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

Author: Peter McKenzie

Date: 17:44:21 08/09/02

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On August 09, 2002 at 20:14:44, Slater Wold wrote:

>On August 09, 2002 at 20:11:01, Dann Corbit wrote:
>
>>On August 09, 2002 at 19:45:15, Slater Wold wrote:
>>
>>>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.
>>
>>Ecclesiastes 5:10 "A mere lover of silver will not be satisfied with silver,
>>neither any lover of wealth with income. This too is vanity."
>
>This ain't CTF, we're going to get mod'ed!  But oh well, I'll join in:
>
>"For the love of money is the root of all Evil."

Don't have a bible handy but I thought it was "all sorts of Evil" ?
Maybe depends on the translation...

Back to the original topic, I have no doubt Kasparov will be trying extremely
hard to win the match.  I have been lucky enough (not that I am a big fan) to
see the guy playing live and the thing I remember most is the incredible
intensity he showed at the board.  Like he was attempting to will the pieces to
jump up and rip your arms off.  If you have that sort of competitive intensity I
don't think you ever really lose it.

>I Tim 6:10



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