News Items: Kasparov and Adams
Public life as in the political realm, as opposed to life as a chess celebrity, has again proved physically risky for Garry Kasparov. A few months ago the newly retired number 1 player was attacked by a man using a chess board in a manner not intended by its manufacturer, and now we learn that Kasparov has been egged.
Turning to a case where the violence was only to the victim's ego, here's an interview with Michael Adams. The match with Hydra is discussed, of course, as is (briefly) the upcoming world championship in San Luis, Argentina. Of note: while a number of fans and amateurs have blamed Adams's 5.5-.5 shellacking on his lack of pre-match preparation, Adams himself doubts it made that much of a difference, suggesting that he might have scored 1.5 points instead.
Turning to a case where the violence was only to the victim's ego, here's an interview with Michael Adams. The match with Hydra is discussed, of course, as is (briefly) the upcoming world championship in San Luis, Argentina. Of note: while a number of fans and amateurs have blamed Adams's 5.5-.5 shellacking on his lack of pre-match preparation, Adams himself doubts it made that much of a difference, suggesting that he might have scored 1.5 points instead.
Posted by Dennis Monokroussos on
Thursday June 30, 2005 at 2:46pm
In other words, it's the difference between "Hydra is so strong that more preparation wouldn't make me strong enough to beat it" and "There was so little information to work with that it would not be feasible to gain enough clues to make much of a difference, regardless of how much time I spent poring over it. Oh, and did I mention that Hydra is hella tough?"