -Ed Knowles
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