| Kasparov vs Deep Junior in January 2003
15.11.2002 It was scheduled for December 1st, now the FIDE Man vs Machine event, featuring Garry Kasparov vs Deep Junior, has been moved to January 5th 2003. One of the reasons: a giant media company is expected to take over the coverage. The second: the main sponsor, Kirsan Ilyumzhinov has other pressing duties. On the 1st of December he has to accompany Russian president Vladimir Putin on a trip to China. More
It was announced
early August: For the first time since playing the Deep Blue rematch in 1997,
Garry Kasparov will play publicly against a computer. No, it's not DB, which
was dismantled by IBM after the match. This time it will be Deep Junior, the
current computer world champion and will take place in the famous King David
Hotel in Jerusalem, the Israeli capital. The six games will be played at the
classical time control, and the prize fund will be a million dollars. Kasparov
gets half a million up front and the other half is split 60/40 winner/loser.
Only the dates remained unclear. Originally it was scheduled for early October,
then it was moved
to December 1st. Now the date had to be moved again – to a January 5th
start. The venue and the technical rules remain the same.
One of the reasons given for the postponement is that more time was required
to ensure an adaquate world-wide media coverage. Apparently a giant player in
the sports coverage and marketing business has appeared on the scene. Another
reason is that the main sponsor, Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, has other things to do.
After being reelected as president of the Republic of Kalmykia Ilyumzhinov must
travel to China with Russian president Vladimir Putin – exactly on the
1st of December, when the Jerusalem match was to begin.
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