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

Author: Albert Silver

Date: 16:32:43 08/09/02

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On August 09, 2002 at 17:47:55, Fernando Villegas wrote:

>Even Bill Gates would be capable of cutting his granmother's throath for an
>aditional million. People in general and specially rich people are greedy beyond
>understanding for miserable guys like us. Besides there is the issue of his
>gigantic, monstruous ego. He will try hard.
>Fernando

He came to do a simul here in Rio some years ago. He demanded to be paid in cash
($25,000 at the time) and before the event started went to his hotel room to
count it. He did this in front of the organizers.

                                          Albert



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