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Disturbing radio interview with Fischer
04.10.2001
– It is with some misgiving that we provide the following link. On a Japanese web site there is a very drastic interview with Bobby Fischer. It was conducted on September 12, just hours after the terrorist attacks in America. We can only hope the whole thing is a fake
– it is certainly not for the faint-hearted. If you have the nerve you can listen to the interview, which is the last (no. 19) on the web site "Bobby
Fischer Live Radio Interviews", or read a partial transcript here...
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India mourns five bright young players killed in road accident
02.10.2001
– In a tragedy unparalleled in the history of chess, India lost five young stars in a road accident last Sunday (Sept. 23, 2001). The five players, Sekhar, Haricharan, Mekhala Abhinav, Dasari Minu and Hema Madhuri, were a part of the 11-member team from Andhra Pradesh due to play in a FIDE rating tournament in Puri. Read about it in this Indian Express article.
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Kramnik on Deep Fritz and world chess
01.10.2001
– "Chess software has become much more perfect and hardware much more powerful so it is clear that this match [against Deep Fritz] represents a very serious challenge for me." Vladimir Kramnik spoke to the Spanish public and journalists in Barcelona. On the situation in world chess: “It is time to establish a fair system for the world championship”. You can read a partial transcription of the press conference here...
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Sombody tell Garry, Vladimir and Anatoly about this!
01.10.2001
– The list of 128 qualifiers for the FIDE world championship, scheduled to start on November 15 in Moscow, include Anand, Shirov, Kasparov, Kramnik and Karpov. But the last three are scheduled to play their own little world championship, as reported by ITAR-TASS and, would you believe it, Newsweek. Sombody better tell them about the clash – we don't want anyone ending with egg on their faces, do we?
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Fritz tops the computer ratings (yet again)
01.10.2001
– Is this boring or what? Once again Fritz tops the latest computer ratings list with a remarkable 2726 Elo score, on an Athlon 1200 MHz with 256 MB RAM. Interesting to note that nine of the top ten programs on the list run as engines under the Fritz interface. The full SSDF rating list is available
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¡Conferencia de prensa de Kramnik en Barcelona!
28.09.2001
– In his first official visit to Spain since he became BGN world champion, Vladimir Kramnik will hold a press conference in Barcelona on Monday October 1st at the prestigious school Lasalle Bonanova. Want to ask him something? Well, you can do so via the Internet here. Full information on the schedule is available at the EDAMI web site.
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Kasparov takes East Germany, Fritz in the Trib
25.09.2001
– ChessBase Magazine 83 Extra is out
and chock-full of videos. First a report on a gigantic chess event
in East Germany – including a little girl's match against a
couple of heavyweight boxers; and a "Who wants to be a millionaire"
game of chess in the International Herald Tribune. Oh, yes, the
CD also has 10,000 games. Read all about it here...
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Kasparov's incredible 3043 performance
24.09.2001
– In twelve games played in the Europe vs Asia event in Batumi Garry Kasparov scored 11 points. The Elo performance was 3043, one of the highest in recorded chess history. We asked Garry for his best games in this tournament, and he selected four, which you can replay on our Java board. Most of the other games are also available, as are some new pictures, on our Batumi report page.
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Want to take a look at Fritz 7?
22.09.2001
– At the end of October ChessBase will release the long-awaited Fritz 7. It will be considerably stronger than its predecessor. But it also gives you direct and uncomplicated access to Internet chess. With just two clicks you can log on to the ChessBase Playchess server and start playing against other people all over the world.
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Europe beats Asia 58-46
21.09.2001
– After a shaky start in the end the Europeans prevailed. With the unstoppable Garry Kasparov conceding just two draws in twelve games. We will calculate Kasparov's Elo performance at this excursion to Batumi as soon as all the games become available. In the meantime you will find news, games and pictures available here...
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Kramnik vs Deep Fritz postponed
20.09.2001
– The Brains In Bahrain/Man vs Machine chess match has been postponed, in response to last week’s terrorist attack on the United States. Originally scheduled to take place in Bahrain during October, the match is now being planned to take place in early 2002. Details on the postponement are to be found at the official Brains in Bahrain web site.
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Asia still leads in spite of 3000+ performance by Kasparov
19.09.2001
– The team encounter Europe vs Asia is turning out to be a disaster for the European women. While the men lead 22-14, not in the least because of an incredible 7.5/8 by one Garry Kasparov, the women trail by 5.5-18.5. This puts the Asian team in the lead with 35.5-36.5. News, games and pictures from Batumi are available here...
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