great comments from a great guy

http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=1718

Spiegel Online: You are very analytical in your thoughts.
Would it not be possible to help humanity by giving heads
of state like the US President George W. Bush a few helpful
strategies, for instance to solve the problems in the
Middle East?

Kramnik: They can do it on their own.

Spiegel Online: Perhaps you are more intelligent than many
heads of state.

Kramnik: I must confess I find it strange that some people
are so convinced of something even if they do not know all
the facts. Even intelligent human beings can become enthused
by a subject without really getting the whole picture. It
is like trying to pass judgement on a position with 18 pieces
on the board, but you only know where two of them stand.

Spiegel Online: Assuming you had enough information about
Iraq, would you be able to give Bush some tactical advice?

Kramnik: In that case I would probably prefer to go to the
mountains of Tibet and spend the rest of my life praying.

-Carl

--- In metatuning@yahoogroups.com, "Carl Lumma" <clumma@y...> wrote:

> http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=1718

Speaking of chess, you can preorder my brother's new book now.

Modern Chess Analysis: Techniques That Have Revolutionized Chess Analysis

by Robin Smith

Unless you want to wait for the German translation...

> Speaking of chess, you can preorder my brother's new book now.
>
> Modern Chess Analysis: Techniques That Have Revolutionized
> Chess Analysis
> by Robin Smith

Awesome; I've placed it on my Amazon wish list.

-Carl