Author: Sune Fischer
Date: 16:19:10 02/03/03
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On February 03, 2003 at 18:47:45, Rolf Tueschen wrote: > >I doubt that he has room for such thoughts. Eternity is already assured. That >doesn't depend on the actual show. But I fear Garry is misinterpreting the >importance of these hundreds of thousands of dollars. Let's speak it out. >Compared to his real importance such a sum is a joke. Hollywood actors get 20 >million dollars. Tiger Woods gets Garry's sum every three days. Nobody really >cares what Kasparov does in that 28th floor in that Athletic club. Freaky at >best. That is the sad truth about chess in the USA. So Garry is happy that he >can write on the internet for millions of chess playing experts in Russia! But >USA is just the site with the money source. Sad but true. Semi-famous people are >engaged to attend the event and they do it like another talk show gig. It's so >sad. > >Rolf Tueschen > I agree with that, of all the countries USA is probably the smallest chess nation, but N.Y. seems to be a center for these activities, tradition maybe..? ;) -S.
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