🚀 go-pugleaf

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> From: trb (Andrew Tannenbaum)
> To: net.games.ches
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> And now, my opinion --
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> Kasparov has control in this one, as he is popular, and Karpov is not,
> and Karpov is up to his neck in trouble besides.  Karpov gained his
> title by forfeit.  Karpov's personality is colorless.  Karpov is in
> trouble with the Soviet government over his harboring foriegn currency
> which he made in semi-licit dealings over chess computer endorsements.
> Karpov was allegedly in a drug-induced state of ill health at the end
> of the 48-game match and probably is still recovering.  Karpov lost the
> match that was supposed to be his crowning achievement before becoming
> a communist party official.  Who knows what will happen now?  (He'll
> still become a cp official.)
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On the other hand, Kasparov is doubly damned in the eyes
of the Soviet goverment because he is half Jewish and
half Armenian, neither of which are good things to
be in Soviet Russia.  Also, I get the impression
Kasparov takes no interest in Soviet or Communist party
affairs and would be just as happy somewhere else.
Karpov got the Soviet Chess Federation to put through
the rules in his favor before the last tournament
because he was the favorite of the Soviet government.
It would be nice to have a chess match that really
picked the best player rather than introduce all this
politics and favoritism.

				Eric G. Stern