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.

On Sep 26, 11:51 pm, Chvsanchez wrote:

Botvinnik won a match-tournament, that is, he won 4 matches of 5 games
each!

True, which I think further supports my point that one is on shaky
ground using Hague-Moscow as a precedent for Mexico City 2007. Both
the format of the 1948 tournament and the fact of the vacant title
were quite different from the situation today.

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.- Hide quoted text -

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