Author: Mark Ryan
Date: 15:27:59 03/11/05
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On March 11, 2005 at 15:07:19, Steve B wrote: >> >>Not that Kasparov is a saint, but I have seen him turn away from money. After >>the Chernobyl disaster, Kasparov and Karpov both agreed to donate all of their >>prize money (from their ongoing World Championship match) to the Chernobyl >>relief efforts - - it was a big sum too. Also, Kasparov has made charitable >>contributions very quietly to various programs. I agree, however, that he has >>probably not burnt his bridges behind himself, and he might be tempted to return >>for a variety of reasons. > > >yes i imagine he has made the occassional chartibale contribution over the >course of his long prosperous career > >however for me,his breaking away from Fide to play his match WC match with >Short,which threw Fide into its current, long ,pathetic state of chaos ,was a >defining moment of the man > >if someone waves enough money in front of him,believe you me,he will be playin > >Kasparov is always very emotional after a loss > >while he scored the same points as Topolov in Linares the last game clearly >dissapointed him > >lets remember the Tirade he went into when he lost to Deep Blue >he accussed everyone in sight(including my aunt) of cheating > >after his WC loss to Krammink he gave interviews "explaining" how he was in the >middle of a custody battle with his x-wife..etc.etc > > >mark my words..we have not seen the last of Mr.Kasparov's playing competitive >chess > >Steve No surprise. Steinitz died in total poverty. His successor, Lasker, avoided the same fate, partly because he demanded high appearance fees. And as for your aunt, well, I've never been too sure about her myself :) Mark
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