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Subject: Re: Kasparov needs money... desperately...

Author: alfred palang

Date: 20:06:24 11/21/03

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On November 21, 2003 at 10:09:52, Aloisio Ponti Lopes wrote:

>On November 21, 2003 at 08:48:16, Otello Gnaramori wrote:
>
>>The link to the interview is :
>>
>>http://www.worldchessrating.com/534683885.html?484640293754637
>
>In my opinion, this is ridiculous. It's all about money. Fritz is not the best
>program. It's really easy to beat a computer nowadays, all you must do is play
>some anti-computer strategy, like E. Nemeth has showed this here many times, and
>he's not a GM...(Using a dinosaur age computer)
 Kasparov just beated Fritz easily when he wanted to win the
>game.
>
>I really don't like the criteria used to choose the human opponent - just being
>#1 rated player... because Kasparov is not interested in winning or losing, he
>just needs the money.(Well, who doesn't?)
>
>Taking a player like Radjabov or Ponomoriov would be by far more interesting as
>a match.(Maybe, but money talks!) Take Kortchnoi for a great match! He would crush the machine... and
>accept no easy draws!(Again, money talks!)
>
>Kasparov would loose to a Pepsi machine if paid to loose.(Anybody would for a million dollars!) Well, he has already
>been kicked by the Pepsi machine anyway...
>
>A. Ponti



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