Author: Peter Kappler
Date: 14:18:49 01/10/00
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On January 10, 2000 at 16:16:29, Robert Hyatt wrote: >On January 10, 2000 at 12:03:23, Peter Kappler wrote: > >>On January 10, 2000 at 09:14:13, Robert Hyatt wrote: >> >>>On January 10, 2000 at 07:32:44, Vincent Diepeveen 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 >>>> >>>>Thanks. I read a number of things in it and miss a major thing >>>> >>>>What i miss: >>>> - did kasparov get offered money, and if so how much? >>>> kasparov will dead sure play if he gets some dollars. >>>> learn me how chessplayers are! They're all addicted >>>> to money. No price fund garantuee, no match. Dead simple. >>>> >>>>What's obvious: >>>> - Hsu says he needs a sponsor to rewrite Deep Blue to >>>> an other design that's cheaper and commercializable. >>>> Well i would love to get money to professional develop DIEP >>>> too! Of course he's not gonna get much money for free to >>>> develop deep blue. It already has won from Kasparov. And what >>>> non-academic here beliefs that in a rematch over a lot more >>>> games that deep blue makes a chance against Kasparov? Deep >>>> Hsu has a high risk to FAIL. This is not worth the money. >>>> >>>> - Hsu doesn't write how much money he asked from the sponsors for >>>> himselve. >>>> If Hsu just needs 30,000 dollar to live from. 100,000 dollar >>>> to buy some software and hardware needed to make a CPU. And >>>> 100000 to test the CPU, then we talk about other numbers as >>>> when talking about many millions just to make a chip. >>>> >>>>This open letter, for which we thank Hsu he writes it, basically says >>>>something about something obvious: it's hard to find money. >>>> >>>>Saying that Kasparov refused i don't find fair without saying the exact >>>>conditions which he declined. >>>> >>>>Vincent >>> >>> >>>I totally disagree. For the first match (and the rematch) when Kasparov was >>>approached, he agreed to play but then put conditions on the prize fund. In >>>this case, he didn't even ask... just "not interested". It was obvious that >>>the last match wore him out. I doubt he wanted to face a possibly stronger >>>machine the next time and go thru it again. >> >> >>Amir's latest post paints a slightly different picture. >> >>--Peter > > >Doesn't Kasparov's words _always_ paint a slightly different picture? Hint: >see the press conference after the last game in the last match. Not to mention >the ones in the middle. hint 2: cheating. I just think it's not as black and white as Hsu's letter depicts. I really don't believe that Garry has categorically refused to entertain further rematch offers. My guess is he doesn't have faith in Hsu's ability to find a sponsor. I'm certain that if the money is right, Kasparov will be there. --Peter
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