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Subject: Re: Kasparov offered $700,000 to lose to Deep Junior.

Author: Slater Wold

Date: 14:26:35 08/09/02

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On August 09, 2002 at 16:37:39, Roy Eassa wrote:

>They are offering to give Kasparov $700,000 to show up and lose.  He's only
>human and that's an awful big temptation.  Why would he work a thousand times as
>hard for an extra 14%?
>
>Just show up, play casually and without concentrating very hard, and you're
>$700,000 richer.
>
>I've never heard of a match in any sport in which somebody gets only 14% more
>money for winning versus losing.
>
>Why not cut the loser's share dramatically and make it interesting?

Kasparov has felt the ramifications for losing to DB everyday since 1997.

Trust me, if Kasparov loses, it won't be because he wanted to.



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