![]() ![]() He said all his usual crazy things about self, dominance, and chess, but many of those watching ate it up anyway. Not play K against himself on any two boards of opposite colors - what would that prove, for players of that level? Krazinsky shook hands with the Prime Minister and addressed the crowd: the live ones, the TV audience, and the Internet. Colors were determined by a random number generator. Fischer had claimed never to have made a mistake in analysis with Krazinsky they were always trying to prove that he had made one over-the-board. ![]() His flamboyance matched his chess prowess. No one doubted that “K” was a unique player in the history of chess. For Krazinsky the sponsor had put up $5,000,000, with an incentive of $1,000,000 for twenty wins. The deals, money, and other favors that went into arranging the participation of all provided enough back-door drama for a best seller, but that didn’t matter now. The top-rated computer was here, too, lifting the total to an even 20 opponents. Mental Domination His handlers could not hold him back: “You will see that I will beat all of them at once!” Krazinsky burst onto the playing floor to find the next 19 highest rated players in the world, waiting for his simultaneous exhibition. Mental Domination by NM Dan Heisman Copyright © 2001 Dan Heisman All Rights Reserved Cover Art by Vamos Zoltan ![]()
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