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

Author: Keith Ian Price

Date: 20:24:11 08/09/02

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On August 09, 2002 at 17:03:56, Günther Simon wrote:

>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%?
>...
>
>Kasparov hates to lose always and since ever and especially
>against programs which he still thinks are not that good
>as the best Humans [him ;)].
>
>Regards,
>Günther


And I think he is right.

kp



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