Author: Larry Proffer
Date: 04:25:50 05/12/01
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On May 12, 2001 at 02:17:18, Thorsten Czub wrote: >On May 11, 2001 at 21:56:55, Christophe Theron wrote: >>Ahem... Given the current stream of events what were the odds that the Ferret >>game would come to Keene's mind just by chance? >> >>In particular a LOST game from 5 years ago? >> >>What is the subliminal message behind his paper? > >:-))) > >>Look... Now I'm talking exactly like Larry Proffer! :) >> >> >> >> Christophe > >right. and the reason is that you feel that the message is: > >keene has been influenced by misleading data, he got manipulated. > >there have been people trying to influence the event with showing wrong >and misleading information. WHY? > >because they wanted all the money and the fame and the control over the event, >FOR THEMSELVES. But Chessbase have very generously pledged the money (if they win) of four hundred thousand US dollars to a young players fund - or so it says on their website. So that's $400,000 for the program if it wins, and $600,000 for Kramnik who would correspondlingly lose. However, if Kramnik wins, he gets $800,000; and since I read somewhere the total prize money is $1,000,000, would it be reasonable to assume therefore, that if the program loses, it gets $200,000 ? Does anyone know if this is true? $400,000 for a win, $200,000 for a draw or loss? Also, if true, is Chessbase generously pledging the $200,000 to the "young players fund" (if they lose)? It seems to me that Chessbase are an honourable and reasonable company; so your statement that "they wanted all the money" can't be true if "they" is Chessbase. Otherwise why give it all away so generously if they win?
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