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Kasparov vs Deep Junior - Match details |
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Friday, 17 January 2003 00:00 |
 After considerable turbulence over the Christmas holidays (see reports
below) the final details of the spectacular Man vs Machine event pitting the
world`s strongest human player against the reigning world computer chess
champion is set to commence in New York on January 26. Full details on the venue, sponsors, schedule and prize money have just been released.
Visit the X3D site or the USCF web site at www.uschess.org.
After considerable turbulence over the Christmas holidays (see reports below) the final details of the spectacular Man vs Machine event pitting the world`s strongest human player against the reigning world computer chess champion is set to commence in New York on January 26. Full details on the venue, sponsors, schedule and prize money have just been released.
Visit the X3D site or the USCF web site at www.uschess.org..
Garry Kasparov vs Deep Junior
Title: The FIDE Man vs Machine World Chess Championship
Event: Man vs Machine - The Rematch
Sponsor: Federation Internationale des Echecs (FIDE)
Presenter: X3D Technologies Corporation
Sanctioned by: Federation Internationale des Echecs (FIDE) President: Kirsan
Ilyumzhinov; International Computer Games Association (ICGA) President:
David Levy; The US Chess Federation (USCF) President: John McCrary
Players Garry Kasparov
#1 player in the world for the past 18 years
Deep Junior
Reigning World Computer Champion
Venue: New York Athletic Club (NYAC) - 180 Central Park South - New York, NY
10019
Dates Sunday 26th January - Friday 7th February 2003
Time controls:
The time control shall be 40 moves in 2 hours for each player, followed by 20 moves in one hour for each player, followed by 30 minutes for each player. Sudden death
Order of play
Game 1: Sunday January 26th
Game 2: Tuesday January 28th
Game 3: Thursday January 30th
Game 4: Sunday February 2nd
Game 5: Wednesday February 5th
Game 6: Friday February 7th
Starting time 3:30 p.m. EST (20:30h London, 21:30 Paris/Berlin)
Ceremonies Thu 23rd Jan Press Conference & Opening Ceremony - New York City
Fri 7th Feb Closing Ceremony & Prize Giving - New York City
Prizes $One Million Dollars, $500,000 Kasparov fee, Prize Money $500,000
($300,000 winner, $200,000 loser, $250,000 draw)
Arbiter Geurt Gijssen
Rules and Arbitration committee: To be announced
Contacts
X3D Spokesperson Elliott Klein, CEO. Tel: 1-646-825-6170 Email:
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X3D Media Belinda Banks Tel: 1-718-320-4898
X3D Producer Bill Drury Tel: 1-646-283-1594 Email:
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Kasparov interviews SMSI, Inc., Owen Williams - email:
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Junior interviews Amir Ban & Shay Bushinsky - email:
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Here is the Kasparov press release on this legal action against KC On-line.
Globes On-line has an article on this. |
