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"Man Vs. Machine" Chess Tournament
New York City hosted a world-class chess championship between one of the world's highest ranked chess players, Gary Kasparov, and Deep Junior, the reigning computer chess champion. This "Man vs. Machine" tournament was the first World Chess Championship sanctioned by both the Federation Internationale des Echecs (F.I.D.E.), the international governing body of chess, and the International Computer Game Association (I.C.G.A.). The Championship, held at the New York Athletic Club, ended in a draw.
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January 26 - February 7, 2003 |
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New York Athletic Club |
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| Game 1: |
Sunday, January 26, 2003 - Kasparov |
| Game 2: |
Tuesday, January 28, 2003 - Draw |
| Game 3: |
Thursday, January 30, 2003 - Deep Junior |
| Game 4: |
Sunday, February 2, 2003 - Draw |
| Game 5: |
Wednesday, February 5, 2003 - Draw |
| Game 6: |
Friday, February 7, 2003 - Draw |
For Further information, please visit www.x3dworld.com.
The 2001 Mayor's Cup Grandmaster Chess Tournament
A Mayor's Cup Tournament, the event was free to the public, and all were welcome to watch the best players in the world out-wit each other in the quest for the Mayor's Cup.
The 1st Annual 2001 Mayor's Cup Grandmaster Tournament ended in a tie break between Novikov of the Ukraine and Krush from the United States. As the only woman in the tournament, and the lowest rated participant, Krush won the tie break to become the tournament's official winner.
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June 18-26, 2001 |
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Elmhurst Hospital Auditorium, Queens |
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Games start 4:30 PM all days except: 5:30 PM on June 21, and 12:30 PM on June 26 |
For further information, please visit www.polgarchess.com.
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| NAME | RATING | TITLE | COUNTRY | D O B |
| 1. Igor NOVIKOV | 2596 | GM | Ukraine | 05-23-62 |
| 2. Leonid YUDASIN | 2568 | GM | Israel | 08-08-59 |
| 3. Pavel BLATNY | 2547 | GM | Czech Republic | 06-22-68 |
| 4.Yehuda GRUENFELD | 2520 | GM | Israel | 02-28-56 |
| 5. Amon SIMUTOWE | 2470 | IM | Zambia | 01-06-82 |
| 6. Gregory SHAHADE | 2458 | IM | USA | 12-22-78 |
| 7. Eugene PERELSHTEYN | 2436 | IM | USA | 06-15-80 |
| 8. Hikaru NAKAMURA | 2428 | IM | USA | 12-09-87 |
| 9. Dmitry SCHNEIDER | 2406 | FM | USA | 11-25-84 |
| 10. Irina KRUSH | 2380 | IM | USA | 12-24-83 |
| FM= FIDE Master | IM= International Master | GM= International Grandmaster |
| Average rating is 2480 - Category 10 |
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Friday, February 28, 2003 |
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