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

Author: Slater Wold

Date: 16:45:15 08/09/02

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On August 09, 2002 at 19:32:43, Albert Silver wrote:

>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

Which means he obviously loves money.  (Probably means more, but we won't get
into that.)

Which means he'll probably fight like hell for that extra money.



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