Author: Vincent Diepeveen
Date: 13:12:26 06/30/05
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On June 30, 2005 at 08:22:43, gerold daniels wrote: >On June 30, 2005 at 07:21:01, Vincent Diepeveen wrote: > >>On June 29, 2005 at 07:17:20, Amir wrote: >> >>> >>>I was talking to Hydra's operator. I asked him to get Hydra on ICC. He didn't >>>know what "ICC" means. After I told him "Intercept Chess Club," he asked me if >>>they have "engine" room. Obviously he has never been to ICC. He seems interested >>>in getting Hydra on ICC but didn't know how to do it. I got his name and phone >>>number. I would try to get some ICC admin (like Zek) to call him in UAE. I am >>>not sure if Zek would, but if ICC admins are interested, I am sure we can get >>>Hydra on ICC. The guy seemed really interested. Let's see how far this goes. >> >>I'm sure the Sheikh knows what ICC is. Hydra been there too, manual operated at >>the time by Erdogan. >> >>It's pretty much kicking butt at playchess server under different accounts. >>Sheikh always uses his tournament book to play online, by doing that it's the >>only program doing this. Just based upon that it already has very small chances >>to win a world title. You can see all the lines you can get on the board online. >> >>Any GM preparing for hydra can eyes closed kick it if their weakness would not >>be money and main objctive to score a few points against it. Just follow it >>online. Refute 1 line from it and you win. >> >>I wonder how much money Anand gets paid in order to do what is in the >>'contract'. >> >>Sheikh got more money than Bill Gates of course. >> >>Vincent > >Hi Vincent you are right about the preparing for hydra, i would like to see a >match with someone who has done the right preparation for a match with hydra. > >Gerold. > >P.s. i don,t know about the sheilk vs. bill as for as the money thing.Bill told >me the Sheikh was a poor man comparelly speaking. Netto profit m$ : 10 billion dollar Bill must pay shareholders from that first and can keep relatively 'little' himself (compared to turnover). Sheikh : 48 billion dollar a year currently (that's based upon 2.2 million barrells a day, they sell right now way way more a day). Sheikh only must divide it with a few brothers and can keep the majority himself as he's important out there.
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