Chess Championship

[Clarkmeister]

No. That's the only bet I've seen. You'd just have to risk the tie.

The line is from Pinnacle.

[Punker]

I don't like the bet as much as I did before, but if you gave me $100 and said bet on the match, I'd still put it on Leko at this point.

[J_V]

Root for Kramnik if you enjoy seeing the life sucked out of chess.

[Dynasty]

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Root for Kramnik if you enjoy seeing the life sucked out of chess.

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People said the same thing about Karpov. Then, he went on to have several of the best matches ever against Kasparov.

Kramnik neads a rival who can push him to be better.

[David Ottosen]

I don't think Leko is exactly the savior of exciting chess either.

[SinCityGuy]

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Root for Kramnik if you enjoy seeing the life sucked out of chess.

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People said the same thing about Karpov. Then, he went on to have several of the best matches ever against Kasparov.


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Yes, I remember this general sentiment. Someone even made the comparison that "Karpov" was like a "carp"; a slow, boring, bottom-dwelling fish.

I would have like to have seen a Deep Blue vs. Karpov match. I think that his "boring", closed line style of play would have fared better than Kasparov's effort. If you recall, in the first match against Deep Blue, Kasparov initially tried to tactically outplay Deep Blue, which resulted in a disastrous effort. He eventually wised up, and in the final game he kept a closed position that had Deep Blue totally pinned with no plan.

For some reason, in the rematch, Kasparov tried to play "anticomputer" chess, and he ended up being totally outside of his element. He was obsessed with getting DB out of its opening book, to the point where Kasparov let his play deteriorate.

I think that Karpov could play his normal game (keeping closed, non-threatening positions), and have a good chance of beating Deep Blue.