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In article <475@ittvax.ATC.ITT.UUCP> you write:
 >-more important- to guarantee a Soviet monopoly on the world title...
 >Here are the new rigged rules, "a la soviet":

Oh?  Lets see now...

 >1) A limited 24 games match. In case of a draw (12-12),the champ
 >retains his title.
 >2) If the champ looses, he still can invoke the rematch clause,
 >and play a second "decisive" match with the same rules as in 1).

These rules say nothing about the national status of a player.  Nothing
to "worry" about so far...

 >3) The selection process to determine the next challenger of the 
 >world champ is as follows:
 >    a) A K.O. match tournament between 12 contenders from the
 >       Interzonals, and 4 seeded from the last cycle will 
 >       produce 2 candidates.

Still no rigged Soviet advantage.  A non-Soviet of equal skill can win
just as much as a Soviet player can.

 >    b) The loser of the last world championship match (karpov
 >       or Kasparov in this instance) will join these 2 candidates
 >       for a 3-way playoff tournament. The winner of this
 >       tournament will be the challenger.
 >
 >It will be nearly impossible for a non-soviet chess player to
 >become challenger. Because, statistically, at least two soviet
 >players have always reached the candidates tournament, this
 >rule 3-b seems designed to allow collusion between the soviet
 >candidates.

It seems that 2 soviet players reaching the top positions indicates that
the soviets have VERY GOOD players.  If that were not the case, other people
would be on top more often!  American players can become "intrenched"  just
as much as French players and just as much as Soviet players and just as
much as ... IF AND ONLY IF they are good enough to move to the top of the list.

Politics can not cause a player to win or lose a game.  Politics can spoil
the flavor of the game via bickering and yelling between games.  What do you
want, a rule which requires 50% of all contenders to come from Western nations?
Do you want some kind of quota system for the top 12 list?

Don't worry what nation a player is from.  Worry about how well the game is
being played.  Worry about the fact that chess is a low priority in the U.S.
Worry about the lack of world class players from other nations.  After that,
do something about it like improving your own game to world class standards,
or support someone else who can if it bothers you that much!

chongo <remember, winning a game proves nothing about your politics> /\oo/\
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