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Subject: Re: On Sponsors

Author: Gian-Carlo Pascutto

Date: 01:22:11 05/04/05

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On May 03, 2005 at 02:43:49, Steven Edwards wrote:

>On May 03, 2005 at 01:08:15, Gian-Carlo Pascutto wrote:
>>On May 02, 2005 at 16:37:11, Steven Edwards wrote:
>>>On May 02, 2005 at 16:05:49, Gian-Carlo Pascutto wrote:
>>>>On May 02, 2005 at 14:09:14, Matthew Hull wrote:
>>>>>On May 02, 2005 at 11:41:05, Terry McCracken wrote:
>
>>>>>I don't know what Fischer's got to do with anything.  I'm just wondering if
>>>>>anyone is planning to enter their project in the event.
>>>>
>>>>I'm pretty sure this "suddenly" popping up has got everything to do with
>>>>Fischers arrival in Iceland, bringing a lot more candidate sponsors to the
>>>>table.
>>>
>>>I rather doubt that Fischer will attend.
>>
>>He doesn't have to. But just having him there makes sure chess gets in the news,
>>hence more sponsors.
>
>If I were a potential sponsor, I'd have second thoughts because of the
>possibility of some of the public mistakely believe that I was somehow
>supporting Fischer.

He still seems very popular there. They gave him as passport, after all.

--
GCP



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