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Subject: Re: Rybka to play a big name GM????

Author: Mike S.

Date: 19:38:50 01/29/06

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On January 29, 2006 at 22:09:58, Derek Paquette wrote:

>Does anyone think it would be possible or on the horizon to see Rybka final
>version playing a well known grandmaster, say 2700+ elo??  A 15 game match would
>be nice...is this possible or am I dreaming.

(an uneven number of games for a match would be very uncommon)

On a distant horizon, I can imagine anything. But you would need a good PR
person with many contacts, to convince big companies that there is a big
advertising value in such a match. Maybe computer manufacturers, web companies,
a hotel group which offers rooms to play and for the press and live audience,
etc. may be potential sponsors - or maybe not.

To get a famous GM to play (and even more for such a long match!) will require
much money, probably in the range of $ 100.000+ Also, you need to find people
who can create a professinal web coverage incl. live transmission, which would
not be cheap either.

But it is possible - as we know because it has already been done in the past a
couple of times. It is "just" :) a question of finding capable people, money,
location, and a top GM who wants to play a hopeless match...

Regards,
M.Scheidl



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