(Louis Blair) wrote in message . com...
EZoto wrote (2003-09-14 19:00:30 PST):

[Fischer and Karpov] were close to agreeing
to a match until fischer said that the match
should be Fischer as World Champion and Karpov
the challenger. Karpov disagreed since he beat
korchnoi and was named champion. ... Karpov
said no and Fischer said I'm not playing then.--Ezoto

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This is not the version of the story that I
have heard. Here, for example, is a version
that Larry Parr said that he received in an
email:--Dr. Blair

Dr. Blair,

Ezoto's version is the most accurate story that I've heard. But of
course, this is not to dis-credit Larry Parr's version.

BTW, journalists are still talking about the Fischer - Karpov match.
Look at your October Chess Life and see what GM Larry Evans has to say
about them Russians.

Lance Smith