There predictions were made at the Russian Samovar at 256 52nd between
8thy
Ave and Broadway NYC on Friday May 14, 2004. The Russian Samovar is
a nice restaurant.
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John Fernandez (ICC): Kramnik will win. Kramnik has to play
Kasparov to right history.
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Pascal Charbonneau IM : Kramnik will win
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Irina Krush IM : Kramnik will win
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Lev Alburt GM : 60% chance of Kramnik winning
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Ron Henley GM: :wasn't sure, He said Leko is very tough to beat
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Mig : Kramnik will win
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Paul Hoffman (author) : Kramnik will win
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The following predictions were gotten from the Kramnik-Leko Press conf
in Hamburg Germany. The quotes are coming from Chess Today - The first
daily chess newspaper on the net: issue ct-134(1283) Thursday, 13th May
2004. www.chesstoday.net
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14thWorld Champion Vladimir Kramnik GM: "Leko is the least
attractive and most difficult opponent that I could meet. At the moment,
he is a greater challenge than Kasparov. I estimate my chances at 55
percent, no more"
"no matter who wins, the one who wins is the Champion, no
re-match"
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Challenger Peter Leko GM: "Kramnik is a strong, very strong
World Champion, but I have the ability, the will and the game to beat
him"
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GM John Fedorowicz - On Fred Wilson's July 2004 show on
www.Chesscafe.com.
He likes Leko, John feels Leko is younger and is
due for a small jump in level. John feels Kramnik with black will have
trouble with Leko's whites.
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Here is Alexander Morozevich predictions taken from an
interview
in Biel in 2004.
Morozevich: Both of them seem well prepared. The quality of chess
should be quite interesting. I will follow this with interest. No specific
preference. Or, maybe, Kramnik, because he is Russian
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NM Dan Heisman - on his weekly chess fm radio show - 9/9/2004 - gives
Kramnik 3-2 odds to retain his title. However he said that Leko will be
tough. Leko has been playing very steady lately, he's been playing like
Kramnik. Both players are tough to beat. It will be a match with a lot of
draws, so one win could take the match. This favors the underdog. With both
players it will be tough to catch up if any one falls behind. Kramnik has
more match experience.
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IM DR Kopec - on Chess Fm - Tuesday Knight Masters - 9/14/2004 - Kramnik
plays at a little higher level. I give him a slight edge.
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Here are some predictions I got on 9/16/2004 at the Russian Savor on
west 52nd street between 8th and Broadway. It was during the Krush vs.
Skripchenko match, which Krush won by a score of 1.5 - .5.
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IM Michael Khodarkovsky - One time Kasparov 2nd during the 1995 World
Championship Match against Vishy Anand- 52% chance Leko will win.
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GM Michael Rohdes - Kramnik is more seasoned
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GM Joel Lautier - slightly favors Vladimir Kramnik
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This prediction comes from MIG's Daily Dirt from
www.chessninja.com.
It was made on 9/25/2004 early into the first game.
Kasparov - slightly favors Kramnik
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