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In article <3238@nsc.UUCP>, chongo@nsc.UUCP (Landon Noll) writes:
> 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/\

That's all easy to say, and I agree with the sentiment.  But have you been
paying attention to the world championships since Fischer?  Do you remember
Karpov-Korchnoi in Baguio?

You know that chess has nothing to do with politics.
I know that chess has nothing to do with politics.
It's too bad the Russians think it has everything to do with politics.
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