tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post4332784344763377669..comments2023-12-28T02:11:22.501+00:00Comments on The Streatham & Brixton Chess Blog: The things Garry saysTom Chivershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09850710685193416732noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-55754789849667599702007-09-13T20:12:00.000+01:002007-09-13T20:12:00.000+01:00Because the match was going to be Short?Because the match was going to be Short?ejhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582272075999298935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-8363290403268441732007-09-13T12:23:00.000+01:002007-09-13T12:23:00.000+01:00Mind you Kasparov might say he was obliged to defa...<I>Mind you Kasparov might say he was obliged to default by the authorities, a fair point.</I><BR/><BR/>I didn't mean to imply that Kasparov was responsible. However, it still amounted to preferential treatment (also extended to Smyslov), although it was obviously the right decision. In my opinion the same argument applies to Topalov.<BR/><BR/><BR/><I>Incidentally, I believe Kasparov has now accepted he should not have broken from FIDE</I><BR/><BR/>I didn't know that, has Nigel Short had the same insight?<BR/><BR/>Incidentally, the thing I've never understood is why Kasparov went ahead with the match once Short had removed his claim to it?<BR/><BR/> IIRC Kasparov said at the time that a match with Anand would be much more interesting, and since Short's only claim to a match was his qualification throught the FIDE system he'd just renounced, why didn't Kasparov just have a match with Anand or whomever he felt like playing?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-2939962804603531052007-09-12T18:27:00.000+01:002007-09-12T18:27:00.000+01:00Ha, I'd forgotten that one. Mind you Kasparov migh...Ha, I'd forgotten that one. Mind you Kasparov might say he was obliged to default by the authorities, a fair point.<BR/><BR/>Incidentally, I believe Kasparov has now accepted he should not have broken from FIDE. "There is more joy in heaven at one sinner who repenteth...."ejhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582272075999298935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-41364574436508210552007-09-12T17:50:00.000+01:002007-09-12T17:50:00.000+01:00Di Euwe ever lose a match agaist Shirov? I thought...Di Euwe ever lose a match agaist Shirov? I thought he died when Shirov was about 10!<BR/><BR/>Another good question would be:<BR/>Who defaulted a Candidates match against Korchnoi but was reinstated by FIDE?<BR/><BR/>CarstenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-59429798567437636412007-09-11T16:52:00.000+01:002007-09-11T16:52:00.000+01:00(Shall I write "recent decade"? I thought. No, I t...(Shall I write "recent decade"? I thought. No, I thought, they'll take it as read....)ejhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582272075999298935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-43055486289203363122007-09-11T16:46:00.000+01:002007-09-11T16:46:00.000+01:00Max Euwe?Max Euwe?Tom Chivershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09850710685193416732noreply@blogger.com