Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 17:35:35 06/30/05
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On June 30, 2005 at 16:12:26, Vincent Diepeveen wrote: >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. Bill Gate's actual net financial worth is $48 billion. He is at the _top_ of the Forbes list of "World's richest men".
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