Author: Sune Larsson
Date: 01:21:16 01/30/06
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On January 29, 2006 at 22:38:50, Mike S. wrote: >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... Maybe it's a better idea to try find a hopeless GM who wants to play a match...;-) /S > >Regards, >M.Scheidl
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