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Kasparov vs Deep Junior – match details
06.01.2003 – After considerable turbulence over the Christmas holidays (see reports below) the final details of the spectacular Man vs Machine event pitting the world's strongest human player against the reigning world computer chess champion is set to commence in New York on January 26. Full details on the venue, sponsors, schedule and prize money have just been released.

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Garry Kasparov vs Deep Junior

New York Mayor Bloomberg's official announcement

Title	The FIDE Man vs Machine World Chess Championship
Event	Man vs Machine – The Rematch
Sponsors	Federation Internationale des Echecs (FIDE), X3D Technologies Corporation
Producer	X3D Technologies Corporation
Sanctioned by	Federation Internationale des Echecs (FIDE) President: Kirsan Ilyumzhinov; International Computer Games Association (ICGA) President: David Levy; The US Chess Federation (USCF) President: John McCrary
Players	Garry Kasparov #1 player in the world for the past 18 years	Deep Junior Reigning World Computer Champion
Venue	New York Athletic Club (NYAC) – 180 Central Park South – New York, NY 10019
Dates	Sunday 26th January – Friday 7th February 2003
Time controls	The time control shall be 40 moves in 2 hours for each player, followed by 20 moves in one hour for each player, followed by 30 minutes for each player. Sudden death
Order of play	Game 1: Sunday January 26th Game 2: Tuesday January 28th Game 3: Thursday January 30th Game 4: Sunday February 2nd Game 5: Wednesday February 5th Game 6: Friday February 7th
Starting time	3:30 p.m. EST (20:30h London, 21:30 Paris/Berlin)
Ceremonies	Thu 23rd Jan press conference & opening ceremony – New York City Fri 7th Feb closing ceremony & prize giving – New York City
Prizes	Total one million dollars, $500,000 Kasparov fee, prize money $500,000 ($300,000 winner, $200,000 loser, $250,000 draw)
Arbiter	Geurt Gijssen
Rules and Arbitration committee: To be announced

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Links and reports

• New York Mayor Bloomberg's official announcement
• Kasparov Back in the Man vs. Machine Ring
• Kasparov vs Deep Junior postponed
• Kasparov vs Deep Junior in January 2003
• X3D World Chess Match 2002 Kasparov vs. Karpov
• Israeli bank sues Garry Kasparov
• Jerusalem leg of Kasparov vs Deep Junior cancelled
• Israeli bank thwarted