Author: Jorge Pichard
Date: 23:26:59 04/02/03
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On April 02, 2003 at 22:05:18, Sally Weltrop wrote: >On April 02, 2003 at 19:47:37, Russell Reagan wrote: > >>On April 02, 2003 at 19:31:58, Sally Weltrop wrote: >> >>>On April 02, 2003 at 17:25:20, Martin Giepmans wrote: >>> >>>>On April 02, 2003 at 16:20:35, Jorge Pichard wrote: >>>> >>>>>http://www.fide.com/ratings/top.phtml >>>> >>>>The last thing I heard about him (already some years ago) is that he retired >>>>from professional chess and went to college to study medicine. I also read long time ago that when he was still playing chess he approached a girl in moscow and she refused to speak to him and told him you are only a chess player, and he asked her " what do you mean? and she replied you should become a Doctor" Gata then asked his father if he could study to become a Doctor and his father answer was only after you try your best to beat Karpov. He could also return back like Dr. Alekhine did. Pichard >>>It's a real shame too as he was talented. He still had some maturing to do as a >>>person and chessplayer so I'm sure his strength would only increase. I can only >>>speculate that he probably grew to hate the game with the constant unhealthy >>>militant grind that his psychotic father pushed on him. >>> >>>I can see his point in getting a good education BUT with the payouts these days >>>at the tourneys he'll never come close to that as a doctor PLUS the loads of >>>money u have to pay to get your degree and THEN the work u lose because you have >>>to go to college. >>> >>>hypothetical scenario >>> >>>8 years college ------------------------------- $25,000 = $200,000 >>>8 years (potential chess earnings) ----- $250,000 = $2,000,000 >>> >>>total loss $2.2 million dollars in his particular case >>> >>>let's just say he starts off as a doctor making $125,000 >>> >>>17.6 years to get it back! >>> >>>he must hate the game because he sure isn't doing it for finacial reasons. It >>>also seems to me that he grew disillusioned with himself after his loss to >>>Karpov in their match. >> >>Yes, what a shame that a human being might prefer to help others and save lives >>instead of piling up hoards of money for himself. What a shame. > >If they wanted to help others then start lowering their outrageous fees and >practices. There are some that care about people but their not in it like the >Peace Corps.
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