Re: parameters of the match
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samo, why do you need all these stipulations to setup a hu match? if you think youre better than him than why not just setup a hu game without throwing around the word "freezeout"? then it would really be plain and simply about money, and not the egofest that youve turned it into. it seems that kkf is only putting up with your bs stipulations because he really wants to play you hu for his assessed ev. adding stipulations to these things is draining to both parties. what if kkf doesnt feel like playing for a while for whatever reason? now he cant because he has 10k locked up. thats retarded.
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i think this structure gives samo certain advantages. first, a freezeout takes longer and endurance becomes a factor. samo should fare well in this regard since he is a former professional athlete. second, in a long freezeout, both sides will have to spend time offline analyzing each other's play, finding holes, and determining how best to adapt. samo is a ucsf national chess master, and such analysis probably comes quite naturally to him.
keep in mind also, that samo has an excellent understanding of the game, and will probably be improving his play considerably as the match progresses.
frankly, it seems surprising to me thta so many people on these boards think kkf has an edge. yes, kkf used to play heads up in the ub 50/100 game a while back, and this game was the highest stakes regular online game at the time, slightly before the prima game became more frequent. but, kkf certainly didn't quit that game because he was so remarkable at hu play.
if i had to set the lines, i would give samo a slight edge - maybe something like 7:6 or even 6:5.
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