Why is Anand so good?
Botvinnik won a match-tournament, that is, he won 4 matches of 5 games
each!
On 26 sep, 14:22, Taylor Kingston wrote:
On Sep 26, 11:58 am, Miguel wrote:
I agree the World Championship must be normally decided in a match,
but don't forget Botvinnik got his title in a tournament like this
one; so this title isn't less valid.
True, but that was only because the incumbent champion Alekhine died
while still holding the title. Hague-Moscow 1948 does not apply as a
precedent for Mexico City 2007 or any of the FIDE "world
championships" of the past 10-15 years.
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