
The "press center" of the Interfax news agency
The match between Kasparov and Ponomariov is being held as part of the Prague
unity plan, by which the winner will play the winner of a second match between
Vladimir Kramnik and Peter Leko. In the press conference Kirsan Ilyumzhinov
revealed details of the game plan for the reunification. Both the preliminary
matches are to be held in the early summer period, the final is planned for
November 2003.
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Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, Garry Kasparov at the press conference

The members of the press corps listen attentively

...while the photo journalists have a field day

Kirsan and Garry in a great mood

President Ilyumzhinov talks about FIDE's plans
In the press conference Garry Kasparov also spoke about his recent
match
against Deep Junior in New York. FIDE intends to stage such man-machine encounters
at regular intervals in the future.