On Apr 20, 11:05 pm, " wrote:

2. Organizers must have a definite budget and solid dates when they
book a playing hall, which isn’t possible in an open-ended match.

Kasparov’s argument makes sense, yet Fischer’s point is still valid.
Only wins should count. This way, a champion can’t cling to the title
by
playing for draws.

Part 2 is the part that makes sense - Part 1 is true, too, but that
would just be an argument against changing ever.

Maybe it would be harder to successfully play for draws if even
perpetual check counted as a tiny win; so just possibly my humble
contribution and/or kooky idea could help...

John Savard