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Subject: Re: IMO Kasparov uninvolved in decision

Author: Dave Gomboc

Date: 14:31:13 02/17/00

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On February 17, 2000 at 15:35:33, Terry Presgrove wrote:

>On February 17, 2000 at 15:16:09, Dave Gomboc wrote:
>
>>On February 17, 2000 at 09:31:10, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>>
>>>On February 17, 2000 at 09:10:19, Jouni Uski wrote:
>>>
>>>>To continue this "tournament" is pure waste of time as Kasparov is already
>>>>declared as winner. Why can't Adams / DJ re-played???
>>>>
>>>>Jouni
>>>
>>>
>>>I believe someone is 'afraid'.  I am not convinced it is "Adams" however.
>>>I'll leave the rest to your imagination.
>>
>>Come on.  That's as ridiculous as some of the stuff people post about Deep Blue.
>>
>>Dave
>
> What do you base that statement on ....Dave? Kasparov is on record as saying
> his next computer match would be for big money. Seems pretty logical to me.
> He has a big ego....obviously.....I doubt he gave much chance for DJ to make it
> as far in the tournament. Maybe my 50 years have mde me scenical, but it
> certainly is not out of the realm of reason. At best KC set it's self up for
> this type of conjecture by thier own incompentence.
>
> TP

I base it on the fact that Deep Junior was one of the participants, period.  If
Kasparov didn't want any chance of playing a computer, they could have just got
a 16th GM to play.

Dave



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