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Subject: Re: Kasparov - Junior vs. Kramnik - Fritz

Author: Omid David

Date: 10:32:43 08/15/02

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On August 15, 2002 at 03:22:37, Jouni Uski wrote:

>I also found the prize sharing in 1. match ($700 000 min to Kasparov) to be
>totally ridiculous. It should be normal winner 2/3 loser 1/3 deal!! How is money
>shared
>in Kramnik match? Einstein group net site isn't giving any details (at least I
>don't find them).

Why does it matter? No one cares about that match after all! Kasparov managed to
bury that "Brains in Bahrain" match altogether...

>One thing isn't discussed anywhere: Kasparov match is arranged by
>Kasparovchess.com
>and also Junior is developed by same company? Has this any effect on match?
>
>Jouni

Junior isn't registered as a product of KasparovChess, it's a private product of
Shay Bushinsky and Amir Ban.

However, the close friendship of Kasparov and Shay, will hopefully result in a
fair play (especially in comparison to Deep Blue's outrage...)



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