Talk:Lubomir Kavalek

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[edit] Importance?

This article was rated as being of Low Importance. I think Mid Importance is more appropriate, and have changed it accordingly. Kavalek has been ranked as high as 25th in the world, and was in the top 100 for 27 years. He is also significant as a coach (he coached Nigel Short to a match win in the Candidates over Karpov, one of the greatest feats of chess overachievement since Euwe won the World Championship from Alekhine) and writer. Note that Ulf Andersson's article is designated as being of Mid Importance, and Kavalek thrashed Andersson 6.5-3.5 in a match. Rashid Nezhmetdinov's article is also designated as being of Mid Importance, and Nezhmetdinov, although a fascinating character who played some remarkable games, never even became a grandmaster, let alone a world-class GM like Kavalek. Krakatoa (talk) 18:06, 17 February 2008 (UTC)