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ChessBase Award for Eugene Nalimov
10.07.2002
– If the world's best chess programer sit at their tables like school boys,
there must be a very special teacher in front of them. Indeed: Eugene Nalimov,
inventer of the tablebases, held a lecture. Today he is getting the ChessBase
Best-Publication Award. Fotos
and report from Eric van Reem...
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Four draws, two exciting, two ho-hum
09.07.2002
– Round four in the Dortmund
Chess Meeting brought us two very exciting games and two somewhat dull draws.
The leaders Topalov and Bareev still a full point in the lead. Wildcard Christopher
Lutz got his second draw. Results, games and pictures are available on our Dortmund
coverage page.
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Shredder wins world computer blitz championship
09.07.2002
– He has won more computer tournaments than anyone can count, and now Stefan
Meyer-Kahlen has won the computer blitz world championship. His program Shredder
looks set to take the regular computer chess world title as well. With three
rounds to go it is leading the field ahead of Junior, Brutus and Quest. Games
and results are on our special
coverage page.
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Topalov and Bareev maintain their lead
09.07.2002
– The first stage of the Dortmund
Candidates is half over, with Veselin Topalov and Evgeny Bareev each a full
point in the lead. Both drew their games today, while Gelfand took the full
point in a great game against wildcard Lutz. Results, games and pictures are
available on our Dortmund
coverage page. More extensive reports will follow.
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Looking for a partner for Tina
09.07.2002
– Would you like to take up the challenge? Play in our international Internet match on the Fritz server against four young girls between 12 and 18, each a junior champion, playing from a beautiful castle in Germany.
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Shredder and Brutus lead the field
08.07.2002
– In round four Shredder defeated contender Junior with the black pieces, while
Quest and Brutus drew their game. Then in round five the top encounter Shredder
vs Quest ended in a draw, while Brutus defeated Warp. So now Shredder and Brutus
lead with four points each. Games and results are on our special
coverage page.
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Climbing to Kramnik in Dortmund
08.07.2002
– Are you ready to polka? Dortmund is well underway and Mig takes a closer look
at the first two rounds. Two mating attacks have Topalov in good shape and Bareev
may be wondering if he can take on his former boss for the match title. After
that a few cheapos and Kasparov versus the Kiddies in New York. Check it out
in Mig on Chess
#172.
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Deep Blue whacked computer chess over the head
08.07.2002
– James Robertson is a young computer chess programmer, competing in the world
championship in Maastricht. The nineteen-year-old is there to learn, not
to win. At least not outright. "I would be very satisfied with with one
of the top five places, top eight is also good," he says in a garden interview
with Eric van Reem.
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Topalov and Bareev virtually through
08.07.2002
– At the Dortumund
Candidates Veselin Topalov and Evgeny Bareev (right with his wife) chalked
up their seconds wins in two games. We can certainly expect to see the two in
the finals. We now have more extensive reports
on round one, as well as results, games and pirtures from round two on our
Dortmund coverage
page.
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Shredder, Brutus, Junior, Quest lead the field
07.07.2002
– Rounds two and three at the World Computer Chess Championship brought no losses
for the top four contenders. Diep, due to its super-computer hardware also a
top seed, disappointingly drew and lost its encounters today. Who will win the
Shannon Trophy (left)? Games, reports and lots of pictures are available on
our special
coverage page.
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Topalov and Bareev draw first blood
06.07.2002
– The Dortumund
Candidates started today, with German Interior Minister Otto Schily executing
the first moves on the stage. The public in the Westfalenhalle was rewarded
with two exciting victories by Veselin Topalov and Evgeny Bareev. We have the
results, pictures and games on our special Dortmund
coverage page.
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