Author: Vincent Diepeveen
Date: 20:52:06 01/13/00
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Sounds to me that Hsu needs to find a commercial man/manager to negotiate and find money for him. Vincent --------------------------------------------------------------------- On January 13, 2000 at 20:20:48, Frederic Friedel wrote: >We received the following reaction to the open letter published by F.H. Hsu. It >is by Garry Kasparov’s manager Owen Williams. Garry himself is on a flight to >Holland, on his way to the GM tournament in Wijk aan Zee. The letter is also on >Mark Crowther's site, or will be there soon. > >Feng Hsiung Hsu's open letter is extraordinarily misleading and he demonstrates >a troubling ability to ignore certain responses and to take items out of context >or make them up and put them in his letter as facts. In his Open Letter he says: > >"...Owen never said a straight yes or no to my question of whether Kasparov was >interested in a match. " > >If you read the next paragraph, you will see his inability to read plain >English. On Nov. 30th, I had responded as follows: > >"With regard to a match against a computer, Garry would be happy to consider a >Challenge under the right circumstances with the rules carefully laid out." > >I went on to explain to Mr. Hsu that for Garry to consider a match, the >prizemoney would have to be substantial, that putting his World Title on the >line with an untried and untested opponent did not make any sense at all and >suggested politely but firmly that Mr. Hsu would have to get his program up and >running on his own or with a backer and then play many games including other >computer programs and to establish himself as THE CONTENDER. > >Obviously, Mr. Hsu did not like my answers very much, became belligerent and >made threats and even grandly imposed deadlines. > >On Dec. 3rd, amongst other things, I repeated to him: > >"Your tone is quite hostile and with angry people, I like to keep my responses >simple. Garry remains ready, willing and able to play a serious match against a >computer - under the right conditions." > >So persistent did Mr. Hsu become that on Dec. 21s I wrote to him: > >"He (Kasparov) will not be associated with an open letter like this. It is not >the way he does business and it would run counter to discussions he is having >with others." > >The next day Mr. Hsu sent a draft letter intended to go out openly soliciting >sponsors on his and Garry's behalf! > >On Dec. 23rd, I replied as follows: > > "I think that maybe I am not expressing myself very clearly. Mr. Kasparov does >not authorize you to say anything at all. I hope this is very clear." > >Incredibly, Mr. Hsu wrote once again, wanting Garry's authorization for another >letter. > >My last e-mail (in exasperation) was: > >"You continue making statements which are your words and not Garry's. Please >read what I have sent you very carefully." > >Effectively, Mr. Hsu had many strikes against him: > >* He behaved as if he was Deep Blue and we know he is not. > >* All he had was a computer chip with no organization or sponsor behind him. > >* Garry made it very clear that he was not going to give him time just to go on >a "fishing trip" for a year or two to try and attract sponsors or money. > >* His entire presentation was speculative and without substance. > >* He began almost immediately to make threats and he seemed to think, like many >before him, that all he had to do to get Garry to do his bidding, was to >threaten "exposure." > >* To summarize, he had no sponsor, no money, no entity and was entirely lacking >in any seriousness or credibility from a business point of view. > >Ironically, Mr. Hsu waited until two and a half years after the match to set up >a flurry of e-mails which almost from the beginning were threatening in nature. >On reflection, I firmly believe that he knew his offer had no credibility and he >was looking for a little publicity and some notoriety. > >For any of you who still think Mr. Hsu was above-board, just put yourself in his >position. Would you not have called up and said, "Hsu here. Let's put our >heads together and see if we can make this thing work." > >That's not a good idea if all you want out of this is to have a go at THE WORLD >CHAMPION! > >Owen Williams > >S.M.S.I. Inc., Palm Beach, FL.
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