Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 13:28:57 01/10/00
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On January 10, 2000 at 14:49:47, Vincent Diepeveen wrote: >On January 10, 2000 at 09:25:24, Robert Hyatt wrote: > >>On January 10, 2000 at 07:48:15, Vincent Diepeveen wrote: >> >>>On January 09, 2000 at 22:51:52, Robert Hyatt wrote: >>> >>>>On January 09, 2000 at 22:39:32, Pete Galati wrote: >>>> >>>>>On January 09, 2000 at 22:21:25, Dave Gomboc wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>You can read the letter at http://www.chesscenter.com/twic/feng.html >>>>>> >>>>>>Your comments? >>>>>> >>>>>>Dave >>>>> >>>>>In a way it's a shame that it won't happen, but what it apears to me to be is >>>>>Kasparov just digging for publicity, and this pretty much unfairly drags Hsu >>>>>into it when his time could probably be better spent. >>>>> >>>>>Kasparov needs to stop talking and return to playing Chess, maybe defend his >>>>>fictitious World Chess Champ title or something, it's about ime he does that, >>>>>he's starting to apear more & more like Mr. Fischer every day. That's just my >>>>>opinion. >>>>> >>>>>Pete >>>> >>>>Very accurate assessment. >>> >>>This is a cheap statement. Kasparov is best of the world (for sure not best >>>to play a chessprogram) and needs money to play. >> >> >>Hogwash. Then why didn't he or his agent say "sure, but we want a prize fund >>of 1 million dollars, winner take all." Or some such requirement. Why would >>he say "not interested"? Without even raising the issue of cash? >> >>Doesn't sound (to me) the way you want to make it sound. I don't think money >>was the issue. It would be _easy_ to raise such a prize fund. _Anybody_ >>would be willing to put up money after seeing the publicity IBM got during >>the last match. IE someone like Intel would jump all over that. Or a major >>micro manufacturer... >> >>But you have to have a committed match first... > >It sounds to me like Hsu has no money at all. Why talk further then? >Let him first offer a match with a price fund before complaining. > >If it's so easy to get a price fund, well what's wrong with calling >a few sponsors around you and then talk to Hsu and tell him you have >the price fund. Then hsu only needs to invest some time in his own chip. > >That would be excellent nah? > >Vincent Excellent, but hardly realistic. Kasparov could say "Yes, I will play. I want a match of N games, with games played every 3rd day, a prize fund of at least 1 million for the winner, 1/2 million for the loser (to be sure he gets _something_ of course), etc. Hsu could use that to get sponsors for the prize and for hardware development. Without it, who would commit to spending a lot of money to build new hardware without knowing if the match would really happen? Too bad, unfortunately. But that is the way things go, sometimes...
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