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Subject: Re: Topalov will play with Hydra

Author: stuart taylor

Date: 11:09:37 02/20/06

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On February 20, 2006 at 12:21:21, Jorge Pichard wrote:

>On February 20, 2006 at 12:03:09, Dr. Wael Deeb wrote:
>
>>Hi,
>>I read the thread...ya,I speak and read bulgarian perfectly!
>>Well,nothing special is mentioned:
>>A 1 million $ award if he beats the machine....
>>In his play,Topalov I mean,against Hydra in Bilbao,he almost beated the monster
>>which was only with 32 processors....
>>Now he will play the beast with the new technical modification of Hydra with 64
>>processors....
>>Cheers,
>>Dr.Wael Deeb
>
>As far as I understand he will have to beat hydra, since by drawing he will not
>get a cent :-)
>
>Jorge

It's OK to give him a small amount ($5-10,000?) if he loses, and a medium amount
($100,000?) if he draws. If he loses? OK, excluding hotel and travel expenses,
that's enough I think. Maybe he would want more, for his spoiled reputation,
too!
S.Taylor



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