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Kasparov to play Deep Junior |
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Friday, 09 August 2002 00:00 |
 Kasparov will play against Computer again!
On August 7 at the press-conference in Jerusalem it was announced that in
the capital of Israel, in the period from 1-13 October 2002 there will be a
match between Garry Kasparov and current World Champion among computer
programs Deep Junior.
Kasparov will play against Computer again!
On August 7 at the press-conference in Jerusalem it was announced that in
the capital of Israel, in the period from 1-13 October 2002 there will be a
match between Garry Kasparov and current World Champion among computer
programs Deep Junior.
FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov and Garry Kasparov announced
that there will be six games in the match with classic time control and the
prize fund of 1,000,000 USD.
Without prejudice to the result of the match, the 13th World Champion shall
receive 500,000 USD, the balance shall be divided as follows: 3/5 of it will
go to the winner, 2/5 will go to the loser. The match, according to the
preliminary information shall take place in the fashionable Jerusalem hotel
King David. The first game is 1 October. The rest of the games shall be
played 3, 6, 8, 10 and 13 Ocotber.
The prize fund of the match which shall be played under the aegis of the
International Chess Computer Association is guaranteed by the World Chess
Foundation. |
