Message from discussion Intel: The Grudge Inside?

From: l...@quads.uchicago.edu (david raoul derbes)
Subject: Intel: The Grudge Inside?
Date: 1996/02/18
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From a column by Shelby Lyman in Sunday's Chicago Tribune, Sect.7, p.18

"Without a sponsor for '97, championship's future in doubt"

"... the decision by Intel to end its chess sponsorship leaves a deep
appreciation for what has been accomplished as well as a regretful 
sense of loss.

"That decision became public last month when the newspaper El Pais 
published a report by Spanish chess journalist Leontxo Garcia. The
report included excerpts from an interview with Professional Chess
Association World Champion Garry Kasparov.

"'Kasparov confirmed,' said Garcia, 'that the PCA's USD 7 million
contract with Intel is not being renewed.'

"A commitment to play a high-profile match with IBM's computer Deep
Blue --the series was held last week in Philadelphia--had played a 
major part in Intel's decision, claimed Kasparov. 'Intel demands that
I not play this match.'

"A spokeswoman for Intel, however, described the decision as part of
the company's normal annual revamping. 'We were very successful 
[through chess] in increasing awareness of Intel,' she said, 'but we
are now looking for projects that address a broader audience.'

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And perhaps which do not help IBM achieve greater mindshare...

Is Andy taking pettiness lessons from his ol' buddy Bill?

David Derbes [l...@midway.uchicago.edu]