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People and faces at Brains in Bahrain
07.10.2002
– Sunday, October 2002. Game two. Vladimir Kramnik has white in his match against
Deep Fritz. The ChessBase team expect a tough battle. And that is exactly what
they get. In the press room a large crown watch and transmit the game move
by move to millions on the Internet. We bring you new pictures directly from
the event site in our
Bahrain Picture Gallery 2.
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Kramnik Squeezes the Machine to Win Game 2
06.10.2002
– The champion induced Fritz to make several mistakes in the early going and the program never recovered. Fritz fought back tenaciously, but Kramnik kept firm control of the position throughout and now leads the match 1.5-0.5. After the game Kramnik said that he had been suprised by the "inhuman" defence of the computer and almost resigned himself to a draw.
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It's in the news – is it ever in the news!
05.10.2002
– The match between classical chess world champion Vladimir Kramnik and Deep Fritz has generated a huge amount of interest. The news media all around the world are slowly going into frenzy mode over the event. We have collected links to major articles in Time, The Times, Herald Tribune, New York Times, CNN, Voice of America, etc. Also to the sites that are doing live coverage using our Flash client. You will find a selection
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Searching for Vlady Kramnik
05.10.2002
– Not easy finding him, even if you are a local journalist covering the Man vs
Machine event in Bahrain. D. Ebrahim Al Mannai, a.k.a. “Eba”, succeeded.
Eba learned ‘shatranj’ at the age of five, using only a paper napkin
and a ballpoint pen. He attended college in Seattle,
worked as a math and economics tutor, a construction worker, a waiter, a used
bookstore clerk, and a small-time herb supplier. You will find his report here.
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The Berlin Wall Holds. Short Draw in Game 1
04.10.2002
– After the game Vladimir Kramnik said that he was never really worried about losing the typical Berlin endgame that arose in his first game against Deep Fritz. The World Champion is the master of this line and Fritz was unable to take advantage of the white pieces.
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You say Manama, I say MaNAHma
04.10.2002
– Three days have passed, both teams in the Man vs Machine event have arrived and settled down in Manama, the capital of the Kingdom of Bahrain. We bring you a first visual impression of a place where we are going live and play chess for almost three weeks. Take a look at our
Bahrain picture gallery.
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Kramnik - Deep Fritz About to Get Underway
04.10.2002
– Before
the press conference there was the obligatory photo shoot with the obligatory
local children, who had been corralled on short notice.
Even money says that maybe one of them knew how to play chess and 5 to 1 that
any of them had heard of Kramnik before. But they are darned cute, we admit
it. After that the champ was ready for more serious business: the pre-match
press conference. The first game is Friday, Oct. 4 at 3pm local time, 12pm GMT.
Log into the Playchess server for live chat and commentary. You can also follow
the match live on our new Flash
applet with onsite commentary from the elite team assembled in
Bahrain. (Left: "Deep Fritz" in Arabic!)
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Today: Match of the week 3
02.10.2002
– Every week on Wednesday, chess friends can play in an intersting on-line team
event and win a three-month subsription of "Chess". Just download
our ten-day test-version and support the world team in their weekly encounter
against the german team. Today, the inscription starts at 19.30 (server time).
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Fritz and Junior vs Deep Blue
30.09.2002
– Okay, Rudy rules, that is clear. But what about chess programs like Fritz and
Junior? Are they as strong as or even stronger than Deep Blue, the computer
that beat Garry Kasparov in 1997? US News has a long article on this question,
having discussed it with the people behind all three programs as well leading
computer chess experts. Vladimir Kramnik is very clear in his opinion on Deep
Fritz: "It's simply a stronger program." You will find the article
here.
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Kramnik is in Bahrain – and in the news
29.09.2002
– The Gulf Daily News reports that world champion Vladimir Kramnik has arrived in Bahrain. He was welcomed at the airport by a high-profile delegation and the Russian Ambassador. Meanwhile the news media all over the world has picked up the story. Today we found a full spread in The Telegraph and a four-page interview with Kramnik in Germany's Der Spiegel.
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Petr Kiriakov's chess magic
29.09.2002
– It was an exciting evening. While we were fiddling around with our Flash transmission
the Russian junior champion GM Petr Kiriakov was creating magic against his
tough computer opponent Deep Shredder. First the computer look very secure,
but then with hundreds of people from all over the world watching our Flash
transmission Kiriakov turned tables and won the game with the black pieces.
You will find a report on both games here.
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