Re: Fischer's death again begs the question: Why is there no chess on TV now?

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David Richerby  <davidr@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>> I am actually curious what changes the altered scoring had on
>>> soccer. Are you aware of any analyses?
>> Well, I'm not.  But there do seem to be a lot of matches decided in
>> the last minute or two of extra time ....
>This is irrelevant to a discussion of the effect of scoring three
>points for a win, since such scoring is only used in leagues and extra
>time is only used in knock-out competitions.

	Sorry;  I meant, "of course", at the end of the time added
for injuries/delays, not the extra half-hour added to resolve draws
in KO comps.

-- 
Andy Walker
Nottingham