Kasparov on the Anand-Kramnik match
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When I read Kasparov's comment, I thought it sounded like sour-grapes. Considering how exceptional Kasparov was/is, it would be nice if he could be more generous to others.
I think there may be some sour grapes in Kaspy's comment. However I think the sour grapes is more over the fact that Kramnik avoided playing him for the rest of Kasparov's career than the fact that Garry lost their match. A drawn match with Leko ( and didnt Kramnik have to win the last game to draw it?) and then a drawn match with Topalov , which he wins on tie breaks is not that impressive. Such results certainly should NOT give the winner the super match player reputation that Kramnik seemed to enjoy. He lost 4 matches: Kamsky, Shirov, Gelfand, Anand and he won with : Kasparov, Leko, Topalov.......what other great player did he win against in a match? looks to me like his match record is a losing one unless there are others I am unaware of......
He had serious health issues in the Leko and Topalov match, and actually he had WON the Topalov match before tiebreaks, but Topalov was awarded a whole point because Kramnik protested the utter disrespect of Topalov team and refused to play a game.
Kasparov never fulfilled the obligations to play against the WC, those which he had fully agreed before losing to Kramnik.
The matches you mention were before his streak starting with Kasparov. So... I think it's a reasonable reputation that he is a good match player. Kasparov is just being the usual Kasparov.