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| Whoops there goes another online project
26.11.2001 It was billed as the biggest tournament of all time. Online World Chess, the brainchild of chess organizer Bessel Kok, had a total prize fund of $1.4 million and expected "tens of thousands" of participants (see our news item of 19.10.01). Now it has been cancelled, due to "the present economic situation and dramatic turn down of internet sales in the aftermath of September 11". Pity – the likes or Kasparov, Kramnik, Anand, Karpov, Polgar were seeded to the finals. More...
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