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Date Posted: 06:48:42 06/11/02 Tue
Author: Todd
Subject: Re:

Evans on Karpov( in 1986)
In reply to: Peter van der Hoog 's message, "Re: Evans on Karpov( in 1986)" on 05:00:31 06/11/02 Tue

>I have not read those reports.

Look up in the archives here fragments of Khariton's article about Montreal tournament where Tal was forced to support Karpov.

Fischer said that
>Spasski was forced to lose games just to let Fischer
>look less strong. I think it�s ridiculous and Spasski
>himself never acknowledged it.

Spassky admitted that pressure had been put upon him during his match with Karpov.

>After Fischer there was no chessplayer,
>outside the Sovjet Union who came near to Karpov.
>Timman was called the best of the West. The idea that
>Karpov needed help to beat Timman is ridiculous.

You forgot about Korchnoj!

>You really believe that an enormous
>talent as Karpov does not regret he never played
>against Fischer?

I don't know. Maybe now he regrets about it, but at the time he followed the instructions from his Communist bosses.

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Replies:

Re: Evans on Karpov( in 1986) -- Peter van der Hoog, 08:25:57 06/11/02 Tue
- Re: Evans on Karpov( in 1986) -- Todd, 09:22:13 06/11/02 Tue
  - Re: Evans on Karpov( in 1986) -- Peter van der Hoog, 11:26:07 06/11/02 Tue
    - Karpov has nobody to blame but himself. -- Todd, 05:12:13 06/12/02 Wed
      - Re: Karpov has nobody to blame but himself. -- Peter van der Hoog, 05:42:55 06/12/02 Wed
        Re: Karpov has nobody to blame but himself. -- Todd, 06:01:44 06/12/02 Wed
        Re: Karpov has nobody to blame but himself. -- Peter van der Hoog, 08:04:19 06/12/02 Wed