Author: Sune Fischer
Date: 09:42:58 02/03/03
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On February 03, 2003 at 12:26:30, Daniel Clausen wrote: >On February 03, 2003 at 12:18:08, J Mike wrote: > >> >>>This is only _partially_ true. It is _also_ there because of the computer. >>>Remove the >>>computer and who is going to put up $1M for a 6 game match with Kasparov vs >>>_anybody_??? >> >>Why? What was the prize fund for Kasparov vs Short (London match) and Kasparov >>vs Anand (New York match)? .. >> >>What would be the prize fund for Kasparov vs Ponomoriov? >> >>When Kasparov is playing, there is money. Without him there is none. > >No, you misunderstood that. > >When Kasparov is playing, there is a _demand_ for money. ;) The computer team >(or whoever the sponsors are) _delivers_ the money. (to Kasparov :) Nothing wrong that, the guy knows what he is worth. Just think of all the paper articles (maybe even headlines) this generates around the world. Some will rub off on Junior so of course Kaparov is not going to sell his branded name cheaply. No other chessplayer (besides maybe Fischer) could get that much attention. And don't forget Schumacher gets 1 Billion a year, good football playes easily get 10 Mill a year, Garry gets 1 mill one and a while and this is too much??? -S. >Sargon
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